Brazil women's national football team

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Brazil
Nickname(s) A Seleção (The Selection)
As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries)
Auriverde (Gold-and-Green)
Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow)
Visión CONMEBOL
Association Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Vadão
Captain Marta
Most caps Formiga (146)
Top scorer Marta (101)
FIFA code BRA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 8 Decrease 1 (25 March 2016)[1]
Highest 2 (March 2009)
Lowest 8 (March 2007, March 2016)
First international
 United States 2–1 Brazil 23x15px
(Jesolo, Italy; July 22, 1986)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Runner-up (2007)
Copa América
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Winners (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014)
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2000)
Best result Runner-up (2000)

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States, the Americans won the game 2–1.[2]

The team finished the 1999 World Cup in the third place and the 2007 in second, losing to Germany in the final, 2–0. In 1998 and 1999, the team was the runner-up of the Women's U.S. Cup.

Brazil won the silver medal twice in the Olympic Games, in 2004 and 2008, after getting fourth place in the two previous editions.

Brazil is the most successful women's national team in South America, having won the first four installments of the Copa América. Since 1999 they have been contenders for the World title.

Statistics

World Cup

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
China 1991 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 1 7
Sweden 1995 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 3 8
United States 1999 Third Place 3rd 6 3 2 1 16 9
United States 2003 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 1 1 9 4
China 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 17 4
Germany 2011 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 3 0 1 9 2
Canada 2015 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 4 1
France 2019 To Be Determined
Total 7/8 30 18 3 9 59 35

Olympic Games

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
United States 1996 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 7 8
Australia 2000 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 5 6
Greece 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 15 3
China 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 11 5
United Kingdom 2012 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 2 0 2 6 3
Brazil 2016 Qualified
Total 5/6 26 13 3 10 44 25

Pan American Games

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Canada 1999 Did not compete
Dominican Republic 2003 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 14 2
Brazil 2007 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 33 0
Mexico 2011 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 6 2
Canada 2015 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 21 3
Peru 2019 To Be Determined
Total 4/6 20 18 2 0 74 7

Copa América Femenina

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Brazil 1991 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 12 1
Brazil 1995 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 44 1
Argentina 1998 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 66 3
Peru 2003 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 18 2
Argentina 2006 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 30 4
Ecuador 2010 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 25 2
Ecuador 2014 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 22 3
Total 7/7 37 34 1 2 217 16

Current squad

Squad for the friendlies against Canada

Head coach: Vadão

Caps and goals are current as of March 9, 2016 after match against Canada.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bárbara (1988-07-04) 4 July 1988 (age 35) 38 0 Brazil Foz Cataratas
12 1GK Luciana (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36) 22 0 Brazil Rio Preto
2 2DF Fabiana (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 34) 72 7 China Dalian Quanjian
3 2DF Monica (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37) 24 4 United States Orlando Pride
4 2DF Rafaelle (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 32) 26 2 China Changchun Zhuoyue
6 2DF Tamires (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 36) 53 3 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
13 2DF Poliana (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991 (age 33) 41 5 United States Houston Dash
14 2DF Érika (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988 (age 36) 53 10 France PSG
15 2DF Bruna (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 38) 43 4 Brazil Foz Cataratas
5 3MF Thaisa (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 35) 46 3 Brazil São José
8 3MF Formiga (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 46) 148 25 Brazil São Francisco
9 3MF Andressa Alves (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31) 56 14 France Montpellier
10 3MF Marta (c) (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38) 106 101 Sweden FC Rosengård
17 3MF Andressinha (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 28) 33 1 United States Houston Dash
18 3MF Maurine (1986-01-14) 14 January 1986 (age 38) 62 8 Brazil Flamengo
7 4FW Debinha (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 32) 41 16 China Dalian Quanjian
11 4FW Cristiane (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 38) 121 83 France PSG
20 4FW Bia (1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30) 31 5 South Korea Hyundai Red Angels
22 4FW Raquel (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33) 33 7 China Changchun Zhuoyue
4FW Darlene (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) 31 4 China Changchun Zhuoyue

Schedule and results

2015


2016

Head coaches

Name Period
René Simões 2004
Luiz Antônio 2004–2006
Jorge Barcellos 2006–2008
Kleiton Lima 2008–2011
Jorge Barcellos 2011–2012
Márcio Oliveira 2012–2014
Vadão 2014–

