United States women's national soccer team

United States

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 (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)
Biggest win
United States 14–0 Dominican Rep.  (Vancouver, BC, 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, 2015)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1991)
Best result	Winners (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014)

United States women's national soccer team

Medal record
FIFA World Cup
	1991 China	Team
	1999 United States	Team
	2015 Canada	Team
	2011 Germany	Team
	1995 Sweden	Team
	2003 United States	Team
	2007 China	Team
Summer Olympics
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2004 Athens	Team
	2008 Beijing	Team
	2012 London	Team
	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

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 defeated 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. defeated 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] 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 defeated 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	Jill Ellis	May 2014
Assistant coach	Tony Gustavsson	Jun 2014
Goalkeeper coach	Graeme Abel	Mar 2015
Fitness Coach	Dawn Scott	Feb 2011

Source^[1]

Head coaching history

Name	Years	Matches	Won	Tied	Lost	Win %	Pts÷M
Ryan, MikeMike Ryan	1985	4	0	1	3	.125	0.25
Dorrance, AnsonAnson Dorrance	1986–1994	93	66	5	22	.737	2.18
DiCicco, TonyTony DiCicco	1994–1999	119	103	8	8	.899	2.66
Gregg, LaurenLauren Gregg	1997–2000	3	2	1	0	.833	2.33
Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs	2000–2004	124	87	20	17	.782	2.27
Ryan, GregGreg Ryan	2005–2007	55	45	9	1	.900	2.62
Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage	2007–2012	107	91	10	6	.897	2.64
Sermanni, TomTom Sermanni	2013–2014	23	17	4	2	.826	2.39
Ellis, JillJill Ellis	2014.2012, 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 20 players were called up to 2016 Olympic Qualifying.^[46][47]

Caps and goals are current as of February 15, 2016 after match against Puerto Rico.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Hope Solo (1981-07-30) July 30, 1981 188 0 Seattle Reign FC 18 1GK Ashlyn Harris (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 8 0 Orlando Pride 20 1GK Alyssa Naeher (1988-04-20) April 20, 1988 5 0 Chicago Red Stars 4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (captain) (1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 98 0 FC Kansas City 11 2DF Ali Krieger (1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 83 1 Washington Spirit 5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04) August 4, 1988 71 2 Sky Blue FC 7 2DF Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 54 3 Portland Thorns FC 8 2DF Julie Johnston (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 28 5 Chicago Red Stars 19 2DF Jaelene Hinkle (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 8 0 Western New York Flash 6 2DF Emily Sonnett (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 6 0 Portland Thorns FC 10 3MF Carli Lloyd (captain) (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 215 86 Houston Dash 17 3MF Tobin Heath (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 109 12 Portland Thorns FC 14 3MF Morgan Brian (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 46 4 Houston Dash 9 3MF Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 9 1 Portland Thorns FC 3 3MF Sam Mewis (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 6 1 Western New York Flash 13 4FW Alex Morgan (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 103 59 Orlando Pride 12 4FW Christen Press (1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 59 31 Chicago Red Stars 16 4FW Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 24 10 Washington Spirit 15 4FW Stephanie McCaffrey (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 6 1 Boston Breakers 2 4FW Mallory Pugh (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 4 1 Real Colorado

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 Adrianna Franch (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 0 0 Portland Thorns FC v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016 DF Whitney Engen (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987 30 4 Boston Breakers v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016 DF Christie RamponeINJ (1975-06-24) June 24, 1975 311 4 Sky Blue FC v. China PR; December 16, 2015 DF Lori ChalupnyRET (1984-01-29) January 29, 1984 106 10 Retired v. Brazil; October 25, 2015 DF Gina Lewandowski (1985-04-13) April 13, 1985 1 0 FC Bayern Munich v. Brazil; October 25, 2015 DF Rachel Van HollebekeRET (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 113 5 Retired v. New Zealand; April 4, 2015 MF Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 228 46 FC Kansas City v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016 MF Rose Lavelle (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 0 0 Wisconsin Badgers v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016 MF Danielle Colaprico (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 0 0 Chicago Red Stars v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016 MF Megan RapinoeINJ (1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 113 31 Seattle Reign FC v. China PR; December 16, 2015 MF Shannon BoxxRET (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977 195 27 Retired v. Brazil; October 25, 2015 MF Lauren HolidayRET (1987-09-30) September 30, 1987 133 24 Retired v. Brazil; October 25, 2015 MF Christine Nairn (1990-09-25) September 25, 1990 2 1 Melbourne Victory FC v. Brazil; October 25, 2015 FW Sydney LerouxPREG (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990 75 35 FC Kansas City v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016 FW Abby WambachRET (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 255 184 Retired v. China PR; December 16, 2015 FW Amy RodriguezPREG (1987-02-17) February 17, 1987 129 30 FC Kansas City v. China PR; December 16, 2015

