Poland women's national football team

Poland
Nickname(s)	Biało-czerwone (The white and reds); Orlice (The Eaglesses)
Association	Polish Football Association; (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Nina Patalon
Captain	Ewa Pajor
Most caps	Maria Makowska (111)
Top scorer	Ewa Pajor (63)
Home stadium	Gdańsk Stadium
FIFA code	POL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	32 (16 August 2024)
Highest	27 (December 2005 – March 2006; June 2007 – March 2008; May 2010)
Lowest	36 (June 2018)
First international
	Italy 3–0 Poland ; (Catania, Italy; 27 June 1981)
Biggest win
	Israel 0–13 Poland ; (Ramat Gan, Israel; 25 February 1998)
Biggest defeat
	Iceland 10–0 Poland ; (Reykjavík, Iceland; 13 September 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	0

The Poland women's national football team represents Poland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Polish Football Association, has never qualified for a major international tournament.

History

Poland was one of the earliest nations in Europe to begin developing women's football, having fielded its female team for the first time in 1981, for a friendly against Italy away. Poland's debut ended with a 0–3 defeat in Catania.

Since its inception, Poland has little success at the international stage, and has failed to qualify for any major tournament, although the team has come close in several occasions. This has been largely due to most of its female footballers are not professional, many Polish female footballers are part-timers, unlike the far more successful men's counterparts.^[3] Despite their part-time status, the fact that the team has seen its rise in fortune since 2010s, having come very close in qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, 2022, as well as the 2011, 2015 and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups were seen as signs of potential growth of the women's team.

Since late 2010s, more efforts have been put in order to give the women's national team more recognition. After failing to qualify for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, the PZPN has undertaken the step to bid for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025, with the establishment of a separate women's football department, while the domestic women's league of Poland, Ekstraliga, is also moving toward establishing full-time professionalism in undisclosed dates.^[4]^[5]

Team image

Gdańsk Stadium, Poland's home stadium since 2024.

Nicknames

The Poland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Biało-czerwone (The white and reds)" or "Orlice (The Eaglesses)".

Home stadium

Until 2024, the Poland women's national football team had no national stadium. On 30 August that year, it was announced that Gdańsk Stadium would serve as the team's home venue for the next three years.^[6]

The record attendance of 8,449 spectators was recorded during the first game played at Gdańsk Stadium in its new role, a 4–1 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-off win over Romania on 29 October 2024.^[7]

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

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) UEFA Nations League B	Ukraine	0–1	Poland	Stalowa Wola, Poland
18:00		Report	Achcińska 10'	Stadium: Subcarpathian Football Center Attendance: 1,944 Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) UEFA Nations League B	Poland	2–0	Greece	Sosnowiec, Poland
19:00	Pajor 37' Kozak 59'	Report		Stadium: Zagłębie Sports Park Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

2024

23 February Friendly	Poland	1–4	Switzerland	Marbella, Spain
17:00	Adamek 62'		Zieniewicz 6' (o.g.) Pilgrim 45' Ivelj 66' Lehmann 72'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

27 February Friendly	Poland	1–0	Switzerland	Marbella, Spain
17:00	Wiankowska 75'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center

5 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Iceland	3–0	Poland	Kopavogur, Iceland
18:45	Zieniewicz 42' (o.g.) Pilgrim 43' Jónsdóttir 66'	Report		Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)

9 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Poland	1–3	Austria	Gdynia, Poland
18:00	Kamczyk 55'	Report	Puntigam 15' Purtscheller 66' Campbell 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

31 May UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Germany	4–1	Poland	Rostock, Germany
20:30	Zieniewicz 34' (o.g.) Schüller 78' Gwinn 84', 88'	Report	Padilla 1'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 18,765 Referee: Jelena Ćetković (Serbia)

4 June UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Poland	1–3	Germany	Gdynia, Poland
18:00	Grabowska 12'	Report	Schüller 51', 69' Bühl 77'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

12 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Austria	3–1	Poland	Altach, Austria
18:00	Degen 37' Campbell 67' Schasching 69'	Report	Padilla 75'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

16 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Poland	0–1	Iceland	Sosnowiec, Poland
19:00		Report	Jónsdóttir 32'	Stadium: Zagłębie Sports Park Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

25 October UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Romania	1–2	Poland	Bucharest, Romania
17:00	Bălăceanu 18'	Report	Padilla 73' Pajor 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

