Poland women's national football team

The Poland women's national football team () represents Poland in international women's football, and is governed by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.

Having played their inaugural game in 1981, the team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from UEFA Women's Euro 1991 onwards. They have clinched their first successful qualification for a major tournament, the UEFA Women's Euro 2025, after two wins over Austria in the second round of the qualifying play-offs.

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 had little success at the international stage, and failed to qualify for any major tournament until 2025, although the team had come close on several occasions before that. This had been largely due to most of its female footballers not being professional, playing on part-time or amateur basis, unlike the far more successful men's counterparts. 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.

In 2024, Poland failed to score a point during their UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying run. However, thanks to winning their 2023–24 UEFA Nations League group, they were ensured of a play-off spot that would grant them a second chance to qualify for the tournament. After winning both play-off legs against Romania in October, and their first game against Austria the following month, Poland sealed their first-ever qualification to a major event on 3 December 2024, with a 1–0 win (2–0 on agg.) against the Austrians. At the UEFA Euro 2025, Poland lost 0–2 against Germany and 0–3 against Sweden, and defeated Denmark 3–2 in the final game of the group stage, thus achieving a historic victory and their first goals and points at a major tournament.

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Nicknames The Poland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as () or ().

Home stadium Until 2024, the Poland women's national football team had no national stadium. On 30 August that year, it was announced that Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk would serve as the team's home venue for the next three years.

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

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

2025

2026

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

Position Name Head coach Nina Patalon Assistant coaches Wojciech GąsiewskiMichał LibichMarta Mika Match analyst Marta Walczak Goalkeeping coach Łukasz Maćkowiak Physical coordinator Remigiusz Rzepka Physical coach Adam Matuszczak Team doctor Adam Zaręba Physiotherapists Bartłomiej GąsiorAnna ModrzejewskaAleksandra KwiasowskaMichał Sówka Psychologist Rafał Malinowski Team managers Antoni KordosOlga Maroszek Kitmen Daniel Garnicz-Garnicki Paweł Rosiński Cook Tomasz Leśniak

Manager history

ManagerFromToSourceTadeusz Maślak & Roman Bieszke27 June 198127 June 1981Jerzy PachJuly 1984December 1985Józef Kopeć19861989Józef Drabicki19901990Jerzy Miedziński19911991Władysław SzyngieraJanuary 1992December 1998Leszek BaczyńskiJanuary 1999December 1999Albin WiraFebruary 200018 September 2003Jan Stępczak18 September 200310 June 2009Robert Góralczyk17 June 200913 December 2010Roman Jaszczak11 January 201121 February 2013Wojciech Basiuk 21 February 20137 June 2016Miłosz Stępiński7 June 201615 March 2021Nina Patalon19 March 2021Present

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Belgium on 9 and 13 October 2026.

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2026, after the match against the Netherlands. Polish Squad

Notes

Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

Notes

= Withdrew due to injury

Player records

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most appearances

RankPlayerCareerCapsGoals1Ewelina Kamczyk2014–present112182Maria Makowska1988–201011153Ewa Pajor2013–present110714Agnieszka Winczo2004–2020109375Martyna Wiankowska2015–present103126Marta Otrębska1988–2007101487Dominika Grabowska2014–present9198Agnieszka Szondermajer1991–200590339Jolanta Siwińska2009–202188210Natalia Chudzik2008–2021877

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerCareerGoalsCapsAvg.1Ewa Pajor2013–present711102Marta Otrębska1988–2007481013Agnieszka Winczo2004–2020371094Agnieszka Szondermajer1991–200533905Anna Żelazko2001–201327796Patrycja Pożerska2001–201623847Ewelina Kamczyk2014–present181128Jolanta Nieczypor1990–199917369Agnieszka Leonowicz1993–2004166410Patrycja Balcerzak2011–20211578

Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification recordYearResult * 1991 Did not qualify4004211 19956015215 19998512159 20038800251 200783051429 20118512189 2015105142014 201983231612 202310622289 2027To be determined 2031To be determinedTo be determined 2035To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/10——————7035122514998 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYearResultGPWDLGFGA 1996Did not qualify 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024Unable to qualify 2028To be determined 2032Total-------

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Euro recordQualification recordYearResult *1984Did not enterDid not enter 1987 1989 1991Did not qualify4004211 — 19934004312 19956015215 19976303229 200163211611 20058026736 200982151120 2013105231711 201783141016 20228422165 2025Group stage12th31023710406121916th 2029To be determinedTotal Group stage 1/14 3 1 0 2 3 7 74 24 11 39 116 154 16th

UEFA Women's Nations League UEFA Women's Nations League recordSeasonDivisionGroup2023–24B31st651011419th2025B11st651016217thTotal 12 10 2 0 27 6 19th

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

Algarve Cup YearResultCoach200811th place410338Jan Stępczak200911th place311259Jan Stępczak2019Runners-up320143Miłosz StępińskiTotalRunners-up104161220–

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