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TheUnited States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents theUnited States in internationalwomen's soccer. The team is governed by theUnited States Soccer Federation and competes inCONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football).
The team is the most successful in international women's soccer, winning fourWomen's World Cup titles (1991,1999,2015, and2019), fiveOlympic gold medals (1996,2004,2008,2012, and2024), nineCONCACAF W Championship titles, and oneCONCACAF W Gold Cup title. It has medaled in every Women's World Cup and Olympic tournament in women's soccer except for the2016 Olympic tournament and2023 Women's World Cup; on both occasions, they were eliminated bySweden after apenalty shootout in the first round of the knockout stage.
After mostly being ranked No. 2 from 2003 to 2008 in theFIFA Women's World Rankings,[2] the team was ranked No. 1 continuously from March 2008 to November 2014, the longest consecutive top ranking of any team.[3] Since FIFA rankings were established in 2003, the team has been ranked No. 1 for a total of 13 years; the team with the next-longest tenure,Germany, has been ranked No. 1 for a total of 41⁄2 years. The USWNT has never been ranked lower than fifth in the world.
The team was selected as theU.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999,[4] andSports Illustrated chose the entire team as 1999 Sportswomen of the Year for its usualSportsman of the Year honor.[5] On April 5, 2017, USWNT players and the U.S. Soccer Federation reached a deal on a newcollective bargaining agreement that would, among other things, lead to a pay increase.[6] In February 2022, numerous current and former members of the USWNT settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million and a requirement that male and female soccer players be paid equally, regardless of the proportion of prize money they receive, making it the first such instance in the world.[7] FIFA still distributes significantly more funds to its member associations for the men's event.[8]
The passing ofTitle IX in 1972, which outlawed gender-based discrimination for federally-funded education programs, spurred the creation of college soccer teams across the United States at a time when women's soccer was rising in popularity internationally.[9] The U.S. Soccer Federation tasked coachMike Ryan to select a roster of college players to participate in the 1985Mundialito tournament in Italy, its first foray into women's international soccer.[10] The team played itsfirst match on August 18, 1985, losing 1–0 toItaly, and finished the tournament in fourth place after failing to win its remaining matches againstDenmark andEngland.[11][12]
University of North Carolina coachAnson Dorrance was hired as the team's first full-time head coach in 1986 with the goal of fielding a competitive women's team at the next Mundialito and at future tournaments.[12] In their first Mundialito under Dorrance, the United States defeatedChina,Brazil, andJapan before finishing as runners-up to Italy.[13] Dorrance gave national team appearances to teenage players, including future starsMia Hamm,Julie Foudy, andKristine Lilly, instead of the college players preferred by the federation, and called into camp the first African-American player on the team,Kim Crabbe.[14][15] The United States played in the1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China, a FIFA-sanctioned competition to test the feasibility of a regular women's championship, and lost in the quarterfinals to eventual championsNorway.[12]
Following the 1988 tournament, FIFA announced plans for a new women's tournament, named the1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup until it was retroactively named the "World Cup". The United States qualified for the tournament by winning theinaugural CONCACAF Women's Championship, hosted by Haiti in April 1991, outscoring their opponents 49–0 for the soleCONCACAF berth in the tournament.[12][16] The team played several exhibition matches abroad against European opponents to prepare for the world championship, while its players quit their regular jobs to train full-time with meager compensation.[17][18] Dorrance utilized a 4–3–3 formation that was spearheaded by the "Triple-Edged Sword" of forwardMichelle Akers and wingersCarin Jennings andApril Heinrichs.[19]
At the Women's World Cup, the United States won all three of its group stage matches and outscored its opponents 11–2. In the opening match againstSweden, the U.S. took a 3–0 lead early in the second half, but conceded two goals to end the match with a narrower 3–2 victory. The U.S. proceeded to win 5–0 in its second match against Brazil and 3–0 in its third match against Japan, clinching first place in the group and a quarterfinal berth.[20] The United States proceeded with a 7–0 victory in the quarterfinals overChinese Taipei, fueled by a five-goal performance by Akers in the first fifty minutes of the match.[20]
In the semi-finals againstGermany, Jennings scored ahattrick in the first half as the team clinched a place in the final with a 5–2 victory.[21] The team's lopsided victories in the earlier rounds had brought attention from American media outlets, but the final match was not televised live in the U.S.[20] The United States won the inaugural Women's World Cup title by defeatingNorway 2–1 in thefinal, played in front of 65,000 spectators atTianhe Stadium inGuangzhou, as Akers scored twice to create and restore a lead for the Americans.[22] Akers finished as the top goalscorer at the tournament, with ten goals, and Jennings was awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.[23]
