Wales women's national football team

Wales women's national football team
The Wales national women's football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales (FAW), the governing body for football in Wales and the third-oldest national football association in the world, founded in .
The team has never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA European Women's Championship. They most recently came the closest they ever have to qualifying for their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup going all the way to the FIFA Women's World Cup UEFA play-off final before falling to a 2–1 defeat at the fate of an opposition last minute winner in extra time against the Switzerland women's national football team.
All of Welsh women's football clubs play in the Welsh women's football league system. Wales, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games.
Team image
Media coverage
Live television broadcast rights are held by BBC Cymru Wales (Welsh & English language commentary) until 2027.
Colours and logo
The primary kit has long been all-red. The crest of the Football Association of Wales features a rampant Welsh Dragon on a white shield. From 1920, the shield was surrounded by a red border, and the letters 'FAW' were added in 1926. The badge was redesigned in 1951, adding a green border with 11 daffodils, as well as the Welsh-language motto Gorau Chwarae Cyd Chwarae ("The best play is team play"). The motto was briefly removed in 1984, but the badge stayed largely the same until 2010, when the shield was changed to feature rounded sides and the motto banner was changed from white to red and green. The dragon also changed from rampant to rampant regardant. The motto was removed again in 2019, following another major redesign of the badge, which saw the top of the shield flattened and the sides changed not to curve outwards; the green border was also thinned and the daffodils removed.
Kit supplier
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2022
2023
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
Sylvia Gore (1979–1989)
Sue Lopez (1995–1996)
Roy Thomas (1996–2000)
Sian Williams (2000–2003)
Andy Beattie (2003–2007)
Adrian Tucker (2007–2010)
Jarmo Matikainen (2010–2014)
Jayne Ludlow (2014–2021)
Gemma Grainger (2021–)
Players
Current squad
The following 26 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Nations League matches against and on 27 and 31 October 2023, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of the game against on 6 September 2022.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for a Wales squad in the last 12 months.
This information may be incomplete or incorrect.
Notes:
= Preliminary squad
Captains
Jayne Ludlow (−2012)
Jess Fishlock (2012–2015)
Sophie Ingle (2015–)
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of September 2022.
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.
European Competition for Women's Football (Unofficial)
1979 : Group Stage
Algarve Cup
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.
Other tournaments
See also
Sport in Wales
Football in Wales
Women's football in Wales
List of Wales women's international footballers
Wales women's national under-17 football team
Wales national football team
Wales national football team, the men's team
Notes
References
External links
Official website
FIFA profile
European women's national association football teams
1973 establishments in Wales
1973 establishments in the United Kingdom