United States women's national soccer team

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United States
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) USWNT
Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
The Gals
Association United States Soccer Federation
Sub-confederation NAFU (North America)
Confederation CONCACAF
(North America, Central America, and the Caribbean)
Head coach Jill Ellis
Captain Carli Lloyd / Becky Sauerbrunn
Most caps Kristine Lilly (352)
Top scorer Abby Wambach (184)
FIFA code USA
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 1 Steady (September 25, 2015)
Highest 1 (July 2003 – September 2003, March 2005 – May 2005, March 2007 – September 2007, March 2008 – November 2014, July 2015–)
Lowest 2 (October 2003 – February 2005, June 2005 – February 2007, October 2007 – February 2008, December 2014 – June 2015)
First international
 Italy 1–0 United States 
(Jesolo, Italy; August 18, 1985)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (1991, 1999, 2015)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1991)
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Winners (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014)
United States women's national soccer team
Medal record
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 China Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sweden Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 China Team
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team

The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international soccer competitions. It is controlled by United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football). The team has been one of the most successful in international women's soccer, winning three Women's World Cup titles (including the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991), four Olympic women's gold medals, seven CONCACAF Gold Cup wins,and ten Algarve Cups.[1] After being ranked No. 2 on average from 2003 to 2008 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings,[2] the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to December 2014,[3] falling back behind Germany, the only other team to occupy the No. 1 position in the rankings' history. The team is currently ranked No. 1, moving back into the position on July 10, 2015 due to its victory in the 2015 World Cup. The team was selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999,[4] and Sports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usual Sportsman of the Year honor.[5]

Following their most recent World Cup win, the team was honored with their own ticker tape parade in New York City, the first for a women's sports team, and they also received the Outstanding Team award during the 2015 ESPY Awards and a Teen Choice Award for Favourite Female Athlete(s). The team was again honored on October 27, 2015, when President Barack Obama welcomed them to the White House.[6]

History

A parade in the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan, celebrating the winning of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: History of soccer in the United States

The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 12, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan, in which they lost 1–0 to Italy. In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the USA) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women and the only two Americans named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players chosen by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances. Those two women along with Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, and the 1999 team started a revolution towards women's team sports in America.

Arguably their most influential and memorable victory came in the 1999 World Cup when they beat China 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw after extended time.[7] With this win they emerged onto the world stage and brought significant media attention to women's soccer and athletics. On July 10, 1999, over 90,000 people (the largest ever for a women's sporting event and one of the largest attendances in the world for a tournament game final) filled the Rose Bowl to watch the United States play China in the Final. After a back and forth game, the score was tied 0–0 at full-time, and remained so after extra time, leading to a penalty kick shootout. With Briana Scurry's save of China's third kick, the score was 4–4 with only Brandi Chastain left to shoot. She scored and won the game for the United States. Chastain famously dropped to her knees and whipped off her shirt, celebrating in her sports bra, which later made the cover of Sports Illustrated and the front pages of newspapers around the country and world.[8] This win influenced girls to want to play soccer on a team.[9][10]

Perhaps the second most influential victory came on July 10, 2011, in the quarterfinal of the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany, where the U.S. beat Brazil 5–3 on penalty kicks. Abby Wambach tied the game 2–2 in the 2nd minute of added time in the 2nd period of overtime (the 122nd minute of the match overall) with a header off a left-footed cross by Megan Rapinoe.[11] Earlier in the game, Brazil had evened the score 1–1 on a controversial penalty kick. Interestingly, the game was played on the 12th anniversary of the memorable 1999 World Cup Final (described above), which the US also won on penalty kicks.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. won the gold medal for the fourth time in five Olympics by defeating Japan 2–1 in front of 80,203 fans at Wembley Stadium, a record for a women's soccer game at the Olympics.[12] The United States advanced to face Japan for the gold medal after the 2011 Women's World Cup Final, won by the Japanese in a penalty shoot-out, by winning arguably one of the greatest games only rivaled by the victories mentioned above. In the semi-final match against Canada, the Americans trailed three times before Alex Morgan's header in the third minute of injury time at the end of 30 minutes of extra-time lifted the team to a 4–3 victory. Morgan's game-winning goal (123") is now the latest tally ever in a FIFA competition.[13] This game became controversial, because of referee Christina W. Pedersen awarding the United States a controversial free kick on a play not normally penalized late in the game with the USA trailing 3–2, before awarding an equally controversial penalty kick off of the free kick for a handball. Pedersen had not officiated a FIFA tournament since. The London Olympics marked the first time the USWNT won every game en route to the gold medal and set an Olympic women's team record of 16 goals scored.[13] Wambach scored a team-leading five goals in five straight games, which is an U.S. and Olympic record, while Morgan and Rapinoe led the team with four assists apiece, which attributed to their team-high tying 10 points.[13] By scoring both goals in the 2012 Olympic final, Carli Lloyd is the only woman in history to score the winning goal in separate gold Olympic matches (2008 and 2012).

