Peru women's national football team

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Peru
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Bicolor
(The Bicolour)
La Blanquirroja
(The White and Red)
La Rojiblanca
(The Red and White)
AssociationPeruvian Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachEmily Lima
CaptainFabiola Herrera
Top scorerMiryam Tristán (13)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional
FIFA codePER
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 75 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest32 (May – September 2006)
Lowest75 (December 2023)
First international
 Brazil 15–0 Peru 
(Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998)
Biggest win
 Peru 6–1 Paraguay 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 December 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–0 Peru 
(Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998)
Sudamericano Femenino
Appearances7 (first in 1998)
Best result3rd place (1998)

The Peru women's national football team represents Peru in international women's football and is controlled by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) (Federación Peruana de Fútbol in Spanish) has a part of the CONMEBOL confederation since its formation in 1996.

Peru's best result in major international competitions was in the 1998 Sudamericano Femenino, where they achieved third place. Peru also has never qualified for a World Cup and is almost always eliminated in the Group Stage of the Copa América Femenina. La Blanquirroja is coached by Emily Lima and plays the majority of its games in the Estadio Nacional in Lima.

History[edit]

In 1996 the Peruvian Peruvian Football Federation created the Peruvian Primera División Femenina[2][3] under the name of Metropolitan women's football championship (currently known as Liga Femenina). On that basis, in 1998 the federation gathered its very best players into a national team, whose first international appearance was the third South American Women's Football Championship played in Argentina, in which the team achieved third place.[4]

The Peruvian Squad at the 2014 Copa América Femenina

In the early 2000s, Peru gained fourth place in the 2003 South American Women's Football Championship on home soil and won the gold medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games. The late 2010s saw a decline in Peruvian women's football, being eliminated in the group stage of the Copa America since 2003 and the same for the U-17 and U-20 team. In 2019, the team automatically qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games for the first time as hosts and placed 8th after losing to Jamaica. They only scored two goals and conceded seven. They finished last in their group with one point. In 2024, Peru won their first game in almost 20 years against Bolivia, winning 3-2 and later 1-0 in February. They automatically qualified for the 2027 Pan American Games as hosts.

The Peruvian team has yet to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup and is almost always eliminated in the first round of the Copa América Femenina.

Team image[edit]

Nicknames[edit]

The Peru women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "La Blanquirroja" or "La Rojiblanca (The White And Red)". They are also often nicknamed ''La Bicolor (The Bicolour)''.

Home stadium[edit]

Estadio Nacional

Peru occasionally play its home matches on the Estadio Nacional del Perú. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. Peru also plays at other stadiums , such as Estadio Universidad San Marcos and Estadio Monumental "U", both located in Lima. Estadio Monumental was the chosen venue for the 2003 South American Women's Championship, in which Peru jointly hosted with Ecuador and Argentina. It held matches for the final round of the tournament, in which Peru achieved fourth place. While Peru does have proper stadiums, they mostly use their training facility, the Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA) to host friendlies.

Results and fixtures[edit]

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

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023[edit]

7 April Friendly Uruguay  6–1  Peru Montevideo, Uruguay
Report
Stadium: Estadio Parque Capurro
10 April Friendly Uruguay  3–0  Peru Montevideo, Uruguay
Report Stadium: Estadio Parque Capurro
28 October Friendly Ecuador  1–0  Peru Quito, Ecuador
--:-- UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
31 October Friendly Ecuador  2–0  Peru Quito, Ecuador
--:-- UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
1 December Friendly Chile  1–0  Peru La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
18:45 UTC−3 Aedo 59' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Pintana
5 December Friendly Chile  6–0  Peru La Pintana, Santiago, Chile
16:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Pintana

2024[edit]

26 February Friendly Bolivia  2–3  Peru Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Juan Carlos Durán
28 February Friendly Bolivia  0–1  Peru Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−4 Pierina Núñez 69 Stadium: Estadio Juan Carlos Durán
6 April Friendly Costa Rica  v  Peru Alajuela, Costa Rica
15:00 Stadium: Stade Alejandro Morera Soto
9 April Friendly Costa Rica  v  Peru Alajuela, Costa Rica
10:00 Stadium: FCRF Sports Complex

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach Portugal Emily Lima
Goalkeeping trainer Peru Javier Cano
Team doctor Peru Dr. Jaime Izaguirre
Physio Peru Alberto Fernandez
Kinesiologist Peru Hernán Salas

Manager history[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Costa Rica on 6 and 9 April 2024.[6]

Caps and goals are correct as of 28 February 2024, after the match against Bolivia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Maryory Sánchez (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 26) 17 0 Peru Alianza Lima
24 1GK Savannah Madden (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 0 0 United States Houston Dash
1GK Silvana Alfaro (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Peru Universitario

