The Singapore women's national football team represents the city-state of Singapore in international women's football and is organised by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), the governing body for football in Singapore.
History
Football Association of Singapore (FAS) became responsible for the development of women's football in 2000, and a women's football department was established in 2004. Women's football in Singapore has become more popular since then.
In 2015, FAS started its first all-girl training centres for those aged five to 12 at Bowen and Queensway Secondary Schools with a combined intake of about 30. The ‘A’ and Under-14 Women’s National Teams were honoured when Moya Dodd, FIFA Executive Committee member, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Vice President and Chairman of the AFC Women’s Football Committee, paid a visit at the training session during her Singapore stopover on 17 April 2015.
In July 2015, the Lionesses were invited to compete in the Luen Thai Cup tournament in Hong Kong. It was considered a milestone moment for the team as the quadrangular was the first international tournament that the team participated in since 2013. They took on Chelsea Hong Kong SC, Northern Mariana Islands All-Stars and Guangdong Agriculture University Team.
On 29 January 2016, the Lionesses played their first international match in two years, losing 1-0 to Sri Lanka at Jalan Besar Stadium. The team comprises players with an average age of 23. The Lionesses was removed the FIFA women's football world rankings because of the 2-year hiatus from international football.
Singapore hosted Indonesia, Luxembourg and the Maldives for the FAS International Women’s Quadrangular 2018. The tournament was supported by the UEFA Assist programme – an international programme by the European confederation to provide practical support in the development of football to member associations and confederations worldwide. The Lionesses lost 4-0 to Luxembourg in the final.
In 2019, the third all-girl training centre was launched at Meridian Secondary School. Promising players at these FAS training centres were then placed in an Under-12 development squad that was formed in 2018. As of 2020, there were four women's national teams - 'A' team, Under-19, Under-16 and Under-14 - representing Singapore in international competitions.
In preparation for the 2021 SEA Games, the Lionesses played their first-ever ticketed matches in the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series. This was also the first time in four years for the team to play in front of a home crowd. The last time the team played at home was for the FAS International Women's Quadrangular in 2018. During the 2021 SEA Games, they registered their first win in nearly 37 years by defeating Laos 1-0. They had not won a match at the SEA Games since 1985.
On 13 July 2022, the Lionesses claimed their first victory at the AFF Women's Championship in 18 years by defeating a depleted Indonesia side 2-0 at Binan Football Stadium in Manila. Indonesia could name only four substitutes as nine players were unwell. They finished fourth with four points in the six-team Group A.
On 14 October 2022, the FAS announced that by mutual agreement, Stephen Ng would step down from his role as Singapore Women’s National Team Head Coach with effect 31 October 2022. Former international Ratna Suffian, who served as Ng’s assistant, took over as the interim coach. Karim Bencherifa was appointed as the new Women’s National Team Head Coach from 1 March 2023.
On 6 December 2024, the Lionesses defeated Timor-Leste 1-0 in the 2024 AFF Women's Cup third-place play-off to ensure their qualification for the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship. However, on 9 June 2025, FAS announced that the team would not be participating in the competition, seven hours after the draw ceremony. The decision was influenced by the need to manage player welfare, maintain performance standards and prepare the teams for the challenges ahead. The Lionesses would then focus on the remaining three competitions, namely AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers, AFC Under-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers and the 2025 SEA Games, that were held later that year.
On 23 July 2026, Singapore finished third at the AFF Women’s Cup after defeating Cambodia 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out, following a 1–1 draw. The result secured the team’s qualification for the 2027 ASEAN Women’s Championship, with goalkeeper Izairida Shakira saving two penalties in the shoot-out.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2025
2026
Coaching staff
PositionName Team manager Nur Atika Leman Head coach Mihoko IshidaAssistant Coach(es) Fazrul Nawaz Yeong Sheau Shyan Goalkeeper Coach Daniel Ong Individual Coach Lim Ying Xuan Venetia Match Analyst Fairuz Ali Head Football Science and Medicine Firdaus Massar Senior Sports Trainer Nasruldin Baharuddin Sports Trainer Muklis Sawit Masseur Gurnaya Singh Sports Scientist Faizal Khalid Abdul Aziz Physiotherapist Nurhafizah Abu Sujad Kit Manager Omar Mohd Media Officer Chia Pui San
Head coaching history Mohamed Hisham Bin Roslan (2013)
Chen Cai Ying (Jul 2015 - Apr 2017)
K. Balagumaran (Apr 2017 – Oct 2018)
Muhammad Razif Ariff Bin Bahari (Oct 2018 - Nov 2018, as interim )
Melisa Ye Hui Ting (Nov 2018 - Dec 2019)
Ratna Suffian (Dec 2019 – Mar 2021, as caretaker)
Stephen Ng Heng Seng (Mar 2021 – Oct 2022)
Ratna Suffian (Nov 2022 – Feb 2023, as interim)
Karim Bencherifa (Mar 2023 – Apr 2026)
Mihoko Ishida (Apr 2026 - Present)
Players
Current squad The following 23 players are called up to the squad for AFF Women’s Cup 2026.
