Turkey women's national football team
The Turkey women's national football team represents Turkey in international women's football. The team was established in 1995, and compete in the qualification for UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA qualifying of FIFA Women's World Cup. It has been recognized as Türkiye by the FIFA and UEFA since 2022.[2][3]
Nickname(s) | Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar) | ||
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Association | Turkish Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Necla Güngör | ||
Captain | Didem Karagenç | ||
Most caps | Ebru Topçu (67) | ||
Top scorer | Yağmur Uraz (25) | ||
FIFA code | TUR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 64 1 (25 August 2023)[1] | ||
Highest | 54 (March 2017) | ||
Lowest | 75 (December 2007) | ||
First international | |||
Turkey 0–8 Romania (Istanbul, Turkey; 8 September 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Turkey 9–0 Georgia (Adana, Turkey; 23 November 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Turkey 1–12 Germany (Istanbul, Turkey; 14 February 1999) |
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is the sports organizing body responsible for forming the women's teams in four age categories as the women's national A team, the women's U-19 national team, the girls' U-17 national team and the girls' U-15 national team.[4] The women's U-19 national team was formed firstly in 2001, and participate at qualifications for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The girls' U-17 national team was founded in 2006. They play in the qualifications of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Established in 2009 with the main objective to develop players for future, the girls' U-15 national team take part at the Youth Olympic Games and various tournaments.[4]
History
The first recorded international match of the Turkey women's national team was the friendly game against Romania held at Zeytinburnu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 September 1995, which ended in a 0–8 defeat for the Turkish nationals.[5] The team took part at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying round and debuted in the away match against Hungary on 4 October 1995, losing 0–6.[6]
The nationals won their first match against Georgia at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification round on 25 September 1997 after eleven losses.[7]
The biggest loss of the Turkey women's national team was against Germany with 1–12 in a friendly match on 14 February 1999.[8] The team's biggest win was with 9–0 against Georgia at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match on 23 November 2006.[9]
The women's national team were not formed in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 because the women's football in Turkey was suspended during this period.[10][11]
Turkey put up its best performance in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, as Turkey acquired an important draw over Portugal and three wins, though the team still failed to qualify at the end.
Team image
Nicknames
The Turkey women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)".
Home stadium
Turkey play their home matches on TFF Riva Facility, a facility of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for camp and training purposes of all Turkey national football teams. It is located in Riva, Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last international official tournament, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
2022
2023
15 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup | Turkey | v | South Africa | Alanya, Turkey |
Stadium: Miracle Sport Complex |
18 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup | Venezuela | v | Turkey | Alanya, Turkey |
Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex |
21 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup | Turkey | v | Slovenia | Alanya, Turkey |
Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex |
8 April 2023 Friendly | Turkey | 1–0 | Azerbaijan | Baku, Azerbaijan |
16:00 | Şeker 5' | Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Teona Sturua (GEO) |
11 April 2023 Friendly | Turkey | 0–0 | Azerbaijan | Baku, Azerbaijan |