19 2DF Nahomi Martínez (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 26) 19 2 Peru Universitario
2 2DF Braelynn Llamoca (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22) 11 0 United States UC Riverside
17 2DF Fabiola Herrera (captain) (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 36) 10 1 Peru Universitario
2DF Grace Cagnina (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 22) 2 0 United States Stony Brook University
2DF Victoria Ochoa (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal
5 2DF Rosa Castro (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 28) 1 0 Peru Alianza Lima
2DF Yoselin Miranda (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Peru Universitario

15 3MF Emily Flores (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 33) 12 1 Peru Alianza Lima
3MF Claudia Cagnina (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 26) 11 0 Italy ACF Arezzo
10 3MF Cindy Novoa (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 27) 10 0 Peru Universitario
6 3MF Sandra Arévalo (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 25) 8 0 Peru Universitario
3MF Scarleth Flores (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 27) 7 1 Peru Universitario
7 3MF Sandy Dorador (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35) 6 1 Peru Alianza Lima
8 3MF Geraldine Cisneros (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Peru Universitario
4 3MF Mía León (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Spain Madrid CFF
3MF Fabiana Oribe (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Peru Sporting Cristal

7 4FW Steffani Otiniano (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 31) 11 2 Peru Alianza Lima
18 4FW Pierina Núñez (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24) 5 2 Spain Alhama
11 4FW Yomira Tacilla (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 27) 4 0 Peru Alianza Lima
21 4FW Birka Ruiz (2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Peru Alianza Lima
18 4FW Sashenka Porras (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Peru Alianza Lima

Recent call ups[edit]

The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Karla Lopez (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 25) 10 0 Peru Carlos A. Mannucci v.  Bolivia, 28 February 2024
GK Lucía Arcos (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Spain Terrassa v.  Bolivia, 28 February 2024
GK Annie Del Carpio (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 33) 2 0 Peru Universitario v.  Chile, 5 December 2023
GK Malena Valverde (1989-01-22) 22 January 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Colombia Llaneros v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023

DF María Alejandra Espejo (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Peru Sporting Cristal v.  Bolivia, 28 February 2024
DF Alison Buitrón (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Peru Sporting Cristal v.  Bolivia, 28 February 2024
DF Alison Reyes (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 27) 4 0 Peru Alianza Lima v.  Chile, 5 December 2023
DF Kimbherly Flores (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 33) 3 0 Peru Universitario v.  Chile, 5 December 2023
DF Noelia Lumbre (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023

MF Ruby Acosta (1997-10-09) 9 October 1997 (age 26) 4 0 Peru Carlos A. Mannucci v.  Bolivia, 28 February 2024
MF Emily Arévalo (2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Peru Deportivo Municipal v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023
MF Alondra Vílchez (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) 3 0 Peru Sporting Cristal v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023

FW Azucena Daga (2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Peru Carlos A. Mannucci v.  Bolivia, 28 February 2024
FW Xioczana Canales (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 24) Peru Universitario v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023
FW Julia Mamani (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023
FW Luz Campoverde (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 24) 4 0 Peru Universitario v.  Argentina, 14 July 2023

Captains[edit]

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result 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
Australia New Zealand 2023
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina[edit]

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 1991 did not enter
Brazil 1995
Argentina 1998 Third place 6 3 2 1 9 21
PeruArgentinaEcuador 2003 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 6 7
Argentina 2006 Group stage 4 1 0 3 3 7
Ecuador 2010 4 0 0 4 3 9
Ecuador 2014 4 0 1 3 1 4
Chile 2018 4 0 1 3 1 12
Colombia 2022 4 0 0 4 0 18
Total Third place 31 6 5 20 23 78
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games[edit]

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019 Eighth place 4 0 1 3 2 8 Squad
Chile 2023 Did not qualify
Peru 2027 Qualified as hosts
Total 1/6 4 0 1 3 2 8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Bolivarian Games[edit]

Bolivarian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Colombia 2005 Gold Medal 6 6 0 0 19 1
Bolivia 2009 Fifth place 4 0 1 3 4 11
Peru 2013 to present U-20 Tournament
Total Gold Medal 10 6 1 3 23 12
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Perú: se inicia el campeonato Metropolitano Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 May 2014.
  3. ^ "¿Y Universitario? Así va el palmarés del fútbol femenino con el bicampeonato de Alianza Lima" (in Spanish). libero.pe. 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ [...] the federation finally gathered its very best players into a national team camp. It was March 1998, and the third South American championships, to be played in Mar del Plata, Argentina, would be the occasion for the country’s first international appearance. [...] "In Peru, women's soccer is blossoming from the ground up". The Athletic. 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ coach
  6. ^ "EMILY LIMA PRESENTÓ LISTA DE CONVOCADAS DE LABICOLOR FEMENINA PARA LOS AMISTOSOS DE LA FECHA FIFA ANTE BOLIVIA" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 15 February 2024.

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Achievements
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
Bolivarian Champions
2005 (First title)
Succeeded by
Colombia (2009)