Mexico women's national football team

Mexico

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Sub-confederation	NAFU (North America)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Head coach	Leonardo Cuéllar
Captain	Nayeli Rangel
Most caps	Maribel Dominguez (109)
Top scorer	Maribel Domínguez (75)
FIFA code	MEX
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	26 (25 September 2015)
Highest	21 (January 2011)
Lowest	31 (December 2002)
First international
Mexico 9–0 Austria (Jesolo, Italy; 6 July 1970)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1999)
Best result	Group Stage (1999, 2011, 2015)
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up  : (1998), (2010)
Medal record Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2011 Guadalajara Team

The Mexico women's national football team (sometimes referred to as Las Tri) represents Mexico in international women's football competition and is controlled by La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (Mexico Football Federation). In the 1970s, the team gained popularity, with Mexico finishing 3rd in an unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy. Also, in 1971, the team hosted an unofficial women's World Cup reaching the final, only to lose to Denmark 3–0. An estimated 110,000 people attended the final at Estadio Azteca that day. The team was formed before the 1999 Women's World Cup and was composed of players having citizenship of Mexico and descedents born elsewhere of Mexico's citizens. The main goal for the team was to qualify for their first World Cup. The team has since then developed and is now ranked 25th in the Women's FIFA World Ranking. One disadvantage of the team as compared to all other teams is that they have had for the past 14 years, one coach, Leonardo Cuéllar; rare in the world of a national team from Mexico. Another resurgence in popularity is developing, as the U-20 team competed in the quarter-finals in 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and a notable 1–0 win over England where the game was broadcast live. The team was the host for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, finishing in second place after an unexpected 2–1 victory over the United States. Mexico has a professional league, the Super Liga Femenil de Futbol, which was established in part to raise consciousness of women's football in Mexico.

History

The first official coach for the Mexico women's national football team was Leonardo Cuéllar. One of his main goals when first establishing the team was to qualify for the 1999 Women's World Cup. The team accomplished this by placing second to the Canadian team in the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship. After finding a coach to begin the team, controversy soon began regarding the nationality of the players being recruited. Many people in Mexico argued that Mexican-American girls should not be allowed to play on the team because they were taking spots away from full citizens. The team captain, Andrea Rodebaugh, argued that the team's main goal was to qualify and said that to them it did not matter who was on the team as long as the team was formed. The national team was formed despite the controversy and consisted of players holding Mexican citizenship as well as players from the United States. Initially the language disparity between the Spanish-speaking Mexicans and English-speaking Americans created a lack of cohesion in the team, but the teammates began teaching each other their respective languages.

Kit

The Mexico national team utilizes a tricolour system, composed of the colors green, white and red. The team's three colors originated from Mexico's national flag, known as the tricolor. The kit being used 2011–2012 is a green jersey for home and a black with gold jersey for away. Sewn on the inside collar of both jerseys is the Mexican saying somos guerreros meaning "we are warriors".

Schedule and Recent Results

The following is a list of matches played or games scheduled from January 2015:

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result
11 January 2015	Four Nations Tournament	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen	China PR	0–0
13 January 2015	Four Nations Tournament	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen	Canada	1–2
15 January 2015	Four Nations Tournament	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen	South Korea	1–2
5 February 2015	Friendly	Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City	Ecuador	1–0
7 February 2015	Friendly	Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City	Ecuador	2–0
4 March 2015	Cyprus Cup - Group Stage	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni	South Africa	2–0
6 March 2015	Cyprus Cup - Group Stage	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni	Czech Republic	1–0
9 March 2015	Cyprus Cup - Group Stage	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni	Belgium	0–0
11 March 2015	Cyprus Cup - Third place match	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca	Italy	3–2
14 May 2015	Friendly	Santa Monica Airport Park, Santa Monica	Canada	0–1
17 May 2015	Friendly	StubHub Center, Carson	United States	1–5
25 May 2015	Friendly	Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City	Costa Rica	2–1
28 May 2015	Friendly	Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City	Costa Rica	3–0
9 June 2015	World Cup - Group Stage	Moncton Stadium, Moncton	Colombia	1–1
13 June 2015	World Cup - Group Stage	Moncton Stadium, Moncton	England	1–2
17 June 2015	World Cup - Group Stage	Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa	France	0–5
11 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games	CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton	Colombia	0–1
14 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games	CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton	Argentina	3–1
18 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games	CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton	Trinidad and Tobago	3-1
22 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games - Semifinals	CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton	Brazil	2-4
24 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games - Third place match	CIBC Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton	Canada	2-0
9 December 2015	2015 International Tournament of Natal	Arena das Dunas, Natal	Canada	0-3
13 December 2015	2015 International Tournament of Natal	Arena das Dunas, Natal	Brazil	0-6
16 December 2015	2015 International Tournament of Natal	Arena das Dunas, Natal	Trinidad and Tobago	3-0
20 December 2015	2015 International Tournament of Natal - Third place match	Arena das Dunas, Natal	Trinidad and Tobago	2-1
21 January 2016	Four Nations Tournament	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen	China PR
23 January 2016	Four Nations Tournament	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen	South Korea
26 January 2016	Four Nations Tournament	Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen	Vietnam
10 February 2016	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying	Toyota Stadium, Dallas	Puerto Rico
13 February 2016	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying	Toyota Stadium, Dallas	United States
15 February 2016	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying	Toyota Stadium, Dallas	Costa Rica

