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| Nickname(s) | Le Azzurre (The Blues) | ||
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| Association | Italian Football Federation (FIGC) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andrea Soncin | ||
| Captain | Elena Linari | ||
| Most caps | Patrizia Panico (204) | ||
| Top scorer | Patrizia Panico (110) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | ITA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 14  1 (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 10 (July 2003 – September 2006; August 2012) | ||
| Lowest | 19 (March 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia  (Viareggio, Italy; 23 February 1968) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Italy 15–0 Macedonia  (Vercelli, Italy; 17 September 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Denmark 6–0 Italy (Ringsted, Denmark; 16 May 1982) Italy 0–6 Switzerland  (Larnaca, Cyprus; 6 March 2017) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1991, 2019) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1993, 1997) | ||
The Italy women's national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio femminile dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international women's football since their inception in 1968. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy.
Formed in 1968, Italy took part in various unofficial international tournaments, hosting the first unofficial European Competition in 1969 and World Cup in 1970. Italy qualified for both the first World Cup in 1991, where they reached the quarter-finals, and the first European Championship. While Italy were runners-up in the European Championship in 1993 and 1997, they are yet to replicate similar success at the World Cup. In 2019, after a 20-year drought, Italy qualified for the World Cup where they equaled their previous best performance, reaching the quarter-finals.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.