United States women's national soccer team

United States
Nickname(s) USWNT
Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
Association United States Soccer Federation
Sub-confederation NAFU (North America)
Confederation CONCACAF
(North America, Central America, and the Caribbean)
Head coach Jillian Ellis
Captain Christie Rampone
Most caps Kristine Lilly (352)
Top scorer Abby Wambach (178)
FIFA code USA
FIFA ranking 2 Steady (27 March 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 1 (March 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking 2 (December 2014 -)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Italy 1–0 United States 
(Jesolo, Italy; August 18, 1985)
Biggest win
 United States 14–0 Dominican Rep. 
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; January 20, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 4–0 United States 
(Hangzhou, China; September 27, 2007)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Winners (1991, 1999)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Winners (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014)

The United States women's national soccer team, often referred to as USWNT, represents the United States of America 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 two Women's World Cup titles (including the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991), four Olympic women's gold medals, and ten Algarve Cups.[1] It was ranked No. 1 in the FIFA Women's World Rankings continuously from March 2008 to December 2014[2] after having been ranked No. 2 on average from 2003 to 2008,[3] and is currently ranked No. 2. 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]

History

The team played its first match at the Mundialito tournament on August 12, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan (not related to 2005–2007 coach Greg Ryan). 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 shootout.[6] 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.[7] This win influenced girls to want to play soccer on a team.[8][9]

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 extra 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.[10] 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.[11] The United States advanced to face Japan in a rematch of 2011 Women's World Cup final, won by the Japanese on penalty kicks, 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.[12] 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.[12] 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.[12] 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,[13] following previous termination of the WUSA and WPS 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."[14]

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. The USWNT's 80-game home unbeaten streak is still active.[15][16]

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,[17][18] while coverage rights for the three Women's World Cups from 2015 to 2023 were awarded to Fox Sports and Telemundo.[19][20] 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.[21] The USWNT games in the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the 2015 Algarve Cup were broadcast by Fox Sports.[22][23] Through 2014, the most-watched women's soccer game in U.S. history was the 1999 World Cup final between the U.S. and China, which drew 18 million viewers.[17]

Past and present kits

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[24] and a black shirt in 2011.[25] In 2012 the team started wearing the same kit as the U.S. men's team, beginning with the red and white hoop design.[26] Nike became the kit supplier for U.S. Soccer in 1995, with an agreement signed in December 2013 to extend the sponsorship through 2022.[27] The USWNT began wearing two stars as of 1999 to signify their two World Cup titles.[28]

1986–1996 home
1986–1996
1991–1994
1991–1994
1991–1998
1999 home
1999 away[29]
1999–2004
2000–2002
2003
2003[29]
2004
2004
2005–2007 home
2005–2007 away
2007–2009 home[24]
2007-2009 home[24]
2007–2008 away[24]
2008–2009 away
2010–2011 home[30]
2010–2011 away[31]
2011–2012 home[32]
2011–2012 away[25]
2012–2013 home[26]
2012–2013 away[33]
2013 home[34]
2014– 2015 home[35]
2014–2015 away[36]
2015– home[37]
2015– away[38]

Coaching staff

Current staff

Head coach England United States Jill Ellis
Assistant coach Iran United States Omid Namazi
Assistant coach Sweden Tony Gustavsson
Fitness Coach England Dawn Scott

Head coaching history

NameYearsMatchesWonTiedLostWin %Pts÷M
United States Ryan, MikeMike Ryan 19854013.1250.25
United States Dorrance, AnsonAnson Dorrance 1986–19949366522.7372.18
United States DiCicco, TonyTony DiCicco 1994–199911910388.8992.66
United States Gregg, LaurenLauren Gregg 1997, 20003210.8332.33
United States Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs 2000–2004124872017.7822.27
United States Ryan, GregGreg Ryan 2005–2007554591.9002.62
Sweden Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage 2007–201210791106.8972.64
ScotlandAustralia Sermanni, TomTom Sermanni 2013–2014241842.8262.39
EnglandUnited States Ellis, JillianJillian Ellis 2014.2012, 2014–present292162.8282.38
Totals 557 432 64 61 .833 2.44
Statistics as of April 05, 2015

Players

Current squad

Head coach Jill Ellis named 23 players to the 2015 Women's World Cup Roster April 14,2015.[39]