In late 2012 U.S. Soccer (along with the Canadian Soccer Association and Mexican Football Federation) announced it would subsidize formation of the new National Women's Soccer League starting in 2013,[14] following previous termination of the Women's United Soccer Association and Women's Professional Soccer leagues. Stated benefits to the women's national team included providing "competitive games week in and week out against the other best players in the country as well as some international players", and giving "opportunities to players who may not have the chance in the past to play for the national team or to players who have been on the fringes but haven't been able to break into the squad."[15]

In the 2013 season, USA had an undefeated record of 14–0–2 with their last win against Brazil with a score of 4–1 as part of a longer 43-game unbeaten streak that spanned two years. The USA's 43-game unbeaten streak came to an end after a 1–0 loss against Sweden in the 2014 Algarve Cup. The streak began with a 4–0 win over Sweden in the 2012 Algarve Cup after a 1–0 loss against Japan.[16][17] The USWNT's 104-game home unbeaten streak ended on December 16, 2015 with a 1–0 loss to China.

In December 2013, the USWNT All-Time Best XI was chosen by the United States Soccer Federation.

On July 5, 2015, USA beat Japan 5–2 in the final of the 2015 World Cup, claiming their third Women's World Cup title and their first since 1999. Carli Lloyd scored three goals in 16 minutes, including one from 56.9 yards out, achieving the fastest hat-trick from kick-off in World Cup history; not to be confused with the record for briefest hat-trick (time between first and third goals), which is 5 minutes. Lauren Holiday and Tobin Heath scored as well. With about 10 minutes left, Abby Wambach was subbed into the game, becoming the last World Cup match she would participate in and Lloyd recognized this by passing the captain's band to her mid-game. The victory made the team the first in history to have won three Women's World Cup titles, becoming the most successful team in the tournament to date.

Team image

Media coverage

U.S. TV coverage for the five Women's World Cups from 1995 to 2011 was provided by ESPN/ABC and Univision,[18][19] while coverage rights for the three Women's World Cups from 2015 to 2023 were awarded to Fox Sports and Telemundo.[20][21] In May 2014 a deal was signed to split TV coverage of other USWNT games between ESPN, Fox Sports, and Univision through the end of 2022.[22] The USWNT games in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the 2015 Algarve Cup were broadcast by Fox Sports.[23][24]

The most-watched game in the team's history was its victory in the 1999 World Cup final over China, which set a world attendance record for a women's sporting event of 90,185 in a sellout at the Rose Bowl in California.[25] The game holds the record for largest US television audience for a women's soccer match with 17.975 million viewers on average[26] and an estimated 40 million watching at least part,[27] and was the most viewed English-language US broadcast of any soccer match until the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final between the United States and Japan.[28]

The record for Olympic women's soccer attendance was set by the 2012 Olympic final between the USWNT and Japan, with 80,023 spectators at Wembley Stadium.[29]

Past and present uniforms

The USWNT has worn a combination of red, white, or blue (the colors of the national flag) in most years, with exceptions including a gold shirt in 2007,[30] a black shirt in 2011,[31] and black trim with neon green socks for the 2015 World Cup. In 2012 the team started wearing the same kit as the U.S. men's team, beginning with the red and white hoop design.[32] Nike became the kit supplier for U.S. Soccer in 1995, with an agreement signed in December 2013 to extend the sponsorship through 2022.[33] The USWNT began wearing two stars as of 1999 to signify their two World Cup titles.[34] A third star will be added after their third World Cup title in July 2015.[35]

