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Nickname(s)	Le Azzurre (The Blues)
Association	Italian Football Federation (FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andrea Soncin
Captain	Elena Linari
Most caps	Patrizia Panico (204)
Top scorer	Patrizia Panico (110)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	ITA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	13 1 (13 December 2024)
Highest	10 (July 2003 – September 2006; August 2012)
Lowest	19 (March 2017)
First international
Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia  (Viareggio, Italy; 23 February 1968)
Biggest win
Italy 15–0 Macedonia  (Vercelli, Italy; 17 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 6–0 Italy  (Ringsted, Denmark; 16 May 1982)  Italy 0–6 Switzerland  (Larnaca, Cyprus; 6 March 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1991)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1991, 2019)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1984)
Best result	Runners-up (1993, 1997)

The Italy women's national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio femminile dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international women's football since their inception in 1968. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy.

Formed in 1968, Italy took part in various unofficial international tournaments, hosting the first unofficial European Competition in 1969 and World Cup in 1970. Italy qualified for both the first World Cup in 1991, where they reached the quarter-finals, and the first European Championship. While Italy were runners-up in the European Championship in 1993 and 1997, they are yet to replicate similar success at the World Cup. In 2019, after a 20-year drought, Italy qualified for the World Cup where they equaled their previous best performance, reaching the quarter-finals.

History

1968–1984: Early history and unofficial tournaments

The women's national team played its first game on 23 February 1968, in Viareggio against Czechoslovakia. However, the national team was not yet part of the Italian Women's Football Federation, which was founded on 11 March in Viareggio. From the beginning, they took part in various continental and international tournaments in Europe and in the world, also achieving good successes. With the birth of the European Competition for Women's Football (1984), organized by UEFA, and later the Women's World Cup, organized by FIFA, the highest international women's competitions became equivalent to the men's competitions.

After its debut in 1968, the Italy national team took to the field to compete in other non-official international friendlies and tournaments, such as the European Competition in 1969 that saw it win the final over Denmark, the World Cup in 1970 that saw it lose the final against the aforementioned Danish national team, competitions both organized in Italy, and the Mundial in Mexico in 1971 where they achieved third place. In 1979, Italy hosted, and participated in the unofficial European Competition, reaching the final again, which took place at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, and in which Denmark triumphed again. Between 1981 and 1988 there were five editions of the Mundialito, an international invitation-only tournament, one of the most prestigious events in the women's football scene before the advent of the World Cup. Apart from the first edition in 1981 that was organized in Japan, the next four were organized in Italy, where the Italy national team obtained three victories and two second places overall. The triumphs arrived in 1981, winning the group, in 1984 overcoming West Germany in the final and in 1986 overcoming the United States in the final, while in the other two editions it lost the final against England.

1984–1991: First World Cup and European Championship

In 1984, UEFA organized the first European Competition. Italy won Group 3 of the qualifiers, being one of four teams to qualify for the final round. Italy faced Sweden, being defeated both in the first leg, played at the Flaminio Stadium in Rome in front of 10,000 spectators, and in the return match in Linköping. In 1987, Italy again gained access to the European Competition, winning Group 4 of the qualifiers. In the final stage organized in Norway, Italy were defeated in the semi-final against the host nation, but achieved third place by defeating England, with goals by Carolina Morace and Elisabetta Vignotto. Italy were also confirmed in the 1989 edition, having passed the qualifying phase with a play-off win against France. Italy finished fourth in the tournament, having lost the semi-final against West Germany after a penalty shoot-out, as well as in the third place match against Sweden after extra time.

In the 1991 European Championship, Italy was once again admitted to the four-team finals, after having won the qualifying play-off against the Sweden. In the final tournament, Italy repeated what had happened two years before, losing both the semi-final against the German hosts and the final for third place against Denmark, although even with the fourth-place finish, gained access to the first edition of the World Cup organized by FIFA in the same year. The world championship was organized in China, as Italy was drawn into Group 3 together with Germany, Chinese Taipei and Nigeria. Italy ended the group in second place with two victories against Taipei and Nigeria and a defeat against Germany; all four goals for the team came from Carolina Morace. Italy advanced to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Norway 3–2 after extra time.

