Cuba women's national futsal team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Las Leonas del Caribe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Cuba | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Gregorio Morales | ||
| FIFA code | CUB | ||
| FIFA ranking | NR (4 April 2025)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
| 2–6 Panama (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 29 April 2025) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| None | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Guatemala 9–1 (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 May 2025) | |||
| CONCACAF W Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2025) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2025) | ||
The Cuba women's national futsal team (Spanish: Selección nacional femenina cubana de futsal) represents Cuba in international women's futsal competitions, and is controlled by the Football Association of Cuba.
History
Despite being a well-established regional powerhouse in men's futsal, Cuba had not developed a women's national team until the announcement of the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, for which they registered to participate in the qualifiers for the inaugural edition in 2025.[2] Cuba had previously made its debut in women's futsal in 2023 during the University International Sports Festival in Yekaterinburg, where a universitary team represented the nation.[3][4] On 29 April 2025, the team made its international debut at the 2025 CONCACAF Women's Futsal Championship, suffering a 2–6 defeat to Panama.[5] A second consecutive loss the following day against Mexico ended Cuba's hopes of qualifying for the first-ever edition of the tournament.[6]
Players
Current squad
The following 14 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, from 29 April to 4 May 2025 in Guatemala City.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Melissa González | 4 August 2004 | Unattached | ||
| 12 | GK | Lucyelna Martínez | 28 May 1991 | Unattached | ||
| 2 | DF | Marianela Morales | 1 July 1991 | Unattached | ||
| 3 | DF | Yarianna Zunzunequi | 23 June 2004 | Unattached | ||
| 6 | DF | Maria Karla Caraballo | 8 November 2003 | Unattached | ||
| 9 | DF | Nahomi Aguilar | 26 April 1999 | Unattached | ||
| 4 | MF | Yaremis Fuentes | 30 January 1991 | Unattached | ||
| 5 | MF | Ana Fernández | 19 March 2004 | Unattached | ||
| 10 | MF | Elisabet Espinosa | 26 May 2000 | Unattached | ||
| 11 | MF | Yeryans Lee | 14 September 1995 | Unattached | ||
| 7 | FW | Eunises Núñez | 24 January 2000 | Unattached | ||
| 8 | FW | Maristania Mengana | 5 January 2000 | Unattached | ||
| 13 | FW | Katheryn Rodríguez | 10 September 2002 | Unattached | ||
| 14 | FW | Gianna Borrego | 7 October 2000 | Unattached | ||
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 0/1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Futsal Championship
| CONCACAF W Futsal Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Total | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
References
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Cuban women's futsal team chasing their first World Cup berth". granma.cu (in Spanish). 21 February 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Cuban futsal players to compete for the first time in an international event". swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). Havana. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Hernández Lima, Raul (20 February 2025). "Cuban women aiming for a spot in the first Women's Futsal World Cup". jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Boada Mola, Alfredo (30 April 2025). "Panama defeated Cuba in the CONCACAF Women's Futsal Championship". acn.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Cuban women miss out on the upcoming Futsal World Cup". oncubanews.com (in Spanish). 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Hernández Lima, Raul (18 April 2025). "Cuban women's futsal national team roster announced". jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2025.