Luxembourg women's national football team

Luxembourg
Association	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	116 (16 August 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

2023

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League	Luxembourg	0–4	Turkey	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0		Report	Sadıkoğlu 21', 45+2' Topçu 52' (pen.) Karabulut 84'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League	Turkey	1–0	Luxembourg	Çorum, Turkey
--:-- UTC±0	Sadıkoğlu 14'	Report		Stadium: Çorum Sehir Stadi Referee: Maral Mirzai Beni (Sweden)

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League	Georgia	4–2	Luxembourg	Tbilisi, Georgia
--:-- UTC±0	Bakradze 66' Chkonia 79' Bukhrikidze 86' Danelia 90+7'	Report	Machado 19' Thompson 26'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Lisa Benn (England)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League	Luxembourg	1–1	Lithuania	Differdange, Luxembourg
--:-- UTC±0	Lourenco Magalhães 26'	Report	Giržutaitė 86'	Stadium: Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany

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)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 14 April 2021^[3]

Role	Name
Head coach	Dan Santos
Assistant coach	Cristina Correia
Assistant coach	Séraphin Ribeiro
Goalkeeping coach	Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach	Kevin Rutare
Team delegate	Liz Thill
Team delegate	Sylvie Vidal

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 17)	14	0	SV Elversberg
	2DF	Nathalie Ludwig	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28)	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 22)	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 18)	21	2	Standard Liège
	4FW	Rachel Kirps	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)	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
GK	Céline Töpler	(2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Differdange	v. Turkey, 31 October 2023

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
DF	Jessica Becker	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)	13	0	WMG	v. Lithuania, 5 December 2023
DF	Liane Freymann	(2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Ell	v. Lithuania, 5 December 2023
DF	Claudia Veloso	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Racing	v. Turkey, 31 October 2023

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
FW	Philippa Costa	(2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Young Boys Diekirch	v. Lithuania, 5 December 2023

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	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
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	To be determined									To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	1	5	13	24	-11