Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg
Nickname(s)	Rout Léiwinnen; (The Red Lionesses)
Association	Luxembourg Football Federation; (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Dan Santos
Most caps	Amy Thompson (45)
Top scorer	Amy Thompson (28)
FIFA code	LUX
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	115 1 (13 December 2024)
Highest	70 (December 2006)
Lowest	122 (April – August 2021)
First international
	Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia ; (Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 11–0 Tahiti ; (Molsheim, France; 19 February 2022);
Biggest defeat
	Luxembourg 0–12 Poland ; (Koetschette, Luxembourg; 12 February 2014)

The Luxembourg women's national football team represents Luxembourg in international women's football.

Luxembourg women's national football team was founded in 2003, and played its first international game in 2006. They have been managed by Dan Santos since 2020.

History

The beginning

Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009. Luxembourg were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Luxembourg finished in second place in the group. Luxembourg failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany.

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

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

5 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Luxembourg	2–1	Albania	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0	C. Schmit 68' Thompson 87'	Report	Gjini 43'	Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria)

4 June UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Albania	3–1	Luxembourg	Elbasan, Albania
--:-- UTC±0	Doçi 29' (pen.) Krasniqi 45+2' Berisha 46'	Report	Kremer 90+1'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Melek Dakan (Turkey)

12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Luxembourg	1–1	Estonia	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0	Miller 48'	Report	Tammik 53'	Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Attendance: 587 Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)

16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying	Estonia	1–1	Luxembourg	Tartu, Estonia
--:-- UTC±0	Teern 49'	Report	Thompson 18'	Stadium: Tamme Stadium Attendance: 166 Referee: Teona Sturua (Georgia)

25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Luxembourg	0–4	Sweden	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
19:30		Report	Angeldal 26' Kaneryd 31' Blackstenius 81' Ijeh 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Attendance: 1,295^[2] Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)

29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Sweden	8–0	Luxembourg	Gothenburg, Sweden
	Angeldal 9', 30' (pen.), 45+2' Kaneryd 11' Zigiotti Olme 40' Blackstenius 45' Blomqvist 63', 87'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)

2025

21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage

Luxembourg

v

Kazakhstan

Luxembourg

25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage

Luxembourg

v

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage

Armenia

v

Luxembourg

Armenia

8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage

Liechtenstein

v

Luxembourg

Liechtenstein

30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage

Luxembourg

v

Armenia

Luxembourg

3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage

Kazakhstan

v

Luxembourg

Kazakhstan

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 13 November 2024^[3]

Role	Name
Head coach	Dan Santos
Assistant coach	Cristina Correia
Goalkeeping coach	Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach	Kevin Rutare
Physiotherapist	Pierre Loesel
Physiotherapist	Mathieu Gottini
Team delegate	Liz Thill

Manager history

Romain Jean (2006–2012)
Ray Pye (2012–2017)
Samy Smaïli (2017–2020)
Dan Santos (2020–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs matches against Sweden on 25 and 29 October 2024.^[4]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against Sweden on 29 October 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Lucie Schlimé	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21)	31	0	First Vienna
	1GK	Joy Jung	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Standard Liège
	1GK	Lisi Oberweis	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Union Mertert-Wasserbillig

	2DF	Kimberley Dos Santos	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26)	40	2	Racing
	2DF	Emma Kremer	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	26	1	Alemannia Aachen
	2DF	Isabel Albert	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)	25	1	WMG
	2DF	Andreia Machado	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29)	15	1	Swift Hesperange
	2DF	Ana Barbosa Abreu	(2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 (age 17)	15	0	Standard Liège
	2DF	Leila Schmit	(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 18)	14	0	SV Elversberg
	2DF	Nathalie Ludwig	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 29)	9	1	Racing
	2DF	Leticia Mateus	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Jeunesse Junglinster

	3MF	Marta Estévez García	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27)	42	5	PAOK
	3MF	Laura Miller (captain)	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 23)	28	4	Standard Liège
	3MF	Charlotte Schmit	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18)	21	1	SC Freiburg
	3MF	Edina Kocan	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22)	15	0	Racing
	3MF	Catarina Teixeira Lavinas	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)	10	0	VfR Warbeyen
	3MF	Anna Miny	(2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 (age 17)	2	0	TuS Issel
	3MF	Olivia Konsbrück	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17)	1	0	TuS Issel
	3MF	Barbara Serra	(2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Ell