1986–1996 home
1986–1996
1991–1994
1991–1994
1991–1998
1999 home
1999 away[36]
1999–2004
2000–2002
2003
2003[36]
2004
2004
2005–2007 home
2005–2007 away
2007–2009 home[30]
2007–2009 home[30]
2007–2008 away[30]
2008–2009 away
2010–2011 home[37]
2010–2011 away[38]
2011–2012 home[39]
2011–2012 away[31]
2012–2013 home[32]
2012–2013 away[40]
2013 home[41]
2014– 2015 home[42]
2014–2015 away[43]
2015– home[44]
2015– away[45]

Coaching staff

Current staff

Role Name Start date
Head coach England United States Jill Ellis May 2014
Assistant coach Sweden Tony Gustavsson Jun 2014
Goalkeeper coach England Graeme Abel Mar 2015
Fitness Coach England Dawn Scott Feb 2011

Source[1]

Head coaching history

Name Years Matches Won Tied Lost Win % Pts÷M
Republic of Ireland United States Mike Ryan 1985 4 0 1 3 .125 0.25
United States Anson Dorrance 1986–1994 93 66 5 22 .737 2.18
United States Tony DiCicco 1994–1999 119 103 8 8 .899 2.66
United States Lauren Gregg 1997–2000 3 2 1 0 .833 2.33
United States April Heinrichs 2000–2004 124 87 20 17 .782 2.27
United States Greg Ryan 2005–2007 55 45 9 1 .900 2.62
Sweden Pia Sundhage 2007–2012 107 91 10 6 .897 2.64
Scotland Tom Sermanni 2013–2014 23 17 4 2 .826 2.39
EnglandUnited States Jill Ellis 2012, 2014–present 48 36 9 3 .844 2.44
Totals 576 447 67 62 .834 2.44
Statistics as of December 16, 2015

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up to the squad for the friendly match against Republic of Ireland on January 23, 2016.[46]

Caps and goals are current as of December 16, 2015 after match against China.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hope Solo (1981-07-30) July 30, 1981 (age 43) 185 0 United States Seattle Reign FC
18 1GK Ashlyn Harris (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 39) 8 0 United States Orlando Pride
21 1GK Alyssa Naeher (1988-04-20) April 20, 1988 (age 36) 4 0 United States Chicago Red Stars
1GK Adrianna Franch (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 United States Portland Thorns FC
4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (captain) (1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 (age 39) 96 0 United States FC Kansas City
11 2DF Ali Krieger (1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 40) 79 1 United States Washington Spirit
5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04) August 4, 1988 (age 36) 69 1 United States Sky Blue FC
22 2DF Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 (age 36) 50 3 United States Portland Thorns FC
6 2DF Whitney Engen (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987 (age 37) 29 4 United States Boston Breakers
19 2DF Julie Johnston (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 (age 32) 26 5 United States Chicago Red Stars
26 2DF Jaelene Hinkle (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 31) 4 0 United States Western New York Flash
27 2DF Emily Sonnett (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 (age 31) 4 0 United States Virginia Cavaliers
9 3MF Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 (age 40) 227 46 United States FC Kansas City
10 3MF Carli Lloyd (captain) (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42) 211 79 United States Houston Dash
17 3MF Tobin Heath (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 (age 36) 106 12 United States Portland Thorns FC
14 3MF Morgan Brian (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 (age 32) 43 4 United States Houston Dash
31 3MF Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30) 6 1 France Paris Saint-Germain
29 3MF Sam Mewis (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 32) 4 0 United States Western New York Flash
30 3MF Rose Lavelle (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 United States Wisconsin Badgers
32 3MF Danielle Colaprico (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 United States Chicago Red Stars
13 4FW Alex Morgan (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 35) 99 56 United States Orlando Pride
2 4FW Sydney Leroux (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990 (age 34) 75 35 United States Western New York Flash
23 4FW Christen Press (1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 (age 36) 55 29 United States Chicago Red Stars
25 4FW Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 (age 32) 20 4 United States Washington Spirit
28 4FW Stephanie McCaffrey (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 (age 32) 4 1 United States Boston Breakers
4FW Mallory Pugh (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 United States Mountain Vista Golden Eagles