1993–1999: Twice European Championship runners-up

The 1993 European Championship was hosted in Italy. After defeating England in the final play-off match, Italy overcame Germany in the semi-finals after a penalty shoot-out. In the final, played at the Manuzzi Stadium in Cesena, Italy was defeated 1–0 by Norway. Norway also denied Italy a place at the 1995 European Championship, with a 7–3 aggregate loss in the qualifying play-offs. Consequently, Italy also didn't qualify for the 1995 World Cup.

Italy participated in the 1997 European Championship, with the number of teams participating in the competition increasing from four to eight. In Group B, Italy defeated Norway and drew against Denmark and Germany, still achieving first in the group advancing to the knockout stage. In the semi-final Italy beat Spain 2–1, but in the final, were defeated 2–0 by Germany. In 1998, Italy qualified for the World Championship for the second time. The 1999 edition took place in the United States, with Italy being drawn in Group B along with Brazil, Germany and Mexico. After a 1–1 draw against Germany in the debut match, Italy lost 2–0 to Brazil, and ended the group with a 2–0 victory over Mexico; Italy finishing third in the group and were eliminated.

2000–2011: Decline

With the beginning of the 2000s, a decline in the performance of the Italy national team began. At the 2001 European Championship, Italy, coached by Carolina Morace, were eliminated in the group stage due to a worse goal difference compared to Norway.

Four years later, at the 2005 European Championship, Italy finished last in its group with zero points, losing all three of their matches against Germany, Norway and France, conceding twelve goals overall. Redemption came in the 2009 edition, with Italy defeating both England and Russia, advancing to the knock-out stage as second-placed in the group behind Sweden who had defeated them. In the quarter-finals, Italy faced Germany, where they lost 2–1; Germany would ultimately win their seventh continental title.

Having failed to qualify for the 2003 and 2007 editions of the World Cup, Italy also failed to qualify for the 2011 edition in the intercontinental two-legged play-off between UEFA and CONCACAF. The United States won the first leg 1–0 in Padua with a goal by Alex Morgan in the fourth minute of added time, while they also won the second leg by a score of 1–0 in Bridgeview with a goal by Amy Rodriguez in the first half.

2011–2017: Slim World Cup qualification miss

Italy qualified for the 2013 European Championship in Sweden by winning the qualifying group with nine victories out of ten matches. At the tournament, Italy was drawn in Group A with hosts Sweden, Denmark and Finland. With one win, one draw and one defeat, Italy advanced from the group stage to the quarter-finals in second place, but were defeated 1–0 by Germany.

In the following two years, Italy, led by Antonio Cabrini, was involved in the qualification for the 2015 World Championship: despite eight victories out of ten games, including two record victories against Macedonia (11–0 and 15–0), they finished in second place in Group 2 behind Spain, sending Italy to the play-offs. In the first round of the play-offs, Italy defeated Ukraine 4–3 on aggregate, but were defeated by the Netherlands 3–2 on aggregate in the final round of the play-offs.

Italy qualified for the 2017 European Championship second in its group behind Switzerland. At the European Championship, Italy finished in last place in Group B behind Germany, Sweden and Russia, despite the victory in the third game against Sweden.

2017–present: First World Cup qualification in 20 years

On 8 June 2018, twenty years since their last participation, Italy qualified for the 2019 FIFA World Cup, winning its qualifying group with a game in hand. In the group stage of the tournament, Italy won Group C, recording two victories against Australia (2–1) and Jamaica (5–0), which guaranteed advancement to the knockout stage, with Italy's defeat to Brazil (0–1) irrelevant to the final table. In the round of 16, Italy won 2–0 over China, advancing to the quarter-finals for the second time in their history. However, with a 2–0 defeat to European Champions the Netherlands, Italy's World Cup journey came to an end on 29 June 2019. The following year, Italy advanced to the final of the 2020 Algarve Cup (and the first Algarve Cup final of their history) but Italy had to withdraw the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and Germany were declared as winners. In the 2022 Algarve Cup, Italy managed to reach the final again but lost against Sweden 6–5 at the penalty shoot-outs after the 1–1 draw after the extra-time.

