Singapore women's national football team

Singapore

Nickname(s)	The Lionesses
Association	Football Association of Singapore
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Karim Bencherifa
Captain	Kusumawati Rosman
Home stadium	Jalan Besar Stadium
FIFA code	SGP
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	149 10 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest	82 (December 2009)
Lowest	139 (March – June 2025)
First international
Thailand 3–0   (Hong Kong; 27 August 1975)
Biggest win
9–0 Macau  (Singapore; 16 July 2024)
Biggest defeat
North Korea 24–0   (Thailand; 6 December 2001)
Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1975)
Best result	Third place (1977)
AFF Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage

The Singapore women's national football team represents the city-state of Singapore in international women's football and is organised by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), the governing body for football in Singapore.

Women's football in Singapore has become more popular since the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) took them under its wing in 2000. The rapidly growing interest for this sport holds great promise for the future of women's football in Singapore. The objectives of the FAS Women's Football Committee is to increase awareness, knowledge and popularity and raise the standard of the women's football in Singapore. Two decades on, Singapore now has four women's national teams: "A" team, under-19, under-16 and under-14.^[2]

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Al Nassr v  

3 April 2024 Friendly	Al Nassr	4–1		Dammam, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Luvanga ??', ??', ??' Izabela ??'			Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: (Saudi Arabia)

Al Qadsiah v  

6 April 2024 Friendly	Al Qadsiah	0–0		Dammam, Saudi Arabia
				Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: (Saudi Arabia)

Indonesia  v  

28 May 2024 International Friendly	Indonesia	5–1		Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7	Marsela 11', 66' Claudia 64', 87' (pen.) Reva 90+5'		Dorcas Chu 22'	Stadium: Gelora Madya Stadium

  v  Macau

16 July 2024 International Friendly		9–0	Macau	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Dorcas Chu 37' Putri Syaliza Sazali 45+3', 85' Venetia Lim 50' Danelle Tan 54', 61', 65' Siti Rosnani 57' Kyra Elise Taylor 89'			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

  v  Timor-Leste

26 November 2024 2024 AFF Women's Cup GS		1–1	Timor-Leste	Vientiane, Laos
	Farhanah Rohaizat 41'		Natacia Flora Boavida Pereira 90+4'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Zainal Nurul Ain Izatty (Malaysia)

  v  Laos

29 November 2024 2024 AFF Women's Cup GS		1–0	Laos	Vientiane, Laos
	Cara Chang 21'			Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

  v  Indonesia

2 December 2024 2024 AFF Women's Cup SF		0–3	Indonesia	Vientiane, Laos
			Scheunemann 6' Reva Octaviani 45' Octavianti Dwi 90+4'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Timor-Leste  v  

5 December 2024 2024 AFF Women's Cup 3rd place	Timor-Leste	0–1		Vientiane, Laos
			Putri Syaliza Sazali 6'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

  v  Hong Kong

12 June 2025 Closed-door Friendly		–	Hong Kong	Kallang, Singapore
				Stadium: Kallang Football Hub Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

  v  Hong Kong

15 June 2025 International Friendly		Abandoned	Hong Kong	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
			Anke Leung 31'	Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

Bhutan  v  

7 July 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Bhutan	3–2		Amman, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3	Bidha 1' Edon 67' Rai 87'	Report	Ganeswaran 10' Edon 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

  v  Iran

10 July 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification		0–4	Iran	Amman, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Ghohrood 18' Didar 47' Zaharin 77' (o.g.) Ghanbari 86'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

Jordan  v  

13 July 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Jordan	5–0		Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3	Jbarah 9', 64' Al-Bitar 43' Al-Jamaeen 66' Sweilem 84'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

  v  Lebanon

19 July 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification		0–1	Lebanon	Amman, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Iskandar 64'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

As of 5 July 2024

Position	Name
Team Manager	Nur Atika Leman
Head Coach	Karim Bencherifa
Assistant Coach(es)	Fazrul Nawaz
	Yeong Sheau Shyan
Goalkeeper Coach	Daniel Ong
Individual Coach	Yuki Fujimoto
Striker Coach	Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan
Match Analyst	Daniel Lau
Head Football Science and Medicine	Firdaus Massar
Senior Sports Trainer	Nasruldin Baharuddin
Sports Trainer	Muklis Sawit
Masseur	Gurnaya Singh
Sports Scientist	Faizal Khalid Abdul Aziz
Physiotherapist	Nurhafizah Abu Sujad
Kit Manager	Omar Mohd
Media Officer	Chia Pui San

• K. Balagumaran (2017–2018)
• Stephen Ng Heng Seng (2021 – Oct 2022)
• Ratna Suffian (Nov 2022 – Feb 2023)
• Karim Bencherifa (Mar 2023 – present)

The following 21 players attended 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.

