Canada women's national soccer team

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachBev Priestman
CaptainChristine Sinclair
Most capsChristine Sinclair (323)
Top scorerChristine Sinclair (190)
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 6 Steady (March 24, 2023)[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
Appearances8 (first in 1995)
Best resultFourth place (2003)
CONCACAF W Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2010)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best result Gold: (2020)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Canada women's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada féminine de soccer) represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada.

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's most significant achievement has been winning the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The team is also two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists.[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

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

2022

July 5 CONCACAF Championship GS Canada  6–0  Trinidad and Tobago Guadalupe, Mexico
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
July 11 CONCACAF Championship GS Canada  2–0  Costa Rica Guadalupe, Mexico
19:00 ET Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
July 18 CONCACAF Championship F United States  1–0  Canada Guadalupe, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio BBVA
Attendance: 17,247
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
September 3 Friendly Australia  0–1  Canada Brisbane, Australia
14:45 UTC+10 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 25,016
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
September 6 Friendly Australia  1–2  Canada Sydney, Australia
19:40 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,997
Referee: Park Sejin (South Korea)
October 6 Friendly Canada  2–0  Argentina Cádiz, Spain
19:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Estadio El Palmar
October 10 Friendly Canada  4–0  Morocco Jerez, Spain
16:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín
November 11 Friendly Brazil  1–2  Canada Santos, Brazil
1:15 PM Debinha 33' Report Zadorsky 21'
Leon 29'
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Attendance: 3768
Referee: Gabriela Coronel
November 15 Friendly Brazil  2–1  Canada São Paulo, Brazil
Beatriz 41'
Ana Vitória 90+1'
Report Lawrence 60' (pen.) Stadium: Neo Química Arena
Attendance: 19,589
Referee: Laura Fortunato

2023

February 16 SheBelieves Cup United States  2–0  Canada Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,697
Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)
February 19 SheBelieves Cup Brazil  0–2  Canada Nashville, Tennessee
18:30 ET Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
February 22 SheBelieves Cup Canada  0–3  Japan Frisco, Texas
16:00 ET Seike 26'
Hasegawa 41' (pen.)
Endo 77'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
April 11 Friendly France  2–1  Canada Le Mans, France
3:00 PM EST Geyoro 51'
Le Garrec 64'
Report Huitema 71' Stadium: Stade Marie-Marvingt
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Sandra Bastos
September CONCACAF Olympic play-in 1st Leg Jamaica  v  Canada Jamaica
Stadium: TBD
September CONCACAF Olympic play-in 2nd Leg Canada  v  Jamaica Canada
Stadium: 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 2, 2023[19]

Coaching staff

Current staff

Position Staff
Head coach England Bev Priestman
Assistant coach England Andy Spence
Assistant coach Canada Melissa Tancredi
Goalkeeper coach England Jen Hurst
Performance analyst Canada Jasmine Mander

Source:

[20][21]

Coaching history

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

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly against  France on April 11.[22]
  • Caps and goals are current as of April 11, 2023 after the match against  France.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sabrina D'Angelo (1993-05-11) May 11, 1993 13 0 England Arsenal
1GK Lysianne Proulx (1999-04-17) April 17, 1999 0 0 Portugal Torreense
1GK Kailen Sheridan (1995-07-16) July 16, 1995 35 0 United States San Diego Wave

2DF Gabrielle Carle (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 36 1 United States Washington Spirit
2DF Allysha Chapman (1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 96 2 United States Houston Dash
2DF Sydney Collins (1999-09-08) September 8, 1999 1 0 United States NC Courage
2DF Vanessa Gilles (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 25 3 France Lyon
2DF Ashley Lawrence (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 117 8 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Jayde Riviere (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 37 1 England Manchester United
2DF Jade Rose (2003-02-12) February 12, 2003 8 0 United States Harvard Crimson
2DF Bianca St-Georges (1997-07-28) July 28, 1997 7 0 United States Chicago Red Stars
2DF Sura Yekka (1997-01-04) January 4, 1997 18 0 Sweden Vittsjö GIK

3MF Marie-Yasmine Alidou (1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 1 0 Portugal Famalicão
3MF Simi Awujo (2003-09-23) September 23, 2003 6 0 United States USC Trojans
3MF Jessie Fleming (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 115 19 England Chelsea
3MF Julia Grosso (2000-08-29) August 29, 2000 50 3 Italy Juventus
3MF Sophie Schmidt (1988-06-28) June 28, 1988 221 20 United States Houston Dash