Despite their Women's World Cup victory, the U.S. team remained in relative obscurity and received a small welcome from several U.S. Soccer Federation officials upon arrival atJohn F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.[24] The team were given fewer resources and little attention from the federation as they focused on improving themen's national team in preparation for the1994 men's World Cup that would be hosted in the United States.[25] The women's team was placed on hiatus after the tournament, only playing twice in 1992, but returned the following year to play in several tournaments hosted inCyprus, Canada, and the United States, including a secondCONCACAF Championship title. The program was still supported better than those of the former Soviet Union, where soccer was considered a "men's game".[26][25][27]
The United States played in several friendly tournaments to prepare for the1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and its qualification campaign. The first was theinaugural staging of theAlgarve Cup in Portugal, which saw the team win its two group stage matches but lose 1–0 to Norway in the final. It was followed by a victory in theChiquita Cup, an exhibition tournament hosted in August on the U.S. East Coast against Germany, China, and Norway.[28][29] Dorrance resigned from his position as head coach in early August and was replaced by his assistant,Tony DiCicco, a former professional goalkeeper who played in theAmerican Soccer League.[25][30] DiCicco led the United States to a berth in the Women's World Cup by winning the1994 CONCACAF Championship, where the team scored 36 goals and conceded only one.[28]
In February 1995, the U.S. women's program opened a permanent training and treatment facility inSanford, Florida, and began a series of warm-up friendlies that were paid for by American companyNike.[31] The team topped their group in the Women's World Cup, despite a 3–3 tie with China in the opening match and losing goalkeeperBriana Scurry to a red card in their second match. The United States proceeded to beat Japan 4–0 in the quarterfinals, but lost 1–0 to eventual champions Norway in the semifinals. The team finished in third place, winning 2–0 in its consolation match against China.
The team won the gold medal in theinaugural Olympic women's soccer tournament in the1996 Summer Olympics, defeating China 2–1 in the final before a crowd of 76,481 fans.[32] An influential victory came in the1999 World Cup, when the team defeated China 5–4 in apenalty shootout following a 0–0 draw afterextended time.[33] Foudy, Lilly, and the rest of the 1999 team started a revolution towards women's team sports in America. 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 theRose 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 Scurry's save of China's third kick, the score was 4–4 with onlyBrandi Chastain left to shoot. She scored and won the game for the United States. Chastain dropped to her knees and whipped off her shirt, celebrating in hersports bra, which later made the cover ofSports Illustrated and the front pages of newspapers around the country and world.[34] This win influenced many girls to want to play on a soccer team.[35] In the2000 Summer Olympics, the USWNT were close to defending their gold medal but were controversially defeated by Norway in the final with a golden goal in extra time, which involved an alleged handball in the lead-up.[36]
In the2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the U.S. defeated Norway 1–0 in the quarterfinals but lost 3–0 to Germany in the semifinals. The team then defeated Canada 3–1 to claim third place.[37]Abby Wambach was the team's top scorer with three goals, whileJoy Fawcett andShannon Boxx made the tournament's all-star team. In the2004 Olympics, the last major international tournament for Hamm and Foudy, the U.S. earned the gold medal, winning 2–1 over Brazil in the final on an extra time goal by Wambach.[38]
At the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the U.S. defeated England 3–0 in the quarterfinals but then suffered its most lopsided loss in team history when it lost to Brazil 4–0 in the semifinals.[39] The U.S. recovered to defeat Norway to take third place.[40] Wambach was the team's leading scorer with 6 goals, and Lilly was the only American named to the tournament's all-star team.
The team won another gold medal in the 2008 Olympics,[41] but interest in the Women's National Team had diminished since their performance in the 1999 World Cup. However, the second women's professional league was created in March 2009,Women's Professional Soccer.
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In the quarterfinal of the2011 Women's World Cup in Germany, the U.S. defeatedBrazil 5–3 on penalty kicks. Wambach's goal in the 122nd minute to tie the game 2–2 has been voted the greatest goal in U.S. soccer history and the greatest goal in Women's World Cup history.[42][43] The U.S. then beat France 3–1 in the semifinal, but lost to Japan 3–1 on penalty kicks in the Final after drawing 1–1 in regulation and 2–2 inovertime.Hope Solo was named the tournament's best goalkeeper and Wambach won the silver ball as the tournament's second-best player.