Competitive record

Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
United States 2000 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 22 3
Total 1/9 5 3 1 1 22 3
Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Brazil 2009 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 14 5
Brazil 2010 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 0 8 4
Brazil 2011 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 11 3
Brazil 2012 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 9 5
Brazil 2013 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 10 1
Brazil 2014 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 11 3
Brazil 2015 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 22 2
Total 7/7 28 21 5 2 85 23
Year Result Position Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Portugal 2015 Seventh-place match 7th 4 2 1 1 7 4
Portugal 2016 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 8 3
Total 2/2 8 5 1 2 15 7

Player records

Top 10 scorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Goals per game Years
1 Marta 101 106 0,95 2003–
2 Cristiane 83 121 0,68 2003–
3 Pretinha 41 67 0,62 1991–
4 Roseli 35 45 0,78 1988–2004
5 Sissi 30 47 0,64 1988–2000
6 Kátia Cilene 25 47 0,54 1995–2007
Formiga 25 148 0,16 1995–
7 Daniela Alves 18 57 0,32 1999–2008
8 Rosana 17 111 0,16 2000–
9 Debinha 16 41 0,39 2011–
10 Andressa Alves 14 56 0,25 2012–

10 most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Formiga 148 25 1995–
2 Cristiane 121 83 2003–
3 Rosana 111 17 2000–
4 Marta 106 101 2003–
5 Andréia Suntaque 96 0 1999–
6 Tânia Maranhão 81 0 1995–
7 Renata Costa 78 8 2003–
8 Maycon 77 5 1998–
9 Fabiana 72 7 2006–
10 Pretinha 67 41 1991–

All Time Results

As of 09 March 2016; Counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.
Nations First Played P W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Argentina 1995 12 9 1 2 40 9 +31 CONMEBOL
 Australia 1988 12 7 0 5 17 12 +5 AFC
 Bolivia 1995 3 3 0 0 27 1 +26 CONMEBOL
 Cameroon 2012 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 CAF
 Canada 1996 17 7 6 4 30 18 +12 CONCACAF
 Chile 1991 10 10 0 0 41 4 +37 CONMEBOL
 China PR 1986 9 4 4 1 17 7 +10 AFC
 Colombia 1998 8 7 1 0 39 4 +35 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 2000 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 CONCACAF
 Denmark 2007 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2 UEFA
 Ecuador 1995 5 5 0 0 45 2 +43 CONMEBOL
 England 2012 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Equatorial Guinea 2011 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 CAF
 Finland 1999 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 UEFA
 France 2003 6 0 4 2 5 8 −3 UEFA
 Germany 1995 11 1 4 6 12 25 −13 UEFA
 Ghana 2008 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 CAF
 Greece 2004 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 UEFA
 Haiti 2003 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 CONCACAF
 Italy 1999 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 UEFA
 Jamaica 2007 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 CONCACAF
 Japan 1991 8 3 1 4 8 11 −3 AFC
 Mexico 1998 11 10 0 1 48 7 +41 CONCACAF
 Netherlands 1988 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 UEFA
 New Zealand 2007 8 4 3 2 14 4 +10 OFC
 Nigeria 1999 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 AFC
 North Korea 2008 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC
 Norway 1988 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5 UEFA
 Paraguay 2006 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 CONMEBOL
 Peru 1998 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 CONMEBOL
 Portugal 2012 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 UEFA
 Russia 1996 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 UEFA
 Scotland 1996 4 4 0 0 21 2 +19 UEFA
 South Korea 1999 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 AFC
 Spain 2015 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA
 Sweden 1991 8 4 1 3 9 8 +1 UEFA
  Switzerland 2015 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 UEFA
 Thailand 1988 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 CAF
 Trinidad and Tobago 2000 2 2 0 0 22 0 +22 CONCACAF
 Ukraine 1996 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 UEFA
 Uruguay 2006 3 2 1 0 14 0 +14 CONMEBOL
 United States 1986 34 3 5 26 23 75 −52 CONCACAF
 Venezuela 1991 6 6 0 0 37 0 +37 CONMEBOL

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
 South American Champions
1991 (First title)
1995 (Second title)
1998 (Third title)
2003 (Fourth title)		 Succeeded by
2006 Argentina 
Preceded by South American Champions
2010 (Fifth title)
2014 (Sixth title)		 Succeeded by
Incumbents

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