Cambodia women's national football team

Cambodia
AssociationFFC
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachConor Nestor
CaptainHear Sreilas
Most capsPoeurn Kunthea (11)
Top scorerHout Koemhong (6)
FIFA codeCAM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 118 (12 June 2025)[1]
Highest115 (March 2024)
Lowest120 (August – December 2022)
First international
  12–0 Timor-Leste 
(Palembang, Indonesia; 30 June 2018)
Biggest win
  12–0 Timor-Leste 
(Palembang, Indonesia; 30 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Australia U20 12–0  
(Palembang, Indonesia; 6 July 2018)

The Cambodia women's national football team (Khmer: ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិនារីកម្ពុជា។) represents Cambodia in international women's football, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). the team's first activity was in 2018, where they debuted in the AFF Women's Championship.

History

Both were recruited through FIFA's Spirit of Soccer program and worked to bring the game to areas with land mines.[2][3][4][5][6][7] By 2012, between Battambang or Phnom Penh, there were 400 girls playing in organised clubs.[8][9] In 2009, the Com-Unity Women's Football Seminar was held Phnom Penh.[10][11]

Chheun Nipha from Cambodia participated in a 2012 AFC 'C' Coaching Certificate Course organised as part of the AFC U-13 Girls' Football Tournament 2012.[12][13][14] In 2012, the women's team participated in the Charity Cup, a competition designed to help with fundraising to send a team to compete at the Homeless World Cup.[15] In May 2012, an under-15 women's football festival was held in Cambodia, organised by the German embassy and German Business Group Cambodia, and held at the University of Battambang.[16]

Cambodia played their first FIFA-recognised matches in 2018 at the AFF Women's Championship. They won their first match, a 12–0 victory over Timor-Leste on 30 June 2018.[17][18] They lost their other three group stages matches, all without scoring another goal.[19] Cambodia entered the AFF Women's Championship again in 2019 and 2022. They lost all their group stage games in 2019.[20] They fared better in 2022, defeating Timor-Leste again and drawing their match against Laos by a 1–1 score.[21] Nevertheless, they did not advance out of the group stage. Beyond the AFF Women's Championship, Cambodia participated in the Southeast Asian Games in 2021, losing both their games and not scoring any goals.[22] The captain of the team in their first tournament in 2018 was Hout Koemhong, who grew up in an orphanage and trained at SALT Academy for six years.[23] The captain in 2022 was Ban Cheavey.[24]

The team reached the women's football semifinals at the 2023 SEA Games which was hosted at home.[25]

In 2024, Khoun Laboravy became coach in the lead up to the 2024 AFF Women's Cup and 2025 SEA Games.[26] They ended as runners-up in the 2024 tournament held in Laos.[27]

Youth teams

Under-16

The Cambodia women's national under-16 football team has been coached by Sam Schweingruber since it was created in 2009.[28] The team played in their first FIFA recognised and sponsored international in spring of 2009 when they played Laos[6][28] on 22 May.[29][6] Two players on the 2009 under-16 team were Nin and Vesna, a pair of sisters from the SALT Academy. The sisters had been sexually exploited in Thailand but while at the Academy, they developed their skills. Nin eventually became the captain of the team.[28]

Under-14

Kauw was a member of the Cambodia women's national under-14 football team in 2011.[30] The assistant coach was Chhoeurn Nipha and the head coach was Sam Schweingruber.[31][6] The country participated in the AFC U-14 Girls' Festival of Football in Vietnam, where like the other ten participating countries, they fielded two teams.[32][31][33] At the competition, Cambodia lost to the Philippines 3–0.[34][6]

Under-13

The Cambodia women's national under-13 football team competed in the June 2012 AFC Girls Football Festival against other national sides from Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Guam and Vietnam.[8][35][36] The team played their first match against the Philippines.[37] Cambodia lost to Vietnam 0–1 in the bronze medal game.[38][39][30] The team is coached by Sam Schweingruber.[8][40][41]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Cambodia women's national football team results

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   Loss   Fixture

2024

23 November 2024 AFF Women's Cup GS Indonesia  0–0   Vientiane, Laos
15:00 UTC+7 Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
29 November 2024 AFF Women's Cup GS   2–0  Malaysia Vientiane, Laos
15:00 UTC+7
  • Kunthea 18'
  • Sapheourn 45+2'
 Stadium: New Laos Reserve Field
2 December 2024 AFF Women's Cup SF   3–0  Timor-Leste Vientiane, Laos
15:30 UTC+7
Report Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
5 December 2024 AFF Women's Cup Final   1–3  Indonesia Vientiane, Laos
17:30 UTC+7 Saody 32' Report
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