Notes:

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

Recent schedule and results

2015

The following is a list of matches in 2015

2016

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

• US Soccer Schedule.
• USA: Fixtures and Results – FIFA.com

Player records

Active players in bold. Statistics as of February 15, 2016

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 228 45 2002– 8 Carli Lloyd 215 86 2005– 9 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1991–2005 10 Kate Markgraf 201 1 1998–2010 Source[48]

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 215 86 2005– 0.400 7 Cindy Parlow 158 75 1996–2004 0.474 8 Shannon MacMillan 176 60 1993–2005 0.340 9 Alex Morgan 103 59 2010– 0.573 10 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 53 1987–1996 0.452 Source[48]

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 228 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[48] Updated to January 8, 2016

Captains Years as captain Player Caps Goals USWNT career 1985 Denise Bender[49] 4 0 1985 1986–1987 Emily Pickering[50] 15 2 1985–1992 1988–1991 Lori Henry 39 3 1985–1991 1991 April Heinrichs[51] 46 35 1986–1991 1993–2000 Carla Overbeck[52] 168 4 1988–2000 2000–2004 Julie Foudy[53] 271 45 1987–2004 2004–2008 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010 2008–2015 Christie Rampone 311 4 1997– 2016– Carli Lloyd 215 86 2005 – 2016– Becky Sauerbrunn 98 0 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 seven players.

Player	Date	Opponent	Location	Competition	Line-up	Notes
Brandi Chastain	April 18, 1991[54]	Mexico[54]	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[54]	Chinese Taipei[54]	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[54]	Panama[54]	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[54]	Republic of Ireland[54]	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[54]	Dominican Republic[54]	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[54]	Guatemala[54]	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
Crystal Dunn	February 15, 2016[54]	Puerto Rico[54]	Frisco, Texas, USA	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Starting	Final Score: 10–0

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	5	2	Carli Lloyd	Carli Lloyd	16	Megan Rapinoe	10	Jill Ellis	World Cup (Champions)

Sources^[1][55]

World Cup

Host year in red

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
1991	Champion	6	6	0	0	25	5	Anson Dorrance
1995	Third Place	6	4	1	1	15	5	Tony DiCicco
1999	Champion	6	5	1	0	18	3	Tony DiCicco
2003	Third Place	6	5	0	1	15	5	April Heinrichs
2007	Third Place	6	4	1	1	12	7	Greg Ryan
2011	Runner-up	6	3	2	1	13	7	Pia Sundhage
2015	Champion	7	6	1	0	14	3	Jill Ellis
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
1996[56]	Champion	5	4	1	0	9	3	Tony DiCicco
2000	Runner-up	6	4	1	1	9	5	April Heinrichs
2004	Champion	6	5	1	0	12	4	April Heinrichs
2008[57]	Champion	6	5	0	1	12	5	Pia Sundhage
2012	Champion	6	6	0	0	16	6	Pia Sundhage
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
1991	Champion	5	5	0	0	49	0	Anson Dorrance
1993	Champion	3	3	0	0	13	0	Anson Dorrance
1994	Champion	4	4	0	0	16	1	Tony DiCicco
1998	Did not participate1
2000	Champion	5	4	1	0	24	1	April Heinrichs
2002	Champion	5	5	0	0	24	1	April Heinrichs
2006	Champion	2	2	0	0	4	1	Greg Ryan
2010	Third place	5	4	0	1	22	2	Pia Sundhage
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,^[58] alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
1994	2Runners-Up	3	2	0	1	6	1	Toni DiCicco
1995	4th Place	4	2	1	1	8	5	Toni DiCicco
1996	-1did not enter
1997	-1did not enter
1998	3Third Place	4	3	0	1	10	6	Toni DiCicco
1999	2Runners-Up	4	2	1	1	8	4	Toni DiCicco
2000	1Champions	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	1Champions	4	2	2	0	5	2	April Heinrichs
2004	1Champions	4	3	0	1	11	5	April Heinrichs
2005	1Champions	4	4	0	0	9	0	Greg Ryan
2006	2Runners-Up	4	2	2	0	9	1	Greg Ryan
2007	1Champions	4	4	0	0	8	3	Greg Ryan
2008	1Champions	4	4	0	0	12	1	Pia Sundhage
2009	2Runners-Up	4	3	1	0	5	1	Pia Sundhage
2010	1Champions	4	4	0	0	9	3	Pia Sundhage
2011	1Champions	4	4	0	0	12	3	Pia Sundhage
2012	3Third Place	4	3	0	1	11	2	Pia Sundhage
2013	1Champions	4	3	1	0	11	1	Tom Sermanni
2014	7th Place	4	1	1	2	7	7	Tom Sermanni
2015	1Champions	4	3	1	0	7	1	Jill Ellis
2016	-1did not participate due to SheBelieves Cup[59]
Total[60]	19/22	79	56	11	12	172	62

Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
2014	2Runners-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,^[61] and an under-20 team lost in the final to a full Brazil team in the 2007 Pan American Games.^[62] 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

Algarve Cup Champions: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 U.S. Cup[63] Champions: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 Four Nations Tournament[64] Champions: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 Peace Queen Cup[65][66] Champions: 2006, 2008 Albena Cup Champions: 1991 DFB Centenary Tournament[67] Champions: 2000 Pacific Cup[68] Champions: 2000 Brazil Cup[69] Champions: 1996 North America Cup[70][71] Champions: 1990 Canada Cup[72] Champions: 1990 Australia Cup[73] Champions: 2000

Tournoi International[74] Champions: 1995 Chiquita Cup[75] Champions: 1994 Tri-Nations Tournament[76] Champions: 1994 Goodwill Games[77] Champions: 1998 Columbus Cup[78] Champions: 1993

See also

• List of women's national football teams
• Women's association football around the world
• Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team – 2005 HBO documentary
• United States U-17 women's national soccer team
• United States U-20 women's national soccer team
• United States U-23 women's national soccer team
• Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), 2001–03
• Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), 2009–11
• National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), 2013–present
• Soccer in the United States
• United States men's national soccer team
• USWNT All-Time Best XI

References

External links

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• Official website
• FIFA profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural champions	FIFA Women's World Cup champions 1991 (first title)	Succeeded by 1995 Norway
Preceded by 1995 Norway	FIFA Women's World Cup champions 1999 (second title)	Succeeded by 2003 Germany
Preceded by 2011 Japan	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 2000 Norway	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 2010 Canada	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup champions 2014 (seventh title)	Succeeded by Incumbent