29 October UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Poland	4–1 (6–2 agg.)	Romania	Gdańsk, Poland
18:00	Pajor 19', 49' Padilla 41' Krezyman 85'	Report	Stanciu 90+3'	Stadium: Gdańsk Stadium Attendance: 8,449 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

29 November UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Poland	1–0	Austria	Gdańsk, Poland
19:00	Padilla 57'	Report		Stadium: Gdańsk Stadium Attendance: 7,025 Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

3 December UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Austria	v	Poland	Vienna, Austria
18:15				Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 20 November 2024^[8]

Position	Name
Head coach	Nina Patalon
Assistant coach	Wojciech Gąsiewski
Assistant coach	Marta Mika
Goalkeeping coach	Łukasz Maćkowiak
Physical coach	Adam Matuszczak
Analyst	Marta Walczak

Manager history

Manager	From	To	Source
Tadeusz Maślak & Roman Bieszke	27 June 1981	27 June 1981
Jerzy Pach	July 1984	December 1985
Józef Kopeć	1986	1989
Józef Drabicki	1990	1990
Jerzy Miedziński	1991	1991
Władysław Szyngiera	January 1992	December 1998
Leszek Baczyński	January 1999	December 1999
Albin Wira	February 2000	18 September 2003
Jan Stępczak	18 September 2003	10 June 2009
Robert Góralczyk	11 June 2009	11 January 2011
Roman Jaszczak	11 January 2011	21 February 2013
Wojciech Basiuk	21 February 2013	7 June 2016	^[9]
Miłosz Stępiński	7 June 2016	15 March 2021	^[10]^[11]
Nina Patalon	19 March 2021	Present	^[12]^[13]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-off matches against Austria on 29 November and 3 December 2024.^[14]

Caps and goals updated as of 29 November 2024, after the match against Austria. Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kinga Szemik	(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27)	22	0	West Ham United
12	1GK	Oliwia Szperkowska	(2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Birmingham City
22	1GK	Natalia Radkiewicz	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Pogoń Szczecin

2	2DF	Martyna Wiankowska	(1996-12-24) 24 December 1996 (age 27)	85	10	1. FC Köln
3	2DF	Wiktoria Zieniewicz	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)	15	0	Fleury
4	2DF	Oliwia Woś	(1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25)	16	0	Basel
5	2DF	Emilia Szymczak	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Barcelona B
6	2DF	Sylwia Matysik	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	61	0	1. FC Köln
7	2DF	Małgorzata Mesjasz	(1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27)	50	4	AC Milan
15	2DF	Milena Kokosz	(2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Åsane [no]
	2DF	Paulina Dudek	(1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)	53	7	Paris Saint-Germain

8	3MF	Klaudia Słowińska	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25)	2	0	GKS Katowice [pl]
11	3MF	Ewelina Kamczyk	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)	92	15	Fleury
13	3MF	Martyna Brodzik	(2001-07-07) 7 July 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Pogoń Szczecin
14	3MF	Dominika Grabowska	(1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 25)	80	9	TSG Hoffenheim
17	3MF	Tanja Pawollek	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25)	19	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
21	3MF	Kayla Adamek	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)	18	1	Reims
23	3MF	Adriana Achcińska	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)	34	4	1. FC Köln

9	4FW	Ewa Pajor (captain)	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27)	94	63	Barcelona
10	4FW	Aleksandra Zaremba	(2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23)	3	0	UD Tenerife
16	4FW	Klaudia Jedlińska	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Dijon
18	4FW	Nadia Krezyman	(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20)	6	1	Dijon
19	4FW	Natalia Padilla	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22)	37	11	Sevilla
20	4FW	Weronika Zawistowska	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24)	36	7	Bayern Munich

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kinga Seweryn	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	GKS Katowice [pl]	v. Romania, 29 October 2024
GK	Katarzyna Kiedrzynek ^RET	(1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 33)	64	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Austria, 9 April 2024

DF	Małgorzata Grec	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25)	13	1	Dijon	v. Austria, 16 July 2024

MF	Klaudia Lefeld	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 26)	24	1	Górnik Łęczna	v. Romania, 29 October 2024
MF	Kinga Kozak	(2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)	17	2	GKS Katowice [pl]	v. Austria, 16 July 2024
MF	Emilia Zdunek	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32)	32	1	Retired	v. Austria, 16 July 2024
MF	Natalia Wróbel	(2003-08-09) 9 August 2003 (age 21)	19	2	Glasgow City	v. Austria, 9 April 2024
MF	Oliwia Domin	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	UKS SMS Łódź [pl]	v. Austria, 9 April 2024

FW	Nikola Karczewska	(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25)	24	8	AC Milan	v. Germany, 4 June 2024
FW	Natalia Oleszkiewicz	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Pogoń Szczecin	v. Germany, 4 June 2024
^RET Retired from the national team.

