Luxembourg women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Luxembourg national football team.

Luxembourg

Nickname(s)	Rout Léiwinnen (The Red Lionesses)
Association	Luxembourg Football Federation (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Dan Santos
Most caps	Amy Thompson (54)
Top scorer	Amy Thompson (35)
FIFA code	LUX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	110 1 (7 August 2025) [1]
Highest	70 (December 2006)
Lowest	122 (April – August 2021)
First international
Luxembourg 0–4 Slovakia   (Junglinster, Luxembourg; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
Luxembourg 11–0 Tahiti   (Molsheim, France; 19 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
Luxembourg 0–12 Poland   (Koetschette, Luxembourg; 12 February 2014)

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

Luxembourg women's national football team was founded in 2003, and played its first international game in 2006. They have been managed by Dan Santos since 2020.

History

The beginning

Luxembourg made their debut in the qualifying for the European Championships in 2009. Luxembourg were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Lithuania and Malta. Luxembourg finished in second place in the group. Luxembourg failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany.

Stadium

The women's team have used various stadiums across Luxembourg as their 'home stadium'. They have only used the national stadium on two occasions - against England ^[2] and Austria, ^[3] both part of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Luxembourg women's national football team results

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

2025

Luxembourg   v   Kazakhstan

21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Luxembourg	2–2	Kazakhstan	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
	Estévez García 50' (pen.) Miller 73'	Report (UEFA)	Nizamutdinova 34', 41'	Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Attendance: 530 Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)

Luxembourg   v   Liechtenstein

25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Luxembourg	7–0	Liechtenstein	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
19:30	Jorge 16', 39' Thompson 44' Estévez García 48' (pen.) Barbosa Abreu 68' Miller 75' C. Schmit 87'	Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Stade Emile Mayrisch Attendance: 395 Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)

Armenia   v   Luxembourg

4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Armenia	1–3	Luxembourg	Yerevan, Armenia
13:00	Karagezian 30'	Report (UEFA)	Thompson 4', 50' C. Schmit 19'	Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Melissa Burgin (England)

Liechtenstein   v   Luxembourg

8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Liechtenstein	2–3	Luxembourg	Eschen, Liechtenstein
17:30	Risch 31' Kindle 61'	Report	Thompson 11', 14' Jorge 77'	Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren Attendance: 384 Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk (Ukraine)

Luxembourg   v   Armenia

30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Luxembourg	2–0	Armenia	Beggen, Luxembourg
	Thompson 14' Lourenco Magalhães 36'	Report		Stadium: Stade rue Henri Dunant Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær (Denmark)

Kazakhstan   v   Luxembourg

3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Kazakhstan	1–3	Luxembourg	Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:00	Zhumabaikyzy 15'	Report	Miller 51' Dos Santos 59' Miny 90+3'	Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

Hungary   v   Luxembourg

24 October Friendly	Hungary	4–0	Luxembourg	Budapest, Hungary
	Mayer 29' Pusztai 30' Kaján 65' Csiszár 75'	Report		Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Referee: Jelena Kumer (Croatia)

Cyprus   v   Luxembourg

28 November Friendly	Cyprus	3–2	Luxembourg	Achnas, Cyprus
14:00	Michail 53' McBeth 62' Aristodimou 80'	Report	Thompson 58' Kirps 83'	Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Referee: Mari Toumazou (Cyprus)

Cyprus   v   Luxembourg

1 December Friendly	Cyprus	0–3	Luxembourg	Achnas, Cyprus
		Report	Cusick 4' (o.g.) Dietrich 24' Dos Santos 45'	Stadium: Dasaki Stadium

2026

Luxembourg   v   Scotland

3 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Luxembourg

v

Scotland

Luxembourg

Scotland   v   Luxembourg

7 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Scotland

v

Luxembourg

Scotland

Israel   v   Luxembourg

14 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Israel

v

Luxembourg

Luxembourg   v   Israel

18 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Luxembourg

v

Israel

Luxembourg

Belgium   v   Luxembourg

5 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Belgium

v

Luxembourg

Belgium

Luxembourg   v   Belgium

9 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Luxembourg

v

Belgium

Luxembourg

• Luxembourg Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
• Luxembourg Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 13 November 2024 ^[4]

Role	Name
Head coach	Dan Santos
Assistant coach	Cristina Correia
Goalkeeping coach	Jean-Marie Noel
Fitness coach	Kevin Rutare
Physiotherapist	Pierre Loesel
Physiotherapist	Mathieu Gottini
Team delegate	Liz Thill

Manager history

• Romain Jean (2006–2012)
• Ray Pye (2012–2017)
• Samy Smaïli (2017–2020)
• Dan Santos (2020–)

Players

Main article: List of Luxembourg women's international footballers

See also: Category:Luxembourg women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendly matches against Cyprus on 28 November and 1 December 2025. ^[5]