United States squads – FIFA Women's World Cup United States squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Winners (1st title) 1 Harvey 2 Heinrichs (c) 3 Higgins 4 Werden 5 Henry 6 Chastain 7 Bates 8 Hamilton 9 Hamm 10 Akers 11 Foudy 12 Jennings 13 Lilly 14 Biefield 15 Gebauer 16 Belkin 17 Allmann 18 Maslin-Kammerdeiner Coach: Dorrance United States squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry 2 Staples 3 Manthei 4 Overbeck (c) 5 Roberts 6 Keller 7 Rafanelli 8 Hamilton 9 Hamm 10 Akers 11 Foudy 12 Gabarra 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 15 Venturini 16 Milbrett 17 Lalor 18 Webber 19 Cromwell 20 Harvey Coach: DiCicco United States squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Scurry 2 Fair 3 Pearce 4 Overbeck (c) 5 Roberts 6 Chastain 7 Whalen 8 MacMillan 9 Hamm 10 Akers 11 Foudy 12 Parlow 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 15 Venturini 16 Milbrett 17 Fotopoulos 18 Webber 19 Ducar 20 Sobrero Coach: DiCicco United States squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry 2 Bivens 3 Pearce 4 Reddick 5 Roberts 6 Chastain 7 Boxx 8 MacMillan 9 Hamm 10 Wagner 11 Foudy (c) 12 Parlow 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 15 Sobrero 16 Milbrett 17 Slaton 18 Mullinix 19 Hucles 20 Wambach Coach: Heinrichs United States squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry 2 Dalmy 3 Rampone 4 Whitehill 5 Tarpley 6 Kai 7 Boxx 8 Ellertson 9 O'Reilly 10 Wagner 11 Lloyd 12 Osborne 13 Lilly (c) 14 Lopez 15 Markgraf 16 Hucles 17 Chalupny 18 Solo 19 Jobson 20 Wambach 21 Barnhart Coach: Ryan United States squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-up 1 Solo 2 Mitts 3 Rampone (c) 4 Sauerbrunn 5 O'Hara 6 LePeilbet 7 Boxx 8 Rodriguez 9 O'Reilly 10 Lloyd 11 Krieger 12 Cheney 13 Morgan 14 Cox 15 Rapinoe 16 Lindsey 17 Heath 18 Barnhart 19 Buehler 20 Wambach 21 Loyden Coach: Sundhage United States squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Winners (3rd title) 1 Solo 2 Leroux 3 Rampone (c) 4 Sauerbrunn 5 O'Hara 6 Engen 7 Boxx 8 Rodriguez 9 O'Reilly 10 Lloyd 11 Krieger 12 Holiday 13 Morgan 14 Brian 15 Rapinoe 16 Chalupny 17 Heath 18 Harris 19 Johnston 20 Wambach 21 Naeher 22 Klingenberg 23 Press Coach: Ellis

United States women's football squads – Summer Olympics United States women's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists 1 Scurry 2 Harvey 3 Parlow 4 Overbeck (c) 5 Roberts 6 Chastain 7 Wilson 8 MacMillan 9 Hamm 10 Akers 11 Foudy 12 Gabarra 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 15 Venturini 16 Milbrett 17 Cromwell 18 Staples Bryan 20 Webber Coach: DiCicco United States women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Silver Medalists 1 Scurry 2 Fair 3 Pearce 4 Overbeck 5 Serlenga 6 Chastain 7 Whalen 8 MacMillan 9 Hamm 10 French 11 Foudy (c) 12 Parlow 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 15 Sobrero 16 Milbrett 17 Slaton 18 Mullinix Coach: Heinrichs United States women's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists 1 Scurry 2 Mitts 3 Rampone 4 Reddick 5 Tarpley 6 Chastain 7 Boxx 8 Hucles 9 Hamm 10 Wagner 11 Foudy (c) 12 Parlow 13 Lilly 14 Fawcett 15 Markgraf 16 Wambach 17 O'Reilly 18 Luckenbill Coach: Heinrichs United States women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists 1 Solo 2 Mitts 3 Rampone (c) 4 Buehler 5 Tarpley 6 Kai 7 Boxx 8 Rodriguez 9 O'Reilly 10 Wagner 11 Lloyd 12 Cheney 13 Heath 14 Cox 15 Markgraf 16 Hucles 17 Chalupny 18 Barnhart Coach: Sundhage United States women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists 1 Solo 2 Mitts 3 Rampone (c) 4 Sauerbrunn 5 O'Hara 6 LePeilbet 7 Boxx 8 Rodriguez 9 O'Reilly 10 Lloyd 11 Leroux 12 Cheney 13 Morgan 14 Wambach 15 Rapinoe 16 Buehler 17 Heath 18 Barnhart Coach: Sundhage