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Nicole Barnhart (1981-10-10) October 10, 1981 (age 43) 54 0 United States FC Kansas City v. England; February 13, 2015
DF Christie Rampone (1975-06-24) June 24, 1975 (age 49) 311 4 United States Sky Blue FC v. China PR; December 16, 2015
DF Lori ChalupnyRET (1984-01-29) January 29, 1984 (age 41) 106 10 Retired v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
DF Gina Lewandowski (1985-04-13) April 13, 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Germany FC Bayern Munich v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
DF Rachel Van HollebekeRET (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 (age 39) 113 5 Retired v. New Zealand; April 4, 2015
MF Megan Rapinoe (1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 39) 113 31 United States Seattle Reign FC v. China PR; December 16, 2015
MF Shannon BoxxRET (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977 (age 47) 195 27 Retired v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
MF Lauren HolidayRET (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 (age 37) 133 24 Retired v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
MF Christine Nairn (1990-09-25) September 25, 1990 (age 34) 2 1 Australia Melbourne Victory FC v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
MF Tori Huster (1989-09-23) September 23, 1989 (age 35) 0 0 United States Washington Spirit v. England; February 13, 2015
FW Abby WambachRET (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 (age 44) 255 184 Retired v. China PR; December 16, 2015
FW Amy Rodriguez (1987-02-17) February 17, 1987 (age 38) 129 30 United States FC Kansas City v. China PR; December 16, 2015

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Notes:

  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • Position legend: GK=goalkeeper; DF=Defender; MF=Midfielder; FW=Forward.

Recent schedule and results

2015

The following is a list of matches in 2015

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Further information: 2015 in American soccer

2016

The following is a list of matches in 2016, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Further information: 2016 in American soccer


Player records

Active players in bold. Statistics as of December 18, 2015

The women's national team boasts the first six players in the history of the game to have earned 200 caps. These players have since been joined in the 200-cap club by Pu Wei and Li Jie of China, Birgit Prinz of Germany, Katrine Pedersen of Denmark, Christine Sinclair of Canada, and Homare Sawa of Japan, as well as by four more Americans: Kate Markgraf, Abby Wambach, Heather O'Reilly and Carli Lloyd. Kristine Lilly and Christie Rampone are the only players to earn more than 300 caps.

10 most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010
2 Christie Rampone 311 4 1997–
3 Mia Hamm 275 158 1987–2004
4 Julie Foudy 272 45 1988–2004
5 Abby Wambach 255 184 2001–2015
6 Joy Fawcett 239 27 1987–2004
7 Heather O'Reilly 227 45 2002–
8 Carli Lloyd 211 79 2005–
9 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1991–2005
10 Kate Markgraf 201 1 1998–2010

Source[47]

Top 10 scorers

Rank Player Caps Goals Years Average
1 Abby Wambach 255 184 2001–2015 0.721
2 Mia Hamm 275 158 1987–2004 0.574
3 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010 0.369
4 Michelle Akers 153 105 1985–2000 0.686
5 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1991–2005 0.485
6 Carli Lloyd 211 79 2005– 0.374
7 Cindy Parlow 158 75 1996–2004 0.474
8 Shannon MacMillan 176 60 1993–2005 0.340
9 Alex Morgan 99 56 2010– 0.566
10 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 53 1987–1996 0.452

Source[47]

Top 10 assists

Rank Player Caps Assists Years Average
1 Mia Hamm 275 144 1987–2004 0.523
2 Kristine Lilly 352 105 1987–2010 0.298
3 Abby Wambach 252 73 2001–2015 0.294
4 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 61 1991–2005 0.299
5 Julie Foudy 272 55 1988–2004 0.202
6 Heather O'Reilly 227 54 2002– 0.233
7 Shannon MacMillan 176 50 1993–2005 0.284
8 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 47 1987–1996 0.401
9 Aly Wagner 131 42 1998–2008 0.320
10 Megan Rapinoe 113 40 2008– 0.355