Caps and goals are current as of April 4, 2015 after match against New Zealand.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Hope Solo July 30, 1981 167 0 United States Seattle Reign FC
18 GK Ashlyn Harris October 19, 1985 6 0 United States Washington Spirit
21 GK Alyssa Naeher April 20, 1988 1 0 United States Boston Breakers
3 DF Christie Rampone (captain) June 24, 1975 304 4 United States Sky Blue FC
16 DF Lori Chalupny January 29, 1984 99 9 United States Chicago Red Stars
4 DF Becky Sauerbrunn June 6, 1985 78 0 United States FC Kansas City
11 DF Ali Krieger July 28, 1984 63 1 United States Washington Spirit
5 DF Kelley O'Hara August 4, 1988 57 0 United States Sky Blue FC
22 DF Meghan Klingenberg August 2, 1988 31 2 United States Houston Dash
6 DF Whitney Engen November 28, 1987 24 3 United States Western New York Flash
19 DF Julie Johnston April 6, 1992 9 2 United States Chicago Red Stars
9 MF Heather O'Reilly January 2, 1985 217 41 United States FC Kansas City
10 MF Carli Lloyd July 16, 1982 192 63 United States Houston Dash
7 MF Shannon Boxx June 29, 1977 189 27 United States Chicago Red Stars
12 MF Lauren Holiday September 30, 1987 121 23 United States FC Kansas City
15 MF Megan Rapinoe July 5, 1985 100 29 United States Seattle Reign FC
17 MF Tobin Heath May 29, 1988 90 11 United States Portland Thorns FC
14 MF Morgan Brian February 26, 1993 26 4 United States Houston Dash
20 FW Abby Wambach June 2, 1980 239 178 Unattached
8 FW Amy Rodriguez February 17, 1987 121 29 United States FC Kansas City
13 FW Alex Morgan July 2, 1989 84 51 United States Portland Thorns FC
2 FW Sydney Leroux May 7, 1990 68 33 United States Western New York Flash
23 FW Christen Press December 29, 1988 42 20 United States Chicago Red Stars

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 October 10, 1981 54 0 United States FC Kansas City v. England; February 13, 2015
GK Jillian Loyden RETIRED June 25, 1985 10 0 United States Sky Blue FC v. Canada; May 8, 2014
DF Rachel Van Hollebeke August 26, 1985 113 5 United States Portland Thorns FC v. New Zealand; April 4, 2015
DF Crystal Dunn July 3, 1992 13 0 United States Washington Spirit v. New Zealand; April 4, 2015
DF Stephanie Cox April 3, 1986 89 0 United States Seattle Reign FC v. Mexico; September 18, 2014
DF Nikki Marshall RETIRED June 2, 1988 0 0 United States Portland Thorns FC v. Canada; May 8, 2014
MF Tori Huster September 23, 1989 0 0 United States Washington Spirit v. England; February 13, 2015
MF Sam Mewis October 9, 1992 3 0 United States Western New York Flash v. Brazil; December 21, 2014
MF Kristie Mewis February 25, 1991 15 1 United States Boston Breakers v. Mexico; September 18, 2014
MF Allie Long August 13, 1987 4 0 United States Portland Thorns FC v. Mexico; September 18, 2014
FW Sarah Hagen November 18, 1989 2 0 United States FC Kansas City v. France; June 19, 2014

Notes:

Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of matches from the past twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Player records

Active players in bold. Statistics as of April 4, 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 and Christine Sinclair of Canada, as well as by three more Americans, Kate Markgraf, Abby Wambach and Heather O'Reilly. 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 304 4 1997–
3 Mia Hamm 275 158 1987–2004
4 Julie Foudy 272 45 1988–2004
5 Joy Fawcett 239 27 1987–2004
6 Abby Wambach 239 178 2001–
7 Heather O'Reilly 217 41 2002–
8 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1991–2005
9 Kate Markgraf 201 1 1998–2010
10 Brandi Chastain 192 30 1988–2004

Source[40]

