Scotland women's national football team
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The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football competitions. Since 1998, the team has been governed by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). Scotland qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019, and for their first UEFA Women's Championship in 2017. As of June 2023, the team was placed 23rd in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, Scotland is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Pedro Martínez Losa[1] | ||
Captain | Rachel Corsie[2] | ||
Most caps | Gemma Fay (203)[3] | ||
Top scorer | Julie Fleeting (116) | ||
FIFA code | SCO | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 24 1 (15 March 2024)[4] | ||
Highest | 19[5] (March 2014; September 2018) | ||
Lowest | 31[5] (March – June 2004) | ||
First international | |||
Scotland 2–3 England (Greenock, Scotland; 18 November 1972)[6][7][8] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Scotland 17–0 Lithuania (Glasgow, Scotland; 30 May 1998)[9] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England 8–0 Scotland (Nuneaton, England; 23 June 1973)[10] Spain 8–0 Scotland (Seville, Spain; 30 November 2021) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2019) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2017) | ||
Website | Official website |