The Peru women's national football team represents Peru in international women's football and is controlled by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) (Federación Peruana de Fútbol in Spanish). They have been a part of the CONMEBOL confederation since its formation in 1996. The Peruvian team has yet to qualify for a FIFA Women's World Cup and is currently ranked 76th in the FIFA Rankings.
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| Nickname(s) | La Bicolor (The Bicolour) La Blanquirroja (The White and Red) La Rojiblanca (The Red and White) | ||
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| Association | Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Emily Lima | ||
| Captain | Fabiola Herrera | ||
| Top scorer | Miryam Tristán (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional | ||
| FIFA code | PER | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 76  (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 32 (May – September 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 76 (June – August 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Brazil 15–0 Peru  (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Peru 6–1 Paraguay  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 December 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 15–0 Peru (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 2 March 1998) | |||
| Sudamericano Femenino | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | 3rd place (1998) | ||
Peru's best result in major international competitions was in the 1998 Sudamericano Femenino, where they achieved third place. Peru also has never qualified for a World Cup and is almost always eliminated in the Group Stage of the Copa América Femenina. La Blanquirroja is coached by Emily Lima and plays the majority of its games in the Estadio Nacional in Lima.
History
editIn 1996 the Peruvian Peruvian Football Federation created the Peruvian Primera División Femenina[2][3] under the name of Metropolitan women's football championship (currently known as Liga Femenina). On that basis, in 1998 the federation gathered its very best players into a national team, whose first international appearance was the third South American Women's Football Championship played in Argentina, in which the team achieved third place.[4]
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In the early 2000s, Peru gained fourth place in the 2003 South American Women's Football Championship on home soil and won the gold medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games. The late 2010s saw a decline in Peruvian women's football, being eliminated in the group stage of the Copa America since 2003 and the same for the U-17 and U-20 team. In 2019, the team automatically qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games for the first time as hosts and placed 8th after losing to Jamaica. They only scored two goals and conceded seven. They finished last in their group with one point. In 2024, Peru won their first game in almost 20 years against Bolivia, winning 3-2 and later 1-0 in February. They automatically qualified for the 2027 Pan American Games as hosts.
Team image
editNicknames
editThe Peru women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "La Blanquirroja" or "La Rojiblanca (The White And Red)". They are also often nicknamed ''La Bicolor (The Bicolour)''.
Home stadium
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Peru occasionally play its home matches on the Estadio Nacional del Perú. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. Peru also plays at other stadiums , such as Estadio Universidad San Marcos and Estadio Monumental "U", both located in Lima. Estadio Monumental was the chosen venue for the 2003 South American Women's Championship, in which Peru jointly hosted with Ecuador and Argentina. It held matches for the final round of the tournament, in which Peru achieved fourth place. While Peru does have proper stadiums, they mostly use their training facility, the Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA) to host friendlies.
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
edit| 1 December Friendly | Chile  | 1–0 | Peru | La Pintana, Santiago, Chile |
| 18:45 UTC−3 | Aedo  59' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Pintana |
| 5 December Friendly | Chile | 6–0 | Peru | La Pintana, Santiago, Chile |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Pintana |
2024
edit| 26 February Friendly | Bolivia  | 2–3 | Peru | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| 16:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Juan Carlos Durán |
| 28 February Friendly | Bolivia | 0–1 | Peru | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| --:-- UTC−4 | Pierina Núñez 69 | Stadium: Estadio Juan Carlos Durán |
| 6 April Friendly | Costa Rica  | 5–1 | Peru | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Stade Alejandro Morera Soto |
| 9 April Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Peru | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 10:00 | Report | Flores 22' |
Stadium: FCRF Sports Complex |
| 1 June Friendly | Nicaragua  | 1–0 | Peru | Managua, Nicaragua. |
| 18:00 UTC−6 |
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Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium |
| 4 June Friendly | Nicaragua | 1–0 | Peru | Managua, Nicaragua |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium |
| 13 July Friendly | El Salvador  | 3–1 | Peru | Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias |
| 16 July Friendly | El Salvador | 3–0 | Peru | Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias |
| 26 October Friendly | Peru | 1–0 | Bolivia | Lima, Peru |
| --:-- UTC−4 | Bilcape 45+1' |
Stadium: Estadio Iván Elías Moreno |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Emily Lima
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| Goalkeeping trainer |  Javier Cano
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| Team doctor | Dr. Jaime Izaguirre
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| Physio | Alberto Fernandez
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| Kinesiologist | Hernán Salas
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Manager history
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Luis Cruzado (2003-2005)- Lorena Bosmans (2005-2009)
- Jaime Duarte (2009-2013)
Marta Tejedor (2013–2016)- Vivian Ayres (2016-2018)
Doriva Bueno (2018–2021)- Conrad Flores (2021-2023)
Emily Lima (2023–present)[5]
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were called up for the friendly matches against Bolivia on 26 and 29 October 2024.[6]
Caps and goals are correct as of 16 July 2024, after the match against El Salvador
Recent call ups
editThe following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Maryory Sánchez | 7 April 1997 | 16 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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v. Bolivia, 26 October 2024 WD
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| GK | Laura Miranda | 18 August 2007 | 0 | 0 |  Madrid
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v. Bolivia, 26 October 2024 WD
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| GK | Silvana Alfaro | 10 June 2001 | 1 | 0 | Universitario
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v. El Salvador, 16 July 2024
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| GK | Lucía Arcos | 22 January 1989 | 0 | 0 | Terrassa
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v. Bolivia, 28 February 2024
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| GK | Annie Del Carpio | 9 October 1990 | 0 | 0 | Universitario
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v. Chile, 5 December 2023
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| DF | Rosa Castro | 27 April 1995 | 9 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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v. Bolivia, 26 October 2024 WD
