Romania women's national football team

Romania
Association	Romanian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Massimo Pedrazzini
Captain	Ioana Bortan
Most caps	Florentina Olar (180)
Top scorer	Gabriela Enache (57)
FIFA code	ROU
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	48 4 (13 December 2024)
Highest	31 (May 2006)
Lowest	48 (December 2024)
First international
	Romania 4–1 Moldova ; (Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
	Romania 13–0 Turkmenistan ; (Turkey; 27 February 2019)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 8–0 Romania ; (Denmark; 10 October 1995); Sweden 8–0 Romania ; (Sweden; 15 October 1995); Iceland 8–0 Romania ; (Iceland; 30 September 2000)

The Romania women's national football team represents Romania in international women's football. Their most recent competition is qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Despite not gaining as much success as the men's, the women's team has been improving greatly, and almost qualified for UEFA Women's Euro and FIFA Women's World Cup. The rise of women's team is the chance for Romania to become the first Balkan nation to play on an international competitions, and become the first nation to have both men and women's teams participating in both tournaments. The only rival for them in the Balkans, is Serbia, as Serbian women's team had almost qualified for a major tournament recently.^{[citation needed]} ^[vague]

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

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

22 February Friendly	Romania	0–0	Greece	Manavgat, Turkey
15:30		Report		Stadium: Manavgat Stadium

28 February Friendly	Romania	0–1	Turkey	Manavgat, Turkey
		Report	Abrahammson 54'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Complex

5 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Armenia	0–5	Romania	Armavir, Armenia
15:00 UTC+4)		Report	Gődér 42' Vătafu 62' Taylor 65' (o.g.) Ciolacu 69' Herczeg 80'	Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Referee: Vanja Jankovic (Slovenia)

9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Romania	1–0	Kazakhstan	Bucharest
		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)

31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Romania	1–0	Bulgaria	Bucharest
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)	Vătafu 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Kathrin Huber (Austria)

4 June UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Bulgaria	0–3	Romania	Sofia
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)		Report	Vătafu 39' Carp 51' Herczeg 79'	Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 176 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)

12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Kazakhstan	0–3	Romania	Almaty
TBC		Report		Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium

16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Romania	3–1	Armenia	Bucharest, Romania
20:00 UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium

25 October UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Romania	1–2	Poland	Bucharest
17:00	Bălăceanu 18'	Report	Padilla 73' Pajor 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

29 October UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Poland	4–1 (6–2 agg.)	Romania	Gdańsk
18:00	Pajor 19', 49' Padilla 41' Krezyman 85'	Report	Stanciu 90+3'	Stadium: Gdańsk Stadium Attendance: 8,449 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

3rd December Friendly	Romania	1-2	Albania	Târgoviște, Romania
18:00	Carp 43'		Troka 10' Dogi 90+2'	Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Role	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Cristian Dulca	[1]

Managerial history

Romania Cristian Dulca (20??–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Poland in October 2024.^[2]

Caps and goals accurate up to 22 February 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Andreea Părăluță	(1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 (age 30)	47	0	Fortuna Hjørring
12	1GK	Camelia Ceasar	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 27)	9	0	Roma
	1GK	Reka Tanko		0	0	FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc-

	2DF	Antonia Bratu	(2004-10-07) 7 October 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Politehnica Timișoara
7	2DF	Maria Ficzay	(1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 33)			Fortuna Hjørring
7	2DF	Maria Stanciu				Farul Constanța
	2DF	Teodora Meluță	(1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25)	28	0	Fatih Vatan Spor
17	2DF	Claudia Bistrian	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28)	14	0	Politehnica Timișoara
13	2DF	Erika Geréd	(1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)	20	1	Diósgyőr
7	2DF	Ana Sigheartău	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19)			U Olimpia Cluj

4	3MF	Ioana Bortan (captain)	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)	45	1	Farul Constanța
19	3MF	Olga Iordăchiuși	(1988-11-26) 26 November 1988 (age 36)	3	0	Farul Constanța
16	3MF	Ioana Bălăceanu	(2003-07-11) 11 July 2003 (age 21)	11	3	Olimpia Cluj
	3MF	Giorgiana Vasile	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Gloria
	3MF	Andrea Herczeg	(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30)	27	3	FK Csíkszereda
	3MF	Anita Antal				FK Csíkszereda
8	3MF	Ștefania Vătafu	(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31)	43	10	Anderlecht
8	3MF	Mihaela Ciolacu	(1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 26)			U Olimpia Cluj
7	2DF	Sonia Bumbar	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)			U Olimpia Cluj

