Croatia women's national football team

Croatia women's national football team
The Croatia women's national football team represents Croatia in international women's football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Lavice ('Lionesses'). So far, the Lavice hadn't qualified for any major tournament.
History
After winning independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the newly established Croatian Football Federation immediately moved toward creating separate national football teams to represent the country, which included the establishment of the women's team. Three years after the men's team debut, the women's team of Croatia officially marked their international debut, playing against neighbouring Slovenia in a friendly on 28 October 1993, where Croatia lost 2–3 away.
Since its inception, the women's team of Croatia has suffered from the lack of coverage from the increasingly successful men's side. Most of Croatia's female footballers, unlike the male ones, are made up of only amateur or part-timers, and thus they are not adequately trained. As for the result, while the men's team has been largely competitive and qualified for several UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup, the women's team is unable to repeat the same as the men's one, and has a tendency of being finished near bottom or bottom of the qualifications for UEFA Women's Championship and FIFA Women's World Cup.
Team image
Nicknames
The Croatia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "".
Rivalry
Like the men's counterparts, the Croatian women's team also maintained a rivalry with its neighbour Serbia. However, unlike the men's, the women's team of Croatia, long suffered from lack of investment, could not demonstrate its domination against its Serbian arch-rival.
Recent 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
Players
Current squad
The following players were named to the squad for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B match against Finland on 27 and 31 October 2023.
Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
FIFA Women's World Cup
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Nations League
Individual statistics
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
See also
Croatia women's national under-19 football team
Croatia women's national under-17 football team
Croatia women's national under-15 football team
Croatia national football team
Croatia national football B team
Croatia national under-23 football team
Croatia national under-21 football team
Croatia national under-20 football team
Croatia national under-19 football team
Croatia national under-18 football team
Croatia national under-17 football team
Croatia national under-16 football team
Croatia national under-15 football team
References
European women's national association football teams
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