Caps and goals updated 10 July 2025 following the match against Iran.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nur Izairida Shakira Binte Muamad Zaini	(2007-06-02) 2 June 2007	5	0	Lion City Sailors
16	1GK	Tan Li Bin Beatrice (Chen Libin)	(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992	15	0	Lion City Sailors
23	1GK	Nurul Illyanis Binte Muhammad Khairul	(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007	2	0	Geylang International
2	2DF	Nur Syazwani Binte Mohamad Ruzi	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001	38	1	Lion City Sailors
4	2DF	Yasmine Binte Zaharin	(2008-03-19) 19 March 2008	4	0	IMG Academy
5	2DF	Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran	(2007-07-25) 25 July 2007	2	1	IMG Academy
13	2DF	Nurul Unaisah Binti Suhaimi Bajarai	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	1	0	Still Aerion
14	2DF	Nurzaherra Maisarah Binte Mohamad Rostam	(2006-10-21) 21 October 2006	1	0	Albirex Niigata (S)
15	2DF	Qarrisa Putri Ramadhani Binte Zahary	(2008-10-24) 24 October 2008	11	0	Lion City Sailors
18	2DF	Siti Rosnani Binte Azman	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997	48	1	Albirex Niigata (S)
20	2DF	Nurhidayu Binte Naszri	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004	17	0	Lion City Sailors
21	2DF	Elyssa Qistina Binte Mohamad Iqbal	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005	2	0	Geylang International
3	3MF	Cara Ming-Yan Chang	(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008	10	1	Lion City Sailors
6	3MF	Seri Ayu Natasha Binte Naszri	(2007-12-19) 19 December 2007	10	0	Lion City Sailors
7	3MF	Lim Li Xian	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996	31	2	Tiong Bahru
11	3MF	Nasriah Binte Ibrahim	(2004-09-01) 1 September 2004	4	0	Hougang United
17	3MF	Dhaniyah Qasimah Binte Zamri Abdullah	(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004	32	0	Lion City Sailors
19	3MF	Kyra Elise Taylor	(2006-06-19) 19 June 2006	5	1	Geylang International
22	3MF	Nur Farhanah Binte Ruhaizat	(1998-07-26) 26 July 1998	43	2	Geylang International
8	4FW	Chloe Koh Ke Ying	(2007-02-18) 18 February 2007	9	0	IMG Academy
10	4FW	Farah Nurzahirah Binte Adbul Fattah	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004	10	1	Geylang International