However, Italy failed to produce the same form in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, finishing bottom with only one point and one goal scored, though much blames were taken for the Serie A having not gone professional until the end of the tournament. After that failure, Italy qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup by winning two games against Moldova and Romania with the team now fully recognised professional, finishing top of the group in the qualifiers, ahead of Switzerland, which was rather an irony after the men's team fell victim to the same Swiss opponents in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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   Loss   Fixture

2024

23 February Friendly	Italy	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Florence, Italy
17:15 GMT				Stadium: Viola Park Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

27 February Friendly	England	5–1	Italy	Algeciras, Spain
19:00				Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Italy	2–0	Netherlands	Cosenza
18:15		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Finland	2–1	Italy	Helsinki
18:15		Report		Stadium: Helsinki Football Stadium Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Norway	0–0	Italy	Oslo
18:00		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,307 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Italy	1–1	Norway	Ferrara
18:15	Giugliano 6'	Report	Maanum 81'	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Netherlands	0–0	Italy	Sittard
TBC				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Italy	4–0	Finland	Bolzano
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stadio Druso

25 October Friendly	Italy	5–0	Malta	Roma
18:15	Girelli 7 Cantore 79 89 Glionna 85 Constantine 89 (og)			Stadium: Stadio Tre Fontane Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

29 October Friendly	Italy	1–1	Spain	Vicenza
18:15		Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

2 December Friendly	Germany	1–2	Italy	Bochum
20:30				Stadium: Ruhrstadion

2025

21 February 2025–26 Nations League

Italy

v

Wales

25 February 2025–26 Nations League

Italy

v

Denmark

4 April 2025–26 Nations League

Sweden

v

Italy

8 April 2025–26 Nations League

Denmark

v

Italy

30 May 2025–26 Nations League

Italy

v

Sweden

3 June 2025–26 Nations League

Wales

v

Italy

2-27 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Italy

v

TBD

2-27 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Italy

v

TBD

2-27 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Italy

v

TBD

Managerial history

Players

Current squad

• The following players were named to the squad for the Friendly matches against Germanyon the 3rd of December 2024.

Caps, goals and player numbers are correct as of the 18 July 2024 match against Finland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Copetti Matilde	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27)	0	0	AC Milan
	1GK	Francesca Durante	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27)	30	0	Inter Milan
1	1GK	Laura Giuliani	(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31)	93	0	Milan
	1GK	Margot Shore	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Hellas Verona
2	2DF	Valentina Bergamaschi	(1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27)	58	7	Milan
17	2DF	Lisa Boattin	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)	57	1	Juventus
17	2DF	Federica D'Auria	(2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 21)			Lazio
3	2DF	Lucia Di Guglielmo	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 27)	28	1	Roma
	2DF	Maria Luisa Filangeri	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Sassuolo
19	2DF	Martina Lenzini	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26)	33	0	Juventus
5	2DF	Elena Linari (captain)	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)	95	5	Roma
	2DF	Elisabetta Oliviero	(1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Sampdoria
	2DF	Julie Piga	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Milan
	2DF	Angelica Soffia	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26)	11	2	Milan
18	3MF	Arianna Caruso	(1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25)	50	15	Juventus
6	3MF	Manuela Giugliano	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)	79	11	Roma
16	3MF	Giulia Dragoni	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 18)	12	0	Roma
20	3MF	Eleonora Goldoni
20	3MF	Giada Greggi	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)	23	1	Roma
20	3MF	Nadine Nischler	(2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 24)			Como
	3MF	Eva Schatzer	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Juventus
4	3MF	Emma Severini	(2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Fiorentina
14	4FW	Chiara Beccari	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 20)	11	1	Juventus
11	4FW	Barbara Bonansea	(1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33)	95	30	Juventus
	4FW	Agnese Bonfantini	(1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25)	20	2	Juventus
21	4FW	Michela Cambiaghi	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28)	9	3	Inter Milan
7	4FW	Sofia Cantore	(1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25)	28	1	Juventus
9	4FW	Valentina Giacinti	(1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 31)	71	25	Roma
	4FW	Benedetta Glionna	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25)	23	0	Roma