	4FW	Amy Thompson	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30)	45	28	Swift Hesperange
	4FW	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 20)	28	9	Young Boys Diekirch
	4FW	Caroline Jorge	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 19)	21	2	Standard Liège
	4FW	Rachel Kirps	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19)	5	0	SV Elversberg
	4FW	Emma Thill	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27)	1	0	WMG
Notes ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby ^RET = Retired from the national team ^SUS = Serving suspension ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emma Goetz	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v. Estonia, 16 July 2024

DF	Rita Leite	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)	10	1	Tirsense	v. Estonia, 16 July 2024
DF	Andreia Faria	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Swift Hesperange	v. Estonia, 16 July 2024
DF	Lena Goedert	(1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 28)	2	0	WMG	v. Albania, 4 June 2024
DF	Eva Fernandes	(2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. Albania, 5 April 2024
DF	Ella Schmit	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. Albania, 5 April 2024

MF	Marisa Soares Marques	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31)	30	0	Differdange	v. Estonia, 16 July 2024

FW	Eva Marinelli	(2007-09-01) 1 September 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Metz	v. Estonia, 16 July 2024
FW	Gwendy Merlevede	(2007-10-12) 12 October 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. Estonia, 16 July 2024
FW	Julie Marques Abreu	(2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 20)	22	6	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Albania, 4 June 2024
FW	Kylie Merlevede	(2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v. Albania, 5 April 2024

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 29 October 2024.^[5]

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Amy Thompson	45	28	2011–
2	Marta Estévez García	42	5	2016–
3	Jessica Birkel	40	7	2006–2018
3	Kimberley Dos Santos	40	2	2016–
5	Lucie Schlimé	31	0	2019–
6	Marisa Soares Marques	30	0	2018–
7	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	28	9	2021–
7	Laura Miller	28	4	2019–
9	Rosangela Settanni	26	3	2006–2013
9	Emma Kremer	26	1	2018–

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Amy Thompson	45	28	2011–
2	Janine Hansen	21	10	2006–2013
3	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	28	9	2021–
4	Jessica Birkel	40	7	2006–2018
5	Karen Marin	12	6	2015–2018
	Julie Marques Abreu	22	6	2019–
	Sophie Maurer	18	6	2009–2016
8	Gabriela De Lemos	23	5	2013–
8	Marta Estévez García	42	5	2016–
10	Laura Miller	28	4	2019–

Most goals in a match
Player	Date	Goals	Opponent	Location	Competition	Line-up
Joana Lourenco Magalhães	19 February 2022^[6]	5	Tahiti^[6]	Molsheim, France	International Friendly	Starting

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991 to 2007	Did not exist								Did not exist
2011	Did not enter								Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	1	8	-7
2019									3	0	0	3	3	21	-18
2023									10	3	0	7	9	45	–36
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	3	1	12	13	74	-61

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984 to 2005	Did not exist								Did not exist
2009	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	5	7	-2	–
2013									3	1	0	2	4	9	-5
2017									3	1	0	2	4	8	-4
2022	Did not enter								Did not enter
2025	Did not qualify								6	1	2	3	5	18	–13	^[a]	38th
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	4	3	8	18	42	–24	38th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	C	2	3rd	6	1	2	3	6	11		43rd
2025	C	3	To be determined
Total				6	1	2	3	6	11	43rd

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Notes

^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "Luxembourg v Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ "LA SÉLECTION DES ROUT LÉIWINNEN POUR LES MATCHS DE PLAY-OFF CONTRE LA SUÈDE" [Luxembourg women's selections for upcoming Euro Qualifier playoff matches against Sweden] (in French). FLF. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.
^ ^a ^b "Luxembourger Records". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links

[7] From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[2] "Luxembourg v Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[3] "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[4] "LA SÉLECTION DES ROUT LÉIWINNEN POUR LES MATCHS DE PLAY-OFF CONTRE LA SUÈDE" [Luxembourg women's selections for upcoming Euro Qualifier playoff matches against Sweden] (in French). FLF. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[5] "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.

[luxembourger_records-6] "Luxembourger Records". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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Luxembourg women's national football team

Contents

History

The beginning

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Nations League

See also

Notes

References

External links