The Ecuador women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Ecuador) represents Ecuador in international women's football.[2] The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | La Tricolor (Three colors) | ||
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| Association | Federación Ecuador de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Andres Usme | ||
| Captain | Ligia Moreira | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||
| FIFA code | ECU | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 68  2 (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 46 (December 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 68 (June 2022; October 2022; March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Brazil 13–0 Ecuador  (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Ecuador 6–1 Bolivia  (Uberlândia, Brazil; 14 January 1995) Bolivia 1–6 Ecuador  (Cali, Colombia; 8 July 2022) Bolivia 0–5 Ecuador (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; 18 February 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 13–0 Ecuador (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2015) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2014) | ||
It made its debut in the 1995 Sudamericano. In the next edition three years later it reached the semifinals, its best result to date, losing the bronze play-off against Peru. In the 2006 edition, it ranked fifth, qualifying for the first time for the Pan American Games. It subsequently hosted the 2010 Sudamericano, narrowly missing the semifinals after tying at 9 points with Argentina and Chile.
Although football is not popular for women, Ecuador marked their first-ever participation in a Women's World Cup in the Canada 2015, and also for the first time both men's and women's team participated in World Cup.
History edit
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The women's national football team of Ecuador began in 1995, when the FEF scrapped together a team with players from provincial selectives and some existing clubs to compete in the South American Women's Football Championship. In 2005 a provincial selective was held, and teams were told that the winner would represent the national team. A team from Quito won, but Conmebol disqualified it as it was not a national selective. At this time no women's tournament existed neither professional nor amateur. As the base of relative success, club competition is the source to compete against national counterparts, and so as early as 2013 began the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Futbol Femenino.[3] With the Ministry of Sports impulsing such initiatives, the championship is mandating of at least 2 under 18 players, thinking of the Women's Sudamericano Sub 17.
The country qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup after successfully winning the playoff against CONCACAF representative Trinidad and Tobago, but with only amateur and part-time players on the squad, Ecuador was thumped in three games, including the record 1–10 defeat to Switzerland. Nonetheless, Ecuador impressed in their final defeat to then-defending champions Japan, only conceded a goal in the team's 0–1 loss. Ecuador stood as the worst performed team in a FIFA Women's World Cup edition before Thailand surpassed Ecuador with an even more disastrous performance in 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In 2019, the Ecuadorian Football Federation officially created the semi-professional Superliga Femenina, the first step toward moving to professional women's football for the team and a recognition for the team's growing popularity, and Ecuador's performance greatly improved in the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[4] Nonetheless, Ecuador's lacklustre performance again hurt its campaign when the team lost three out of four, and failed to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, though Ecuador did not suffer heavy defeats as expected.
Team image edit
Nicknames edit
The Ecuador women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "La Tricolor (Three colors)".
Home stadium edit
Ecuador play their home matches on the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.
Overall competitive record edit
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Sudamericano | Single round | 0–13 1–5 2–2 6–1 | Brazil Argentina Chile Bolivia | 4 / 5 | |
| 1998 Sudamericano | First round | 2–2 5–2 3–0 0–2 |  Uruguay Bolivia Paraguay Argentina | 2 / 5 | |
| Semifinals | 1–11 | Brazil | |||
| 3rd place | 3–3 (PSO: 4–5) |  Peru | |||
 2003 Sudamericano | First round | 2–0 1–1 |  Venezuela Colombia | 2 / 3 | Villón 2 Campi |
| 2006 Sudamericano | First round | 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 | Chile Argentina Colombia Uruguay | 3 / 5 | Velarde 2 Velarde, Vivas |
| 2007 Pan-American Games | First round | 0–1 0–4 0–10 4–2 |  Jamaica Canada Brazil Uruguay | 4 / 5 | Quinteros 2, Freire, Pesantes |
| 2010 Sudamericano | First round | 1–2 2–1 4–3 1–0 | Chile Peru Bolivia Argentina | 3 / 5 | Quinteros Quinteros, Palacios Sánchez 2, Freire, Quinteros Rodríguez |
| 2014 Sudamericano | First round | 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 | Peru Venezuela Colombia Uruguay | 2 / 5 | Barre Vázquez Lattanzio |
| Second round | 0–4 1–2 3–2 | Brazil Colombia Argentina | 3 / 4 | Lattanzio Caicedo, Rodríguez, Lattanzio | |
| 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Group C | 0–6 1–10 0–1 |  Cameroon Switzerland Japan | 4 / 4 | Angie Ponce |
Results and fixtures edit
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023 edit
Panama| 11 October Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | Panama | Quito, Ecuador |
| 15:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
Peru| 28 October Friendly | Ecuador | 1–0 | Peru | Quito,Ecuador |
| 11:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Atahualpa Olympic Stadium |
Peru| 31 October Friendly | Ecuador | 2–0 | Peru | Quito,Ecuador |
| 11:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Atahualpa Olympic Stadium |
2024 edit
Ecuador| 24 February Friendly | Uruguay | 1–3 | Ecuador | Carrasco, Montevideo |
| 17:00 | Wendy Carballo  89' | Stadium: Estadio Charrúa |
Ecuador| 27 February Friendly | Uruguay | 2–0 | Ecuador | Carrasco, Montevideo |
| Pizarro 13', 29' | Stadium: Estadio Charrúa |
Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
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| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Andres Usme |
Manager history edit
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- Garys Estupiñán (2003–2006)
- Juan Carlos Cerón (2010)
- Vanessa Arauz (2014–2015)
- Wendy Villón (2018)
Emily Lima (2019–2022)
Andres Usme (2022-)
Players edit
- Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.
