Brazil women's national football team

Brazil

Nickname(s)	A Seleção (The Selection) As Canarinhas (The Female Canaries) Auriverde (Green-and-Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-and-Yellow) Samba Queens
Association	Brazilian Football Confederation
Head coach	Jorge Luiz Barcellos
Captain	Aline
Most caps	Renata Costa (49)
Top scorer	Marta (47)
FIFA ranking	3
Highest FIFA ranking	2 (March 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking	8 (March 2007)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Brazil  1–2  United States (Jesolo, Italy; July 22, 1986)
Biggest win
Brazil  15–0  Bolivia (Uberlândia, Brazil; January 18, 1995) Brazil  15–0  Peru (Mar del Plata, Argentina; March 2, 1998)
Biggest defeat
Brazil  0–6  United States (Denver, USA; September 26, 1999)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1991)
Best result	Runner up, 2007
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (First in 1996)
Best result	Runner up, 2004
South-American Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1991)
Best result	Winners, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003

The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States.^[1]

The team finished the 1999 World Cup in the third place. In 1998 and 1999, the team was the runner-up of the Women's U.S. Cup.

Brazil finished the 2000 Olympic Games in the fourth place, and was the runner-up of the 2004 Olympic Games.

In 2002 and in 2004, Brazil women's U-20 national football team was the fourth placed team in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.

Brazil is the most successful women's national team in South America, having won the first four installments of the South-American Championships.

World Cup record

• 1991 - Round 1
• 1995 - Round 1
• 1999 - Third Place
• 2003 - Quarterfinalists
• 2007 - 2nd place

Sudamericano Femenino record

Olympic Games

• 1996 - 4th Place
• 2000 - 4th Place
• 2004 - Silver Medal
• 2008 - Silver Medal

Pan American Games record

• 1999 - Did not compete
• 2003 - Champions
• 2007 - Champions

Recent squads

2008 Summer Olympics

All ages are calculated as of August 6, 2008, the opening day of the Olympic women's tournament.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Andréia September 14, 1977 (aged 30) Prainsa 2 DF Simone February 10, 1981 (aged 27) Lyon 3 DF Andréia Rosa July 8, 1984 (aged 24) Ferroviária Araraqura 4 DF Tânia March 10, 1974 (aged 34) Saad 5 MF Renata Costa July 8, 1986 (aged 22) Odense 6 MF Maycon April 30, 1977 (aged 31) Saad 7 FW Daniela December 1, 1984 (aged 23) Saint Louis Athletica 8 FW Formiga March 3, 1978 (aged 30) FC Gold Pride 9 MF Ester September 12, 1982 (aged 25) Sky Blue FC 10 FW Marta April 19, 1986 (aged 22) Los Angeles Sol 11 FW Cristiane May 15, 1985 (aged 23) Chicago Red Stars 12 GK Bárbara July 4, 1988 (aged 20) Sport Recife 13 MF Francielle October 18, 1989 (aged 18) Santos 14 FW Pretinha May 19, 1975 (aged 33) Leonessa 15 FW Fabiana August 4, 1989 (aged 19) Corinthians 16 DF Érika February 4, 1988 (aged 20) FC Gold Pride 17 MF Maurine January 14, 1986 (aged 22) Santos 18 DF Rosana July 7, 1982 (aged 26) Neulengbach

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

All ages are calculated as of September 10, 2007, the opening day of the tournament.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Andréia September 14, 1977 (aged 29) 28 0 Transportes Alcaine 2 DF Elaine January 11, 1982 (aged 25) 13 4 Umeå 3 DF Aline (captain) June 7, 1982 (aged 25) 46 0 CEUNSP Salto 4 DF Tânia March 10, 1974 (aged 33) 33 3 Saad 5 MF Renata Costa July 8, 1986 (aged 21) 49 23 Botucatu 6 DF Rosana July 7, 1982 (aged 25) 16 1 Neulengbach 7 FW Daniela December 1, 1984 (aged 22) 18 17 Linköpings FC 8 FW Formiga March 3, 1978 (aged 31) 25 9 Saad 9 MF Maycon April 30, 1977 (aged 31) 20 12 Saad 10 FW Marta February 19, 1986 (aged 21) 45 47 Umeå 11 FW Cristiane May 15, 1985 (aged 22) 37 23 Linköpings FC 12 GK Bárbara July 4, 1988 (aged 19) 12 2 Sport Recife 13 DF Mônica April 4, 1978 (aged 29) 7 2 Botucatu 14 MF Grazielle April 28, 1981 (aged 26) 0 0 Botucatu 15 FW Kátia February 18, 1977 (aged 30) 28 17 Lyon 16 DF Simone February 10, 1981 (aged 26) 13 3 Lyon 17 DF Daiane April 15, 1983 (aged 24) 0 0 Botucatu 18 MF Pretinha May 19, 1975 (aged 32) 15 3 Leonessa 19 DF Michele June 10, 1984 (aged 23) 8 1 Botucatu 20 MF Ester September 12, 1982 (aged 24) 8 0 CEPE-Caxias 21 GK Thaís June 19, 1987 (aged 20) 2 0 São Caetano

See also

• Women's football in Brazil
• Football in Brazil

References

External links

• RSSSF Brasil
• RSSSF

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