United States women's football squads – Awards Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959: Ingemar Johansson 1960: Arnold Palmer 1961: Jerry Lucas 1962: Terry Baker 1963: Pete Rozelle 1964: Ken Venturi 1965: Sandy Koufax 1966: Jim Ryun 1967: Carl Yastrzemski 1968: Bill Russell 1969: Tom Seaver 1970: Bobby Orr 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden 1973: Jackie Stewart 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Pete Rose 1976: Chris Evert 1977: Steve Cauthen 1978: Jack Nicklaus 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard 1982: Wayne Gretzky 1983: Mary Decker 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1986: Joe Paterno 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams 1988: Orel Hershiser 1989: Greg LeMond 1990: Joe Montana 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Arthur Ashe 1993: Don Shula 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss 1995: Cal Ripken, Jr. 1996: Tiger Woods 1997: Dean Smith 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson 2002: Lance Armstrong 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Tom Brady 2006: Dwyane Wade 2007: Brett Favre 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: Derek Jeter 2010: Drew Brees 2011: Mike Krzyzewski & Pat Summitt 2012: LeBron James 2013: Peyton Manning 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Serena Williams Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1931: Helene Madison 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1933: Helen Jacobs 1934: Virginia Van Wie 1935: Helen Wills 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Katherine Rawls 1938: Patty Berg 1939: Alice Marble 1940: Alice Marble 1941: Betty Hicks 1942: Gloria Callen 1943: Patty Berg 1944: Ann Curtis 1945: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1946: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1947: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen 1949: Marlene Hagge 1950: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1951: Maureen Connolly 1952: Maureen Connolly 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1955: Patty Berg 1956: Pat McCormick 1957: Althea Gibson 1958: Althea Gibson 1959: Maria Bueno 1960: Wilma Rudolph 1961: Wilma Rudolph 1962: Dawn Fraser 1963: Mickey Wright 1964: Mickey Wright 1965: Kathy Whitworth 1966: Kathy Whitworth 1967: Billie Jean King 1968: Peggy Fleming 1969: Debbie Meyer 1970: Chi Cheng 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Olga Korbut 1973: Billie Jean King 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Nadia Comăneci 1977: Chris Evert 1978: Nancy Lopez 1979: Tracy Austin 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Tracy Austin 1982: Mary Decker 1983: Martina Navratilova 1984: Mary Lou Retton 1985: Nancy Lopez 1986: Martina Navratilova 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Florence Griffith-Joyner 1989: Steffi Graf 1990: Beth Daniel 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Sheryl Swoopes 1994: Bonnie Blair 1995: Rebecca Lobo 1996: Amy Van Dyken 1997: Martina Hingis 1998: Pak Se-ri 1999: United States women's national soccer team 2000: Marion Jones 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Annika Sörenstam 2004: Annika Sörenstam 2005: Annika Sörenstam 2006: Lorena Ochoa 2007: Lorena Ochoa 2008: Candace Parker 2009: Serena Williams 2010: Lindsey Vonn 2011: Abby Wambach 2012: Gabby Douglas 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Mo'ne Davis 2015: Serena Williams Outstanding Team ESPY Award winners 1993: Dallas Cowboys 1994: Toronto Blue Jays 1995: New York Rangers 1996: UConn Huskies (women's basketball) 1997: New York Yankees 1998: Denver Broncos 1999: New York Yankees 2000: US women's national soccer team 2001: New York Yankees / Oklahoma Sooners 2002: Los Angeles Lakers 2003: Anaheim Angels 2004: Detroit Pistons 2005: Boston Red Sox 2006: Pittsburgh Steelers 2007: Indianapolis Colts 2008: Boston Celtics 2009: Los Angeles Lakers 2010: New Orleans Saints 2011: Dallas Mavericks 2012: Miami Heat 2013: Miami Heat 2014: Seattle Seahawks 2015: US women's national soccer team

FIFA Women's World Cup winners 1991:  United States 1995:  Norway 1999:  United States 2003:  Germany 2007:  Germany 2011:  Japan 2015:  United States

Summer Olympics women's football tournament winners 1996:  United States 2000:  Norway 2004:  United States 2008:  United States 2012:  United States

Algarve Cup winners 1994:  Norway 1995:  Sweden 1996:  Norway 1997:  Norway 1998:  Norway 1999:  China PR 2000:  United States 2001:  Sweden 2002:  China PR 2003:  United States 2004:  United States 2005:  United States 2006:  Germany 2007:  United States 2008:  United States 2009:  Sweden 2010:  United States 2011:  United States 2012:  Germany 2013:  United States 2014:  Germany 2015:  United States

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