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 (51)
Top scorer	Amy Thompson (34)
FIFA code	LUX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	110 1 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest	70 (December 2006)
Lowest	122 (April – August 2021)
First international
0–4 Slovakia  (Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
11–0 Tahiti  (Molsheim, France; 19 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
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.

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.

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

  v  Albania

5 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying		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)

Albania  v  

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

  v  Estonia

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

Estonia  v  

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

  v  Sweden

25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs		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)

Sweden  v  

29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Sweden	8–0		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)

  v  Kazakhstan

21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage		2–2	Kazakhstan	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
	Estévez García 50' (pen.) Miller 73'	Report (UEFA)	Nizamutdinova 34', 41'	Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Attendance: 530 Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)

  v  Liechtenstein

25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage		7–0	Liechtenstein	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
19:30	Jorge 16', 39' Thompson 44' Estévez García 48' (pen.) Barbosa Abreu 68' Miller 75' C. Schmit 87'	Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Attendance: 395 Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)

Armenia  v  

4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Armenia	1–3		Yerevan, Armenia
13:00	Karagezian 30'	Report (UEFA)	Thompson 4', 50' C. Schmit 19'	Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Referee: Melissa Burgin (England)

Liechtenstein  v  

8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Liechtenstein	2–3		Eschen, Liechtenstein
17:30	Risch 31' Kindle 61'	Report	Thompson 11', 14' Jorge 77'	Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren Attendance: 384 Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine)

  v  Armenia

30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage		2–0	Armenia	Beggen, Luxembourg
	Thompson 14' Lourenco Magalhães 36'	Report		Stadium: Stade rue Henri Dunant Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær (Denmark)

Kazakhstan  v  

3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Kazakhstan	1–3		Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:00	Zhumabaikyzy 15'	Report	Miller 51' Dos Santos 59' Miny 90+3'	Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

• Luxembourg Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
• Luxembourg Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com

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

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

The following players were named for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Armenia and Kazakhstan on 30 May and 3 June 2025.^[4]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against Kazakhstan on 3 June 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Joy Jung	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006	2	0	Standard Liège
	1GK	Lisi Oberweis	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998	0	0	Union Mertert-Wasserbillig
	1GK	Lucie Schlimé	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003	35	0	First Vienna
	2DF	Ana Barbosa Abreu	(2007-05-13) 13 May 2007	18	1	Standard Liège
	2DF	Amal Cherkane	(2006-09-16) 16 September 2006	1	0	Bettembourg
	2DF	Kimberley Dos Santos	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998	45	3	Racing
	2DF	Emma Kremer	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000	32	1	Alemannia Aachen
	2DF	Andreia Machado	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995	20	1	Swift Hesperange
	2DF	Leticia Mateus	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004	13	0	Jeunesse
	3MF	Marta Estévez García	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997	48	7	PAOK
	3MF	Edina Kocan	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002	19	0	Racing
	3MF	Olivia Konsbrück	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007	2	0	TuS Issel
	3MF	Catarina Teixeira Lavinas	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002	14	0	1. FFC Recklinghausen
	3MF	Laura Miller (captain)	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001	34	7	Standard Liège
	3MF	Anna Miny	(2007-05-23) 23 May 2007	3	1	TuS Issel
	3MF	Charlotte Schmit	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006	26	3	SC Freiburg
	3MF	Leila Schmit	(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006	19	0	SV Elversberg
	4FW	Lena Alves	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007	0	0	TuS Issel
	4FW	Hannah Dietrich	(2009-11-25) 25 November 2009	1	0	1. FC Saarbrücken
	4FW	Caroline Jorge	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005	27	5	Standard Liège
	4FW	Charlie Jorge	(2008-11-13) 13 November 2008	1	0	WMG
	4FW	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004	32	10	Young Boys Diekirch
	4FW	Amy Thompson	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994	51	34	Swift Hesperange
	4FW	Vera Villegas	(2007-08-15) 15 August 2007	2	0	Reims
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.

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	Céline Töpler	(2001-11-19) 19 November 2001	0	0	Differdange	v  Liechtenstein, 25 February 2025
GK	Emma Goetz	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006	1	0	Freiburg	v.  Estonia, 16 July 2024
DF	Isabel Albert	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995	28	1	WMG	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
DF	Andreia Faria	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003	2	0	Swift Hesperange	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
DF	Rita Leite	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997	10	1	Tirsense	v  Liechtenstein, 25 February 2025
MF	Philippa Costa	(2001-10-18) 18 October 2001	0	0	WMG	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
MF	Gioia Fiorucci	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003	1	0	Käerjéng	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
MF	Marisa Soares Marques	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993	30	0	Differdange	v.  Estonia, 16 July 2024
FW	Rachel Kirps	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005	6	0	SV Elversberg	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
FW	Nathalie Ludwig	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995	11	1	Racing	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
FW	Emma Thill	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997	1	0	WMG	v.  Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
FW	Barbara Serra	(2007-04-17) 17 April 2007	3	0	Ell	v  Liechtenstein, 25 February 2025
FW	Eva Marinelli	(2007-09-01) 1 September 2007	1	0	Metz	v.  Estonia, 16 July 2024
FW	Gwendy Merlevede	(2007-10-12) 12 October 2007	0	0	Jeunesse	v.  Estonia, 16 July 2024

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 3 June 2025.^[5]

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

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
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
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035	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 record										Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
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 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

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