7	4FW	Florentina Olar	(1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 39)	180	23	Fortuna Hjørring
22	4FW	Carmen Marcu	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	17	2	Olimpia Cluj
20	4FW	Cristina Carp	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)	32	3	Young Boys
	4FW	Adina Borodi	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20)			U Olimpia Cluj

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the Romania squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Szidonia Salamon	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Gloria	v. Turkey, 28 February 2024
GK	Mirela Pop-Ganea	(1986-01-14) 14 January 1986 (age 38)	29	0	Farul Constanța	v. Finland, 26 September 2023
GK	Sara Câmpean	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Politehnica Timișoara	v. Armenia, 16 July 2024

DF	Cristina Botojel	(2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	U Olimpia Cluj	v. Turkey, 28 February 2024
DF	Brigitta Gődér	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 32)	21	1	Ferencvaros	v. Armenia, 16 July 2024
DF	Ana Maria Stanciu	(1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 37)			Farul Constanța	v. Armenia, 16 July 2024

MF	Mădălina Tătar	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Vitória de Guimarães	v. Turkey, 28 February 2024
MF	Genoveva Roșie	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Gloria	v. Croatia, 5 December 2023
DF	Alexandra Tunoaia	(2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Unattached	v. Bulgaria, 4 June 2024
DF	Maria Stamate	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25)			U Olimpia Cluj	v. Bulgaria, 4 June 2024
MF	Ana Maria Vlădulescu	(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 23)	20	3	Haladás-Viktória	v. Armenia, 16 July 2024

FW	Mara Bâtea	(1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29)	34	3	Olimpia Cluj	v. Kazakhstan, 9 April 2024
FW	Laura Rus	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 37)	38	18	Farul Constanța	v. Croatia, 5 December 2023
FW	Florentina Istrate	(2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Farul Constanța	v. Bulgaria, 4 June 2024

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 27 October 2021.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Round	Qual. Round	Position	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA
China 1991	Did not enter	via 1991 UEFA Women's Championship
Sweden 1995	Did not qualify	via 1995 UEFA Women's Championship
United States 1999	Unable to qualify^[3]	Group 8/Playoff B	1st/lost	10	5	3	2	32	12
United States 2003		Group 7	4th	8	2	2	4	18	13
China 2007		Group 7	2nd	6	3	0	3	14	10
Germany 2011	Did not qualify	Group 4	4th	8	2	2	4	14	13
Canada 2015		Group 2	2nd	10	3	2	5	18	11
France 2019		Group 6	4th	8	1	2	5	7	15
Australia New Zealand 2023		Group G	3rd	10	6	1	3	21	11
Brazil 2027	To be determined	To be determined
Total				60	22	12	26	124	85

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Qual. Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
Denmark 1984	Did not enter								Did not enter
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993	Did not qualify								Group 3	2nd	4	1	3	0	2	1	–
Germany 1995									Group 2	2nd	6	3	2	1	16	5
Norway Sweden 1997									Group 4/Playoff AB	4th/lost	8	1	1	6	7	35
Germany 2001	Unable to qualify^[3]								Group 7/Playoff AB	1st/lost	10	7	2	1	36	15
England 2005	Unable to qualify^[3]								Group 5	2nd	8	5	3	0	29	5
Finland 2009	Did not qualify								Group A4/Group 2	1st/4th	11	4	1	6	18	29
Sweden 2013									Group 2	3rd	10	5	1	4	20	20
Netherlands 2017									Group 3/ Playoff	2nd/lost	10	5	3	2	18	9
England 2022									Group H	3rd	8	4	0	4	13	16
Switzerland 2025									Group C4 / Playoff	1st/lost	8	6	0	2	18	7	^[a]	34th
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		83	41	16	26	177	142	34th

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	B	2	4th	6	0	1	5	1	11		31st
2025	B	1	To be determined
Total				6	0	1	5	1	11	31st

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

Notes

^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "Lotul naționalei feminine pentru play-off-ul WEURO 2025, contra Poloniei". RFF. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Romania were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.

External links

[4] From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[2] "Lotul naționalei feminine pentru play-off-ul WEURO 2025, contra Poloniei". RFF. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[unable-3] Romania were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.

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