Top 10 scorers

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Abby Wambach 239 178 2001–
2 Mia Hamm 275 158 1987–2004
3 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010
4 Michelle Akers 153 105 1985–2000
5 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1991–2005
6 Cindy Parlow 158 75 1996–2004
7 Carli Lloyd 192 63 2005-
8 Shannon MacMillan 176 60 1993-2005
9 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 53 1987–1996
10 Alex Morgan 84 51 2010-

Source[40]

Top 10 assists

Rank Player Caps Assists Years
1 Mia Hamm 275 144 1987–2004
2 Kristine Lilly 352 105 1987–2010
3 Abby Wambach 239 69 2001-
4 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 61 1991–2005
5 Julie Foudy 272 55 1988–2004
6 Heather O'Reilly 217 51 2002–
7 Shannon MacMillan 176 50 1993–2005
8 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 47 1987-1996
9 Aly Wagner 131 42 1998–2008
10 Michelle Akers 153 36 1985-2000

Source[40]

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[41] Mexico Mexico[41] 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[41] Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei[41] 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[41] Panama Panama[41] 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[41] Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland[41] 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[41] Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[41] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute
(46')		 Biggest win by U.S. women's national team. Final score: 14–0
Sydney Leroux January 22, 2012[41] Guatemala Guatemala[41] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Substitute
(46')		 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

Sources[1][42]

World Cup

Host year in red
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
China 1991Champions6600255Anson Dorrance
Sweden 1995Third place6411155Tony DiCicco
United States 1999Champions6510183Tony DiCicco
United States 2003Third place6501155April Heinrichs
China 2007Third place6411127Greg Ryan
Germany 2011Runners-up6321137Pia Sundhage
Canada 2015Qualified–––––––
Total7/73627549832

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[43] Champions541093Tony DiCicco
Australia 2000Runners-up641195April Heinrichs
Greece 2004 Champions6510124April Heinrichs
China 2008[44] Champions6501125Pia Sundhage
United Kingdom 2012Champions6600166Pia Sundhage
Brazil 2016To Be Determined–––––––
Japan 2020To Be Determined–––––––
Total5/52924325823

CONCACAF Championship and Gold Cup

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Haiti 1991Champions5500490Anson Dorrance
United States 1993Champions3300130Anson Dorrance
Canada 1994Champions4400161Tony DiCicco
Canada 1998
Did not participate1
United States 2000Champions5410241April Heinrichs
United StatesCanada 2002Champions5500241April Heinrichs
United States 2006Champions220041Greg Ryan
Mexico 2010Third place5401222Pia Sundhage
United States 2014Champions5500210Jill Ellis
Total8/93432111736

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,[45] alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
19942Runners-Up320161Toni DiCicco
19954th Place421185Toni DiCicco
1996|-1did not enter-1-1-1-1-1-1
1997|-1did not enter-1-1-1-1-1-1
19983Third Place4301106Toni DiCicco
19992Runners-Up421184Toni DiCicco
20001Champions4400111April Heinrichs
20016th Place410359April Heinrichs
20025th Place421186April Heinrichs
20031Champions422052April Heinrichs
20041Champions4301115April Heinrichs
20051Champions440090Greg Ryan
20062Runners-Up422091Greg Ryan
20071Champions440083Greg Ryan
20081Champions4400121Pia Sundhage
20092Runners-Up431051Pia Sundhage
20101Champions440093Pia Sundhage
20111Champions4400123Pia Sundhage
20123Third Place4301112Pia Sundhage
20131Champions4310111Tom Sermanni
20147th Place411277Tom Sermanni
20151Champions431071Jill Ellis
Total[46]19/217956111217262

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Brazil20142Runners-Up4121104Jill Ellis
Total1/64121104

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,[47] and an under-20 team lost in the final to a full Brazil team in the 2007 Pan American Games.[48] Some of the players who participated in those Pan American Games, such as Hope Solo, Tobin Heath, Lauren Cheney, Cat Reddick and Kelley O'Hara, later played for the full national team.

Honors

Champions: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
Champions: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
Champions: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
Champions: 2006, 2008
Champions: 1991
  • DFB Centenary Tournament[53]
Champions: 2000
Champions: 2000
Champions: 1996
Champions: 1990
Champions: 1990
Champions: 2000
  • Tournoi International[60]
Champions: 1995
Champions: 1994
  • Tri-Nations Tournament[62]
Champions: 1994
Champions: 1998
Champions: 1993

See also

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