Libya women's national football team

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Libya
Association Libyan Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach Flag of Spain.svg Ramon Takala
Captain Eman al-Mashay
FIFA code LBY
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First colours
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Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (12 June 2025) [1]
First international
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0–8 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg
(Sousse, Tunisia, March 6, 2016)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0–8 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg
(Sousse, Tunisia, March 6, 2016)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0–8 Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg
(Cairo, Egypt, 4 April 2018)

The Libya women's national football team is the national football team of Libya. It does not have FIFA recognition. It is not ranked by FIFA. There are development plans in the country to improve the state of women's football.

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History

Background and development

Early development of the women's game at the time colonial powers brought football to the continent was limited as colonial powers in the region tended to take make concepts of patriarchy and women's participation in sport with them to local cultures that had similar concepts already embedded in them. [2] The lack of later development of the national team on a wider international level symptomatic of all African teams is a result of several factors, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses. [3] When quality female football players are developed, they tend to leave for greater opportunities abroad. [4] Continent wide, funding is also an issue, with most development money coming from FIFA, not the national football association. [4] Future success for women's football in Africa is dependent on improved facilities and access by women to these facilities. Attempting to commercialise the game and make it commercially viable is not the solution, as demonstrated by the current existence of many youth and women's football camps held throughout the continent. [2]

The women's game is severely underdeveloped in Libya. A project was in development in 2004 to try to improve the state of the game for women, mirroring a similar project done in Afghanistan. [5] In 2006, there were 0 registered female players in the country. [6] That year, a committee was under development to better register and track female footballers. [6] In 2006, there were no women's teams in the country. [6] Football is played by girls aged 9 to 18 in school. [6] There were 0 registered female futsal players in 2006 though there are some unregistered female futsal players in the country. [6] Rights to broadcast the 2011 Women's World Cup in the country were bought by Al Jazeera and Eurosport. [7]

The national federation was created in 1962 and joined FIFA in 1964. [6] Their kit includes green shirts, white shorts and green socks. [8] In 2006, there were three staff members dedicated to working on women's football in the country. [6]

Beginnings

On 6 March 2016, the Libya women's national team played its first international match against Egypt during the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, which ended in an 8–0 defeat. [9] In 2021, the Libyan Football Association, headed by Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, announced the launch of the first women's league in the country's history, with the actual start would be on the first of September later that year. [10]

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.

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixtures

2025

Coaching staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Flag of Spain.svg Ramon Takala [11]

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub



Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Libya squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up



Individual records

Managers

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
YearResultPldWD*LGSGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 did not exist
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995
Flag of the United States.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg 2003
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007
Flag of Germany.svg 2011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015
Flag of France.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 did not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 2027 to be determined
Total0/100000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
YearResultPldWD*LGSGAGD
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 did not exist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 did not enter
Flag of France.svg 2024
Total0/80000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGAGD
1991 to Flag of Namibia.svg 2014 did not exit
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2016 did not Qualify
Flag of Ghana.svg 2018 did not Qualify
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Flag of Morocco.svg 2022 did not enter
Flag of Morocco.svg 2024 W/D
Total0/70000000

(The former format was amended as it did not comply with MOS:FLAG as discussed here)

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGFGAGD
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2003 Did Not exist
Flag of Algeria.svg 2007
Flag of Mozambique.svg 2011
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2015
Flag of Morocco.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Ghana.svg 2023 Did not enter
Total0/4000000

Regional

Honours

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Libyan national women's football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx. Update using wiki page still friendly match 1/1/2022

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
AgainstPldWDLGFGAGDConfederation
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2002012−12 CAF
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2002015−15 CAF

    Record per opponent

    *As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

    Key
      Positive balance (more wins than losses)
      Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
      Negative balance (more losses than wins)

    The following table shows Sudan's all-time official international record per opponent:

    OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDW%Confederation
    Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2002012−120 CAF
    Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2002015−150 CAF
    Total4004027-270

    See also

    References

    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
    2. 1 2 Peter Alegi (2 March 2010). African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game. Ohio University Press. ISBN   978-0-89680-278-0 . Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    3. Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN   978-1-84520-674-1 . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
    4. 1 2 Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN   978-1-60486-053-5 . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
    5. Hubbard, Alan (October 10, 2004). "Inside Lines: Girl power kicks off successfully in Kabul". The Independent on Sunday. London, England. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF). p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
    7. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011TM Media Rights Licensees" (PDF). FIFA. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
    8. Pickering, David (1994). The Cassell soccer companion : history, facts, anecdotes. London: Cassell. p. 172. ISBN   0304342319. OCLC   59851970.
    9. "Africa: Egypt Tears Into Libya As Botswana Find Their Stripes". allafrica.com. 7 March 2016.
    10. "انطلاق أول دوري نسائي لكرة القدم في ليبيا" (in Arabic). winwin.com. 8 June 2021.
    11. "ليبيات المستطيل الأخضر يكسرن "التابو" ويتحدين الحرب" (in Arabic). Independent Arabia. 1 March 2023.