Guatemala women's national football team

Guatemala
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Las Chapinas (The Chapinas)

Azul y Blanca (Blue and White)

La Bicolor(The Bicolor)
AssociationFederación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachKarla Maya
CaptainAna Lucía Martínez
Home stadiumEstadio Cementos Progreso
FIFA codeGUA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 83 Increase 1 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest70 (March 2017)
Lowest87 (November 2010)
First international
 Guatemala 11–0 Honduras 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 19 July 1998)
Biggest win
 Guatemala 18–0 Belize 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
 China 14–0 Guatemala 
(Massachusetts, United States; 24 June 2000)
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best result4th place (1998)

The Guatemala women's national football team is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Costa Rica, having won the 1999 UNCAF championship.[2][3]

History

Following the creation of the first national women's league in 1997, a Guatemala women's national team was formed and in 1998 it began playing official international matches, the first of which was an 11–0 win against Honduras on 19 July 1998. After two more wins against El Salvador and Haiti, Guatemala advanced to the final qualification tournament to the 1999 Women's World Cup, where they finished fourth.

In June 1999 the first UNCAF Women's Championship was celebrated in Guatemala City, where after wins against Honduras and Nicaragua and a draw against Costa Rica, the host team won the title by beating the latter 2–0 in the final, in front of 12,000 spectators at the Estadio Mateo Flores.[4] Guatemala captain Magnolia Pérez was the top scorer and best player of the tournament. Guatemala was invited to the 2000 Women's Gold Cup, where they lost all three first round matches against China, Mexico, and Canada.

At the 2001 Central American Games in home soil, Guatemala won their first round group but was then eliminated on penalty kicks in a semi final against Honduras, after which Guatemala beat El Salvador for the bronze medal.[5]

Ana Lucía Martínez made her debut for Guatemala in 2009

Guatemala entered qualification to the 2004 Olympic Games, where they earned a place in the final qualification tournament after beating Belize and drawing against Panama in the first round in November 2003, but its participation in the competition was halted and the team was replaced by Panama, as FIFA banned Guatemala from all international competitions in January 2004 until February 2004. Between 2004 and 2010, the Guatemala women's team's participation in international competitions was very scarce, with only two competitive matches played, both in 2006 during qualification to the 2006 Women's Gold Cup.

In 2010 Guatemala won the bronze medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, with a 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses record.[6] Later that year, Guatemala participated at the IV Women's Gold Cup, losing all three of their first round matches, against Costa Rica, the United States, and Haiti.

Guatemala hosted the 2012 Central American Pre-Olympic tournament, where they narrowly advanced to the final stage, finishing second behind Costa Rica after beating El Salvador 2–1.[7] At the final qualification tournament in Vancouver, Guatemala lost to Mexico and the United States and beat the Dominican Republic, finishing third in their group and eliminated from the 2012 Olympic Tournament.

Results and fixtures

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

28 May 2025 (2025-05-28) Friendly Guatemala  0-1  Puerto Rico Guatemala City, Guatemala
11:00 UTC−6 Garcia 63' Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
31 May 2025 (2025-05-31) Friendly Guatemala  1-2  Puerto Rico Guatemala City, Guatemala
11:00 UTC−6 Solórzano ??' Marcano ??', ??' Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
28 June 2025 (2025-06-28) Friendly Ecuador  4–0  Guatemala Quito, Ecuador
20:00 UTC+0
Match report – Sofascore Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
1 July 2025 (2025-07-01) Friendly Ecuador  1-0  Guatemala Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5 Espinales 23' Report Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification matches in December 2025.[8]

Caps and goals updated as of December 2025 after the match against Puerto Rico.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Isabella Andrino 0 United States Soccer Federation CSUN Women's Soccer
12 1GK Angie Hidalgo (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 0 0 National Football Federation of Guatemala Huehuetecas

2 2DF Anayeli Quintanilla National Football Federation of Guatemala Huehuetecas FC
3 2DF Michelle Ruano (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 National Football Federation of Guatemala Doña Blanca
4 2DF Acacia Edwards (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 National Football Federation of Guatemala Municipal Femenino
5 2DF Samantha López (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 Mexican Football Federation Guadalajara
6 2DF Sorsha Herrera National Football Federation of Guatemala Cremas Femenino
13 2DF Sandra Ovando (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 United States Soccer Federation Southwestern Christian University

