Cuba women's national football team

Cuba
Nickname(s)	Las Leonas del Caribe (The Lionesses of the Caribbean)
Association	Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Elizabeth Cuff
FIFA code	CUB
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	89 6 (15 December 2023)
Highest	81 (December 2020)
Lowest	102 (November 2010)
First international
	Cuba 21–0 British Virgin Islands ; (Havana, Cuba; 3 October 2007)
Biggest win
	Cuba 21–0 British Virgin Islands ; (Havana, Cuba; 3 October 2007)
Biggest defeat
	Canada 12–0 Cuba ; (Edinburg, Texas, United States; 8 October 2018)

The Cuba women's national football team is the national women's football team of Cuba and is overseen by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. In 2018, Cuba qualified for its first ever CONCACAF Women's Championship after finishing third in Caribbean Zone Qualifying.^[2]

Coaching staff

Manager history

Edelsio Griego (????-???)
Elizabeth Cuff(?????-present)

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

2023

15 July Friendly

Ecuador

1–0

Cuba

18 July Friendly

Ecuador

2–0

Cuba

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League C	Saint Lucia	1–2	Cuba	Gros Islet
18:00	Joseph 15'	Report	Rodríguez 4' Mengana 90+3'	Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Shandor Wilkinson (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League C	Guadeloupe	0–2	Cuba	Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Gustarimac 35' (o.g.) Pupo Álvarez 44'	Stadium: Stade municipal de Sainte-Anne Referee: Alexandra Billeter (United States)

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League C	Cuba	3–0	Guadeloupe	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
--:-- UTC−4	Aldana 9', 45+2' Núñez 37'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)

5 December 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League C

Cuba

4–1

Saint Lucia

Players

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

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad to play the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification games against Saint Lucia on 22 September 2023, respectively.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Lucylena Martínez	(1991-05-28) 28 May 1991	13	0
	1GK	Mariulbis Pérez

3	2DF	Yerly Palma	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002	3	2	Camagüey
	2DF	Yarisleidy Mena
	2DF	Yaniuvis Suárez	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001	0	0
	2DF	Sheyla Wanton	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	0	0
	2DF	Marianela Morales	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991	9	0
	2DF	Nahomi Aguilar	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	0	0
	2DF	Yatmisleydis Núñez	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000	0	0
	2DF	Yarianna Zunzunegui

6	3MF	Laura Moreno	(1993-09-18) 18 September 1993	8	1
	3MF	Jessica Pupo	(1990-09-12) 12 September 1990	13	0
18	3MF	María Álvarez	(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000	3	0
	3MF	Elianne Valdés
	3MF	Daimelys Ribalta
	3MF	Yeranis Lee	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999	7	0
9	3MF	Katheryn Rodríguez	(2002-09-10) 10 September 2002	5	4	Villa Clara

7	4FW	Eunises Núñez	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000	3	1
23	4FW	Maristania Mengana	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000	7	1
	4FW	Cecil Aldana	(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003	0	0

Recent call ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alianne Matamoros (captain)	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000	4	0	Pococí	v. Ecuador, 15 July 2023
GK	Elika Acea	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003	0	0	Cienfuegos	v. Ecuador, 15 July 2023

DF	Dayani Suárez	(2004-06-02) 2 June 2004	0	0		v. Ecuador, 15 July 2023

MF	Eliane Valdez	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001	3	2		v. Ecuador, 15 July 2023
MF	Yovalis Mellina	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000	0	0		v. Ecuador, 15 July 2023

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011	did not qualify
2015
2019
2023	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
1996	did not enter								1995 FIFA WWC
2000									1999 FIFA WWC
2004									did not enter
2008	did not qualify								5	3	0	2	37	4
2012									6	2	1	3	10	8
2016									2	1	1	0	7	1
2020									4	3	0	1	19	14
2024	to be determined								to be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	9	2	6	73	27

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
CONCACAF W Championship record								Qualification record
1991	did not enter							did not enter
1993
1994
1998
2000
2002
2006
2010	did not qualify							5	3	0	2	12	10
2014	did not qualify							2014 Caribbean Cup
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	29	8	5	1	2	34	12
2022	to be determined							In progress
Total	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	29	13	8	1	4	46	22

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	did not enter
2003
2007
2011	did not qualify
2015
2019
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
2010	did not enter
2014
2018
2022	to be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	did not enter
2014	First round	2	1	0	1	2	1
Total	First round	2	1	0	1	2	1

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
↑ "Caribbean trio complete continental line-up". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
↑ Cuatro futbolistas del FC Santiago de Cuba integraron la Selección Nacional Femenina a la Liga de Naciones de Concacaf

External links

FIFA Profile

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[2] "Caribbean trio complete continental line-up". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[3] Cuatro futbolistas del FC Santiago de Cuba integraron la Selección Nacional Femenina a la Liga de Naciones de Concacaf

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National women's football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
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Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

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