Uruguay women's national football team

The Uruguay women's national football team represents Uruguay in international women's football.

Uruguay
Nickname(s)Las Celestes, Charrúas
AssociationAsociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachAriel Longo
CaptainValeria Colmán
Most capsAída Camaño
Top scorerAngélica Souza
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 69 Decrease 2 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest55 (September – December 2008)
Lowest81 (September 2014)
First international
 Uruguay 2–3 Paraguay 
(Mar Del Plata, Argentina; 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
 Uruguay 7–0 Bolivia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 26 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 8–0 Uruguay 
(Salta, Argentina; 13 April 2003)
 Uruguay 0–8 Colombia 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June 2004)
Copa América
Appearances7 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place (2006)

The women's football section of the AUF started in 1996 and the first official competition of the national team took place in the 1998 South American Championship. The best performance to date in the South American Championship came in 2006 when Uruguay earned third place.[2]

Team image edit

Nicknames edit

The Uruguay women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Las Celestes" or "Charrúas".

Home stadium edit

Uruguay plays their home matches on the Estadio Centenario.

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   Lose   Fixture

2023 edit

7 April Friendly Uruguay   6–1   Peru Montevideo, Uruguay
Report
Stadium: Estadio Parque Capurro
10 April Friendly Uruguay   3–0   Peru Montevideo, Uruguay
Report Stadium: Estadio Parque Capurro
21 September Friendly Venezuela   1–0   Uruguay Caracas, Venezuela
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25 September Friendly Venezuela   1–0   Uruguay Caracas, Venezuela
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2024 edit

24 February Friendly Uruguay   1–3   Ecuador Carrasco, Montevideo
17:00 Wendy Carballo   89'
Stadium: Estadio Charrúa
27 February Friendly Uruguay   2–0   Ecuador Carrasco, Montevideo
Pizarro   13', 29' Stadium: Estadio Charrúa

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

As of 6 June 2021[3]
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Ariel Longo

Manager history edit

  • Gonzalo Ribas (2003–????)
  • Juan José Duarte (2006–????)
  • Jorge Burgell (2010–????)
  • Fabiana Manzolillo (2014–????)
  • Ariel Longo (????–)

Players edit

Current squad edit

  • The following players were named to the official squad for the friendly game against   Ecuador on 23 and 26 February 2024.[4]
Caps and goals accurate as of the 21 February 2023 match against   Denmark.[5][6]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
13 1GK Sofía Olivera (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 32) 12 0   Belgrano
12 1GK Agustina Sánchez (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24) 0   Platense
1 1GK Josefina Villanueva (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 24) 7 0   Nacional

3 2DF Daiana Farías (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25) 12 0   Cruzeiro
5 2DF Yannel Correa (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27) 5 1   Sporting de Huelva
2DF Micaela Dominguez
22 2DF Sofía Ramondegui (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) 4 0
4 2DF Laura Felipe (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26) 15 0   River Plate
2 2DF Stephanie Lacoste (captain) (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27) 8 1   Universitario
7 2DF Stephanie Tregartten (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 26) 10 0   Peñarol
15 2DF Rocío Martínez (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 22) 6 0   Cruz Azul

5 3MF Karol Bermúdez (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23) 9 2   Red Bull Bragantino
20 3MF Luciana Gómez (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 23) 6 1   Botafogo
14 3MF Pilar González (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21)   Peñarol
3MF Pamela González (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 28)   Sevilla
8 3MF Ximena Velazco (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 28) 12 1   Fatih Karagümrük
6 3MF Sindy Ramírez (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 33)   Racing
16 3MF Jemina Rolfo (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) 5 0   Peñarol
21 3MF Solange Lemos (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 (age 21) 3 0   Querétaro
18 3MF Cecilia Gómez (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 22) 3 0   Nacional
3MF Federica Ceria

10 4FW Belén Aquino (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 9 6   Internacional
19 4FW Wendy Carballo (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 21)   Peñarol
4FW Esperanza Pizarro (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 23)   Eibar
19 4FW Sofía Oxandabarat (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 29) 1 0   Talleres (C)
4FW Alaides Paz

Recent call-ups edit

The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Vanina Sburlati (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Peñarol 2023 Tournoi de France

DF Maytel Costa (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) 1 0   Atlético Mineiro 2023 Tournoi de France
DF Antonella Ferradans (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 22) 7 0   PAOK 2023 Tournoi de France
DF Camila Baccaro (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Boca Juniors v.  Venezuela,25 September 2023
DF Juliana Viera (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 21)   East Carolina Pirates v.  Venezuela,25 September 2023

MF Magalí Cuadrado (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 24)   Mazatlán v.  Venezuela,25 September 2023

FW Carolina Birizamberri (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 28) 15 5   River Plate 2023 Tournoi de France
FW Yamila Badell (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) 8 1   Real Oviedo 2023 Tournoi de France

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads edit

FIFA Women's World Cup

Captains edit

Records edit

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Honours edit

Continental edit

  Third place: 2006

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1991 Did not enter
  1995
  1999 Did not qualify
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019
   2023
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
  1996 Did not enter
  2000 Did not qualify
  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
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1991 Did not enter
  1995
  1998 Group stage 8th 4 0 2 2 6 8
      2003 Group stage 9th 2 0 0 2 1 11
  2006 Third place 3rd 7 3 0 4 7 14
  2010 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 2 21
  2014 Group stage 7th 4 2 0 2 5 9
  2018 Group stage 8th 4 0 1 3 2 11
  2022 Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 6 9
Total 7/9 29 6 3 20 29 83
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games edit

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1999 Did not enter
  2003
  2007 Group stage 9th 4 0 1 3 3 16
  2011 Did not enter
  2015 Did not qualify
  2019
  2023
  2027 To be determined
Total 1/6 4 0 1 3 3 16
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South American Games edit

South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
  2014 Groupe stage 3 0 1 2 0 6
  2018 to present U-20 Tournament
Total Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 6
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "South-American Women's Championship 2006". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Selección Mayor Femenina -AUF". auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "squad for friendly game". twitter. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Uruguay - Uruguay - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Uruguay live score, schedule & player stats | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

External links edit