In the2012 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 atWembley Stadium, a record for a women's soccer game at the Olympics.[44] The United States advanced to face Japan for the gold medal by winning the semifinal against Canada, a 4–3 victory at the end of extra time.[45] The 2012 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.[45]
TheNational Women's Soccer League started in 2013, and provided competitive games as well as opportunities to players on the fringes of the squad.[46][47] The U.S. had a 43-game unbeaten streak that spanned two years – the streak began with a 4–0 win over Sweden in the2012 Algarve Cup, and came to an end after a 1–0 loss against Sweden in the2014 Algarve Cup.[48][49]
The U.S. defeated Japan 5–2 in thefinal of the2015 World Cup, becoming the first team in history to win three Women's World Cup titles. In the 16th minute,Carli Lloyd achieved the fastesthat-trick from kick-off in World Cup history, and Wambach was greeted with a standing ovation for her last World Cup match.[50] Following their 2015 World Cup win, the team was honored with aticker tape parade in New York City, the first for a women's sports team, and honored by PresidentBarack Obama at theWhite House.[51] On December 16, 2015, however, a 1–0 loss to China in Wambach's last game meant the team's first home loss since 2004, ending their 104-game home unbeaten streak.[52]
In the2016 Summer Olympics, the U.S. drew againstSweden in the quarterfinal; in the following penalty kick phase, Sweden won the game 4–3. The loss marked the first time that the USWNT did not advance to the gold medal game of the Olympics, and the first time that the USWNT failed to advance to the semifinal round of a major tournament.[53]
After the defeat in the 2016 Olympics, the USWNT underwent a year of experimentation which saw them losing three home games. If not for a comeback win against Brazil, the USWNT was on the brink of losing four home games in one year, a low never before seen by the USWNT. 2017 saw the USWNT play 12 games against teams ranked in the top-15 in the world.[54]
Throughout 2018, the U.S. would pick up two major tournament wins, winning both theSheBelieves Cup[55] and theTournament of Nations.[56] The team would enter qualifying for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup on a 21-game unbeaten streak and dominated the competition, winning all five of its games and the tournament whilst qualifying for the World Cup as well as scoring 18 goals and conceding none.[57] On March 7, 2018, Alyssa Alhadeff, the captain of the Parkland Soccer Club, who was killed by gunmanNikolas Cruz in theParkland High School shooting nearly three weeks earlier, was honored by the U.S. prior to a game againstEngland inOrlando during the2018 SheBelieves Cup. Alhadeff's teammates and family were invited to the game and presented with official jerseys that featured her name.[58] The U.S. won the game 1–0, winning its second SheBelieves Cup title in three years.[55] On November 8, 2018, the U.S. earned their 500th victory in team history after a 1–0 victory overPortugal.[59] The start of 2019 saw the U.S. lose an away game toFrance, 3–1, marking the end of a 28-game unbeaten streak and their first loss since a 1–0 defeat toAustralia in July 2017.[60]
The USWNT started off their2019 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign with a13–0 victory againstThailand, setting a new Women's World Cup goal record.Alex Morgan equaled Akers' record of scoring five goals in a single World Cup match, while four of her teammates scored their first World Cup goals in their debut at the tournament.[61] The U.S. would win its next match againstChile 3–0[62] before concluding the group stage with a win of 2–0 over Sweden.[63] The team emerged as the winners ofGroup F and would go on to faceSpain in the Round of 16, whom they would defeat 2–1 thanks to a pair ofMegan Rapinoepenalties.[64] The team would achieve identical results in their next two games. With 2–1 victories overFrance[65] and thenEngland[66] seeing them advance to a record third straightWorld Cup final, they played against the Netherlands for the title. They beat theNetherlands 2–0 in the final on July 7, 2019, becoming the first team in history to win four Women's World Cup titles.
On July 30, 2019,Jill Ellis announced that she would step down as head coach following the conclusion of the team's post-World Cup victory tour on October 6, 2019.[67]
Vlatko Andonovski was hired as head coach of the USWNT in October 2019, replacing Ellis.[68]
The USWNT began the new decade by winning both the2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament (which qualified the team for the2020 Summer Olympics) and the2020 SheBelieves Cup titles.[69][70][71]
In early March 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the USSF canceled previously scheduled USWNT friendlies againstAustralia andBrazil.[72] Later that same month, it was announced by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that the2020 Summer Olympics were to be postponed until July 2021.[73] The USWNT played their first game in eight months on November 27, 2020, when they took on theNetherlands in a friendly match.Rose Lavelle andKristie Mewis scored, the team winning the game 2–0.
