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 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 (March 25, 2016)
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

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

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. Also, in the 86th minute, longtime team captain Christie Rampone was subbed into the game and became the oldest player to ever play in a Women's World Cup match or final. 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. Rampone and Wambach would lift the trophy together in 2015.

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 was 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[37]
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[38]
2010–2011 away[39]
2011–2012 home[40]
2011–2012 away[31]
2012–2013 home[32]
2012–2013 away[41]
2013 home[42]
2014– 2015 home[43]
2014–2015 away[44]
2015–2016 home[45]
2015–2016 away[46]
2016– home[47]
2016– away[47]

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

NameYearsMatchesWonTiedLostWin %Pts÷MWorld CupOlympics
Republic of Ireland United States Ryan, MikeMike Ryan 19854013.1250.2500
United States Dorrance, AnsonAnson Dorrance 1986–19949366522.7372.18 3. 0.
United States DiCicco, TonyTony DiCicco 1994–199911910388.8992.66 4. 3.
United States Gregg, LaurenLauren Gregg 1997, 20003210.8332.33
United States Heinrichs, AprilApril Heinrichs 2000–2004124872017.7822.27 1. 5.
United States Ryan, GregGreg Ryan 2005–2007554591.9002.62 1. 0
Sweden Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage 2007–201210791106.8972.64 2. 6.
Scotland Sermanni, TomTom Sermanni 2013–2014231742.8262.3900
EnglandUnited States Ellis, JillJill Ellis 2014.2012, 2014–present594793.8732.54 3. 0
Totals 587 458 67 62 .837 2.45
Statistics as of April 10, 2016

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for April 6 and April 10 friendlies against  Colombia.[48]

Caps and goals are current as of April 10, 2016 after match against Colombia.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hope Solo (1981-07-30) July 30, 1981 194 0 United States Seattle Reign FC
18 1GK Ashlyn Harris (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 8 0 United States Orlando Pride
21 1GK Alyssa Naeher (1988-04-20) April 20, 1988 6 0 United States Chicago Red Stars
4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (captain) (1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 105 0 United States FC Kansas City
11 2DF Ali Krieger (1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 87 1 United States Washington Spirit
5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04) August 4, 1988 78 2 United States Sky Blue FC
7 2DF Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02) August 2, 1988 61 3 United States Portland Thorns FC
8 2DF Julie Johnston (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 35 7 United States Chicago Red Stars
6 2DF Whitney Engen (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987 35 4 United States Boston Breakers
15 2DF Emily Sonnett (1993-11-25) November 25, 1993 9 0 United States Portland Thorns FC
9 3MF Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 229 46 United States FC Kansas City
10 3MF Carli Lloyd (captain) (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 222 87 United States Houston Dash
17 3MF Tobin Heath (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988 116 15 United States Portland Thorns FC
14 3MF Morgan Brian (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 51 4 United States Houston Dash
20 3MF Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 16 2 United States Portland Thorns FC
3 3MF Sam Mewis (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 10 2 United States Western New York Flash
23 3MF Allie Long (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 6 2 United States Portland Thorns FC
13 4FW Alex Morgan (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 108 64 United States Orlando Pride
12 4FW Christen Press (1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 66 33 United States Chicago Red Stars
16 4FW Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 31 12 United States Washington Spirit
2 4FW Mallory Pugh (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 11 2 United States 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 United States Portland Thorns FC v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016
DF Jaelene HinkleINJ (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 8 0 United States Western New York Flash v. Colombia; April 6, 2016PRE
DF Lauren Barnes (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 0 0 United States Seattle Reign FC 2016 SheBelieves Cup
DF Christie Rampone (1975-06-24) June 24, 1975 311 4 United States 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 Germany FC Bayern Munich v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
MF Rose Lavelle (1995-05-14) May 14, 1995 0 0 United States Wisconsin Badgers v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016
MF Danielle Colaprico (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 0 0 United States Chicago Red Stars v. Republic of Ireland; January 23, 2016
MF Megan RapinoeINJ (1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 113 31 United States 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 United States Washington Spirit v. Brazil; October 25, 2015
FW Ashley Sanchez (1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 0 0 United States So Cal Blues v. Colombia; April 6, 2016PRE
FW Stephanie McCaffrey (1993-02-18) February 18, 1993 6 1 United States Boston Breakers 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
FW Sydney LerouxPREG (1990-05-07) May 7, 1990 75 35 United States 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 United States FC Kansas City v. China PR; December 16, 2015

Notes:

Recent schedule and results

2015

The following is a list of matches in 2015

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.