Current squad edit
Recent call-ups edit
- The following players have been called up to an Ecuador squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kathya Mendoza | 20 June 2001 | - | - | Independiente del Valle | v. Peru, 31 October 2023 |
| DF | Ariana Lomas | 17 January 2002 | Independiente del Valle | v.  Cuba, 18 July 2023 | ||
| DF | Fiorella Pico | 10 June 2007 | - | - | Independiente del Valle | v. Peru, 31 October 2023 |
| MF | Dayana Chano | 9 September 1999 | Deportivo Ibarra | v. Cuba, 18 July 2023 | ||
| MF | Manoly Baquerizo | 15 December 1998 | - | - |  Cacereño | v. Peru, 31 October 2023 |
| MF | María Bravo | 28 December 2000 | - | - | Independiente del Valle | v. Peru, 31 October 2023 |
| MF | Giannina Lattanzio | 19 May 1993 | - | - |  Pavia | v. Peru, 31 October 2023 |
| FW | Evelyn Burgos | 19 April 2007 | Independiente del Valle | v. Cuba, 18 July 2023 | ||
| FW | Kerlly Corozo | 7 June 1999 | Macará | v. Cuba, 18 July 2023 | ||
| FW | Isabel Trujillo | 17 November 1999 | - | - | LDU Quito | v. Peru, 31 October 2023 |
Captains edit
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- Ligia Moreira (20??–)
Records edit
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.
Most capped players edit
| Top goalscorers edit
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Competitive record edit
FIFA Women's World Cup edit
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Squad |
 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
  2023 | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2015 | Group stage | 8 June | Cameroon | L 0–6 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| 12 June | Switzerland | L 1–10 | |||
| 16 June | Japan | L 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg | ||
Olympic Games edit
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | |||||||
 2004 | |||||||
| 2008 | |||||||
 2012 | |||||||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2024 | |||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina edit
| CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1995 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1998 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 2003 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 2014 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Total | 8/9 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 87 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games edit
| Pan American Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | Squad |
 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 2/6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Bolivarian Games edit
| Bolivarian Games record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 | Bronze Medal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
 2009 | Silver Medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2013 to present | U-20 Tournament | ||||||
| Total | Silver Medal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours edit
Bolivarian Games edit
- Bolivarian Games Football
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Silver medal (1): 2009. -
Bronze Medal (1): 2005.
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See also edit
- Sport in Ecuador
- Football in Ecuador
- Women's football in Ecuador
- Football in Ecuador
- Ecuador women's national football team
- Ecuador women's national football team results
- List of Ecuador women's international footballers
- Ecuador women's national under-20 football team
- Ecuador women's national under-17 football team
- Ecuador women's national futsal team
- Ecuador men's national football team
- Gaby Malave
References edit
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Official website of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish)
- ^ "Estructura del fútbol femenino, en gestación". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Superliga femenina 2019 de Ecuador se jugará con 22 equipos". 25 March 2019.
- ^ Ecuador 🇪🇨 squad to play Uruguay 🇺🇾 Feb 24 Feb 27