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Ecuador women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Ecuador
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Women's national association football team representing Ecuador
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Women |
| Name | Ecuador |
| Badge | Ecuador national football team.png |
| Badge_size | 155px |
| FIFA Trigramme | ECU |
| Nickname | La Tricolor (Three colors) |
| Association | Federación Ecuador de Fútbol |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Coach | Eduardo Moscoso |
| Captain | Ligia Moreira |
| Home Stadium | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
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| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 46 |
| FIFA max date | December 2014 |
| FIFA min | 69 |
| FIFA min date | June 2024 |
| First game | 13–0 |
| (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) | |
| Largest win | 6–1 |
| (Uberlândia, Brazil; 14 January 1995) | |
| 1–6 | |
| (Cali, Colombia; 8 July 2022) | |
| 0–5 | |
| (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; 18 February 2023) | |
| Largest loss | 13–0 |
| (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) | |
| World cup apps | 1 |
| World cup first | 2015 |
| World cup best | Group stage (2015) |
| Regional name | Copa América |
| Regional cup apps | 9 |
| Regional cup first | 1995 |
| Regional cup best | Third place (2014) |
the women's team
(Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) (Uberlândia, Brazil; 14 January 1995) 1–6 (Cali, Colombia; 8 July 2022) 0–5 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; 18 February 2023) (Uberlândia, Brazil; 8 January 1995) The Ecuador women's national football team () represents Ecuador in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
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.
History
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. 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. 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.
Team image
Nicknames
The Ecuador women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "La Tricolor (Three colors)".
Home stadium
Ecuador play their home matches on the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.
Overall competitive record
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 1995 Sudamericano | Single round | 0–13 | |||
| 1–5 | |||||
| 2–2 | |||||
| 6–1 | |||||
| 4 / 5 | |||||
| ARG 1998 Sudamericano | First round | 2–2 | |||
| 5–2 | |||||
| 3–0 | |||||
| 0–2 | |||||
| 2 / 5 | |||||
| Semifinals | 1–11 | ||||
| 3rd place | 3–3 (PSO: 4–5) | ||||
| PER 2003 Sudamericano | First round | 2–0 | |||
| 1–1 | |||||
| 2 / 3 | Villón 2 | ||||
| Campi | |||||
| ARG 2006 Sudamericano | First round | 2–1 | |||
| 0–1 | |||||
| 2–2 | |||||
| 0–1 | |||||
| 3 / 5 | Velarde 2 | ||||
| Velarde, Vivas | |||||
| BRA 2007 Pan-American Games | First round | 0–1 | |||
| 0–4 | |||||
| 0–10 | |||||
| 4–2 | |||||
| 4 / 5 | |||||
| Quinteros 2, Freire, Pesantes | |||||
| ECU 2010 Sudamericano | First round | 1–2 | |||
| 2–1 | |||||
| 4–3 | |||||
| 1–0 | |||||
| 3 / 5 | Quinteros | ||||
| Quinteros, Palacios | |||||
| Sánchez 2, Freire, Quinteros | |||||
| Rodríguez | |||||
| ECU 2014 Sudamericano | First round | 1–0 | |||
| 1–0 | |||||
| 0–1 | |||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 2 / 5 | Barre | ||||
| Vázquez | |||||
| Lattanzio | |||||
| Second round | 0–4 | ||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 3–2 | |||||
| 3 / 4 | |||||
| Lattanzio | |||||
| Caicedo, Rodríguez, Lattanzio | |||||
| CAN 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Group C | 0–6 | |||
| 1–10 | |||||
| 0–1 | |||||
| 4 / 4 | |||||
| Angie Ponce | |||||
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.
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Bolaños
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Cedeño
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Baquerizo
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Moreira
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Pesántez
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Cerén
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Fisher
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Fuentes
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Alvarado
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A. Herrera
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Salas
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Bolaños
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Moreira
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Fátima Acosta
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Pesántez
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Arias
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Aquino
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Arias
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Bolaños
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Moreira
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Acevedo
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Keefe
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Jiménez
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Canales
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Bolaños
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Caicedo
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Núñez
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Bonsegundo
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Cedeño
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Barahona
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Montoya Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONMEBOL)
2026
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Updated as 26/01/2024
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | COL Eduardo Moscoso | |
| Assistant coach | COL Mohammed Rodríguez | |
| Goalkeeping coach | GHA Joselyn Semenyo | |
| Fitness coach | FRA Cédric Sánchez |
Manager history
Players
- Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.
Current squad
- The following 26 players were called up for the 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones matches on 28 November and 2 December 2025.
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to an Ecuador squad in the past 12 months.
Captains
- Ligia Moreira (20??–)
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 31 August 2021.
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: Ecuador at the FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRC 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRC 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN 2015 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS NZL 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRC JAM MEX USA 2031 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK 2035 | To be determined |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 2015 | Group stage | 8 June | L 0–6 | BC Place, Vancouver | ||
| 12 June | L 1–10 | |||||
| 16 June | L 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRC 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 |
:*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 | Total | 9/10 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 94 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 1995 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| ARG 1998 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| PER ECU ARG 2003 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| ARG 2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| ECU 2010 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| ECU 2014 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| CHI 2018 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| COL 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| ECU 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Total | Group stage | 2/6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | ||||||||||
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| CAN 1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOM 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2007 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN 2015 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | Squad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PER 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHI 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PER 2027 | To be determined |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Bolivarian Games
| Bolivarian Games record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | Silver Medal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia 2005 | Bronze Medal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia 2009 | Silver Medal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru 2013 to present | U-20 Tournament |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours
Major competitions
- Copa América Femenina
- Third place: (1) 2014
Regional
- Bolivarian Games
- Silver Medalists (1): 2009
- Bronze Medalists (1): 2005
References
References
- [http://www.ecuafutbol.org/ Official website] of the [[Ecuadorian Football Federation]] {{in lang. es
- "Estructura del fútbol femenino, en gestación".
- (25 March 2019). "Superliga femenina 2019 de Ecuador se jugará con 22 equipos".
- [[Ecuadorian Football Federation]]. (19 November 2025). "Estas son las convocadas para la doble fecha de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina.".
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