Canada women's national soccer team

Canada
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Head coachBev Priestman
CaptainChristine Sinclair
Most capsChristine Sinclair (306)
Top scorerChristine Sinclair (188)
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 6 (December 10, 2021)[1]
Highest4 (August–December 2016, June 2017, March 2018)
Lowest13 (December 2005)
First international
 United States 2–0 Canada 
(Blaine, United States; July 7, 1986)
Biggest win
 Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico 
(Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; August 28, 1998)
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)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1995)
Best resultFourth place (2003)
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2010)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best result Gold: (2020)
Medal record
Summer Olympics
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2020 TokyoTeam
Pan American Games
2003 Santo DomingoTeam
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2011 GuadalajaraTeam

The Canada women's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).

The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing in the bronze medal match to the United States.[2] Canada qualified for its first Olympic women's soccer tournament in 2008, making it to the quarterfinals.[3] Canada are Olympic gold medallists, two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists from London 2012 where they defeated France 1–0 in Coventry and from Rio de Janeiro 2016, after defeating hosts Brazil 2–1 in São Paulo.[4]

A certain segment of the Canadian women's soccer fans are closely linked to the U-20 team (U-19 prior to 2006), partly due to Canada hosting the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002, a tournament in which the team won silver in front of 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta.[5] Canada also hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England. Canada set the tournament and team record for attendance in the process, with 1,353,506 and 54,027 respectively.[6]

History

The Canada women's team played its first international match on July 7, 1986, a 2–0 away loss to the United States.[7][8] The team's first major tournament was the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden, where the team achieved one draw and two losses in group play and failed to advance.[9] Its first success in a major tournament was the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, where Canada finished in fourth place, their first time reaching the semifinals of a major global tournament.[10] Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, where they reached the quarterfinals.[11] The Canadian team won the bronze medal at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics,[12] and its best finish in any major global tournament was its gold medal victory at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13]

Captain Christine Sinclair has been called the "backbone" of the Canadian national team, earning her 250th cap in 2016, while ranking first worldwide in international goals scored by any player, man or woman.[14][15][16] She was named Canada Soccer's female player of the year every year from 2004 to 2014, and has been nominated for FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year.[17] Despite speculation otherwise, she confirmed in 2016 that she plans to compete in the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2020 Olympics.[14] She also added prior to the 2016 Olympics that "The young players coming into this Olympic squad have brought an energy and passion to our team and they have risen the bar."[18]

Results and fixtures
Main article: Canada women's national soccer team results
See also: 2021 in Canadian soccer, 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2021
February 18 SheBelieves Cup United States  1–0  Canada Orlando, United States
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
February 21 SheBelieves Cup Argentina  0–1  Canada Orlando, United States
18:00 ET Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
February 24 SheBelieves Cup Canada  0–2  Brazil Orlando, United States
16:00 ET Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
April 9 Friendly Wales  0–3  Canada Cardiff, Wales
18:00 Report
Stadium: Leckwith Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
April 13 Friendly England  0–2  Canada Stoke-on-Trent, England
19:15 Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
June 11 Friendly Canada  0–0  Czech Republic Cartagena, Spain
11:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
June 14 Friendly Brazil  0–0  Canada Cartagena, Spain
13:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
July 14 Pre-Olympic training Netherlands  3–3  Canada Kamogawa, Japan
 Report (CBC)
Report (Oranje) Report (CanadaSoccer)
Stadium: Kamogawa Athletic Field
July 21 Olympics GS Japan  1–1  Canada Sapporo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
July 24 Olympics GS Chile  1–2  Canada Sapporo, Japan
16:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
July 27 Olympics GS Canada  1–1  Great Britain Kashima, Japan
20:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
July 30 Olympics QF Canada  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		  Brazil Rifu, Japan
17:00 Report Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Penalties
August 2 Olympics SF United States  0–1  Canada Kashima, Japan
Report
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
August 6 Olympics F Sweden  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		  Canada Yokohama, Japan
 Report
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Penalties
October 23 Friendly Canada  5–1  New Zealand Ottawa
15:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
October 26 Friendly Canada  1–0  New Zealand Montreal
19:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Referee: Diana Stephanía Pérez Borja (Mexico)
November 27 Friendly Mexico  2–1  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
Referee: Francia Maria Gonzalez (Mexico)
November 30 Friendly Mexico  0–0  Canada Mexico City, Mexico
16:30 UTC−6 Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

2022
February 17 Arnold Clark Cup England  v  Canada Middlesbrough, England
19:30 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
February 20 Arnold Clark Cup Canada  v  Germany Norwich, England
20:15 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Carrow Road
February 23 Arnold Clark Cup Spain  v  Canada Wolverhampton, England
14:30 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
July CONCACAF W Championship Canada  v TBD TBD
July CONCACAF W Championship Canada  v TBD TBD
July CONCACAF W Championship Canada  v TBD TBD

Head-to-head record
Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
  • The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:
As of April 10, 2021[19]

Staff

Current staff
Position Staff
Head coach Bev Priestman
Assistant coach Richie Kyle
Assistant coach Melissa Tancredi
Goalkeeper coach Michael Norris
Performance analyst Jasmine Mander

Source:

[20][21]

Head coaches
Name Nation From To
Neil Turnbull  Canada 1986 1991
Sylvie Béliveau  Canada 1993 1995
Neil Turnbull  Canada 1996 1999
Even Pellerud  Norway 2000 2008
Carolina Morace  Italy 2009 2011
John Herdman  England 2011 2018
Kenneth Heiner-Møller  Denmark 2018 2020
Bev Priestman  England 2020 present