Caps and goals updated 5 June 2026 following the match against Cambodia.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 36 months.
Records
Players in bold are still active with Singapore.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsPosition1Ernie Sulastri Sontaril 58 DF 2010-2023Siti Rosnani Binte Azman 58 2 DF 2012-present3Farhanah Ruhaizat 54 8 FW 2015-present4Noor Kusumawati Rosman 51 0 GK 2011-20235Syazwani Ruzi 47 1 MF 2018-present6Dhaniyah Qasimah 43 0 DF 2018-presentLim Li Xian 43 2 MF 2011-present8 9 10 -->
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Danelle Tan14322019-present2Farhanah Ruhaizat8542015-present3Nur Izzati Bte Rosni5302018-present 4Nur Sarah Zu’risqha4162023-presentStephanie Dominguez4342016-present6 7 8 9 10 -->
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResultMatchesWins DrawsLossesGFGA 1991Did not qualify 1995 Did not enter 1999 2003Did not qualify 2007 2011Did not enter 2015 2019Did not qualify 2023 2027 2031To be determined 2035To be determinedTotal0/12——————
Olympic Games Summer OlympicsQualificationYearRoundPosition 1996Did not qualifyNo Qualification Tournament; teams selected by FIFA to take part 2000 20043003015−15 2008310268−2 2012Did not enter 2016 2020Did not qualify4013227−25 2024 2028 2032To be determinedTotal0/5—000000010118850−42
AFC Women's Asian Cup AFC Women's Asian CupQualificationYearResult 1975Group stage200206−6No Qualification Tournament 1977Third Place420235−2 1980Did not enter 1981Group stage310247−3 1983Fourth Place6312125+7 1986to 1989Did not enter 1991Group stage4004021−21 1993to 1999Did not enter 2001Group stage4103247−45 20034004024−24 2006Did not qualify301207−7 2008210112−1 2010 to 2014 Did not enter––––––– 2018Did not qualify4103120−19 2022200202−2 20264004213−11 2029To be determinedTotal7/1927711921115−94152112444−40 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games Asian GamesYearResult 1951to 1986No competition 1990to 2018Did not enter 2022 Group Stage 2002017−17 2026Did not qualify 2030To be determined 2034To be determinedTotal 1/9 2002017−17
ASEAN Women's Championship ASEAN Women's ChampionshipYearResult* 2004Group stage310228−6 2006Did not enter 2007Group stage3003114−13 20083003115−14 20113003217−15 20123003228−26 2013Did not enter 2015 2016Group stage3003024−24 20184013020−20 20194004118−17 20225113314−11 2025Qualified but withdrew 2027QualifiedTotal10/1431222712158−146 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFF Women's Cup AFF Women's CupYearResult 2024Third place421134−1 20264121550Total 833289−1
Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian GamesYearResult 1985 Silver Medal 310126−4 1995 Fifth Place 400419−8 1997Did not enter 2001Group stage 201106−6 2003200305−5 2005Did not enter 2007 2009 2013 2017 2019 2021Group Stage 310214−3 2023310226−4 2025200215−4Total7/14193114741−34
Honours
Summary Overview Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeFIFA Women's World Cup0000Summer Olympic Games0000AFC Women's Asian Cup0011Asian Games0000ASEAN Women's Championship0000AFF Women's Cup0020SEA Games0100Total 0 1 3 1
See also
Sport in Singapore Football in Singapore
Notes
References
External links Singapore women's national football team – official website at fas.org.sg FIFA profile