On July 21, 2021, the USWNT lost 3–0 against Sweden in the opening round of group stage at the2020 Summer Olympics, thus ending a 44-match unbeaten streak.[74] The U.S. rebounded by winning their 2nd match againstNew Zealand, before concluding the group stage by drawing 0–0 with Australia. The team finished second in the group stage and qualified for the knockout stage. They first faced World Cup runners-upNetherlands, with whom they drew 2–2 after extra-time before winning the match in a penalty shootout. The USWNT advanced to the semifinals, where they facedCanada. However, the team lost to Canada 1–0 by a penalty scored byJessie Fleming. They later faced Australia again in the bronze medal match in a rematch of their final group stage game. The U.S. won 4–3, making it the first time the team had won the bronze medal.[75]
In July 2022, the team competed in theCONCACAF W Championship. The USWNT won its group, outscoring opponents 9–0 in the group stage, and then won the semifinal 3–0 against Costa Rica and the final 1–0 against Canada.[76][77][78][79] It was their ninth CONCACAF championship title and earned automatic berths for the2023 World Cup, the2024 Summer Olympics in France, and the2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[80][81]
In November 2022, the USWNT's 71-game home unbeaten streak ended, after a 2–1 defeat in an exhibition game againstGermany.[82]
At the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the USWNT were inGroup E along with Netherlands, Portugal and Vietnam. They had gone in hoping to be the first men's or women's team to pull off a three-peat at the World Cup.[83] The USWNT opened with a 3–0 win over Vietnam, followed this up with a 1–1 draw against Netherlands and finished up with a 0–0 draw against Portugal, to finish second in the group, avoiding elimination after a shot from Portugal struck the goalpost in injury time. This marked the fewest points the team has ever gained in a group stage (they won at least two group games in every other tournament including 1991 when only two points were awarded for a win) and set them up for a round of 16 match against Sweden, where they played out a goalless draw and lost 5–4 after a penalty shootout. This marked the first time since the2016 Summer Olympics that the United States did not reach the semifinals of a major tournament.[84] It also marked the first Women's World Cup the United States would not finish in the Top 3, and their earliest elimination in either the Women's World Cup or the Olympics. On August 17, 2023, Andonovski resigned as head coach andTwila Kilgore became the interim head coach.[85] That August the team dropped to third in the FIFA Women's World Ranking, their worst ever position.[86]
The USWNT qualified for the2024 Summer Olympics by winning the2022 CONCACAF W Championship. They were placed in Group B withZambia,Germany, andAustralia. They won all three group-stage games by scores of 3–0, 4–1, and 2–1, respectively.[87][88][89] In the knockout rounds, they defeated Japan 1–0 in extra time and then Germany in the semifinal, also 1–0 in extra time.[90][91] Commentators expressed concern that because of the two extra-time games in a tournament with a compressed schedule, the USWNT would be more fatigued than their opponent in the final, Brazil, who had beaten both of their knockout-round opponents in regulation time.[92] However, they prevailed 1–0 in the final to win the gold medal, their first since 2012 and fifth overall.[93] Ten of their twelve goals in the tournament were scored by the self-named "Triple Espresso" attackersTrinity Rodman,Mallory Swanson, andSophia Smith.[94]
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U.S. television coverage for the five Women's World Cups from 1995 to 2011 was provided byESPN/ABC andUnivision,[95][96] while coverage rights for the three Women's World Cups from 2015 to 2023 were awarded toFox Sports andTelemundo.[97][98] In December 2021, a deal was signed to broadcast TV coverage of other USWNT games betweenTNT andTBS and streaming onHBO Max through the end of 2030. The USWNT games in the2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the2015 Algarve Cup were broadcast by Fox Sports.[99][100]NBC will broadcast theOlympic tournament through2032.[101]
The1999 World Cupfinal set the original record for largest U.S. television audience for a women's soccer match, averaging 18 million viewers.[102][103] It was the most viewed English-language U.S. broadcast of any soccer match until the2015 FIFA Women's World Cupfinal between the United States and Japan.[104]
The 2015 Women's World Cup Final between the United States and Japan was the most watched soccer match, men's or women's, in American broadcast history.[105] It averaged 23 million viewers and higher ratings than the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup finals.[105][106] The final was also the most watched US-Spanish language broadcast of a FIFA Women's World Cup match in history.