Source[47] Updated to January 8, 2016

Captains

Years as captain Player Caps Goals USWNT career
1985 Denise Bender[48] 4 0 1985
1986–1987 Emily Pickering[49] 15 2 1985–1992
1988–1991 Lori Henry 39 3 1985–1991
1991 April Heinrichs[50] 46 35 1986–1991
1993–2000 Carla Overbeck[51] 168 4 1988–2000
2000–2004 Julie Foudy[52] 271 45 1987–2004
2004–2008 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010
2008–2016 Christie Rampone 311 4 1997–
2016–Present Carli Lloyd / Becky Sauerbrunn 211 / 96 79 / 0 2005 – / 2008 –

Most goals scored in a match

The record for most goals scored in a match by a member of the USWNT is five, which has been accomplished by six players.

Player Date Opponent Location Competition Line-up Notes
Brandi Chastain April 18, 1991[53] Mexico Mexico[53] Port-au-Prince, Haiti FIFA Women's World Cup Final Qualifying Tournament Substitute First 5 career international goals. Consecutive goals in the match. Final score: 12–0
Michelle Akers November 24, 1991[53] Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei[53] Foshan, China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Starting Included first 3 goals of the match (9', 29', 33'). The only American to score 5 goals in a World Cup or Olympics match. Final score: 7–0
Tiffeny Milbrett November 2, 2002[53] Panama Panama[53] Seattle, Washington, USA 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Starting Included a hat trick in the first nine minutes. Final score: 9–0
Abby Wambach October 23, 2004[53] Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland[53] Houston, Texas, USA International Friendly.
Fan Celebration Tour		 Starting Played indoor in Reliant Stadium. Four goals were assists from Mia Hamm. Final score: 5–0
Amy Rodriguez January 20, 2012[53] Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[53] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute
(Substituted on46')		 Biggest win by U.S. women's national team. Final score: 14–0
Sydney Leroux January 22, 2012[53] Guatemala Guatemala[53] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute
(Substituted on46')		 First 5 career international goals in her second cap for U.S. women's senior team. Final score: 13–0

Competitive record

Yearly team summary

Year M W D L Athlete of the Year Scoring leader G Assist leader A Coach Major tournam. result
1985 4 0 1 3 Sharon Remer Michelle Akers 2 Mike Ryan
1986 6 4 0 2 April Heinrichs Marcia McDermott 4 Anson Dorrance
1987 11 6 1 4 Carin Gabarra April Heinrichs 7 Anson Dorrance
1988 8 3 2 3 Joy Fawcett Carin Gabarra 5 C. Gabarra, K. Lilly 2 Anson Dorrance
1989 1 0 1 0 April Heinrichs (none) (none) Anson Dorrance
1990 6 6 0 0 Michelle Akers Michelle Akers 9 Kristine Lilly 3 Anson Dorrance
1991 28 21 1 6 Michelle Akers Michelle Akers 39 Carin Gabarra 21 Anson Dorrance World Cup (Champions)
1992 2 0 0 2 Carin Gabarra (3 players tied) 1 Tisha Venturini 2 Anson Dorrance
1993 17 13 0 4 Kristine Lilly Mia Hamm 10 Michelle Akers 6 Anson Dorrance
1994 13 12 0 1 Mia Hamm Michelle Akers 11 Michelle Akers 7 Anson Dorrance
1995 23 19 2 2 Mia Hamm Mia Hamm 19 Mia Hamm 18 Tony DiCicco World Cup (3rd place)
1996 24 21 2 1 Mia Hamm Tiffeny Milbrett 13 Mia Hamm 18 Tony DiCicco Olympics (Gold medal)
1997 18 16 0 2 Mia Hamm Mia Hamm 18 Tiffeny Milbrett 14 Tony DiCicco
1998 25 22 2 1 Mia Hamm Mia Hamm 20 Mia Hamm 20 Tony DiCicco
1999 29 25 2 2 Michelle Akers Tiffeny Milbrett 21 Mia Hamm 16 Tony DiCicco World Cup (Champions)
2000 41 26 9 6 Tiffeny Milbrett Cindy Parlow 19 Mia Hamm 14 L. Gregg, A. Heinrichs Olympics (Silver medal)
2001 10 3 2 5 Tiffeny Milbrett Tiffeny Milbrett 3 Mia Hamm 2 April Heinrichs
2002 19 15 2 2 Shannon MacMillan Shannon MacMillan 17 Aly Wagner 11 April Heinrichs
2003 23 17 4 2 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach 9 Mia Hamm 9 April Heinrichs World Cup (3rd place)
2004 34 28 4 2 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach 31 Mia Hamm 22 April Heinrichs Olympics (Gold medal)
2005 9 8 1 0 Kristine Lilly Christie Welsh 7 A. Wagner, A. Wambach 5 Greg Ryan
2006 22 18 4 0 Kristine Lilly Abby Wambach 17 Abby Wambach 8 Greg Ryan
2007 24 19 4 1 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach 20 Kristine Lilly 8 Greg Ryan World Cup (3rd place)
2008 36 33 2 1 Carli Lloyd Natasha Kai 15 H. O'Reilly, A. Wambach 10 Pia Sundhage Olympics (Gold medal)
2009 8 7 1 0 Hope Solo (3 players tied) 2 Heather O'Reilly 3 Pia Sundhage
2010 18 15 2 1 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach 16 Lori Lindsey 7 Pia Sundhage
2011 20 13 4 3 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach 8 L. Holiday, M. Rapinoe 5 Pia Sundhage World Cup (2nd place)
2012 32 28 3 1 Alex Morgan Alex Morgan 28 Alex Morgan 21 P. Sundhage, J. Ellis Olympics (Gold medal)
2013 16 13 3 0 Abby Wambach Abby Wambach 11 L. Holiday, A. Wambach 6 Tom Sermanni
2014 24 16 5 3 Lauren Holiday Carli Lloyd 15 Carli Lloyd 8 T. Sermanni, J. Ellis
2015 26 20 4 2 Carli Lloyd Carli Lloyd 16 Megan Rapinoe 10 Jill Ellis World Cup (Champions)