16:00 | Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Kristina Mariana Trandafir (ROM) |
22 September 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Georgia | 0-3 | Turkey | Tbilisi, Georgia |
16:00 (18:00 GET) | Report | Cin 5' Sadikoğlu 41' Uraz 71' |
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France) |
26 September 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Turkey | 2-0 | Lithuania | Elazığ, Turkey |
17:00 (18:00 TRT) | Report | Stadium: Elazığ Atatürk Stadium Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo) |
27 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Luxembourg | v | Turkey | |
Report |
31 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Turkey | v | Luxembourg | |
Report |
1 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Lithuania | v | Turkey | |
Report |
5 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Turkey | v | Georgia | |
Report |
All-time records
As of 17 July 2023[12] The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record:
Period | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1995–2023 | 151 | 53 | 18 | 80 | 236 | 367 |
Matches by year
As of 17 July 2023[10]
Year | Total | Official | Friendly |
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1995 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
1996 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
1997 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
1998 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
1999 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2001 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
2002 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2008 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
2011 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
2015 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2019 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
2020 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
2021 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
2022 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 151 | 102 | 49 |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 17 July 2023
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Necla Güngör Kıragası |
Assistant coach(es) | Begüm Üresin |
Hilal Başkol | |
Goalkeeping coach | Sinan Sevim |
Director of football development | Oğuz Çetin |
Manager history
- As of 17 July 2023
Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atılay Canel | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 0 | |
Hamdi Aslan | 2006–2010 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 57.1 | |
Yücel Uyar | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | –17 | 12.5 | |
Nur Mustafa Gülen | 2011–2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | |
2013–2014 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 23 | –14 | 37.5 | ||
Ogün Temizkanoğlu | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 | |
Suat Okyar | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 50 | |
Talat Tuncel | 2015–2019 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 65 | –14 | 36.4 | |
Necla Güngör Kıragası | 2020– | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46.4 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Luxembourg on 27 and 31 October 2023.[13]
- Caps and goals are correct as of 17 July 2023 after the match against Estonia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Selda Akgöz | 9 June 1993 | 35 | 0 | FOMGET | |
GK | Gamze Nur Yaman | 25 April 1999 | 12 | 0 | Galatasaray | |
GK | Fatma Şahin | 15 December 1990 | 23 | 0 | Beşiktaş | |
DF | Didem Karagenç | 16 October 1993 | 65 | 3 | Beşiktaş | |
DF | İlayda Civelek | 6 July 1998 | 21 | 1 | Fenerbahçe | |
DF | Dilara Soley Deli | 14 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | R. Charleroi SC | |
DF | Gülbin Hız | 11 June 1994 | 30 | 3 | Fenerbahçe | |
DF | Narin Yakut | |||||
DF | Eda Karataş | 15 June 1995 | 10 | 0 | ALG Spor | |
DF | Ümran Özev | 1 January 1995 | 2 | 0 | FOMGET | |
DF | Büşra Kuru | 24 October 2001 | 14 | 1 | SC Sand | |
MF | Ebru Topçu | 27 August 1996 | 67 | 20 | Galatasaray | |
MF | Busem Şeker | 19 July 1998 | 26 | 3 | Fenerbahçe | |
MF | Meryem Cennet Çal | 12 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | |
MF | Rojin Polat | |||||
MF | Arzu Karabulut | 30 January 1991 | 44 | 5 | ALG Spor | |
