Spain W is Spain’s senior women’s national football team, representing the country under the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Known widely as La Roja, it carries a distinctive national identity built on technical football, regional support and a strong development pathway. The team has grown from the foundations of Spanish women’s football into a prominent presence on the European and global stage. This page brings together a concise portrait of that identity and its recorded sporting context.
Spain W Upcoming matches by league
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Spain W Last matches by league
World Cup - Women - Qualification Europe
World Cup - Women
Spain W Team Roster
At the recorded roster update, Spain W has a recorded squad of 31 players. The positional breakdown lists 10 attackers, 11 defenders, six midfielders and four goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Athenea del Castillo, Mariona Caldentey, Salma Paralluelo and Esther González. Irene Paredes, Mapi León, Ona Batlle and Olga Carmona are among the named defenders. Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas and Patri Guijarro feature in midfield, while Cata Coll and Misa are recorded goalkeepers. The selection covers every position across a broad group of listed options.
position Goalkeeper
María Isabel Rodríguez Rivero
Catalina Thomás Coll Lluch
Enith Salón Marcuello
Adriana Nanclares Romero
position Defender
Ona Batlle Pascual
Martina Fernández
Jana Fernández
Irene Paredes Hernández
MarÃa Méndez
Sandra Villafañe
Olga Carmona García
Laia Codina Panedas
María Pilar León Cebrián
Lucía Corrales Álvarez
position Midfielder
Clara Pinedo
Aitana Bonmatí Conca
C. Serrajordi
Alexia Putellas Segura
Patricia Guijarro Gutiérrez
Vicky López
position Attacker
María Francesca Caldentey Oliver
Esther González Rodríguez
Athenea del Castillo Beivide
I. Gabarro
Salma Celeste Paralluelo Ayingono
Eva María Navarro García
Clàudia Pina Medina
O. Vignola
Fiamma Benítez Iannuzzi
E. Imade
Last Spain W Coachs
Montse Tomé has led Spain W since 1 September 2023 and is the current head coach. Born in Spain in 1982, she followed Jorge Vilda, whose tenure ran from 1 July 2015 to 1 September 2023. The chronology places Tomé at the head of the senior national selection during the current cycle, while Vilda provides the preceding era of continuity. No other appointment is documented in the coaching history.
Montserrat Tomé Vázquez
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat Tomé Vázquez | Spain | 1 September 2023 | |
| 1 June 2019 | 1 August 2023 |
Spain W Transfers
Spain W do not add players through the club transfer market. New faces enter the national setup through eligibility, selection and formal call-ups, while established internationals can return after an earlier non-selection or availability change. The recorded 31-player roster identifies the current selection group, but it does not provide a separate list of additions between camps. No individual call-up change, signing, loan or fee is therefore identified. Movement into Spain W is a sporting selection process administered through the national-team programme, not a sequence of club arrivals.
Spain W do not sell or loan players, and the national team does not operate a club roster. A player leaves a national-team camp through omission, withdrawal, unavailability or a return to club duty between internationals. No specific omission or withdrawal is identified for the recorded selection, so no named departure, destination, fee or date is reported. The roster is a snapshot of selection availability rather than a transfer register. Departures from the national setup are sporting selection events governed by eligibility, squad decisions and player availability, not permanent movement between clubs.
Transfers Synthesis
For Spain W, player movement follows the international calendar and the needs of each selection window. Eligible players are considered for call-up, join camp when selected, and may return to their clubs when the window or tournament duty ends. Established internationals can re-enter the group after an earlier omission or period of unavailability, while new additions depend on eligibility and the coaching staff’s choices. The recorded 31-player roster is therefore a time-specific view of selection availability, not a permanent squad and not a club-market ledger. With no individual arrivals or departures identified, the recorded picture shows a selection cycle built around call-ups, withdrawals, omissions and returns to club duty. This model also allows the national programme to connect senior football with the wider Spanish development pathway without implying that any named player changed clubs.
Leagues Spain W has participated in
Spain W’s recent recorded competition programme through 2025 includes Friendlies Women, the UEFA Women’s Championship, UEFA Women’s Championship qualification and the UEFA Nations League. These are the latest dated participation entries, not confirmation of a 2026 fixture. The Olympics Women entry is historical from 2024, while the Women’s World Cup is recorded through 2023. Women’s World Cup qualification in Europe reaches 2021 and is also historical. Together, the record spans preparation matches, UEFA competition, Olympic football and global tournament pathways.
More about Spain W
Spain W is the senior women’s national football team of Spain, operating under the Royal Spanish Football Federation, or RFEF, within UEFA and FIFA. The side is widely known as La Roja and carries the federation’s crest, whose Spanish coat of arms and crown emblem connect the team with national symbolism. Its traditional colours are red shirts, blue shorts and red or dark socks, creating a visual identity closely associated with Spain’s flag.
The team’s founding year is 1913. The modern women’s national structure developed much later: women’s football grew through unofficial teams and regional activity, an unofficial national selection emerged in the early 1970s, and federation integration followed in the 1980s. The 2010s brought a decisive competitive step, including Spain’s first qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015. Since then, La Roja has established itself as a prominent European and global representative.
Spain has no single permanent home for the senior women’s side. Matches are staged in municipal venues around the country, including cities such as Madrid, Seville, Valencia and Córdoba. This rotation broadens the team’s regional presence and supports a lively supporter culture, with travelling fans in red and yellow and chants shaped by Spain’s deep football tradition.
On the pitch, Spain’s identity is associated with tiki-taka: short passing, high possession and close technical control. The RFEF also maintains a connected women’s development structure through the under-17, under-19 and under-20 teams. Those age groups form an important pathway into the senior setup and help carry a shared technical philosophy upward. Competitive relationships with France, Germany and neighbouring Portugal add a regional and continental dimension to the team’s history and identity.
Last matches statistics for Spain W
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Switzerland W
1 - 5
Spain W
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10 / 26 |
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88 | 15 | - | 1 |
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Spain W
2 - 1
Netherlands W
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8 / 27 |
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76 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
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Spain W
2 - 1
Sweden W
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2 / 13 |
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78 | 6 | - | 2 |
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Spain W
1 - 0
England W
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5 / 13 |
|
81 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
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Spain W
3 - 0
Iceland W
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Ukraine W
1 - 3
Spain W
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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England W
1 - 0
Spain W
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Spain W
5 - 0
Ukraine W
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Spain W
4 - 0
England W
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Iceland W
1 - 6
Spain W
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Spain W
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World Cup - Women 2023 - Accor Stadium
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Switzerland W vs Spain W
World Cup - Women 2023 - Eden Park
Japan W vs Spain W
World Cup - Women 2023 - Sky Stadium
Spain W vs Zambia W
World Cup - Women 2023 - Eden Park
2022
1st shirt
2022
2nd shirt