Caps and goals accurate as of match against Cyprus on 1 December 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Emma Goetz	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Austria Wien
	1 GK	Joy Jung	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Swift Hesperange
	1 GK	Lucie Schlimé	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 22)	36	0	Sand
	1 GK	Lisi Oberweis	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Mamer 32
	2 DF	Amal Cherkane	(2006-09-16) 16 September 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Bettembourg
	2 DF	Kimberley Dos Santos	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 27)	48	4	Saarbrücken
	2 DF	Andreia Faria	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Swift Hesperange
	2 DF	Liane Freymann	(2001-11-03) 3 November 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Deutz 05
	2 DF	Emma Kremer	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 25)	34	1	Vorwärts Spoho 98
	2 DF	Rita Leite	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 28)	11	1	Tirsense
	2 DF	Andreia Machado	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 30)	32	3	Racing Union
	3 MF	Marta Estévez García	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 28)	50	7	Racing Union
	3 MF	Gioia Fiorucci	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Käerjéng 97
	3 MF	Edina Kocan	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 23)	21	0	Racing Union
	3 MF	Catarina Lavinas	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 23)	17	0	SV Elversberg
	3 MF	Leticia Mateus	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 21)	14	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
	3 MF	Laura Miller (captain)	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 23)	37	7	1. FC Nürnberg
	3 MF	Charlotte Schmit	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19)	29	3	Sporting CP
	4 FW	Anouchka Besch	(1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 26)	10	0	Jeunesse Junglinster
	4 FW	Hannah Dietrich	(2009-11-25) 25 November 2009 (age 16)	4	1	FC Saarbrücken
	4 FW	Caroline Jorge	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 20)	30	5	Racing Union
	4 FW	Rachel Kirps	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 20)	8	1	SV Elversberg
	4 FW	Joana Lourenco Magalhães	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 21)	35	10	Young Boys Diekirch
	4 FW	Amy Thompson	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 31)	54	35	Differdange
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad / standby RET = Retired from the national team SUS = Serving suspension WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Céline Töpler	(2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Differdange	v   Liechtenstein, 25 February 2025
DF	Isabel Albert	(1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 30)	28	1	Entente WMG	v.   Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
DF	Ana Barbosa Abreu	(2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 (age 18)	19	1	Racing Union	v   Hungary, 24 October 2025
MF	Leila Schmit	(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 19)	19	0	SV Elversberg	v   Kazakhstan, 3 June 2025
MF	Philippa Costa	(2001-10-18) 18 October 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Entente WMG	v.   Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
MF	Anna Miny	(2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 (age 18)	4	1	TuS Issel	v   Hungary, 24 October 2025
MF	Olivia Konsbrück	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Swift Hesperange	v   Hungary, 24 October 2025
FW	Vera Villegas	(2007-08-15) 15 August 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Reims	v   Kazakhstan, 3 June 2025
FW	Lena Alves	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 18)	0	0	TuS Issel	v   Kazakhstan, 3 June 2025
FW	Nathalie Ludwig	(1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 29)	11	1	Racing Union	v.   Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
FW	Emma Thill	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Entente WMG	v.   Liechtenstein, 8 April 2025
FW	Barbara Serra	(2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Ell	v   Hungary, 24 October 2025
FW	Charlie Jorge	(2008-11-13) 13 November 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Jeunesse Junglinster	v   Hungary, 24 October 2025

Records

Main article: List of Luxembourg women's international footballers

See also: Category:Luxembourg women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 1 December 2025. ^[6]

Most capped players Rank Player Caps Goals Years 1 Amy Thompson 54 35 2011– 2 Marta Estévez García 50 7 2016– 3 Kimberley Dos Santos 48 4 2016– 4 Jessica Birkel 40 7 2006–2018 5 Laura Miller 37 7 2019– 6 Lucie Schlimé 36 0 2019– 7 Joana Lourenco Magalhães 35 10 2021– 8 Emma Kremer 34 1 2018– 9 Caroline Jorge 30 5 2021– Marisa Soares Marques 30 0 2018–

Top goalscorers Rank Player Caps Goals Years 1 Amy Thompson 54 35 2011– 2 Janine Hansen 21 10 2006–2013 Joana Lourenco Magalhães 35 10 2021– 4 Laura Miller 37 7 2019– Jessica Birkel 40 7 2006–2018 Marta Estévez García 50 7 2016– 7 Karen Marin 12 6 2015–2018 Sophie Maurer 18 6 2009–2016 Julie Marques Abreu 22 6 2019– 10 Gabriela De Lemos 23 5 2013– Caroline Jorge 30 5 2021–

Most goals in a match

Player	Date	Goals	Opponent	Location	Competition	Line-up
Joana Lourenco Magalhães	19 February 2022 [7]	5	Tahiti [7]	Molsheim, France	International Friendly	Starting

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991 to 2007	Did not exist									Did not exist
2011	Did not enter									Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	1	8	-7
2019										3	0	0	3	3	21	-18
2023										10	3	0	7	9	45	–36
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2031
2035
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		16	3	1	12	13	74	-61

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
1984 to 2005	Did not exist									Did not exist
2009	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	5	7	-2	–
2013										3	1	0	2	4	9	-5
2017										3	1	0	2	4	8	-4
2022	Did not enter									Did not enter
2025	Did not qualify									6	1	2	3	5	18	–13	[a]	38th
2029	To be determined									To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		15	4	3	8	18	42	–24	38th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	C	2	3rd	6	1	2	3	6	11		43rd
2025	C	3	1st	6	5	1	0	20	6		35th
Total				12	6	3	3	26	17

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

• Sport in Luxembourg
  • Football in Luxembourg
    • Women's Football in Luxembourg
• Luxembourg women's national football team
  • Luxembourg women's national football team results
  • List of Luxembourg women's international footballers
• Luxembourg women's national under-20 football team
• Luxembourg women's national under-17 football team
• Luxembourg men's national football team

Notes

1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
2. "Match Report: Luxembourg 0-10 England". EnglandFootball.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
3. "Luxembourg 0-8 Austria". ESPN. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
4. "Equipe nationale A Dames" (in French). Luxembourg Football Federation . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
5. "LA SÉLECTION DES ROUT LÉIWINNEN POUR LES MATCHS CONTRE CHYPRE" [Luxembourg women's selections for upcoming matches against Cyprus] (in French). FLF. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
6. "Die Rekord Nationalspielerinnen" (in German). Fussball-Lux.lu.
7. "Luxembourger Records". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links

• FLF.lu
• FIFA profile