The France women's national football team (French: Equipe de France Féminine) represents the nation of France in international women's football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (FFF) (French: Fédération Française de Football), the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of the UEFA.
The team played its first official international match under FFF jurisdiction on 17 April 1971 against the Netherlands. [1] Since its first competitive match under the federation, more than 300 players have made at least one official appearance for the team. On 11 May 2003, Corinne Diacre became the first player to play 100 official matches for the team. [2] Since then, 17 more players has achieved this milestone.
Note: Players are listed by number of caps, then number of goals scored. Players are listed alphabetically if number of goals are equal.
§ | Player is active in international football and was called up to the team in the last 12 months |
§ | Player is available for selection, but not called up in the last 12 months |
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