Players
Main article: List of Canada women's international soccer players

Current squad
  • The following 26 players were named to the squad for the friendlies against  Mexico on November 27 and 30, 2021.[22]
  • Caps and goals are current as of October 26, 2021 after the match against  New Zealand.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Stephanie Labbé (1986-10-10) October 10, 1986 86 0 Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Allysha Chapman (1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 85 1 Houston Dash
2DF Kadeisha Buchanan (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 111 4 Lyon
2DF Shelina Zadorsky (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 80 2 Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Quinn (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995 71 5 OL Reign
4FW Deanne Rose (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 63 10 Reading
3MF Julia Grosso (2000-08-29) August 29, 2000 30 0 Juventus
2DF Ashley Lawrence (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 101 7 Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Desiree Scott (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 169 0 Kansas City
4FW Christine Sinclair (captain) (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 306 188 Portland Thorns
4FW Évelyne Viens (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 13 2 Kristianstads DFF
2DF Vanessa Gilles (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 14 0 Angel City FC
4FW Nichelle Prince (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 73 13 Houston Dash
3MF Jessie Fleming (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 92 14 Chelsea
1GK Kailen Sheridan (1995-07-16) July 16, 1995 17 0 San Diego Wave FC
4FW Jordyn Huitema (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001 43 13 Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Sophie Schmidt (1988-06-28) June 28, 1988 210 19 Houston Dash
1GK Erin McLeod (1983-02-26) February 26, 1983 123 0 Orlando Pride
2DF Jade Rose (2003-02-12) February 12, 2003 2 0 Harvard Crimson
3MF Victoria Pickett (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 0 0 Kansas City
3MF Nikayla Small (2003-03-24) March 24, 2003 0 0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
4FW Marie Levasseur (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997 7 0 FC Fleury
4FW Amanda West (2001-02-11) February 11, 2001 0 0 Pittsburgh Panthers
2DF Sura Yekka (1997-01-04) January 4, 1997 10 0 Havre AC
1GK Sabrina D'Angelo (1993-05-11) May 11, 1993 8 0 Vittsjö GIK
4FW Cloé Lacasse (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 0 0 Benfica

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 Rylee Foster (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998 0 0 Liverpool v.  England, April 13, 2021
DF Gabrielle Carle (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 31 1 Kristianstads DFF v.  New Zealand; October 26, 2021
DF Jayde Riviere (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 27 1 Michigan Wolverines v.  New Zealand; October 26, 2021
DF Bianca St. Georges (1997-07-28) July 28, 1997 1 0 Chicago Red Stars v.  Brazil; June 14, 2021
DF Lindsay Agnew (1995-03-31) March 31, 1995 15 0 North Carolina Courage v.  England, April 13, 2021
MF Jordyn Listro (1995-08-10) August 10, 1995 2 0 North Carolina Courage v.  Brazil; June 14, 2021
MF Sarah Stratigakis (1999-03-07) March 7, 1999 6 1 Michigan Wolverines v.  Brazil; June 14, 2021
MF Samantha Chang (2000-07-13) July 13, 2000 1 0 South Carolina Gamecocks v.  England, April 13, 2021
MF Diana Matheson (1984-04-06) April 6, 1984 206 19 Retired 2021 SheBelieves Cup PRE
FW Janine Beckie (1994-08-20) August 20, 1994 83 33 Manchester City v.  New Zealand; October 26, 2021
FW Adriana Leon (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 78 23 West Ham United v.  New Zealand; October 26, 2021
FW Jenna Hellstrom (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 4 0 KIF Örebro v.  England, April 13, 2021
FW Olivia Smith (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 2 0 Super REX Ontario 2021 SheBelieves Cup PRE

Notes:

  • ALT = Alternate
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Records
Main article: List of Canada women's international soccer players

Bold players are still active.

As of August 6, 2021[23]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Rank Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
1991Did not qualify
1995Group stage10/123012513
1999Group stage12/163012312
2003Fourth place4/1663031010
2007Group stage9/16311174
2011Group stage16/16300317
2015Quarter-finals6/24522143
2019Round of 1611/24420243
2023To be determined
Total7/9Best: 4th2785143452
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
The team defeated Brazil for the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008Eighth place411256
2012Third place6312128
2016Third place6501105
2020Champions624064
Total4/72211653323
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Women's Championship
CONCACAF Women's Championship record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
1991Runners-up5401235
1993Third place311141
1994Runners-up4301186
1998Champions5500420
2000Fourth place52032012
2002Runners-up5401263
2006Runners-up210152
2010Champions5500170
2014Did not participate
2018Runners-up5401243
TBD 2022Qualified
Total10/1139291917932
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Pan American Games
Pan American Games record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
1999Fourth place6321169
2003Runners-up4202810
2007Third place64022511
2011Champions532073
2015Fourth place510469
2019Withdrew
Total5/52613496242
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Minor tournaments

SheBelieves Cup

The SheBelieves Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in the United States.

SheBelieves Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
2021 Third Place310213 Bev Priestman
Total1/6310213

FIFA World Ranking
See also: FIFA Women's World Rankings
A line chart depicting the history of Canada's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on June 25, 2021 Source:[24]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Canada's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
82021————
8202088
8201958 2
520184 15 1
520174 15 1
420164 610
1120158 111 3
9201479 1
720137 18 1
7201277
720116 39 2
920109 413 2
12200911 113 2
112008911 1
920079 110
11200610 112 1
1320051113 1
11200411 112 1
11200311 212

Honours

Intercontinental
Gold medalist (1): 2020
Bronze medalist (2): 2012, 2016

Continental
Champion (2): 1998, 2010

See also
National teams
Women's
Men's
League system

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