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Women's national association football team representing Ecuador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | 65  (13 December 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 46 (December 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 69 (June 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.
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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.
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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| 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 |
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
| 24 February Friendly | Uruguay | 1–3 | Ecuador | Carrasco, Montevideo |
| 17:00 | Wendy Carballo  89' |
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Stadium: Estadio Charrúa |
| 27 February Friendly | Uruguay | 2–0 | Ecuador | Carrasco, Montevideo |
| Pizarro 13', 29' |
Stadium: Estadio Charrúa |
| 4 April Friendly | Russia  | 4–0 | Ecuador | Serik, Turkey |
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Report Report (RFU) |
Stadium: Sueno Hotels Deluxe Belek Attendance: 35 |
| 8 April Friendly | Russia | 3–2 | Ecuador | Serik, Turkey |
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Report Report (RFU) |
Stadium: Sueno Hotels Deluxe Belek |
| 13 July Friendly | Colombia | 1–2 | Ecuador | Cartagena, Colombia, Colombia |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León |
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| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | Andres Usme |
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Emily Lima (2019–2022) Andres Usme (2022-)| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Liceth Suárez | 17 September 1996 | LDU Quito | ||
| 12 | GK | Andrea Morán | 14 October 1999 | Carneras | ||
| 22 | GK | Dayarlin Alcívar | 25 May 2006 | LDU Quito | ||
| 2 | DF | Mayerli Rodríguez | 26 December 2001 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 3 | DF | Analiz Zambrano | 6 July 2002 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 4 | DF | Justine Cuadra | 17 August 1998 | Barcelona | ||
| 6 | DF | Danna Pesántez | 29 August 2003 | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| 15 | DF | Manoly Baquerizo | 15 December 1998 |  Alavés | ||
| 16 | DF | Ligia Moreira (captain) | 19 March 1992 | Alba Fundación | ||
| 21 | DF | Tamara Angulo | 11 February 1998 | Unattached | ||
| 26 | DF | Génesis Ayoví | 6 November 2000 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 5 | MF | Stefany Cedeño | 6 August 2000 | Barcelona | ||
| 8 | MF | Doménica Rodríguez | 19 January 1999 |  Santos Laguna | ||
| 14 | MF | Karen Litardo | 18 August 2005 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 17 | MF | Joselyn Espinales | 19 January 1999 | Palmeiras | ||
| 24 | MF | Ingrid Pianda | 6 March 2004 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 25 | MF | Marcela Quiñónez | 23 July 2000 | Ñañas | ||
| 27 | MF | Jessy Caicedo | 4 July 1999 | Ñañas | ||
| 7 | FW | Emily Arias | 16 March 2003 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 9 | FW | Nayely Bolaños | 25 February 2003 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 10 | FW | Karen Flores | 24 July 2001 |  CS Bakersfield Roadrunners | ||
| 11 | FW | Milagro Barahona | 20 June 2002 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 13 | FW | Nicole Charcopa | 1 January 2000 | Santos | ||
| 18 | FW | Rosa Flores | 26 June 2006 | Leones del Norte | ||
| FW | Yaritza Valencia | 25 January 2004 | Independiente del Valle | |||
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kathya Mendoza | 20 June 2001 | Independiente del Valle |
v. Colombia, 13 July 2024 | ||
| DF | Kerlly Real | 7 November 1998 | Valencia |
v. Russia, 8 April 2024 | ||
| DF | Fiorella Pico | 10 June 2007 | Independiente del Valle |
v. Peru, 31 October 2023 | ||
| MF | María Bravo | 28 December 2000 | Independiente del Valle |
v. Colombia, 13 July 2024 | ||
| MF | Ashley Reyes | 28 May 2004 | Buffalo Bulls |
v. Colombia, 13 July 2024 | ||
| MF | Marthina Aguirre | 25 January 2001 | High Point Panthers |
v. Russia, 8 April 2024 | ||
| MF | Carla Capurro | 27 November 1996 | Barcelona |
v. Russia, 8 April 2024 | ||
| MF | Giannina Lattanzio | 19 May 1993 |  Ravenna |
v. Peru, 31 October 2023 | ||
| FW | Jaydah Bedoya | 20 March 2002 | Carolina Ascent FC |
v. Colombia, 13 July 2024 | ||
| FW | Chidimma Ifema | 12 July 1998 |  ASA Tel Aviv |
v. Russia, 8 April 2024 | ||
| FW | Kaira Houser | 27 April 1997 | KC Courage |
v. Russia, 8 April 2024 | ||
| FW | Ámbar Torres | 21 December 1994 | Independiente del Valle |
v. Uruguay, 27 February 2024 | ||
| FW | Isabel Trujillo | 17 November 1999 | LDU Quito |
v. Peru, 31 October 2023 | ||
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*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Silver medal (1): 2009.
Bronze Medal (1): 2005.Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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