MF | Miray Cin | 5 July 2001 | 12 | 1 | MSV Duisburg | |
MF | Elif Keskin | 12 January 2002 | 24 | 2 | Beşiktaş | |
FW | Derya Arhan | 25 January 1999 | 14 | 3 | Beylerbeyi | |
FW | Birgül Sadıkoğlu | 23 March 2000 | 23 | 2 | FOMGET | |
FW | Neslihan Demirdogen | |||||
FW | Yağmur Uraz | 19 February 1990 | 55 | 25 | Fenerbahçe | |
FW | Melike Ozturk |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Ezgi Çağlar | 3 July 1991 | 15 | 0 | Beşiktaş | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
GK | Handan Kurğa | 10 September 1993 | 2 | 0 | Galatasaray | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
GK | Senem Pınar Özer | 31 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | Fatih Vatanspor | v. Azerbaijan, 11 April 2023 |
GK | Kevser Gündoğdu | 7 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
DF | İpek Kaya | 28 October 1994 | 41 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
DF | Kezban Tağ | 17 September 1993 | 19 | 1 | Free agent | v. Azerbaijan, 11 April 2023 |
DF | Dilan Yeşim Taşkın | 17 October 2001 | 3 | 1 | FOMGET | v. Germany, 3 September 2022 |
DF | Fatoş Yıldırım | 28 March 1994 | 3 | 0 | FOMGET | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
DF | Berna Yeniçeri | 27 January 1996 | 43 | 0 | Galatasaray | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
DF | Ecem Cumert | 7 February 1998 | 21 | 2 | Fenerbahçe | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
DF | İlayda Cansu Kara | 28 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
DF | Cansu Nur Kaya | 28 February 2000 | 8 | 0 | Fatih Vatan Spor | v. Lithuania, 26 September 2023 |
DF | Ece Tekmen | 23 February 2002 | 15 | 0 | Beşiktaş | v. Lithuania, 26 September 2023 |
MF | Zeynep Kerimoğlu | 13 May 2003 | 4 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
MF | Beyza Kara | 2 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Beşiktaş | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
MF | Halle Houssein | 11 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | West Ham United FC | Training camp, November 2022 |
MF | Zeynep Gamze Koçer | 15 April 1998 | 0 | 0 | Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor | v. Jordan, 15 November 2022 |
MF | Cansu Gürel | 30 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
MF | Berna Topuzoğlu | 7 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | SC 13 Bad Neuenahr | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
MF | Sejde Abrahamsson | 24 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | Club YLA | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
MF | Emine Ecem Esen | 3 May 1994 | 38 | 2 | Galatasaray | v. Lithuania, 26 September 2023 |
MF | Ece Türkoğlu | 14 April 1999 | 30 | 7 | Old Dominion Lady Monarchs | v. Lithuania, 26 September 2023 |
FW | Kader Hançar | 12 November 1999 | 19 | 5 | Fatih Vatanspor | v. Azerbaijan, 11 April 2023 |
FW | Benan Altıntaş | 10 November 2001 | 5 | 1 | Galatasaray | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
FW | Neslihan Demirdögen | 3 September 2002 | 2 | 0 | Fatih Vatanspor | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
FW | Birsen Bozbal | 17 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | Beşiktaş | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
FW | Mine Yıldız | 28 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Pendik Çamlıkspor | v. Estonia, 17 July2023 |
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Gallery
- Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Belarus on 17 September 2014: Çağlar (12), Uraz (11), Esra Erol (17), Göksu (4), Elgalp (18), Defterli (9), Karabulut (7), Belci (5), Karagenç (3), Çorlu (2), Kara (10).
- Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Germany on 8 April 2016: Akgöz (1), Nurlu (7), Topçu (16), Yağ (20), Pekel(10), Esra Ero (9), Demir (18), Tezkan (4), Güvenç (3), Korkmaz (8), Kaya (17).
- Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Estonia on 7 April 2018: Şahin (12), Alpavut (4), Topçu (16), Kara (11), Işık (18), Karagenç (3), Altunkulak (14), Korkmaz (8), Çınar (17), Cümert (6), Karabuşut (7).
- Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Estonia on 4 October 2019: Akgöz (1), Kaya (17), Nurdoğan (7), Pekel (10), Topçu (16), Hançar (19), Karagenç (3), Cümert (6), Altunkulak (14), Yeniçeri (2), Uzungüney (9), Kara (5).
