| Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
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| Head coach | John Herdman | ||
| Top scorer | Christine Sinclair (120) | ||
| FIFA ranking | 9 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 6 (March 2011) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 13 (December 2005) | ||
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| First international | |||
| United States 2 – 0 Canada (Blaine, United States; July 7, 1986) |
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| Biggest win | |||
| Canada 21 – 0 Puerto Rico (Etobicoke, Canada; August 28, 1998) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| United States 9 – 1 Canada (Dallas, United States; May 19, 1995) United States 9 – 1 Canada (Sydney, Australia; June 2, 2000) Norway 9 – 1 Canada (Honefoss, Norway; June 19, 2001) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1995) | ||
| Best result | 4th place, 2003 | ||
| CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1998, 2010 | ||
The Canada women's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association. The team reached its all-time high of 6th in the March 2011 rankings. The team reached international prominence finishing in 4th place at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, losing to their archrival American team in the bronze medal match. The women's game is quite popular in Canada due to the success the team has had internationally. The Under-20 women's team (U-19 prior to 2006) is also very popular, due partly to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002 and winning silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.
In the first two women's world youth championships, both with an age limit of 19 as opposed to today's 20, the Golden Boot winner was a Canadian: Christine Sinclair in 2002 and Brittany Timko in 2004. Sinclair also won the 2002 Golden Ball as tournament MVP.
In 2008, Canada qualified for its first ever Olympic women's football tournament, and finished second in their group with a 1–1–1 record. This was good enough to qualify them for the knockout stage, where they lost to the number one team in the world, the United States in the quarterfinals.
In 2010, Canada defeated Mexico for the second time in six days to win the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifier on Monday 8 November in Cancún, Mexico. Canadian captain Christine Sinclair’s sixth goal of the tournament in the 54th minute was enough to lead Canada to a 1:0 victory. The win capped an impressive tournament for the Canadian squad who finished undefeated with a 5–0–0 record; tallying 17 goals while conceding zero in the process and booking their place at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011. Canada, whose only previous CONCACAF women’s title came in 1998, when the US did not participate, were left to celebrate arguably the greatest achievement of their history. At the Official Draw for the 16-team FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011, Canada was drawn into the proverbial group of death - three of the world's six confederation champions (Germany, Canada and Nigeria) were all drawn into Group A along with a fourth team (France) that had not lost a game all season long. Canada was still more than confident it could advance beyond the group phase, but then lost three consecutive matches to be eliminated from Germany 2011.
In March 2011, Canada was approved as the host of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup after Zimbabwe withdrew their bid leaving Canada as the sole bidder.[1]
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| Year | Result | Rank | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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| 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | Group stage | 12/12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 1999 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4/16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 9/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 16/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | Qualified as Hosts | /24 | ||||||
| Total | 6/7 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 47 |
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Eighth Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 1/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Runner-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| 1994 | Runner-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| 1998 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2002 | Runner-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 2006 | Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
This is the squad that was selected for the PanAm Games.[2]
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The following players have also been called up to the Canadian squad within the last year.
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| Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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| DF Lexi Marton | April 28, 1990 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 8 (0) | v Japan 7 March 2008 |
v USA 23 September 2011 |
| MF Amy Vermeulen | November 23, 1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 (1) | v France 25 August 2006 |
v England 12 March 2009 |
| FW Josée Bélanger | May 14, 1986 | Quebec City Amiral SC | 11 (5) | v Japan 30 July 2004 |
v Brazil 19 December 2010 |
| FW Brooke McCalla | September 7, 1987 | Master’s Futbol Academy | 7 (0) | v China 30 July 2004 |
v Brazil 15 December 2010 |
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Christine Sinclair | 2000– | 168 | 120 |
| 2 | Charmaine Hooper | 1986–2004 | 130 | 71 |
| 3 | Silvana Burtini | 1987–2003 | 78 | 38 |
| 4 | Kara Lang | 2002–2010 | 92 | 34 |
| 5 | Andrea Neil | 1991–2007 | 132 | 25 |
| 6 | Christine Latham | 2000–2006 | 49 | 15 |
| 7 | Melissa Tancredi | 2004– | 68 | 14 |
| 8 | Randee Hermus | 2000–2009 | 113 | 12 |
| 9 | Shannon Rosenow | 1996–1999 | 27 | 11 |
| 10 | Diana Matheson | 2003– | 132 | 10 |
Bold notes player is still active.
As of Nov 24, 2011
| Team | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 16 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Australia | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Brazil | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| China PR | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 |
| United States | 4 | 5 | 44 | 17 |
| Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Argentina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Haiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Martinique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guyana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Norway | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by 1994 United States |
CONCACAF Champions 1998 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2002 United States |
| Preceded by 2006 United States |
CONCACAF Champions 2010 (Second title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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