Overall, there were over 750 million viewers for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, making it the most watched Women's World Cup in history. The FIFA Women's World Cup is now the second-most watched FIFA tournament, with only the men's FIFA World Cup attracting more viewership.[107]
A narrative nonfiction book covering the entire history of the team from 1985 to 2019 calledThe National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer was named one ofVanity Fair's best books of 2019 and madeNPR's 2019 year-end books list.[108][109] A book about the team's 1999 Women's World Cup campaign,Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World was released in 2001 and in 2020 Netflix announced a film based on the book.[110] In 2023, Netflix released a four-episode documentary series titledUnder Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team which followed the team's progress at the 2023 Women's World Cup.[111]
In 2005,HBO released a documentary calledDare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.[112] In 2013, a documentary about the1999 World Cup-winning team calledThe 99ers was produced by former playerJulie Foudy andESPN Films.[113]
The1999 World Cupfinal, in which the United States defeated China, set a world attendance record for a women's soccer event of 90,185 in a sellout at theRose Bowl in Southern California (until it was broken on March 30, 2022, with 91,553 people at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain in the second-leg of a UEFA Women's Champions League match).[114] 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.[115]
Since 2016, the players of the U.S. team had waged an escalatinglegal fight with theUnited States Soccer Federation (USSF) overgender discrimination. Central to their demands was equal pay. The players pointed to their lower paychecks as compared to theirmale counterparts despite their higher record of success in recent years.[116]
In April 2016, five U.S. team players filed a wage-discrimination action against the USSF with theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission.[117] The group consisted ofHope Solo,Carli Lloyd,Alex Morgan,Megan Rapinoe, andBecky Sauerbrunn.
One year later, in April 2017, the U.S. team agreed to a newcollective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the USSF. The agreement stated that the U.S. team players would have an increased base pay and improved match bonuses. These changes could increase their previous pay from $200,000 to $300,000. However, the CBA did not guarantee equal pay compared to the men's team. The CBA's five-year term through 2021 ensured that the next negotiation would not become an issue for the team for the 2019 World Cup and the 2020 Olympics. On top of this CBA, the USSF had agreed to pay the players for two years' worth of unequalper-diem payments.[118]
On March 8, 2019, 28 members of the U.S. team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the USSF.[119] The lawsuit, filed in theU.S. District Court in Los Angeles, accused the USSF of "institutional gender discrimination."[120] The lawsuit claimed that the discrimination affected not only the amount the players were paid but also their playing, training, and travel conditions. In May 2020, several key parts of the case were dismissed, with federal judgeR. Gary Klausner noting that the team had agreed to take higher base compensation and other benefits in their most recent CBA instead of the bonuses received by the men's team.[121]
On March 8, 2021, the second anniversary of the team'spay discrimination lawsuit, CongresswomenDoris Matsui andRosa DeLauro introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act to ensure the team members "are paid fair and equitable wages compared to theU.S. Men's team."[122] The GOALS Act threatened to cut federal funding for the2026 World Cup if the USSF did not comply.[123]
On February 22, 2022, the USSF agreed to settle the lawsuit for $24 million, contingent upon the U.S. team agreeing to a new CBA. $22 million would go to the players named in the case, and $2 million would contribute toward players' post-playing career and other women's soccer charitable efforts.[7][124] On May 18, 2022, the U.S. team agreed to a new CBA that would run through 2028 and would equalize compensation, bonuses, and other work conditions between the women's and the men's national teams friendlies, therefore finalizing the legal settlement. The new agreement mandates that men and women split prize money from international competitions equally, making it the first such instance in the world.[125]
Along with theirlawsuit for pay-equity, the US Women's Soccer players have foughtFIFA on policies regardingartificial turf. This battle to eliminate its use in major women's games heightened around the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada; during this tournament, the US played eight of their ten games on artificial turf.[126] Prior to the 2015 World Cup,Abby Wambach headed a discrimination lawsuit with other global soccer stars includingMarta of Brazil andHomare Sawa of Japan.[127] Due to the tournament's quick approach, the suit was dropped as players were denied an expedited hearing.