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify							4	0	0	4	2	11
1995								6	0	1	5	2	15
1999								8	5	1	2	15	9
2003								8	8	0	0	25	1
2007								8	3	0	5	14	29
2011								8	5	1	2	18	9
2015								10	5	1	4	20	14
2019								8	3	2	3	16	12
2023								10	6	2	2	28	9
2027	To be determined							To be determined
Total	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	70	35	12	25	149	98

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Unable to qualify
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

UEFA Women's Championship

Poland's national team in 2004

UEFA Women's Euro record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1984	Did not enter								Did not enter
1987
1989
1991	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	2	11
1993									4	0	0	4	3	12
1995									6	0	1	5	2	15
1997									6	3	0	3	22	9
2001									6	3	2	1	16	11
2005									8	0	2	6	7	36
2009									8	2	1	5	11	20
2013									10	5	2	3	17	11
2017									8	3	1	4	10	16
2022									8	4	2	2	16	5
2025	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64	20	11	33	104	135

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2023–24	B	3	1st	6	5	1	0	11	4		19th
2025–26	A	To be determined
Total										18th

Algarve Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Coach
2008	11th place	4	1	0	3	3	8	Jan Stępczak
2009	11th place	3	1	1	2	5	9	Jan Stępczak
2019	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	4	3	Miłosz Stępiński
Total	Runners-up	10	4	1	6	12	20	–

Notes

References

^ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2012.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "Piłkarska Ekstraliga Kobiet".
^ UEFA.com (28 June 2022). "Poland – PZPN establishes separate women's football department | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "Where is the next Women's Euros? Countries bidding to be hosts for UEFA Women's EURO 2025". 31 July 2022.
^ "Gdański stadion będzie "domem" piłkarskiej reprezentacji Polski kobiet". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ Winter, Błażej (29 October 2024). "Niebywałe, co działo się w meczu Polska - Rumunia. Absolutny rekord!". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Sztab szkoleniowy".
^ "Zmiana selekcjonera w kobiecej reprezentacji Polski w piłce nożnej". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Miłosz Stępiński trenerem piłkarskiej reprezentacji kobiet - Sport". eurosport.onet.pl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
^ "Zmiana trenera reprezentacji Polski w piłce nożnej kobiet. Dymisja Miłosza Stępińskiego". Sport.pl (in Polish). 15 March 2021.
^ "Kobiety: Nina Patalon selekcjonerką reprezentacji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Historyczny wybór PZPN. Nina Patalon selekcjonerką reprezentacji Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ Brilowski, Dawid (19 November 2024). "El. Euro 2025: znamy powołania na dwumecz z Austrią w finale baraży". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 November 2024.

External links

Official website (in English)
FIFA profile (in English)

[1] "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2012.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[3] "Piłkarska Ekstraliga Kobiet".

[4] UEFA.com (28 June 2022). "Poland – PZPN establishes separate women's football department | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[5] "Where is the next Women's Euros? Countries bidding to be hosts for UEFA Women's EURO 2025". 31 July 2022.

[6] "Gdański stadion będzie "domem" piłkarskiej reprezentacji Polski kobiet". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[7] Winter, Błażej (29 October 2024). "Niebywałe, co działo się w meczu Polska - Rumunia. Absolutny rekord!". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[8] "Sztab szkoleniowy".

[9] "Zmiana selekcjonera w kobiecej reprezentacji Polski w piłce nożnej". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[10] "Miłosz Stępiński trenerem piłkarskiej reprezentacji kobiet - Sport". eurosport.onet.pl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.

[11] "Zmiana trenera reprezentacji Polski w piłce nożnej kobiet. Dymisja Miłosza Stępińskiego". Sport.pl (in Polish). 15 March 2021.

[12] "Kobiety: Nina Patalon selekcjonerką reprezentacji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[13] "Historyczny wybór PZPN. Nina Patalon selekcjonerką reprezentacji Polski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[14] Brilowski, Dawid (19 November 2024). "El. Euro 2025: znamy powołania na dwumecz z Austrią w finale baraży". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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