Recent call ups

As of 24 July 2023

The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Amanda Tampieri				Sampdoria	v.  England, 27 February 2024
GK	Roberta Aprile	(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 24)	7	0	Juventus	v.  Sweden, 31 October 2023
GK	Katja Schroffenegger	(1991-04-28) 28 April 1991 (age 33)	10	0	Fiorentina	v.  Finland, 16 July 2024
GK	Rachele Baldi	(1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Fiorentina	v.  Spain,29 October 2024
DF	Aurora Di Rita				Sampdoria	v.  England, 27 February 2024
DF	Sara Gama				Juventus	v.  England, 27 February 2024
DF	Alice Tortelli	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Fiorentina	v.  Switzerland, 5 December 2023
DF	Benedetta Orsi	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)	10	0	Sassuolo	v.  Sweden, 26 September 2023
DF	Beatrice Merlo	(1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 (age 25)	9	0	Inter Milan	v.  Sweden, 26 September 2023
DF	Cecilia Salvai	(1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 31)	55	3	Juventus	v.  Finland, 16 July 2024
DF	Elisa Bartoli	(1991-05-07) 7 May 1991 (age 33)	89	3	Roma	v.  Spain,29 October 2024
MF	Martina Tomaselli					v.  Sweden, 31 October 2023
MF	Valentina Cernoia	(1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 (age 33)	78	14	Juventus	v.  Sweden, 26 September 2023
MF	Aurora Galli	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28)	68	7	Everton	v.  Finland, 16 July 2024
FW	Michela Catena	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Fiorentina	v.  Finland, 16 July 2024
FW	Annamaria Serturini	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26)	30	1	Inter Milan	v.  Finland, 16 July 2024
FW	Cristiana Girelli	(1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)	104	54	Juventus	v.  Spain,29 October 2024
FW	Martina Piemonte	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27)	17	1	Milan	v.  Spain,29 October 2024
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Source: FIGC (26 May 2023). "Classifica Presenze". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

Competitive record

Competition				Total
FIFA Women's World Cup	0	0	0	0
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0
UEFA Women's Championship	0	2	1	3
Mediterranean Games	0	0	0	0
Universiade	0	0	0	0
Total	0	2	1	3

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Quarter-finals	6th of 12	4	2	0	2	8	5		UEFA Euro 1991
1995	Did not qualify									UEFA Euro 1995
1999	Group stage	9th of 16	3	1	1	1	3	3		6	5	1	0	11	4
2003	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	7	7
2007										8	5	0	3	25	6
2011										16	10	3	3	48	10
2015										14	9	3	2	54	11
2019	Quarter-finals	7th of 24	5	3	0	2	9	4		8	7	0	1	19	4
2023	Group stage	22nd of 32	3	1	0	2	3	8		10	9	0	1	40	2
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	4/10	15	7	1	7	23	20		68	47	8	13	204	44
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
1984	Semi-finals	4th of 4	2	0	0	2	3	5		6	5	0	1	12	1	–
1987	Third place	3rd of 4	2	1	0	1	2	3		6	5	1	0	13	6	–
1989	Fourth place	4th of 4	2	0	1	1	2	3		8	5	2	1	20	5	–
1991	Fourth place	4th of 4	2	0	0	2	1	5		8	3	4	1	13	5
1993	Runners-up	2nd of 4	2	0	1	1	1	2		6	5	1	0	18	6	–
1995	Did not qualify									8	4	1	3	18	11	–
1997	Runners-up	2nd of 8	5	2	2	1	7	6		6	4	2	0	16	3	–
2001	Group stage	5th of 8	3	1	1	1	3	4		8	3	3	2	9	8	–
2005		8th of 8	3	0	0	3	4	12		10	6	3	1	20	10
2009	Quarter-finals	6th of 8	4	2	0	2	5	5		10	8	0	2	26	8
2013		7th of 8	4	1	1	2	3	5		10	9	1	0	35	0
2017	Group stage	12th of 16	3	1	0	2	5	6		8	6	0	2	26	8
2022		13th of 16	3	0	1	2	2	7		10	8	1	1	37	5
2025	Qualified									6	2	3	1	8	3		4th
Total	Best: Runners-up	13/14	35	8	7	20	38	63		110	73	22	15	271	79	4th

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	Grp	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023–24	A	4	2nd	6	3	1	2	8	5		7th		2024	Did not qualify
2025	A	4	To be determined										2025	To be determined
Total				6	3	1	2	8	5	7th			Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

