Paraguay women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Paraguay national football team.

Paraguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Las Guaraníes/La Albirroja
AssociationParaguayan Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachMarcello Frigerio
CaptainVeronica Riveros
Home stadiumEstadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA codePAR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 50 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest47 (December 2018)
Lowest131 (December 2012)
First international
 Paraguay 3–2 Uruguay 
(Mar del Plata, Argentina; 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
 Bolivia 2–10 Paraguay 
(Cuenca, Ecuador; 18 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
 United States 9–0 Paraguay 
(Cleveland, United States; 16 September 2021)
Sudamericano Femenino
Appearances7 (first in 1998)
Best resultFourth place (2006, 2022)

The Paraguay women's national football team represents Paraguay in international women's football and is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). La Albirroja has never reached the World Cup finals, but has finished fourth in both the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino and the 2022 Copa América Femenina, the only times they were not eliminated in the Group stage. Most of Paraguay's matches are in Competitions rather than friendlies.

History

While South America has begun to taste the first sense of women's football since late 1980s, Paraguay has been a latecomer in this aspect, as the country didn't form a team for most of the 1990s decade. Only by 1998, when the third edition of Copa América Femenina occurred, Paraguay finally fielded its team to debut in a major tournament, when Paraguay beat Uruguay 3–2. Nonetheless, Paraguay failed to progress, finished third in the group stage with two wins and two losses. Paraguay's performance did not improve in 2003, once again got eliminated with just a win. Paraguay made its first real development in 2006, finishing fourth by reaching the final group stage. After that 2006 performance, Paraguay failed to do so in the next three editions, all eliminated in the group stage.

With the expansion of the FIFA Women's World Cup, Paraguay also came to be benefited from the expansion. In 2022, Paraguay achieved a respectable performance, successfully qualified to the knockout stage with three wins and one loss in the group stage, including an impressive 3–2 victory over 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup debutant Chile. However, Paraguay was downed by powerhouse Brazil 0–2 in the semi-finals, before losing 1–3 to Argentina in the third place playoffs, after taking the lead in the first half, thus repeated the 2006 performance in fourth place. But with the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup expanded to 32 teams, Paraguay qualified for the intercontinental playoffs for the first time in the history, where its quest for the maiden World Cup debut continues.

Team image

Nicknames

The Paraguay women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Guaraníes" or "La Albirroja".

Home stadium

The Paraguay play their home matches on the Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

Results and fixtures

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2021

27 November Friendly Paraguay  1–1  Peru Asunción, Paraguay
  • Chamorro 50'
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
30 November Friendly Paraguay  4–2  Peru San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Stadium: Estadio Gunther Vogel

2022

19 February Friendly Paraguay  1–1  Uruguay San Lorenzo, Paraguay
20:00
Stadium: Estadio Gunther Vogel
Referee: Angelina Rodas (Paraguay)
22 February Friendly Paraguay  2–0  Uruguay
9 April Friendly Ecuador  0–1  Paraguay
12 April Friendly Ecuador  1–1  Paraguay
8 July Copa América GS Colombia  4–2  Paraguay Cali, Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
11 July Copa América GS Paraguay  3–2  Chile Cali, Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
14 July Copa América GS Paraguay  2–0  Bolivia Cali, Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
20 July Copa América GS Ecuador  1–2  Paraguay Cali, Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
26 July Copa América SF Brazil  2–0  Paraguay Bucaramanga, Colombia
Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Alfonso López
29 July Copa América 3rd Argentina  3–1  Paraguay Armenia, Colombia
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
8 October Friendly Colombia  1–0  Paraguay Cali, Colombia
11 October Friendly Colombia  4–0  Paraguay Cali, Colombia
10 November Friendly match Jamaica  1–0  Paraguay Montego Bay, Jamaica
13 November Friendly match Jamaica  1–2  Paraguay Kingston, Jamaica

2023

19 February 2023 2023 FIFA WWC qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) Chinese Taipei  v  Paraguay Hamilton, New Zealand
Stadium: Waikato Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Start date
Head coach Italy Marcello Frigério 2021

Manager history

Players

See also: Category:Paraguay women's international footballers

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for two friendly matches against  Uruguay on 10 and 13 November 2022.[2]

Caps noted are current as of 8 April 2021, after match against  Japan, per above sources.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Alicia Bobadilla (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 29) Argentina San Lorenzo
1 1GK Cristina Recalde (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30) Spain Juan Grande
4 2DF Daysy Bareiro (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 23) Spain Juan Grande
3 2DF Lorena Alonso (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) Paraguay Olimpia
2 2DF Limpia Fretes (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 23) Paraguay Libertad/Limpeño
21 2DF María Martínez (1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 24) Chile Universidad de Chile
2DF Deisy Ojeda (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) Paraguay Olimpia
5 2DF Verónica Riveros (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37) Brazil São José
3MF Damia Cortaza (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30) 10 1 Paraguay Libertad/Limpeño
3MF Soledad Garay (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Paraguay Libertad/Limpeño
7 3MF Fabiola Sandoval (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 24) Brazil Avaí
11 3MF Fany Gauto (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 31) Brazil Ferroviária
15 3MF Fanny Godoy (captain) (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) 49 Spain Juan Grande
18 3MF Camila Arrieta (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22) Brazil Avaí
8 3MF Rosa Miño (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 24) Turkey ALG Spor
4FW Celeste Aguilera (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 24)
4FW Karina Castellano (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 24) Paraguay Olimpia
9 4FW Lice Chamorro (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 25) Spain Alavés
10 4FW Jessica Martínez (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 23) Spain Sevilla
4FW Verónica Kurtz (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) Paraguay Cerro Porteño

Recent call-ups

  • The following players have been called up to a Paraguay squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Records

See also: Category:Paraguay women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
Australia New Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not enter
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 1991 Did not enter
Brazil 1995
Argentina 1998 Group stage 4 2 0 2 6 10
PeruArgentinaEcuador 2003 2 1 0 1 3 4
Argentina 2006 Fourth place 7 3 1 3 13 16
Ecuador 2010 Group stage 4 2 0 2 8 6
Ecuador 2014 4 2 0 2 14 9
Chile 2018 4 2 1 1 7 7
Colombia 2022 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 10 12
Total 7/9 31 15 2 14 61 64
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007 Group stage 4 0 1 3 4 18
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 5 6
Chile 2023 Qualified
Colombia 2027 To be determined
Total 3/8 9 2 2 5 9 24
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "squad for friendly match". Paraguayan Football Federation. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

External links

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