Libya women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Libya national football team.
Libya
AssociationLibyan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachNaji Ajbara
CaptainHadhom Al-Abed
FIFA codeLBY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 187 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest187 (December 2025)
Lowest187 (December 2025)
First international
 Libya 0–8 Egypt 
(Sousse, Tunisia; 6 March 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 16–0 Libya 
(Berrechid, Morocco; 26 October 2025)
 Chad 16–0 Libya 
(Berrechid, Morocco; 29 October 2025)

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 kit 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]

Beginnings

On 6 March 2016, the Libya women's national team played its first international match against Egypt during the Africa Cup of Nations qualification, which ended in an 8–0 defeat.[9] 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, with the actual start would be on the first of September later that year.[10]

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

26 October 2025 (2025-10-26) FIFA Unites Women's Series Tunisia  16–0  Libya Berrechid, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
  • Mejri 5', 53'
  • Zerelli 13', 43'
  • Ammar 22', 39', 49'
  • Abbassi 24', 47'
  • Ben Kaabia 63', 73', 75', 88'
  • Nouhaili 66'
  • Lamti 78'
  • Khemili 85'
 Stadium: Berrechid Municipal Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
29 October 2025 (2025-10-29) FIFA Unites Women's Series Chad  16–0  Libya Berrechid, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
  • ? 6'
  • ? 8'
  • ? 10'
  • ? 14'
  • ? 32'
  • ? 45+2'
  • ? 45+3'
  • ? 50'
  • ? 55'
  • ? 59'
  • ? 62'
  • ? 68'
  • ? 70'
  • ? 75'
  • ? 81'
  • ? 82'
 Stadium: Berrechid Municipal Stadium
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) FIFA Unites Women's Series Libya  0–7  Afghanistan Berrechid, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
  • Ali 4', 12'
  • Amini 18' (pen.)
  • N. Mohammadi 54'
  • Noori 64'
  • S. Mohammadi 70'
  • Haidari 83'
 Stadium: Berrechid Municipal Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the FIFA Unites Women's Series 2025 matches against Afghan Women United, Chad and Tunisia on 26, 29 October and 1 November 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Naama Barka (1993-02-28) 28 February 1993
2 Azeezah Al-Shoushan
3 Shahid Omrani
4 Muneerah Al-Ajeeli (1993-06-04) 4 June 1993
5 Sundus Al-Ushaylim
6 Hadhom Al-Abed (Captain)
7 Maryam El Maemi
8 Nuwara Al-Firjani
9 Saeida Al-Birnawi
10 Bushra Al-Roubaa
11 Asyaa Al-Hamadi
12 1GK Salma Al-Zawi
13 Noura Al-Tajouri
14 Sarah Al-Alam
15 Sahar Buhmira
17 Suhad El Degheili
18 Fadwa El Bahi
19 Randa Jalgham
20 Shahid Al-Boulati
21 Fatima El Ftimi
22 1GK Saja El Masri
23 Feda El Ghobbar

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
1991 did not exist
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019 Did not qualify
2023 did not enter
2027 did not enter
2031 to be determined
2035 to be determined
Total 0/12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
1996 did not exist
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016 did not qualify
2020 did not enter
2024
Total 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*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 2014 did not exit
2016 did not Qualify
2018 did not Qualify
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2022 did not enter
2024 W/D
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(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
2003 Did Not exist
2007
2011
2015
2019 Did not qualify
2023 Did not enter
Total 0/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regional

All−time record against FIFA-recognized nations

The list below presents the all-time international record of the Libyan women's national football team against other nations.

As of 1 November 2025, after the match against  Afghanistan.
Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Libya’s all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
 Afghanistan 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 0 AFC
 Chad 1 0 0 1 0 16 −16 0 CAF
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0 CAF
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 0 CAF
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 16 −16 0 CAF
Total 7 0 0 7 0 66 −66 0 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF). p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  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. ^ "Africa: Egypt Tears Into Libya As Botswana Find Their Stripes". allafrica.com. 7 March 2016.
  10. ^ "انطلاق أول دوري نسائي لكرة القدم في ليبيا". winwin (in Arabic). winwin.com. 8 June 2021.
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