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 36 months.^[3]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hazel Lim	(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002	3	0	Royal Aerion	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
GK	Elizabeth Tan Yip Zheng	(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002	0	0	Tanjong Pagar United	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
GK	Haziqah Haszman	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003	1		Albirex Niigata (S)	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
GK	Erlinawati Jafar	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985	0	0	Hougang United	v.  Bangladesh, 4 Dec 2023
GK	Noor Kusumawati	(1990-09-29) 29 September 1990	51	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  North Korea, 27 July 2023 RET
GK	Azura Azlan	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003	0	0	Hougang United	2023 Asian Games PRE
DF	Putri Syaliza Sazali	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003	27	4	Oakland University	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
DF	Hamizah Talib	(1990-06-02) 2 June 1990	4	0	Geylang International	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
DF	Umairah Hamdan	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002	28	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
DF	Nurerwadah Erwan	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004	7	1	Geylang International	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
DF	Angelyn Pang	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991	19	0	Hougang United	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
DF	Khairunnisa Anwar	(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003	13	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
DF	Nadhra Aqilah Saiful	(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994	7	0	Albirex Niigata (S)	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
DF	Irsalina Binte Irwan	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007	6	0	IMG Academy	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
DF	Mira Ruzana Seherzan	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001	0	0	Still Aerion	v.  Bangladesh, 4 Dec 2023
DF	Dini Dannisha	(2003-04-06) 6 April 2003	2	0	Albirex Niigata (S)	v.  Bangladesh, 4 Dec 2023
DF	Nur Adrianna Hazeri	(2004-07-03) 3 July 2004	0	0	Tanjong Pagar United	v.  North Korea, 27 July 2023
DF	Nursabrina Iskandar Shah	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002	0	0	JSSL Tampines	2023 Asian Games PRE
DF	Ernie Sulastri	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988	58	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Laos, 9 May 2023
DF	Fatin Aqillah	(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994	17	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Laos, 9 May 2023
MF	Venetia Lim Ying Xuan	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003	26	1	Eltham Redbacks	v.  Timor-Leste, 29 Nov 2024
MF	Faith Ho Xin Ning	(2005-10-14) 14 October 2005	1	0	Hougang United	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
MF	Summer Chong	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004	4	0	Geylang International	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
MF	Sitianiwati Rosielin	(1997-05-26) 26 May 1997	30		Hougang United	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
MF	Dorcas Chu	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002	21	3	Lion City Sailors	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
MF	Sarah Zu’risqha Zul’kepli	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006	6	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
MF	Ho Hui Xin	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992	35	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
MF	Mastura Jeilani	(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992	25	0	Geylang International	v.  Indonesia, 28 May 2024
MF	Nahwah Aidilreza	(2007-05-04) 4 May 2007	0	0	Albirex Niigata (S)	2024 Saudi Arabia Training Camp
MF	Stephanie Dominguez	(1998-09-27) 27 September 1998	35	4	JSSL Tampines	v.  North Korea, 27 July 2023
MF	Afiqah Omar	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001	8	0	JSSL Tampines	v.  North Korea, 27 July 2023
MF	Rachel Chan	(2004-08-25) 25 August 2004	0	0	Hougang United	2023 Asian Games PRE
MF	Alyssa Yazrin	(1999-12-06) 6 December 1999	0		Tanjong Pagar United	2023 SEA Games PRE
FW	Nur Amanina	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008	0	0	Balestier Khalsa	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
FW	Raudhah Kamis	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999	28	5	Hougang United	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
FW	Joie Teo	(2001-03-30) 30 March 2001	1	0	Tanjong Pagar United	v.  Timor-Leste, 5 Dec 2024
FW	Danelle Tan	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004	23	7	unattached	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
FW	Nicole Lim	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002	10	1	University of Edinburgh	v.  Macau, 16 July 2024
FW	Raeka Ee	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003	2	0	Mattar City Sailors	v.  Bangladesh, 4 Dec 2023
FW	Josephine Ang Kalie	(2006-09-26) 26 September 2006	1	0	Lion City Sailors	v.  Bangladesh, 4 Dec 2023
FW	Rochelle Chan	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995	4		Hougang United	v.  Pakistan, 18 July 2023
FW	Nur Izzati Rosni	(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999	30	5	Lion City Sailors	v.  Laos, 9 May 2023
FW	Lila Tan	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003	8		Lion City Sailors	v.  Laos, 9 May 2023
FW	Clara Lau	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997	1		Hougang United	2023 SEA Games PRE

*Active players in bold, statistics based on 31st SEA Games squad.^[3]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Did not enter
1999
2003	Did not qualify
2007
2011	Did not enter
2015
2019	Did not qualify
2023
2027
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total	0/12	—	—	—	—	—	—

Summer Olympics											Qualification
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not qualify										No Qualification Tournament; teams selected by FIFA to take part
2000
2004											3	0	0	3	0	15	−15
2008											3	1	0	2	6	8	−2
2012	Did not enter
2016
2020	Did not qualify										4	0	1	3	2	27	−25
2024
2028
Total	0/5	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	1	1	8	8	50	−42

AFC Women's Asian Cup										Qualification
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1975	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6		No Qualification Tournament
1977	Third Place	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2
1980	Did not enter
1981	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3
1983	Fourth Place	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7
1986 to 1989	Did not enter
1991	Group stage	4	0	0	4	0	21	−21
1993 to 1999	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	4	1	0	3	2	47	−45
2003		4	0	0	4	0	24	−24
2006	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	0	7	−7
2008										2	1	0	1	1	2	−1
2010 to 2014[4]	Did not enter									–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	1	20	−19
2022										2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
2026										To be determined
Total	7/19	27	7	1	19	21	115	−94		11	2	1	8	2	31	−29

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1951 to 1986	No competition	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1990 to 2018	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	17	-17
Total	1/9	2	0	0	2	0	17	-17

AFF Women's Championship
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2004	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6
2006	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13
2008		3	0	0	3	1	15	−14
2011		3	0	0	3	2	17	−15
2012		3	0	0	3	2	28	−26
2013	Did not enter
2015
2016	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	24	−24
2018		4	0	1	3	0	20	−20
2019		4	0	0	4	1	18	−17
2022		5	1	1	3	3	14	−11
2025	Qualified but withdrew[5]
Total	9/13	31	2	2	27	12	158	−146

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Southeast Asian Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	Silver Medal	3	1	0	1	2	6	−4
1995	Fifth Place	4	0	0	4	1	9	−8
1997	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	2	0	1	1	0	6	−6
2003		2	0	0	3	0	5	−5
2005	Did not enter
2007
2009
2013
2017
2019
2021	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3
2023		3	1	0	2	2	6	−4
Total	6/13	17	3	1	12	6	36	−30

Summary

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• Singapore women's national football team – official website at fas.org.sg (in English)
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