Uruguay women's national football team

Uruguay
Nickname(s)Las Celestes, Charrúas
AssociationAsociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachAriel Longo
CaptainValeria Colmán
Most capsAída Camaño
Top scorerAngélica Souza
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 55 Increase 8 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest55 (September – December 2008)
Lowest81 (September 2014)
First international
  2–3 Paraguay 
(Mar Del Plata, Argentina; 1 March 1998)
Biggest win
  7–0 Bolivia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 26 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 8–0  
(Salta, Argentina; 13 April 2003)
  0–8 Colombia 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 6 June 2004)
Copa América
Appearances8 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place (2006)

The Uruguay women's national football team represents Uruguay in international women's football.

The women's football section of the Uruguayan Football Association started in 1996, and the first official competition of the national team took place in the 1998 South American Championship. Separately, there was a women's football team representing Uruguay at least as early as 1962, when they played an international game at Estadio Belvedere against Argentina.[2] The best performance to date in the South American Championship came in 2006, when Uruguay earned third place.[3]

Team image

Nicknames

The Uruguay women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Las Celestes" or "Charrúas".

Home stadium

Uruguay plays their home matches on the Estadio Centenario.

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

2024

31 May Friendly   1–1  Russia Montevideo, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3 Aquino 33' Zharkova 53' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
3 June Friendly   2–1  Russia Montevideo, Uruguay
Dolgova 9' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
10 July Friendly Argentina  0–2   Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Caseros
Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)
13 July Friendly Argentina  1–1   Ezeiza, Argentina
11:00 ART (UTC−3) Pereyra 54' Report Aquino 68' Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi
30 November Friendly Chile  1–0   Valparaíso, Chile
20:00 UTC−3 Olivares 90+4' Report Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Angelina Rodas Almirón (Paraguay)
3 December Friendly Chile  0–1   Santiago, Chile
Pizarro 21' Stadium: Complejo Juan Pinto Durán

2025

22 February Friendly Paraguay  1–2   Ypané,Paraguay
19:00
  • Daysy Bareiro 39'
  • Alaides Paz 27'
  • Belén Aquino 52'
Stadium: CARFEM
25 February Friendly Paraguay  0–1   Ypané,Paraguay
19:00 Alaides Paz 57 Stadium: CARFEM
30 May Friendly Mexico  2–2   Puebla City, Mexico
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Universitario BUAP
3 June Friendly Mexico  1–0   Tlaxcala City, Mexico
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Tlahuicole
12 July 2025 Copa América Femenina Ecuador  2–2   Quito, Ecuador
19:00 Correa 72' (o.g.)
Arias 78'
Report (WEB) Report (CONMEBOL) Aquino 11'
Pa. González 53' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil
Referee: Daiane Muniz (Brazil)
15 July 2025 Copa América Femenina   0–1  Argentina Quito, Ecuador
16:00 Report (WEB) Report (CONMEBOL) Bonsegundo 76' Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
18 July 2025 Copa América Femenina   1–0  Peru Quito, Ecuador
16:00 Aquino 64' Report (WEB) Report (CONMEBOL) Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
29 July 2025 Copa América Femenina SF Brazil  5-1   Quito, Ecuador
19:00 UTC−5 Amanda Gutierres 11', 65'
Gio Garbelini 13'
Marta 27' (pen.)
Dudinha 86'
Report Isa Haas 51' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
1 August Copa América 3rd place Argentina  2–2
(5–4 p)
  Quito, Ecuador
19:00 ECT (UTC−5)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Penalties

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 6 June 2021[4]

Current personnel

As of 27 June 2024[5]
Position Name
Head coach Uruguay Ariel Longo
Assistant coaches Argentina Rami López
Chile Diego Curbelo
Goalkeeping coach France Enzo Chabert

Coaching history

  • Gonzalo Ribas (2003–????)
  • Juan José Duarte (2006–????)
  • Jorge Burgell (2010–????)
  • Fabiana Manzolillo (2014–????)
  • Ariel Longo (????–)