Sources[1][54]

World Cup

Host year in red
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
China 1991 Champion 6 6 0 0 25 5 Anson Dorrance
Sweden 1995 Third Place 6 4 1 1 15 5 Tony DiCicco
United States 1999 Champion 6 5 1 0 18 3 Tony DiCicco
United States 2003 Third Place 6 5 0 1 15 5 April Heinrichs
China 2007 Third Place 6 4 1 1 12 7 Greg Ryan
Germany 2011 Runner-up 6 3 2 1 13 7 Pia Sundhage
Canada 2015 Champion 7 6 1 0 14 3 Jill Ellis
France 2019 TBD
Total 7/7 43 33 6 4 112 35

Olympic Games

The team has participated in every Olympics tournament through 2012 and won a medal in each.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
United States 1996[55] Champion 5 4 1 0 9 3 Tony DiCicco
Australia 2000 Runner-up 6 4 1 1 9 5 April Heinrichs
Greece 2004 Champion 6 5 1 0 12 4 April Heinrichs
China 2008[56] Champion 6 5 0 1 12 5 Pia Sundhage
United Kingdom 2012 Champion 6 6 0 0 16 6 Pia Sundhage
Brazil 2016 TBD
Total 5/5 29 24 3 2 58 23

CONCACAF Championship and Gold Cup

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Haiti 1991 Champion 5 5 0 0 49 0 Anson Dorrance
United States 1993 Champion 3 3 0 0 13 0 Anson Dorrance
Canada 1994 Champion 4 4 0 0 16 1 Tony DiCicco
Canada 1998 Did not participate1
United States 2000 Champion 5 4 1 0 24 1 April Heinrichs
United States Canada 2002 Champion 5 5 0 0 24 1 April Heinrichs
United States 2006 Champion 2 2 0 0 4 1 Greg Ryan
Mexico 2010 Third place 5 4 0 1 22 2 Pia Sundhage
United States 2014 Champion 5 5 0 0 21 0 Jill Ellis
Total 8/9 34 32 1 1 173 6

1 The US team directly qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as hosts of the event. Because of this, they did not participate in the 1998 CONCACAF Championship, which was the qualification tournament for the World Cup.