Current squad

Squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Head coach: Leonardo Cuéllar

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Cecilia Santiago (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 43 0 Apollon Limassol 2 2DF Kenti Robles (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 45 0 Atlético Madrid 3 2DF Christina Murillo (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 26 1 Univ. of Michigan 4 2DF Alina Garciamendez (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 51 2 Unattached 5 2DF Valeria Miranda (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 17 0 Pumas UNAM 6 3MF Jennifer Ruiz (1983-08-09) 9 August 1983 36 4 Unattached 7 3MF Nayeli Rangel (c) (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 72 6 Unattached 8 3MF Teresa Noyola (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 40 3 Houston Dash 9 4FW Charlyn Corral (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 33 18 Levante UD 10 3MF Stephany Mayor (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 55 10 UDLA Puebla 11 4FW Mónica Ocampo (1987-01-04) 4 January 1987 77 14 Sky Blue FC 12 1GK Pamela Tajonar (1984-12-02) 2 December 1984 38 0 Sevilla FC 13 2DF Greta Espinoza (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 13 0 Oregon State Univ. 14 2DF Arianna Romero (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 31 1 Washington Spirit 15 2DF Bianca Sierra (1992-06-25) 25 June 1992 31 0 Boston Breakers 16 3MF Mónica Alvarado (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 21 0 Texas Christian Univ. 17 3MF Veronica Perez (1988-05-18) 18 May 1988 78 9 Canberra United FC 18 3MF Amanda Perez (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 5 0 Univ. of Washington 19 4FW Renae Cuéllar (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 31 7 Hwacheon KSPO WFC 20 3MF Maria Sánchez (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 3 0 Idaho State Univ. 21 4FW Anisa Guajardo (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 24) 13 4 Melbourne City FC 22 3MF Fabiola Ibarra (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 6 1 Club Tijuana 23 1GK Emily Alvarado (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 0 0 Texas Rush

Recent call-ups

List of players called up to the squad in the last six months

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alejandra Gutierrez	(1994-07-02) July 2, 1994	0	0	Unattached	2015 International Tournament of Natal
DF	Marlene Sandoval	(1984-01-18) January 18, 1984	85	5	Unattached	2015 International Tournament of Natal
DF	Janelly Farías	(1990-02-12) February 12, 1990	0	0	Unattached	2015 International Tournament of Natal
DF	Guadalupe Cruzaley	(1995-02-30) February 30, 1995	0	0	Unattached	2015 International Tournament of Natal
DF	Mariel Gutierrez	(1994-08-06) August 6, 1994	4	0	University of Georgia	2015 International Tournament of Natal
MF	Nancy Antonio	(1996-04-02) April 2, 1996	1	0	Unattached	2015 Pan American Games
MF	Karla Nieto	(1995-01-09) January 9, 1995	0	0	Unattached	2015 International Tournament of Natal
MF	Esmeralda Verdugo	(1994-01-01) January 1, 1994	0	0	Cerritos College	2015 International Tournament of Natal
FW	Maribel Domínguez	(1978-11-18) November 18, 1978	109	75	Unattached	2015 International Tournament of Natal
FW	Paloma Zermeño	(1995-02-30) February 30, 1995	0	0	City College of San Francisco	2015 International Tournament of Natal
FW	Katie Johnson	(1994-09-14) September 14, 1994	0	0	University of Southern California	2015 International Tournament of Natal
FW	Tanya Samarzich	(1994-12-28) December 28, 1994	10	1	University of Kentucky	2015 International Tournament of Natal
FW	Monica Monsivais	(1988-01-17) January 17, 1988	0	0	BIIK Kazygurt	2015 International Tournament of Natal

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Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	15
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	3	7
2015	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	2	8
Total		3/7	9	0	3	6	6	30

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	3	0	1	2	1	8
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	1/5	3	0	1	2	1	8

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup

Year	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Group stage	3	1	0	2	9	16
1993	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Third place	4	1	1	2	6	19
1998	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	20	6
2000	Group stage	3	1	0	2	10	7
2002	Third place	5	3	0	2	11	7
2006	Third place	3	2	0	1	6	2
2010	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	11	7
2014	Third place	5	3	0	2	17	7
Total	-	33	17	2	14	90	71

