Libya
AssociationLibyan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachSpain Ramon Takala
CaptainEman al-Mashay
FIFA codeLBY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (15 December 2023)[1]
First international
 Libya 0–8 Egypt 
(Sousse, Tunisia, March 6, 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Libya 0–8 Egypt 
(Sousse, Tunisia, March 6, 2016)
 Libya 0–8 Ethiopia 
(Cairo, Egypt, 4 April 2018)

The Libya women's national football team is the national football team of Libya. It does not have FIFA recognition. It is not ranked by FIFA. There are development plans in the country to improve the state of women's football.

History


Background and development

Early development of the women's game at the time colonial powers brought football to the continent was limited as colonial powers in the region tended to take make concepts of patriarchy and women's participation in sport with them to local cultures that had similar concepts already embedded in them.[2] The lack of later development of the national team on a wider international level symptomatic of all African teams is a result of several factors, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses.[3] When quality female football players are developed, they tend to leave for greater opportunities abroad.[4] Continent wide, funding is also an issue, with most development money coming from FIFA, not the national football association.[4] Future success for women's football in Africa is dependent on improved facilities and access by women to these facilities. Attempting to commercialise the game and make it commercially viable is not the solution, as demonstrated by the current existence of many youth and women's football camps held throughout the continent.[2]

The women's game is severely underdeveloped in Libya. A project was in development in 2004 to try to improve the state of the game for women, mirroring a similar project done in Afghanistan.[5] In 2006, there were 0 registered female players in the country.[6] That year, a committee was under development to better register and track female footballers.[6] In 2006, there were no women's teams in the country.[6] Football is played by girls aged 9 to 18 in school.[6] There were 0 registered female futsal players in 2006 though there are some unregistered female futsal players in the country.[6] Rights to broadcast the 2011 Women's World Cup in the country were bought by Al Jazeera and Eurosport.[7]

The national federation was created in 1962 and joined FIFA in 1964.[6] Their kid includes green shirts, white shorts and green socks.[8] In 2006, there were three staff members dedicated to working on women's football in the country.[6]

In 2021 The Libyan Football Association, headed by Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, announced the launch of the first women’s league in the country’s history, and the actual start will be on the first of next September.[9]

Beginnings

The Libya women's national team played its first international match...

The team

Until 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team,[10] including Libya who have not played in a FIFA sanctioned match As of June 2012.[11] In 2006, a FIFA recognised senior A team did not official exist.[6] In 2010, the country did not have a team competing in the African Women's Championships.[12] The country did not have a team competing at the 2011 All Africa Games.[13] As of June 2012, a team from Libya was not ranked in the world by FIFA.[14]

Home stadium

The Libya women's national team play their home matches on...

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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2023

September 2023 (2023-09) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Equatorial Guinea  Cancelled  Libya Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
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September 2023 (2023-09) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Libya  Cancelled  Equatorial Guinea
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Note: Libya withdrew prior to the first leg due to the aftermath of the 2023 Libya floods.

Coaching staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Spain Ramon Takala [15]

Manager history

  • Spain Ramon Takala(2023-)

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were named on date month year for the xxx tournament. tournament.
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Individual records

  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Managers

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
China 1991did not exist
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023did not enter
Total0/90000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996did not exist
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016did not Qualify
Japan 2020did not enter
Total0/70000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991 to Namibia 2014 did not exit
Cameroon 2016 did not Qualify
Ghana 2018 did not Qualify
Republic of the Congo 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Morocco 2022 did not enter
Total0/70000000

(The former format was amended as it did not comply with MOS:FLAG as discussed here)

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
Nigeria 2003 Did Not exist
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019Did not qualify
Republic of the Congo 2023to be determined
Total0/4000000

Regional

Honours

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Libyan national women's football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx. Update using wiki page still friendly match 1/1/2022

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 CAF
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 CAF

    Record per opponent

    *As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

    Key
      Positive balance (more wins than losses)
      Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
      Negative balance (more losses than wins)

    The following table shows Sudan's all-time official international record per opponent:

    Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
     Egypt2002012−120CAF
     Ethiopia2002015−150CAF
    Total4004027-270—

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
    2. 1 2 Peter Alegi (2 March 2010). African Soccerscapes: How a Continent Changed the World's Game. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-278-0. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
    3. ↑ Jean Williams (15 December 2007). A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football. Berg. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-84520-674-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
    4. 1 2 Gabriel Kuhn (24 February 2011). Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. PM Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60486-053-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
    5. ↑ Hubbard, Alan (October 10, 2004). "Inside Lines: Girl power kicks off successfully in Kabul". The Independent on Sunday. London, England. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF): 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    7. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011TM Media Rights Licensees" (PDF). FIFA. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
    8. ↑ Pickering, David (1994). The Cassell soccer companion : history, facts, anecdotes. London: Cassell. p. 172. ISBN 0304342319. OCLC 59851970.
    9. ↑ Arabic
    10. ↑ Chrös McDougall (1 January 2012). Soccer. ABDO. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-61783-146-1. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
    11. ↑ "Libya Fixtures". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
    12. ↑ "Fixtures — African Women Championship 2010 – CAF". Cafonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    13. ↑ "Groups & standings — All Africa Games women 2011 – CAF". CAF. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    14. ↑ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 2009-09-25. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
    15. ↑ "ليبيات المستطيل الأخضر يكسرن "التابو" ويتحدين الحرب".
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