Cuba women's national football team

Cuba
NicknameLas Leonas del Caribe (The Lionesses of the Caribbean)
AssociationAsociación de Fútbol de Cuba
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachElizabeth Cuff
FIFA codeCUB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 94 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest81 (December 2020)
Lowest102 (November 2010)
First international
 Cuba 21–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Havana, Cuba; 3 October 2007)
Biggest win
 Cuba 21–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Havana, Cuba; 3 October 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 12–0 Cuba 
(Edinburg, Texas, United States; 8 October 2018)

The Cuba women's national football team is the national women's football team of Cuba and is overseen by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. In 2018, Cuba qualified for its first ever CONCACAF Women's Championship after finishing third in Caribbean Zone Qualifying.[2]

Coaching staff

  • Updated on 22 March 2024 .

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Elizabeth Cuff [3]
Assistant coach Luis M Elejalde
Goalkeeping coach Odelin Molina
Fitness coach Joel Cabrera

Manager history

  • Edelsio Griego (????-????)
  • Elizabeth Cuff (????-present)

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

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2025

5 April Friendly Peru  2–3  Cuba Lima, Peru
15:00
  • Cisneros 16'
  • Dorador 47'
Report
  • Mengana 43', 80'
  • Castellanos 77'
Stadium: Estadio Iván Elías Moreno
8 April Friendly Peru  3–2  Cuba Lima, Peru
15:00
  • Perez 75'
  • Castellanos 89'
Stadium: Estadio Iván Elías Moreno
2 December 2025 (2025-12-02) 2026 CONCACAF W Championship Q Cuba  2–2  Saint Kitts and Nevis Santiago de Cuba
15:00 UTC−5 Aldana 53', 71' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadium: Estadio Antonio Maceo
Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alianne Matamoro Reyes (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 4 0 Municipal
1GK Lucylena Martínez (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 13 0 La Habana
1GK Elika Acea (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994

2DF Katheryn Rodríguez (2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 5 4 UNAN Managua
2DF Sheyla Wanton (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 0 0 UNAN Managua
2DF Yeranys Lee (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 7 0
2DF Laura Moreno (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 8 1 Villa Clara
2DF Yaniuvis Suárez (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 0 0 Santiago de Cuba

3MF Eliannes Valdés (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 3 2 Santiago de Cuba
3MF María Álvarez (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 3 0 Santiago de Cuba
3MF Eunises Núñez (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 3 1 La Habana
3MF Nahomi Aguilar (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 0 0 La Habana
3MF Gianna Borrego (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000
3MF Sabrina Bahamonde (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000
3MF Lucy Amanda Brooks (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001

4FW Maristania Mengana (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 7 1 Santiago de Cuba
4FW Cecil Aldana (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 0 0 LDU Quito
4FW Indira Hechevarría (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 Santiago de Cuba
4FW Daimelys Regla Ribalta (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004
4FW Delennis Acosta (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994

4FW Kennys Castellanos (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998
4FW Ana Josefa Fernández (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003

Recent call ups

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

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

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1991 did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011 did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
2027 to be determined
Total - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1996 did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
2000 1999 FIFA WWC
2004 did not enter
2008 did not qualify 5 3 0 2 37 4
2012 6 2 1 3 10 8
2016 2 1 1 0 7 1
2020 4 3 0 1 19 14
2024 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 17 6 to be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 17 9 2 6 73 27
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship

CONCACAF W Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1991 did not enter did not enter
1993
1994
1998
2000
2002
2006
2010 did not qualify 5 3 0 2 12 10
2014 2014 Caribbean Cup
2018 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 29 8 5 1 2 34 12
2022 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 17 6
Total Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 29 17 10 2 5 63 28
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1999 did not enter
2003
2007
2011 did not qualify
2015
2019
Total - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2010 did not enter
2014
2018
2022 to be determined
Total - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2000 did not enter
2014 First round 2 1 0 1 2 1
Total First round 2 1 0 1 2 1
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Caribbean trio complete continental line-up". 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ La selección nacional absoluta femenina de fútbol de Cuba.
  4. ^ Cuba inicia su camino mundialista rumbo a Brasil 2027 (Facebook)