Records
Most capped players
- Players in bold are still active.[14]
As of 17 July 2023
# | Name | Position | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Ebru Topçu | FW | 2013–present | 67 | 20 |
2 | Didem Karagenç | DF | 2010–present | 65 | 3 |
3 | Esra Erol | DF | 2001–2020 | 55 | 8 |
Yağmur Uraz | FW | 2006–present | 55 | 25 | |
5 | Bilgin Defterli | FW | 1999–2014 | 52 | 16 |
6 | Çiğdem Belci | DF | 2006–2020 | 48 | 0 |
7 | Fatma Kara | MF | 2009–2020 | 45 | 5 |
8 | Arzu Karabulut | MF | 2011–present | 44 | 5 |
9 | Berna Yeniçeri | DF | 2014–present | 43 | 0 |
10 | İpek Kaya | DF | 2015–present | 41 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
- Bold indicates still active players.[14]
As of 17 July 2023
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Rate |
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1 | Yağmur Uraz | 2006–present | 25 | 55 | 0.45 |
2 | Ebru Topçu | 2013–present | 20 | 67 | 0.3 |
3 | Melahat Eryurt | 1995–2002 | 18 | 39 | 0.46 |
4 | Bilgin Defterli | 1999–2014 | 16 | 52 | 0.31 |
5 | Seyhan Gündüz | 1997–2002 | 12 | 30 | 0.4 |
6 | Reyhan Şeker | 2006–2012 | 10 | 21 | 0.48 |
7 | Selen Altunkulak | 2017–2019 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 |
Esra Erol | 2001–2020 | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | |
9 | Melike Pekel | 2015–2019 | 7 | 26 | 0.27 |
Ece Türkoğlu | 2016–present | 7 | 30 | 0.23 |
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Goals | Result | Place | Date |
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Melahat Eryurt | Dinarsuspor | Israel | 3 | 5–2 | ISR, Netanya | 9 February 1998 |
Melahat Eryurt | Dinarsuspor | Israel | 3 | 8–0 | ISR, Netanya | 11 February 1998 |
Yağmur Uraz | Konak Belediyespor | Georgia | 3 | 6–0 | TUR, Trabzon | 26 February 2015 |
Melike Pekel | FC Metz | Luxembourg | 3 | 9–1 | FAR, Tórshavn | 8 April 2017 |
Selen Altunkulak | FC Metz | Luxembourg | 3 | 9–1 | FAR, Tórshavn | 8 April 2017 |
Centuriate goals
Rank | Player | Club | Against | Result | Place | Date |
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1st | Nazan Bulut | Gürtaşspor | Hungary | 1–2 | TUR, İstanbul | 9 May 1996 |
100th | Bilgin Defterli | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | Macedonia | 4–0 | GEO, Tbilisi | 16 May 2009 |
200th | Benan Altıntaş | Fomget Gençlik ve Spor | Albania | 1–2 | ALB, Elbasan | 12 July 2021 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Q | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1991 | Did not participate | qual. | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
1995 | qual. | ||||||||||||||||
1999 | Did not qualify | qual. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | ||||||||
2003 | qual. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | −17 | |||||||||
2007 | Did not participate | qual. | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | qual. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | −13 | ||||||||
2015 | qual. | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | −19 | |||||||||
2019 | qual. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | |||||||||
2023 | qual. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | –17 | |||||||||
2027 | To be determined | qual. | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 45 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 60 | 125 | −65 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||
2004 | ||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||
2016 | ||||||||||
2020 | ||||||||||
2024 | To be determined | |||||||||
2028 | ||||||||||
2032 | ||||||||||
Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Q | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1984 | Did not participate | qual. | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
1987 | qual. | ||||||||||||||||
1989 | qual. | ||||||||||||||||
1991 | qual. | ||||||||||||||||
1993 | qual. | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | qual. | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Did not qualify | qual. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | −20 | ||||||||
2001 | qual. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | −7 | |||||||||
2005 | Did not participate | qual. | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Did not qualify | qual. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | ||||||||
2013 | qual. | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 48 | −44 | |||||||||
2017 | qual. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | −21 | |||||||||
2022 | qual. | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | −19 | |||||||||
2025 | To be determined | qual. | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 43 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 41 | 143 | –102 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA World Rankings
Last update 13 July 2021.[15]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
Turkey's FIFA world rankings | |||||||||||
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Rank | Year | Games Played |
Won | Lost | Drawn | Best | Worst | ||||
Rank | Move | Rank | Move | ||||||||
69 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 72 | 0 |
See also
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- FIFA.com. "Türkiye".
- UEFA.com. "Turkish Football Federation".
- "Kadın Futbolu" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Özel Maç Kadınlar Milli – Türkiye 0–8 Romanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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- "Türkiye Kadın A Milli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol federasyonu. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- "Turkey Women's Ranking". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
- (in English) Official website, TFF.org
- (in English) FIFA profile, FIFA.com