Poland women's national football team

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Poland
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Nickname(s) Biało-czerwone (The white and reds)
ORLICE (The Eaglesses)
Association Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Nina Patalon
Captain Ewa Pajor
Most caps Maria Makowska (111) [1]
Top scorer Ewa Pajor (59)
FIFA code POL
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First colours
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FIFA ranking
Current 29 Increase2.svg 1 (15 December 2023) [2]
Highest27 (December 2005 – March 2006; June 2007 – March 2008; May 2010)
Lowest36 (June 2018)
First international
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–0 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg
(Catania, Italy; 27 June 1981)
Biggest win
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0–13 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg
(Ramat Gan, Israel; 24 February 1998)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 10–0 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 13 September 2003)
European Championship
Appearances0

The Poland women's national football team represents Poland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Polish Football Association, has never qualified for a major international tournament.

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History

Poland is one of the earliest nation in Europe to begin developing women's football, having fielded its female team for the first time in 1981, for a friendly against Italy away. Poland's debut ended with a 0–3 defeat in Catania.

Since its inception, Poland has little success at the international stage, and has failed to qualify for any major tournament, although the team has come close in several occasions. This has been largely due to most of its female footballers are not professional, many Polish female footballers are part-timers, unlike the far more successful men's counterparts. [3] Despite their part-time status, the fact that the team has seen its rise in fortune since 2010s, having come very close in qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, 2022, as well as the 2011, 2015 and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups were seen as signs of potential growth of the women's team.

Since late 2010s, more efforts have been put in order to give the women's national team more recognition. After failing to qualify for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, the PZPN has undertaken the step to bid for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025, with the establishment of a separate women's football department, while the domestic women's league of Poland, Ekstraliga, is also moving toward establishing full-time professionalism in undisclosed dates. [4] [5]

Team image

Nicknames

The Poland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Biało-czerwone (The white and reds)" or "ORLICE (The Eaglesses)".

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2023

21 February Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
6 April Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
11 April Friendly Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rotterdam
20:00
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen (Denmark)
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Athens
19:00 (20:00 EEST)
Report
Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium,
Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) UEFA Nations League B Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Tychy
17:45
Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) UEFA Nations League B Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Stara Pazova
19:00 Report
Stadium: Sportski centar FSS
Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) UEFA Nations League B Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Stalowa Wola (Poland) [6]
18:00 Report Stadium: Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej
Attendance: 1,944
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) UEFA Nations League B Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sosnowiec
19:00 Report Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

2024

23 February Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
27 February Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff [7]

PositionName
Head coach Nina Patalon
Assistant coach Maciej Laskowski
Assistant coach Marta Mika
Goalkeeping coach Łukasz Maćkowiak
Physical coach Adam Matuszczak
Analyst Marta Walczak

Manager history

NameFromToSource
Tadeusz Maślak1981-06-271984-06-30
Jerzy Pach1984-07-011985-12-31
Józef Kopeć1986-01-011989-12-31
Józef Drabicki1990-01-011990-12-31
Jerzy Miedziński1991-01-011991-12-31
Władysław Szyngiera1992-01-311998-12-31
Leszek Baczyński1999-01-311999-12-31
Albin Wira2000-02-012003-09-18
Jan Stępczak2003-09-182009-06-10
Robert Góralczyk 2009-06-112011-01-11
Roman Jaszczak2011-01-112013-02-21
Wojciech Basiuk2013-02-212016-06-07 [8]
Miłosz Stępiński 2016-06-072021-03-15 [9] [10]
Nina Patalon 2021-03-23 [11]

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 32)560 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg
1 GK Kinga Szemik (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 26)110 Flag of France.svg Reims
221 GK Oliwia Szperkowska (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 22)Unknown

232 DF Adriana Achcińska (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 21)61 Flag of Poland.svg UKS SMS Łódź
22 DF Sylwia Matysik 290 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
22 DF Emilia Szymczak (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 17)00 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona B
22 DF Martyna Wiankowska (1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 27)453 Flag of Poland.svg Czarni Sosnowiec
22 DF Oliwia Woś 00 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich
63 MF Wiktoria Zieniewicz (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of Poland.svg UKS SMS Łódź

143 MF Dominika Grabowska (1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 25)424 Flag of France.svg Fleury
23 MF Oliwia Domin 00 Flag of Poland.svg UKS SMS Łódź
83 MF Kinga Kozak (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21)131 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow City
83 MF Nadia Krezyman
23 MF Klaudia Lefeld 101 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper
23 MF Tanja Pawollek (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25)81 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt
23 MF Natalia Wróbel 90 Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby

24 FW Kayla Adamek (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)60 Flag of Sweden.svg Vittsjö
164 FW Klaudia Jedlińska (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)30 Flag of France.svg Dijon
114 FW Ewelina Kamczyk (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 27)6514 Flag of France.svg Fleury
204 FW Nikola Karczewska (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 24)50 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
184 FW Nikol Kaletka (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29)230 Flag of Poland.svg Medyk Konin
194 FW Natalia Padilla (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 21)194 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln
94 FW Ewa Pajor (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27)7055 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg

Recent call-ups

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Karolina Klabis 80 Flag of Poland.svg AZS UJ Kraków v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 26 September 2023

DF Katja Skupień 00 Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Łęczna v. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, 26 September 2023
DF Małgorzata Grec (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)70 Flag of France.svg Dijon v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, 31 October 2023


FW Magdalena Sobal 00 Flag of Poland.svg KS Pogoń Tczew v. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia, 31 October 2023

Records

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification record
YearResultPldWD *LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 Did not qualify4004211
Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 6015215
Flag of the United States.svg 1999 8512159
Flag of the United States.svg 2003 8800251
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 83051429
Flag of Germany.svg 2011 8512189
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 105142014
Flag of France.svg 2019 83231612
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 10622289
2027 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/107035122514998
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
YearResultGPWDLGFGA
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Did not qualify
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
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024 Unable to qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 To be determined
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032
Total-------

UEFA Women's Championship

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Poland's national team in 2004
UEFA Women's Euro recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD *LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1984 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Norway.svg 1987
Flag of Germany.svg 1989
Flag of Denmark.svg 1991 Did not qualify4004211
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 4004312
Flag of Germany.svg 1995 6015215
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1997 6303229
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 63211611
Flag of England.svg 2005 8026736
Flag of Finland.svg 2009 82151120
Flag of Sweden.svg 2013 105231711
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 83141016
Flag of England.svg 2022 8422165
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/1464201133104135

Algarve Cup

YearResultPldWDLGFGACoach
2008 11th place410338Jan Stępczak
2009 11th place311259Jan Stępczak
2019 320143 Miłosz Stępiński
TotalRunners-up104161220

See also

Notes

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