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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 | Vacant | ||
Captain | Ligia Moreira | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||
FIFA code | ECU | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 68 ![]() | ||
Highest | 46 (December 2014) | ||
Lowest | 110 (March 2009) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Uberlândia, Brazil; January 8, 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2015) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
Best result | Third place (2014) |
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.
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.
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.
The Ecuador women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "La Tricolor (Three colors)".
Ecuador play their home matches on the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.
Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
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![]() | Single round | 0–13 1–5 2–2 6–1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 / 5 | |
![]() | First round | 2–2 5–2 3–0 0–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2 / 5 | |
Semifinals | 1–11 | ![]() | |||
3rd place | 3–3 (PSO: 4–5) | ![]() | |||
![]() | First round | 2–0 1–1 | ![]() ![]() | 2 / 3 | Villón 2 Campi |
![]() | First round | 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 / 5 | Velarde 2 0 Velarde, Vivas 0 |
![]() | First round | 0–1 0–4 0–10 4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 / 5 | 0 0 0 Quinteros 2, Freire, Pesantes |
![]() | First round | 1–2 2–1 4–3 1–0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 / 5 | Quinteros Quinteros, Palacios Sánchez 2, Freire, Quinteros Rodríguez |
![]() | First round | 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2 / 5 | Barre Vázquez Lattanzio |
Second round | 0–4 1–2 3–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 / 4 | Lattanzio Caicedo, Rodríguez, Lattanzio | |
![]() | Group C | 0–6 1–10 0–1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 / 4 | 0 Angie Ponce 0 |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
27 November International Friendly | Ecuador ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Quito, Ecuador |
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
30 November International Friendly | Ecuador ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Quito, Ecuador |
Flores ![]() |
Larroquette ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
19 February Friendly | Chile ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Viña del Mar, Chile |
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Stadium: Estadio Sausalito |
22 February Friendly | Chile ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Valparaíso, Chile |
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Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander |
8 July Copa América GS | Bolivia ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Cali, Colombia |
Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
14 July Copa América GS | Chile ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Cali, Colombia |
Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
17 July Copa América GS | Ecuador ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Cali, Colombia |
Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
20 July Copa América GS | Ecuador ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Cali, Colombia |
Report (CONMEBOL) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
8 October Friendly | Ecuador ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Quito, Ecuador |
11:30 UTC−5 |
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Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
11 October Friendly | Ecuador ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Quito, Ecuador |
15:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
14 November Friendly | Peru ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Marcos, Lima, Peru |
20:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San |
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Vacant | |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | Andrea Vera | (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 29) | ![]() | ||
12 | 1GK | Andrea Morán | (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
22 | 1GK | Ivanna Macías | (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Suany Fajardo | (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 28) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Ariana Lomas | (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2DF | Ericka Gracia | (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 33) | ![]() | ||
14 | 2DF | Danna Pesántez | (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
16 | 2DF | Ligia Moreira | (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 30) | ![]() | ||
19 | 2DF | Kerlly Real | (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 24) | ![]() | ||
4 | 3MF | Stefany Cedeño | (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3MF | Manoly Baquerizo | (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Marthina Aguirre | (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
11 | 3MF | Ámbar Torres | (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 27) | ![]() | ||
17 | 3MF | Joselyn Espinales | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
18 | 3MF | Belén Aragón | (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 27) | ![]() | ||
21 | 3MF | Giannina Lattanzio | (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 29) | ![]() | ||
7 | 4FW | Emily Arias | (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Nayely Bolaños | (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 19) | |||
10 | 4FW | Karen Flores | (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
13 | 4FW | Nicole Charcopa | (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 22) | ![]() | ||
15 | 4FW | Isabel Trujillo | (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
20 | 4FW | Jimena Zambrano | (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
23 | 4FW | Jael Montalvo | (2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Melanie Gutiérrez | (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 28) | ![]() |
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DF | Jessy Caicedo | (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Angélica Pachito | (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | v. ![]() | |
MF | Ingrid Rodríguez | (1991-11-24) 24 November 1991 (age 30) | 37 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | Ashley Reyes | ![]() |
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FW | Carina Caicedo | (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 35) | ![]() |
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FW | Jaydah Bedoya | 2002 (age 19–20) | ![]() |
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*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Squad |
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Total | Group stage | 1/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
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Group stage | 8 June | ![]() | L 0–6 | BC Place, Vancouver |
12 June | ![]() | L 1–10 | |||
16 June | ![]() | L 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
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CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | |||||||||
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | ||
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Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | ||
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Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
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Third place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||
Total | 8/9 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 87 |
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Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | Squad |
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
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Total | Group stage | 2/6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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Bronze Medal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
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Silver Medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
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Total | Silver Medal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
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