| Role | Name | Start date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Emma Hayes | May 2024 | [128] |
| Assistant coach |  Denise Reddy | May 2024 | [129] |
| Goalkeeper coach | Stuart Searle | May 2024 | [129] |
| Role | Name | Start date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting director |  Matt Crocker | April 2023 | [130] |
| Vice president of sporting | Oguchi Onyewu | May 2023 | [131] |
| Women's program director |  Bart Caubergh | May 2024 | [129] |
Below is the record of each head coach in the national team's history.[132][133][134] Thewinning percentages given are per U.S. Soccer, with draws counted as ½ wins.[135]
| Name | Years | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | World Cup | Olympics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Ryan | 1985 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | N/A | N/A |
| Anson Dorrance | 1986–1994 | 92 | 65 | 5 | 22 | .734 |  | N/A |
| Tony DiCicco | 1994–1999[a] | 121 | 105 | 8 | 8 | .901 |  | |
| Lauren Gregg | 2000 (interim)[b] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | — | — |
| April Heinrichs | 2000–2004 | 124 | 87 | 20 | 17 | .782 | |  |
| Greg Ryan | 2005–2007 | 55 | 45 | 9 | 1 | .900 | | — |
 Pia Sundhage | 2008–2012 | 107 | 91 | 10 | 6 | .897 | | |
 Tom Sermanni | 2012–2014 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .833 | — | — |
| Jill Ellis | 2012 (interim), 2014–2019 | 132 | 106 | 19 | 7 | .875 | | 5th |
 Vlatko Andonovski | 2019–2023 | 65 | 51 | 9 | 5 | .854 | 9th | |
| Twila Kilgore | 2023–2024 (interim) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .821 | — | — |
| Emma Hayes | 2024–present | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .846 | | |
| Totals | 767 | 601 | 91 | 75 | .843 | |||
Notes
The following 26 players were named to the squad for the friendlies againstPortugal andNew Zealand on October 26 and 29, 2025, respectively.[138][139]
Caps and goals are current as of October 23, 2025, after match againstPortugal.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1GK | Claudia Dickey | (2000-01-06)January 6, 2000 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Seattle Reign FC |
| 24 | 1GK | Phallon Tullis-Joyce | (1996-10-19)October 19, 1996 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 1GK | Mandy McGlynn | (1998-11-03)November 3, 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Utah Royals | |
| 3 | 2DF | Avery Patterson | (2002-06-14)June 14, 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 1 | Houston Dash |
| 4 | 2DF | Jordyn Bugg | (2006-08-11)August 11, 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Seattle Reign FC |
| 5 | 2DF | Tara McKeown | (1999-07-02)July 2, 1999 (age 26) | 9 | 0 | Washington Spirit |
| 6 | 2DF | Emily Sams | (1999-07-01)July 1, 1999 (age 26) | 5 | 0 | Orlando Pride |
| 14 | 2DF | Emily Sonnett | (1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (age 31) | 111 | 2 | Gotham FC |
| 23 | 2DF | Emily Fox | (1998-07-05)July 5, 1998 (age 27) | 68 | 1 | Arsenal |
| 25 | 2DF | Lilly Reale | (2003-08-12)August 12, 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Gotham FC |
| 26 | 2DF | Kennedy Wesley | (2001-03-08)March 8, 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | San Diego Wave FC |
| 2DF | Eva Gaetino | (2002-12-17)December 17, 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 |  Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 7 | 3MF | Lily Yohannes | (2007-06-12)June 12, 2007 (age 18) | 9 | 1 | OL Lyonnes |
| 8 | 3MF | Jaedyn Shaw | (2004-11-20)November 20, 2004 (age 20) | 27 | 8 | Gotham FC |
| 10 | 3MF | Lindsey Heaps(captain) | (1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (age 31) | 168 | 38 | OL Lyonnes |
| 13 | 3MF | Olivia Moultrie | (2005-09-17)September 17, 2005 (age 20) | 9 | 2 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 15 | 3MF | Claire Hutton | (2006-01-11)January 11, 2006 (age 19) | 7 | 1 | Kansas City Current |
| 16 | 3MF | Rose Lavelle | (1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (age 30) | 114 | 26 | Gotham FC |
| 17 | 3MF | Sam Coffey | (1998-12-31)December 31, 1998 (age 26) | 39 | 4 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 3MF | Lo'eau LaBonta | (1993-03-18)March 18, 1993 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | Kansas City Current | |