4FW Amanda Allen (2005-02-21) February 21, 2005 1 0 United States Orlando Pride
4FW Jordyn Huitema (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001 64 16 United States OL Reign
4FW Cloé Lacasse (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 19 1 Portugal Benfica
4FW Clarissa Larisey (1999-07-02) July 2, 1999 6 1 Sweden BK Häcken FF
4FW Adriana Leon (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 96 28 England Manchester United
4FW Christine Sinclair (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 323 190 United States Portland Thorns
4FW Evelyne Viens (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 18 4 Sweden Kristianstads DFF

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Anna Karpenko (2002-04-10) April 10, 2002 0 0 United States Harvard Crimson v.  South Korea; June 26, 2022

DF Kadeisha Buchanan (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 131 4 England Chelsea v.  France; April 11, 2023 PRE
DF Shelina Zadorsky (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 89 4 England Tottenham Hotspur 2023 SheBelieves Cup; February 22, 2023
DF Marie Levasseur (1997-05-18) May 18, 1997 9 0 France FC Fleury v.  Brazil; November 15, 2022
DF Ella Ottey (2005-08-12) August 12, 2005 0 0 Canada NDC Ontario v.  Brazil; November 15, 2022

MF Quinn (1995-08-11) August 11, 1995 89 5 United States OL Reign v.  France; April 11, 2023 PRE
MF Victoria Pickett (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 3 0 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 2023 SheBelieves Cup PRE
MF Desiree Scott (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 185 0 United States Kansas City Current v.  Brazil; November 15, 2022
MF Sarah Stratigakis (1999-03-07) March 7, 1999 5 1 Sweden Vittsjö GIK v.  Morocco; October 10, 2022
MF Zoe Burns (2002-01-05) January 5, 2002 2 0 United States USC Trojans v.  Morocco; October 10, 2022

FW Janine Beckie (1994-08-20) August 20, 1994 101 36 United States Portland Thorns 2023 SheBelieves Cup; February 22, 2023
FW Jenna Hellstrom (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 5 0 France Dijon FCO 2023 SheBelieves Cup; February 22, 2023
FW Annabelle Chukwu (2007-02-08) February 8, 2007 0 0 Canada NDC Ontario v.  Brazil; November 15, 2022
FW Nichelle Prince (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 90 13 United States Houston Dash v.  Brazil; November 15, 2022
FW Deanne Rose (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 73 10 England Reading v.  United States; July 18, 2022

  • INJ = Injured
  • RET = Retired
  • NE = No longer eligible
  • PRE: Preliminary squad

Individual records

Bold players are still active.

As of April 11, 2023[23]

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Rank Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
China 1991did not qualify
Sweden 1995Group stage10/123012513
United States 1999Group stage12/163012312
United States 2003Fourth place4/1663031010
China 2007Group stage9/16311174
Germany 2011Group stage16/16300317
Canada 2015Quarter-finals6/24522143
France 2019Round of 1611/24420243
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023qualified
Total8/9Best: 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

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
United States 1996did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008Eighth place411256
United Kingdom 2012Third place6312128
Brazil 2016Third place6501105
Japan 2020Champions624064
France 2024TBD
Total4/72211653323
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF W Championship

CONCACAF W Championship record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
Haiti 1991Runners-up5401235
United States 1993Third place311141
Canada 1994Runners-up4301186
Canada 1998Champions5500420
United States 2000Fourth place52032012
CanadaUnited States 2002Runners-up5401263
United States 2006Runners-up210152
Mexico 2010Champions5500170
United States 2014did not participate
United States 2018Runners-up5401243
Mexico 2022Runners-up5401121
Total10/11443311019133
*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
Canada 1999Fourth place6321169
Dominican Republic 2003Runners-up4202810
Brazil 2007Third place64022511
Mexico 2011Champions532073
Canada 2015Fourth place510469
Peru 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 soccer hosted in the United States.

United States SheBelieves Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
2021 Third place310213England Bev Priestman
2023 Fourth place310225England Bev Priestman
Total2/8620438

Arnold Clark Cup

The Arnold Clark Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted in England.

England Arnold Clark Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA Coach
2022 Third place311122England Bev Priestman
Total1/2311122

FIFA World Ranking

A line chart depicting the history of Canada's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on July 12, 20221 Source:[24]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Canada's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
620216Increase 28Steady
820208Steady8Steady
820195Steady8Decrease 2
520184Increase 15Decrease 1
520174Increase 15Decrease 1
420164Increase 610Steady
1120158Increase 111Decrease 3
920147Steady9Decrease 1
720137Increase 18Decrease 1
720127Steady7Steady
720116Increase 39Decrease 2
920109Increase 413Decrease 2
12200911Increase 113Decrease 2
1120089Steady11Decrease 1
920079Increase 110Steady
11200610Increase 112Decrease 1
13200511Steady13Decrease 1
11200411Increase 112Decrease 1
11200311Increase 212Steady

Honours

Major competitions

See also

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