All-time records

Head-to-head record

Key

The following table shows Italy's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Argentina	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	CONMEBOL
Armenia	2	2	0	0	15	0	+15	100.00	UEFA
Australia	9	4	2	3	16	14	+2	44.44	AFC
Austria	5	3	1	1	17	2	+15	60.00	UEFA
Belgium	11	6	1	4	22	14	+8	50.00	UEFA
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00	UEFA
Brazil	8	0	1	7	7	20	−13	0.00	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	UEFA
Canada	10	3	1	6	13	14	−1	33.33	CONCACAF
Chile	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	100.00	CONMEBOL
China	8	3	2	3	8	8	0	37.50	AFC
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	AFC
Colombia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	CONMEBOL
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	CONCACAF
Croatia	4	3	1	0	15	0	+15	75.00	UEFA
Czech Republic	10	10	0	0	32	7	+25	100.00	UEFA
Czechoslovakia	11	6	4	1	19	10	+9	54.54	UEFA
Denmark	27	6	8	13	26	47	−21	22.22	UEFA
England	34	17	7	10	62	43	+19	51.52	UEFA
Estonia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00	UEFA
Finland	12	5	6	1	17	12	+5	41.67	UEFA
France	27	14	6	7	41	35	+6	51.85	UEFA
Georgia	4	4	0	0	20	1	+19	100.00	UEFA
Germany	28	5	8	15	22	49	−27	17.86	UEFA
Greece	8	7	1	0	29	2	+27	87.50	UEFA
Hungary	12	10	1	1	25	6	+19	83.33	UEFA
Iceland	8	3	5	0	8	5	+3	37.50	UEFA
Iran	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00	AFC
Israel	2	2	0	0	15	2	+13	100.00	UEFA
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	CONCACAF
Japan	8	7	0	1	34	6	+28	87.50	AFC
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00	UEFA
Macedonia	4	4	0	0	44	0	+44	100.00	UEFA
Malta	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00	UEFA
Mexico	8	4	2	2	23	11	+12	50.00	CONCACAF
Moldova	4	4	0	0	19	1	+18	100.00	UEFA
Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	CAF
Netherlands	18	9	5	4	31	17	+14	50.00	UEFA
New Zealand	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	25.00	OFC
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	CAF
North Korea	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	0.00	AFC
Northern Ireland	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8	75.00	UEFA
Norway	17	3	1	13	22	42	−20	17.65	UEFA
Poland	7	6	1	0	22	4	+18	85.71	UEFA
Portugal	16	13	0	3	35	9	+26	81.25	UEFA
Republic of Ireland	7	6	1	0	16	5	+11	85.71	UEFA
Romania	8	8	0	0	25	2	+23	100.00	UEFA
Russia	9	4	0	5	13	10	+3	44.44	UEFA
Scotland	19	14	2	3	51	16	+35	73.68	UEFA
Serbia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	UEFA
Serbia and Montenegro	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	100.00	UEFA
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	UEFA
Slovenia	2	2	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00	UEFA
South Korea	4	4	0	0	7	3	+4	100.00	AFC
South Africa	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0.00	CAF
Spain	17	11	4	2	45	14	+31	64.70	UEFA
Soviet Union	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	UEFA
Sweden	24	3	5	16	15	47	−32	13.04	UEFA
Switzerland	29	22	2	5	63	24	+39	72.41	UEFA
Thailand	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	100.00	AFC
Ukraine	8	4	3	1	12	6	+6	50.00	UEFA
United States	16	4	2	10	9	29	−20	25.00	CONCACAF
Wales	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00	UEFA
Yugoslavia	11	10	0	1	38	4	+34	90.91	UEFA
Total	479	268	79	132	1012	528	+482	55.95	—

Last updated: Italy vs South Africa, 2 August 2023. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

FIFA rankings

Below is a chart of Italy's FIFA ranking from 2003 to the present.

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Top scorers

As of 24 July 2023

Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

See also

• Italy women's national under-23 football team
• Italy women's national under-19 football team
• Italy women's national under-17 football team
• Italy men's national football team
• Serie A (women's football)
• Sport in Italy

Notes

1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

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External links

• Official website (in English and Italian)
• FIFA profile

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