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| DF | Katarina Comesaña | 19 June 1992 | 6 | 0 |  San Francisco Nighthawks
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v. Bolivia, 26 October 2024 WD
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| DF | Kimberly Flores | 3 July 1990 | 1 | 0 | Universitario
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v. Bolivia, 26 October 2024 WD
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| DF | Rosa Ross | 9 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Carlos A. Mannucci
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v. El Salvador, 16 July 2024
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| DF | Grace Cagnina | 8 May 2001 | 9 | 0 | Stony Brook Seawolves
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v. El Salvador, 16 July 2024
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| DF | Braelynn Llamoca | 30 January 2002 | 12 | 0 | Riverside Highlanders
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v. El Salvador, 16 July 2024
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| DF | Nahomi Martínez | 5 April 1997 | 16 | 0 | Universitario
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v. Nicaragua, 4 June 2024
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| DF | María Espejo | 22 January 1990 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Cristal
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v. Nicaragua, 4 June 2024
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| DF | Yoselin Miranda | 14 December 1994 | 8 | 0 | Universitario
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v. Costa Rica, 9 April 2024
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| DF | Victoria Ochoa | 8 December 2005 | 2 | 0 | Sporting Cristal
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v. Costa Rica, 9 April 2024
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| DF | Alison Buitrón | 1 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Cristal
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v. Bolivia, 28 February 2024
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| DF | Alison Reyes | 3 May 1996 | 6 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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v. Chile, 5 December 2023
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| MF | Fabiana Oribe | 31 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | Sporting Cristal
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v. El Salvador, 16 July 2024
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| MF | Ruby Acosta | 9 October 1997 | 4 | 0 | Carlos A. Mannucci
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v. Bolivia, 28 February 2024
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| FW | Melicia Aguilar | 8 September 1999 | 4 | 0 | Sporting Cristal
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v. Bolivia, 26 October 2024 WD
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| FW | Alondra Vílchez | 16 March 1997 | 5 | 0 | Sporting Cristal
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v. Nicaragua, 4 June 2024
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| FW | Yomira Tacilla | 2 August 1996 | 5 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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v. Nicaragua, 4 June 2024
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| FW | Birka Ruiz | 25 July 2005 | 6 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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v. Nicaragua, 4 June 2024
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| FW | Pierina Núñez | 13 March 2000 | 18 | 4 | Alhama
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v. Costa Rica, 9 April 2024
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| FW | Steffani Otiniano | 7 August 1992 | 3 | 2 | Alianza Lima
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v. Costa Rica, 9 April 2024
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| FW | Azucena Daga | 3 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Carlos A. Mannucci
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v. Bolivia, 28 February 2024
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Captains
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- Miryam Tristán (????–)
Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1991
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did not enter | ||||||
 1995
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| 1999
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did not qualify | ||||||
| 2003
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| 2007
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 2011
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 2015
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 2019
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  2023
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| 2027
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To be determined | ||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina
edit| CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1991
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did not enter | ||||||
| 1995
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 1998
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Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
 2003
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Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
 2022
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025
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To be determined | ||||||
| Total | Third place | 31 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 78 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
edit| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1999
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Did not enter | |||||||
 2003
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| 2007
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 2011
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Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015
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| 2019
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Eighth place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Squad |
| 2023
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Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2027
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Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Total | 1/6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Bolivarian Games
edit| Bolivarian Games record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2005
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Gold Medal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2009
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Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 to present
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U-20 Tournament | ||||||
| Total | Gold Medal | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Perú: se inicia el campeonato Metropolitano Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 May 2014.
- ^ "¿Y Universitario? Así va el palmarés del fútbol femenino con el bicampeonato de Alianza Lima" (in Spanish). libero.pe. 8 October 2022.
- ^ [...] the federation finally gathered its very best players into a national team camp. It was March 1998, and the third South American championships, to be played in Mar del Plata, Argentina, would be the occasion for the country’s first international appearance. [...] "In Peru, women's soccer is blossoming from the ground up". The Athletic. 1 April 2020.
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- ^ "Presentamos la convocatoria de #LaBicolor Femenina Absoluta 🇵🇪 para los amistosos ante El Salvador 🇸🇻 por la Fecha FIFA de julio" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 2 July 2024.