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events,[57] alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
1994 Runners-Up 3 2 0 1 6 1 Toni DiCicco
1995 4th Place 4 2 1 1 8 5 Toni DiCicco
1996 did not enter
1997 did not enter
1998 Third Place 4 3 0 1 10 6 Toni DiCicco
1999 Runners-Up 4 2 1 1 8 4 Toni DiCicco
2000 Champions 4 4 0 0 11 1 April Heinrichs
2001 6th Place 4 1 0 3 5 9 April Heinrichs
2002 5th Place 4 2 1 1 8 6 April Heinrichs
2003 Champions 4 2 2 0 5 2 April Heinrichs
2004 Champions 4 3 0 1 11 5 April Heinrichs
2005 Champions 4 4 0 0 9 0 Greg Ryan
2006 Runners-Up 4 2 2 0 9 1 Greg Ryan
2007 Champions 4 4 0 0 8 3 Greg Ryan
2008 Champions 4 4 0 0 12 1 Pia Sundhage
2009 Runners-Up 4 3 1 0 5 1 Pia Sundhage
2010 Champions 4 4 0 0 9 3 Pia Sundhage
2011 Champions 4 4 0 0 12 3 Pia Sundhage
2012 Third Place 4 3 0 1 11 2 Pia Sundhage
2013 Champions 4 3 1 0 11 1 Tom Sermanni
2014 7th Place 4 1 1 2 7 7 Tom Sermanni
2015 Champions 4 3 1 0 7 1 Jill Ellis
Total[58] 19/21 79 56 11 12 172 62

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Brazil 2014 Runners-Up 4 1 2 1 10 4 Jill Ellis
Total 1/6 4 1 2 1 10 4

Pan American Games

The Pan American Games are held in the same year as the FIFA Women's World Cup, consequently the senior United States women's national soccer team never participated in the Pan American Games. However two youth teams: an under-18 team participated and won the inaugural women's soccer tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games,[59] and an under-20 team lost in the final to a full Brazil team in the 2007 Pan American Games.[60] Some of the players who participated in those Pan American Games, such as Hope Solo, Tobin Heath, Lauren Cheney (now Holiday), Cat Reddick (now Whitehill) and Kelley O'Hara, later played for the full national team.

Honors

See also

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
 FIFA Women's World Cup champions
1991 (first title)		 Succeeded by
1995 Norway 
Preceded by FIFA Women's World Cup champions
1999 (second title)		 Succeeded by
2003 Germany 
Preceded by FIFA Women's World Cup champions
2015 (third title)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
 Olympic champions
1996 (first title)		 Succeeded by
2000 Norway 
Preceded by Olympic champions
2004 (second title)
2008 (third title)
2012 (fourth title)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
 CONCACAF women's champions
1991 (first title)
1993 (second title)
1994 (third title)		 Succeeded by
1998 Canada 
Preceded by
1998 Canada 
As CONCACAF champions
 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions
2000 (fourth title)
2002 (fifth title)
2006 (sixth title)		 Succeeded by
2010 Canada 
Preceded by CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions
2014 (seventh title)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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  9. ↑ Giving girls the opportunity to play soccer or any team sport.
  10. ↑ Dare to Dream. Ouisie Shapiro. HBO Productions, September 19, 2007. Video
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  61. ↑ US Cup (Women) rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  62. ↑ Four Nations Tournament (Women – Held in China) rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  63. ↑ 2006 Peace Queen Cup rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  64. ↑ 2008 Peace Queen Cup rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  65. ↑ DFB Centenary Tournament 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  66. ↑ Pacific Cup (Women) 2000 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  67. ↑ Brazil Cup 1996 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  68. ↑ North America Cup 1987 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  69. ↑ North America Cup 1990 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  70. ↑ Canada Cup 1990 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  71. ↑ Australia Cup 1999–2004 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  72. ↑ Tournoi International Feminin 1995 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  73. ↑ Chiquita Cup 1994 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  74. ↑ Tri-Nations Tournament 1994 (Trinidad) rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  75. ↑ Goodwill Games 1998 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  76. ↑ Colombus Cup 1993 rsssf.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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