2025

June 25 Friendly   1–0  Guam Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Vipha 17' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
June 29 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Hong Kong  1–1   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
  • Leung H. 31' (pen.)
 Report
  • Sothan 82'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
July 2 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification   0–6  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong (South Korea)
July 5 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification   2–1  Saudi Arabia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
  • Sovanmony 84'
  • Serysitha 90+5'
 Report
  • Al-Angari 79'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
6 August 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship Vietnam  v   Haiphong, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
9 August 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship   v  Thailand Haiphong, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
12 August 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship Indonesia  v   Việt Trì, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Conor Nestor
Team manager Puth Thyda
Assistant coach Khoun Laboravy
Kim Makara
Goalkeeper coach Ravy Ly
Fitness coach Chheun Nipha
Kit manager Ly Soheng
Match analyst Pheng Chayheang
Doctor Hem Seyah
Physiotherapist Haem Somaly

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the Friendly game against Guam on June 2025 .[42]

Caps and goals are correct as of , after the match against

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Chea Fariya (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 1 0 Phnom Penh Crown
23 1GK Penh Boravy (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 0 0 Visakha
22 1GK In Sreynech 0 0
3 2DF Kin Ramksa (2006-04-05) 5 April 2006 0 0 Nagaworld
6 2DF Somrit Nimol (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 1 1 Siem Reap
16 2DF Kim Chanthet (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999 2 0 Phnom Penh Crown
13 2DF Vibol Serysitha (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 1 0 Phnom Penh Crown
22 2DF Hear Sreilas (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 1 0 Visakha
4 3MF Chhiv Selena (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 0 0 Concordia Stingers
12 3MF Hok Saody (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 1 1 Bangkok W.F.C.
14 2DF Sem Malin (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 0 0 Boeung Ket Angkor
10 3MF Seom Rosita
8 3MF Ti Samnang (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 0 0 Phnom Penh Crown
10 3MF Soeurn Vipha (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 2 1 Phnom Penh Crown
23 4FW Dy Sothea (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 +4 0
2 2DF Mak Sreyroth 0 0 Visakha




5 3MF Sok Li (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 1 0 Nagaworld


9 4FW Yon Yoeurn (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 3 2 Bangkok W.F.C.
9 4FW Voeun Sothan
19 2DF Poeurn Kunthea (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 6 6 Phnom Penh Crown
9 4FW Kann Sreynich
9 4FW Soem Maysan
17 4FW Keo Channa 1 0 Siem Reap
11 4FW Heng Sovanmony (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 1 0 Visakha


Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the Laos squad in the past 24 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Chen Soveat (2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 0 0 Visakha v.  Indonesia,5 December 2024
FW Chhit Sapheoum (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 1 1 Preah Khan Reach v.  Indonesia,5 December 2024
Rith Channimol (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 0 0 Siem Reap v.  Indonesia,5 December 2024
Phoeurng Sreyphors (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 0 0 Visakha v.  Indonesia,5 December 2024
Tha Sreynu (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 0 0 Phnom Penh Crown v.  Indonesia,5 December 2024

Records

As of 2 March 2023

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Record per opponent

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1] Confederation
 Indonesia 3 0 1 2 1 7 000.00 AFC
 Laos 2 1 1 0 3 1 050.00 AFC
 Malaysia 2 1 0 1 2 4 050.00 AFC
 Myanmar 2 0 0 2 1 13 000.00 AFC
 Philippines 1 0 0 1 0 5 000.00 AFC
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00 AFC
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 0 20 000.00 AFC
 Timor-Leste 3 3 0 0 18 1 100.00 AFC
 Vietnam 4 0 0 4 0 24 000.00 AFC

Source: Soccerway[43]

Competitive record

Asian Games

AFF Championship

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
2004 to 2016 Did not enter
2018 Group stage 4 1 0 3 12 27
2019 3 0 0 3 1 24
2022 4 1 1 2 4 8
Total Best: Group stage 11 2 1 8 17 59

AFF Cup

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
2024 Silver medalists 2 2 1 1 6 3
Total Best: Silver medalists 2 2 1 1 6 3

Southeast Asian Games

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1985 to 2019 Did not enter
2021 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 12
2023 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 3 13
Total Best: Fourth place 7 2 0 5 3 25

Source: Soccerway[43]

Honours

Regional

See also

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  1. ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
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