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up to play two 2025 Copa América Femenina aon July 2025.[6] Due to injury, Solange Lemos was replaced by Alison Latúa.
Caps and goals accurate as of the 24 February 2025 match against Paraguay.[7][8]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Romina Olmedo (2006-10-07)7 October 2006 (aged 18) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
2 2DF Stephanie Lacoste (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 28) Brazil Internacional
3 2DF Daiana Farías (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 (aged 26) Uruguay Peñarol
4 2DF Carina Felipe (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 27) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
5 3MF Micaela Fitipaldi (1999-09-22)22 September 1999 (aged 25) Uruguay Nacional
6 3MF Sindy Ramírez (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 34) Argentina Racing
7 2DF Stephanie Tregartten (1997-10-13)13 October 1997 (aged 27) Spain Real Oviedo
8 3MF Ximena Velazco (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 (aged 29) Spain DUX Logroño
9 3MF Pamela González (captain) (1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 29) Spain Sevilla
10 4FW Belén Aquino (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 23) Brazil Internacional
11 4FW Esperanza Pizarro (2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (aged 24) Spain Eibar
12 1GK Agustina Sánchez (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 (aged 25) Argentina Belgrano
13 1GK Sofía Olivera (1991-08-14)14 August 1991 (aged 33) Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
14 4FW Alaides Paz (1996-05-27)27 May 1996 (aged 29) Argentina Belgrano
15 2DF Fátima Barone (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 25) Argentina Belgrano
16 2DF Yannel Correa (1996-09-10)10 September 1996 (aged 28) Spain Alhama
17 3MF Pilar González (2002-06-29)29 June 2002 (aged 23) Argentina Talleres
18 2DF Alison Latúa (2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 22) Uruguay Nacional
19 4FW Wendy Carballo (2002-07-28)28 July 2002 (aged 22) Brazil Bahia
20 3MF Ángela Gómez (2002-08-19)19 August 2002 (aged 22) Brazil Bahia
21 2DF Juliana Viera (2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 23) United States East Carolina Pirates
22 3MF Ilana Guedes (2007-03-13)13 March 2007 (aged 18) Uruguay Liverpool
23 4FW Yamila Dornelles (2006-07-09)9 July 2006 (aged 19) Uruguay Nacional

Recent call-ups

The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Verónica Ribeiro (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 0 0 Uruguay Liverpool v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
GK Vanina Sburlati (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003 1 0 Uruguay Peñarol v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
GK Josefina Villanueva (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 8 0 Uruguay Nacional v.  Chile, 3 December 2024

DF Rocío Martínez (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 14 0 Mexico Cruz Azul v.  Argentina, 13 July 2024
DF Maytel Costa (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 2 0 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Chile, 3 December 2024
DF Alexia Da Silva (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 1 0 Portugal Atlético Ouriense v.  Chile, 3 December 2024
DF Sharon López (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 0 0 Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) v.  Paraguay, 25 February 2025
DF Sofía Ramondegui (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 12 0 Mexico Cruz Azul v.  Mexico, 3 June 2025

MF Cecilia Gómez (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 9 0 Uruguay Nacional v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
MF Ángela Gómez (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 0 0 Brazil Bahia v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
MF Nikol Laurnaga (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 0 0 Argentina San Luis v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
MF Ahelin Piña (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 0 0 Argentina Talleres v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
MF Karol Bermúdez (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 19 1 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino v.  Argentina, 13 July 2024
MF Luciana Gómez (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 14 1 Brazil Botafogo v. Russia, 3 June 2024
MF Micaela Domínguez (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 1 0 Uruguay Peñarol v.  Chile, 3 December 2024
MF Magalí Cuadrado (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 1 0 Mexico Santos Laguna v.  Chile, 3 December 2024

FW Carolina Birizamberri (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 16 4 Argentina River Plate v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
FW Camila López (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 0 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño v.  Chile, 30 November 2024 PRE
FW Valentina Morales (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 3 0 Spain UD Tenerife B v.  Argentina, 13 July 2024
FW Sofía Oxandabarat (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 8 0 Uruguay Nacional v.  Chile, 3 December 2024
FW Alaides Paz (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 9 4 Argentina Belgrano v.  Paraguay, 25 February 2025
FW Natalia Arbelo Uruguay Litoral de Paysandú v.  Mexico, 3 June 2025
FW Anna Cola (2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 0 0 Spain Cacereño v.  Mexico, 3 June 2025
FW Keisy Silveira (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 2 0 Portugal Vilaverdense v.  Mexico, 3 June 2025

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

Captains

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Brazil 2027 To be determined
MexicoUnited States 2031 To be determined
United Kingdom 2035 To be determined
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not enter
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Brazil 1991 Did not enter
Brazil 1995
Argentina 1998 Group stage 8th 4 0 2 2 6 8
Peru Argentina Ecuador 2003 Group stage 9th 2 0 0 2 1 11
Argentina 2006 Third place 3rd 7 3 0 4 7 14
Ecuador 2010 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 2 21
Ecuador 2014 Group stage 7th 4 2 0 2 5 9
Chile 2018 Group stage 8th 4 0 1 3 2 11
Colombia 2022 Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 6 9
Ecuador 2025 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 2 2 9 10
Total 8/10 35 8 5 22 38 93
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007 Group stage 9th 4 0 1 3 3 16
Mexico 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
Peru 2019
Chile 2023
Colombia 2027 To be determined
Total 1/6 4 0 1 3 3 16
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South American Games

South American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Chile 2014 Groupe stage 3 0 1 2 0 6
Bolivia 2018 to present U-20 Tournament
Total Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 6
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Major competitions

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Partido Internacional Femenino". El Bien Público (in Spanish). 21 July 1962. p. n4.
  3. ^ "South-American Women's Championship 2006". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Selección Mayor Femenina". auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "La Planilla" (in Spanish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Convocadas para la CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina Ecuador 2025" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Uruguay - Uruguay - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Uruguay live score, schedule & player stats | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.