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Final	2nd	6	3	1	2	15	9
2003	Semi-finals	3rd	4	3	0	1	10	5
2007	Semi-finals	4th	5	3	0	2	6	1
2011	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	2	1	3	2
2015	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	7
Total	-	5/5	25	14	3	8	54	24

U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pts
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	5	13	3
2012	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	1	10	3
2014	Quarter Finals	12th	4	2	0	2	8	5	6
Total	-	2/4	10	4	0	14	28	12

Overall official record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
1991 CONCACAF Tournament	First stage	0–12	United States
		1–3	Trinidad and Tobago
		8–1	Martinique	3 / 4
1994 CONCACAF Tournament	Round robin stage	0–9	United States
		0–6	Canada
		3–1	Jamaica
		3–3	Trinidad and Tobago	3 / 5
1998 CONCACAF Tournament	First stage	3–2	Costa Rica
		7–1	Haiti
		2–2	Trinidad and Tobago	1 / 4
	Semifinals	8–0	Guatemala
	Final	0–1	Canada
1999 World Cup	First stage	1–7	Brazil		Domínguez
		0–6	Germany
		0–2	Italy	4 / 4
1999 Pan American Games	First stage	1–1	United States
		2–3	Canada
		5–1	Costa Rica
		5–1	Trinidad and Tobago	3 / 5
	Semifinals	2–2 (PSO: 5–3)	Canada
	Final	0–1	United States
2000 Gold Cup	First stage	3–4	Canada		Domínguez 2, Mora
		7–0	Guatemala		Mora 4, Domínguez 3
		0–3	China	3 / 4
2002 Gold Cup	First stage	0–3	United States
		5–1	Panama		Gómez 2, Domínguez, Leyva, Sandoval
		2–0	Trinidad and Tobago	2 / 4	Gerardo 2
	Semifinals	0–2	Canada
	Third place match	4–1	Costa Rica		Domínguez 2, González, Mora
2003 Pan American Games	First stage	1–0	Costa Rica		Worbis
		3–1	Argentina		Mora, Rosales, Worbis
	Semifinals	2–3	Canada		Leyva, Mora
	Third place match	4–1	Argentina		Leyva, Mora, Moreno, Rosales
2004 Summer Olympics	First stage	1–1	China		Domínguez
		0–2	Germany		2 / 3
	Quarterfinals	0–5	Brazil
2006 Gold Cup	First round	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago		Domínguez, González, P. Pérez
	Semifinals	0–2	United States
	Third place match	3–0	Jamaica		Ocampo 2, Domínguez
2007 World Cup qualification	AFC-CONCACAF play-off	0–2 2–1	Japan		Domínguez, Leyva
2007 Pan American Games	First stage	5–0	Paraguay		Corral 2, Ocampo 2, Valdez
		0–1	Argentina
		2–0	Panama		Worbis
		3–2	United States		López 2, Worbis
	Semifinals	0–2	Brazil
	Third place match	1–2	Canada		Worbis
2008 Summer Olympics qualification	First stage	8–1	Jamaica		López 4, Morales 2, Ocampo, Worbis
		1–3	United States	2 / 3	Worbis
	Semifinals	0–1	Canada
2010 Gold Cup	First stage	7–2	Guyana		Domínguez 4, Garza, Worbis
		2–0	Trinidad and Tobago		Domínguez, López
		0–3	Canada	2 / 4
	Semifinals	2–1	United States		Domínguez, V. Pérez
	Final	0–1	Canada
2011 World Cup	First stage	1–1	England		Ocampo
		0–4	Japan
		2–2	New Zealand	3 / 4	Domínguez, Mayor
2011 Pan American Games	First stage	0–0	Chile
		1–1	Trinidad and Tobago		Domínguez
		1–0	Colombia	2 / 4	V. Pérez
	Semifinals	0–1	Brazil
	Third place match	1–0	Colombia		Ruiz
2012 Summer Olympics qualification	First stage	5–0	Guatemala		Domínguez 3, Diaz, Garza
		7–0	Dominican Republic		Guajardo 3, Diaz, Ruiz, Saucedo
		0–4	United States	2 / 4
	Semifinals	1–3	Canada		V. Pérez
2015 World Cup	First stage	1–1	Colombia		V. Pérez
		1–2	England		Ibarra
		0-5	France	4 / 4
2015 Pan American Games	First stage	0–1	Colombia
		3–1	Argentina		Noyola, Rangel, Ruiz
		3-1	Trinidad and Tobago	2 / 4	Mayor 2, Ocampo
	Semifinals	2-4	Brazil		Romero, Rangel
	Third place match	2-0	Canada		Ocampo, Mayor

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