GERMANY WOMEN'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The 'German women's national football team' is the reigning world champion, having won the 2003 Women's World Cup. It has also won the last four UEFA Women's Championships (1995, 1997, 2001, 2005). Thus far, Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups.

Contents

History

1982 - 1987

Notable players

Active

Retired

Head coaches

Most capped players

Fixtures and Results, 2007

Fixtures and Results, 2008

See also

External link

History

1982 - 1987

The first official play was held on November 10, 1982 against Switzerland. The Team won this traditional match with 5-1.

'First Team:'Marion Isbert (36. Claudia Reichler) - Gaby Dlugi-Winterberg (52. Christel Klinzmann); Petra Landers; Monika Degwitz; Brigitte Klinz - Rike Koekoek (41. Silvia Neid); Anne Trabant; Bettina Krug (47. Birgit Offermann) - Birgit Bormann; Doris Kresimon; Ingrid Gebauer (47. Petra Bartelmann) ''Goals'': Neid (2), Bormann, Gebauer, Kresimon

Notable players

Active

★ Inka Grings

★ Nia Künzer

★ Renate Lingor

★ Sandra Minnert

★ Conny Pohlers

★ Birgit Prinz

★ Silke Rottenberg

★ Sandra Smisek

Retired

★ Doris Fitschen

★ Marion Isbert

★ Ursula Lohn

★ Maren Meinert

★ Heidi Mohr

★ Silvia Neid (current head coach)

★ Martina Voss

★ Bettina Wiegmann

Head coaches

★ Gero Bisanz: 1982–1996

★ Tina Theune-Meyer: 1996-2005

★ Silvia Neid: 2005-present

Most capped players

These players have played more than 100 plays
''Last updated on August 22, 2007''

Caps	Name	Fist Play (Date/Opponent)	Last Play (Date/Opponent)
165	Birgit Prinz	July 27, 1994	''still active''
163	Kerstin Stegemann	April 13, 1995	''still active''
154	Bettina Wiegmann	October 1, 1989	October 12, 2003
144	Doris Fitschen	October 4, 1986	July 7, 2001
142	Sandra Minnert	May 28, 1992	''still active''
134	Ariane Hingst	August 27, 1996	''still active''
130	Renate Lingor	Oktober 25, 1995	''still active''
125	Martina Voss	October 3, 1984	March 16, 2000
123	Silke Rottenberg	April 7, 1993	''still active''
117	Sandra Smisek	April 13, 1995	''still active''
111	Steffi Jones	July 3, 1993	March 14, 2007
111	Silvia Neid	November 10, 1982	July 25, 1996
104	Heidi Mohr	May 19, 1986	September 29, 1996
102	Pia Wunderlich	December 7, 1993	March 1, 2006

Fixtures and Results, 2007

Date	Location	Opponent	Competition	Result	German Goals
January 26, 2007	Guangzhou (China)		Four Nations Tournament	0-0
January 28, 2007	Guangzhou (China)		Four Nations Tournament	0-0
January 30, 2007	Guangzhou (China)		Four Nations Tournament	0-0
March 7, 2007	Faro (Portugal)		Algarve Cup	1-2	Stensland (15') Lingor (18') Wiik (96')
March 9, 2007	Faro (Portugal)		Algarve Cup	0-1	Bussaglia (33')
March 12, 2007	Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal)		Algarve Cup	3-0	Mittag (16') Cederkvist/ET (44') Behringer (48')
March 14, 2007	Olhão (Portugal)		Algarve Cup	0-1	Fuselli (81')
April 12, 2007	Wattenscheid Germany		Euro 2009 qualifying	5-1	Torny (17') Prinz (31') Mittag (34') Lingor (48'(pen), 69') Garefrekes (68')
May 10, 2007	Haverfordwest (Wales)		Euro 2009 qualifying	6-0	Prinz (8', 20', 87') Stegemann (45') Garefrekes (81') Müller (85')
July 29, 2007	Magdeburg (Germany)		International Friendly	4-0	Johansen (13'(OG)) Prinz (20') Bajramaj (73') Pohlers (89')
August 2, 2007	Gera (Germany)		International Friendly	5-0	Prinz (19', 90') Laudehr (25') Garefrekes (38') M. Müller (83')
August 22, 2007	Koblenz (Germany)		Euro 2009 qualifying	7-0	Smisek (14') Behringer (16', 35') Prinz (33') Garefrekes (53', 64', 90')
August 30, 2007	Mainz (Germany)		International Friendly	2-2	Larsen Kaurin (1') Behringer (22') Gulbrandsen (28') Prinz (75')
September 10, 2007	Shanghai (China)		World Cup 2007	-
September 14, 2007	Shanghai (China)		World Cup 2007	-
September 17, 2007	Hangzhou (China)		World Cup 2007	-
October 28, 2007	Lübeck (Germany)		Euro 2009 qualifying	-
November 1, 2007	Volendam (Netherlands)		Euro 2009 qualifying	-

Fixtures and Results, 2008

Date	Location	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals
May 7, 2008	(Belgium)		Euro 2009 qualifying	-
May 29, 2008	Kassel (Germany)		Euro 2009 qualifying	-
October 2, 2008	(Swiss)		Euro 2009 qualifying	-

See also

★ Germany national football team

External link

★ Official DFB site in English