7 3MF Nathalia López (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 National Football Federation of Guatemala Unifut Antigua
8 3MF Elizabeth Estrada (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 United States Soccer Federation La Salle University
9 3MF Jezmin Castellanos United States Soccer Federation West Texas A&M
10 3MF Jemery Myvett (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 Albanian Football Federation KFF Vllaznia
11 3MF Madelyn Ventura (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 National Football Federation of Guatemala Xelajú MC
16 3MF María Contreras (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 National Football Federation of Guatemala United FC
17 3MF Dina Polanco (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 United States Soccer Federation University of Mary Marauders
18 3MF Betzael Contreras (2005-12-20) 20 December 2005 United States Soccer Federation Miami Dade College

19 4FW María Monterroso (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 Mexican Football Federation Dynamo de Guadalajara
20 4FW Ana Lucía Martínez (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 Mexican Football Federation Cruz Azul
21 4FW Karen González (2005-06-14) 14 June 2005 National Football Federation of Guatemala Cuilco Femenino FC
22 4FW Waleska Franco National Football Federation of Guatemala Municipal

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alexia Estrada (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 0 United States San Francisco Dons v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
GK Isabella Andrino 0 United States CSUN Women's Soccer v.  Puerto Rico, May 2025

DF Ariadna Olayo (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 Guatemala Antigua v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
DF Lilian Álvarez Guatemala Nueva Santa Fe v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
DF Luisa León (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 Guatemala Municipal v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
DF Marilyn Rivera (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 Guatemala Cremas v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
DF Michelle Ruano (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 Guatemala Doña Blanca v.  Puerto Rico, May 2025

MF Bárbara Ramírez Guatemala Antigua v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
MF Flor Perla (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 Guatemala Unifut v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
MF Savianna Gómez (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 Morocco AS FAR v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
MF Whitney Gale (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 United States Utah State Aggies v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025

FW Aisha Solórzano (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 United States Utah Royals v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
FW Andrea Álvarez (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 Spain Eibar v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
FW Celsa Cruz (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 Guatemala Municipal v.  Ecuador, 1 July 2025
FW Maria Amanda Monterroso Mexico Dynamo de Guadalajara v.  Puerto Rico, May 2025

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019 Suspended by FIFA
Australia New Zealand 2023 did not qualify
Brazil 2027 to be determined
MexicoUnited States 2031 to be determined
United Kingdom 2035 to be determined
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000 did not qualify 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 2[a] 1 1 0 16 3
China 2008 did not enter did not enter
United Kingdom 2012 did not qualify 7 4 0 3 17 25
Brazil 2016 6 2 0 4 7 17
Japan 2020 2 1 0 1 5 3
France 2024 4 2 0 2 16 7
Total 21 10 1 10 61 55
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
  1. ^ After two match played, National Football Federation of Guatemala was suspended by CONCACAF and FIFA in January 2004.[9]

CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONCACAF Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
Haiti 1991 did not enter did not enter
United States 1993
Canada 1994
Canada 1998 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 10 16 2 2 0 0 15 1
United States 2000 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 33 3 2 1 0 16 4
CanadaUnited States 2002 did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 8
United States 2006 2 1 0 1 2 4
Mexico 2010 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 11 2 2 0 0 7 2
United States 2014 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 4 3 0 1 9 5
United States 2018 Suspended by FIFA Suspended
Mexico 2022 did not qualify 4 2 0 2 16 7
Total Fourth Place 14 2 0 12 11 68 21 14 1 6 73 31
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011 did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019 Suspended by FIFA
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010 Bronze Medal 5 2 1 2 10 8
Mexico 2014 did not enter
Colombia 2018
Panama 2022 to be determined
Total Bronze Medal 5 2 1 2 10 8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Guatemala 2001 Bronze Medal 4 3 1 0 21 2
Costa Rica 2013 Bronze Medal 4 3 0 1 15 9
Nicaragua 2017 Suspended by FIFA
El Salvador 2022 to be determined
Total Bronze Medal 8 6 1 1 36 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Regional

Bronze Medalists (1): 2010
Bronze Medalists (2): 2001, 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ Source: (in Spanish) http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/Futbol-aroma-mujer_0_77392318.html Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Source: (in Spanish) http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/edicionesanteriores/junio14/DEPORTES/depor12.html
  4. ^ "Noticias de deportes en Costa Rica".
  5. ^ "Juegos Centroamericanos 2001 (Guatemala)".
  6. ^ "Fedefut Guatemala – GUATEMALA GANA MEDALLA DE BRONCE EN LOS JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS y DEL CARIBE".
  7. ^ "Guatemala earns last place in Vancouver". CONCACAF. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Selección femenina de Guatemala lista para la Clasificatoria W de Concacaf". Facebook (in Spanish). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad: Football Qualifying Tournament (Women)". CONCACAF. 12 January 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2021.