Cuba women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Cuba 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	91 1 (16 August 2024)
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.

Coaching staff

• Updated on 22 March 2024 .

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Elizabeth Cuff
Assistant coach	Luis M Elejalde
Goalkeeping coach	Odelin Molina
Fitness coach	Joel Cabrera

Manager history

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

Results and fixtures

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

Saint Lucia v 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)

Guadeloupe v Cuba

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)

Cuba v Guadeloupe

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)

Cuba v Saint Lucia

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League C

Cuba

4–1

Saint Lucia

2024

Nicaragua v Cuba

6 April Friendly	Nicaragua	0–0	Cuba	Diriamba, Nicaragua.
17:00 UTC−6				Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén

Nicaragua v Cuba

9 April Friendly	Nicaragua	3–0	Cuba	Diriamba, Nicaragua.
17:00 UTC−6	Molina 30' Aguilar 50' Rivas 88'			Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén

Cuba v Belize

15 August Friendly	Cuba	2–0	Belize	Havana, Cuba
19:00 UTC−6	Núñez 36' Hechevarría 37'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero

Cuba v Belize

18 August Friendly	Cuba	1–0	Belize	Havana, Cuba
16:00 UTC−6	Moreno 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero

Players

See also: Category:Cuba women's international footballers

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 Friendly two match against Belize on 15 and 18 August 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Lucylena Martínez	(1991-05-28) 28 May 1991	13	0	La Habana
	1GK	Yarisleidy Mena	(1994-02-17) 17 February 1994			Villa Clara
	1GK	Mariulbis Pérez
6	2DF	Laura Moreno	(1993-09-18) 18 September 1993	8	1	Villa Clara
	2DF	Yeranys Lee	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999	7	0
	2DF	Marianela Morales	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991	9	0
	2DF	Yatmisleydis Núñez	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000	0	0	Camagüey
	2DF	Yaniuvis Suárez	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001	0	0	Santiago de Cuba
7	3MF	Eunises Núñez	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000	3	1	La Habana
11	3MF	Elianne Valdés	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001	3	2	Santiago de Cuba
18	3MF	María Álvarez	(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000	3	0	Santiago de Cuba
	3MF	Nahomi Aguilar	(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999	0	0	La Habana
	3MF	Samantha Andino	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007			Cienfuegos
	3MF	Gianna Borrego	(2000-10-07) 7 October 2000
23	4FW	Maristania Mengana	(2000-02-05) 5 February 2000	7	1	Santiago de Cuba
	4FW	María Karla Blanco	(2004-12-26) 26 December 2004			Santiago de Cuba
	4FW	Indira Hechevarría	(2003-12-19) 19 December 2003			Santiago de Cuba
	4FW	Dalia Ledesma	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000
	4FW	Zailen Savón				Santiago de Cuba
		Yelina Matos				Artemisa
		Loraine de la Caridad Leiva
		Dalila Rodríguez

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	Municipal	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
DF	Sheyla Wanton	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	0	0	UNAN Managua	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
DF	Jessica Pupo	(1990-09-12) 12 September 1990	13	0	Camagüey	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
DF	Katheryn Rodríguez	(2002-09-10) 10 September 2002	5	4	UNAN Managua	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
MF	Yerly Palma	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002	3	2	Camagüey	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
FW	Cecil Aldana	(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003	0	0	LDU Quito	v. Saint Lucia, 22 September 2023
FW	Daimelys Ribalta	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004				v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
FW	Yarianna Zunzunegui	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004			Camagüey	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024
FW	Ninel Ortega	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006			La Habana	v. Nicaragua, 9 April 2024

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
2027	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	did not qualify									4	2	1	1	17	6	to be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		17	9	2	6	73	27

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship

CONCACAF W Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	did not enter								did not enter
1993
1994
1998
2000
2002
2006
2010	did not qualify								5	3	0	2	12	10
2014									2014 Caribbean Cup
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	29		8	5	1	2	34	12
2022	did not qualify								4	2	1	1	17	6
Total	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	29		17	10	2	5	63	28

*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.

External links

• FIFA Profile