Further information: 2016 in American soccer

Player records

Active players in bold. Statistics as of April 14, 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, Homare Sawa of Japan, and Therese Sjögran of Sweden 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 229 46 2002–
8 Carli Lloyd 222 87 2005–
9 Tiffeny Milbrett 204 100 1991–2005
10 Kate Markgraf 201 1 1998–2010

Source[49]

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 222 87 2005– 0.392
7 Cindy Parlow 158 75 1996–2004 0.474
8 Alex Morgan 108 64 2010– 0.593
9 Shannon MacMillan 176 60 1993–2005 0.340
10 Carin Jennings-Gabarra 117 53 1987–1996 0.452

Source[49]

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 229 54 2002– 0.236
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
Carli Lloyd 222 42 2005– 0.189
10 Megan Rapinoe 113 40 2008– 0.355

Source[49] Updated to January 8, 2016

Captains

Years as captain Player Caps Goals USWNT career
1985 Denise Bender[50] 4 0 1985
1986–1987 Emily Pickering[51] 15 2 1985–1992
1988–1991 Lori Henry 39 3 1985–1991
1991 April Heinrichs[52] 46 35 1986–1991
1993–2000 Carla Overbeck[53] 168 4 1988–2000
2000–2004 Julie Foudy[54] 271 45 1987–2004
2004–2008 Kristine Lilly 352 130 1987–2010
2008–2015 Christie Rampone 311 4 1997–
2016– Carli Lloyd 222 87 2005 –
2016– Becky Sauerbrunn 105 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[55] Mexico Mexico[55] 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[55] Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei[55] 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[55] Panama Panama[55] 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[55] Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland[55] 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[55] Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[55] 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[55] Guatemala Guatemala[55] 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[55] Puerto Rico Puerto Rico[55] 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 18 Megan Rapinoe 10 Jill Ellis World Cup (Champions)

Sources[1][56]

World Cup

Host year in red
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
China 1991Champion6600255Anson Dorrance
Sweden 1995Third Place6411155Tony DiCicco
United States 1999Champion6510183Tony DiCicco
United States 2003Third Place6501155April Heinrichs
China 2007Third Place6411127Greg Ryan
Germany 2011Runner-up6321137Pia Sundhage
Canada 2015Champion7610143Jill Ellis
France 2019TBD
Total 7/743336411235

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[57] Champion541093Tony DiCicco
Australia 2000Runner-up641195April Heinrichs
Greece 2004 Champion6510124April Heinrichs
China 2008[58] Champion6501125Pia Sundhage
United Kingdom 2012Champion6600166Pia Sundhage
Brazil 2016Qualified
Total 5/52924325823

CONCACAF Championship and Gold Cup

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Haiti 1991Champion5500490Anson Dorrance
United States 1993Champion3300130Anson Dorrance
Canada 1994Champion4400161Tony DiCicco
Canada 1998Did not participate1
United States 2000Champion5410241April Heinrichs
United States Canada 2002Champion5500241April Heinrichs
United States 2006Champion220041Greg Ryan
Mexico 2010Third place5401222Pia Sundhage
United States 2014Champion5500210Jill Ellis
Total 8/93432111736

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.

SheBelieves Cup

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
United States 2016Champion330041Jill Ellis
Total 1/1330041

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,[59] 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
1997-1did not enter
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
2016-1did not enter
Total[60] 19/22 7956111217262

International Women's Football Tournament of Brazil

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
Brazil 20142Runners-Up4121104Jill Ellis
Total 1/64121104

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,[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

Champions: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
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[67]
Champions: 2000
Champions: 2000
Champions: 1996
Champions: 1990
Champions: 1990
Champions: 2000
  • Tournoi International[74]
Champions: 1995
Champions: 1994
  • Tri-Nations Tournament[76]
Champions: 1994
Champions: 1998
Champions: 1993

See also

References

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1995 Norway 
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