| 9 | 4FW | Ally Sentnor | (2004-02-18)February 18, 2004 (age 21) | 12 | 4 | Kansas City Current |
| 12 | 4FW | Michelle Cooper | (2002-12-04)December 4, 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 1 | Kansas City Current |
| 19 | 4FW | Emma Sears | (2001-02-23)February 23, 2001 (age 24) | 9 | 1 | Racing Louisville FC |
| 20 | 4FW | Catarina Macario | (1999-10-04)October 4, 1999 (age 26) | 26 | 11 | Chelsea |
| 21 | 4FW | Alyssa Thompson | (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (age 20) | 23 | 3 | Chelsea |
| 22 | 4FW | Yazmeen Ryan | (1999-02-25)February 25, 1999 (age 26) | 13 | 2 | Houston Dash |
The following players were also named to a squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Angelina Anderson | (2001-03-21)March 21, 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC | v. Canada; July 2, 2025 |
| GK | Jane Campbell | (1995-02-17)February 17, 1995 (age 30) | 10 | 0 | Houston Dash | v. Brazil; April 8, 2025 |
| GK | Casey Murphy | (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (age 29) | 20 | 0 | North Carolina Courage | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| GK | Alyssa NaeherRET | (1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (age 37) | 115 | 0 | Chicago Stars FC | v. Netherlands; December 3, 2024 |
| DF | Naomi Girma | (2000-06-14)June 14, 2000 (age 25) | 48 | 2 | Chelsea | v. Canada; July 2, 2025 |
| DF | Izzy Rodriguez | (1999-04-13)April 13, 1999 (age 26) | 1 | 1 | Kansas City Current | v. Canada; July 2, 2025 |
| DF | Gisele Thompson | (2005-12-02)December 2, 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Angel City FC | v. Republic of Ireland; June 26, 2025 |
| DF | Kerry Abello | (1999-09-17)September 17, 1999 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Orlando Pride | v. Republic of Ireland; June 26, 2025 |
| DF | Crystal Dunn | (1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (age 33) | 160 | 25 | Paris Saint-Germain | v. Jamaica; June 3, 2025 |
| DF | Alana Cook | (1997-04-11)April 11, 1997 (age 28) | 30 | 1 | Kansas City Current | v. Brazil; April 8, 2025 |
| DF | Tierna Davidson | (1998-09-19)September 19, 1998 (age 27) | 67 | 3 | Gotham FC | v. Brazil; April 5, 2025PRE |
| DF | Jenna Nighswonger | (2000-11-28)November 28, 2000 (age 24) | 20 | 2 | Arsenal | 2025 SheBelieves Cup |
| DF | Savy King | (2005-02-07)February 7, 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC | 2025 SheBelieves CupPRE |
| DF | Alyssa Malonson | (1999-04-09)April 9, 1999 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Bay FC | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| DF | Ryan Williams | (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | North Carolina Courage | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| DF | Casey Krueger | (1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (age 35) | 60 | 0 | Washington Spirit | v. Netherlands; December 3, 2024 |
| DF | Hailie Mace | (1997-03-24)March 24, 1997 (age 28) | 9 | 0 | Kansas City Current | v. Argentina; October 30, 2024 |
| MF | Sam Meza | (2001-11-07)November 7, 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Seattle Reign FC | v. Portugal; October 23, 2025PRE |
| MF | Croix Bethune | (2001-03-14)March 14, 2001 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | Washington Spirit | v. Canada; July 2, 2025 |
| MF | Korbin Shrader | (2003-10-13)October 13, 2003 (age 22) | 26 | 1 | OL Lyonnes | v. Brazil; April 8, 2025 |
| MF | Hannah Bebar | (2001-09-05)September 5, 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Bay FC | 2025 SheBelieves CupPRE |
| MF | Ashley Sanchez | (1999-03-16)March 16, 1999 (age 26) | 28 | 3 | North Carolina Courage | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| MF | Savannah DeMelo | (1998-03-26)March 26, 1998 (age 27) | 7 | 0 | Racing Louisville FC | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| MF | Hal Hershfelt | (2001-10-03)October 3, 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Washington Spirit | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| MF | Nealy Martin | (1998-04-22)April 22, 1998 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| FW | Trinity Rodman | (2002-05-20)May 20, 2002 (age 23) | 47 | 11 | Washington Spirit | v. Portugal; October 23, 2025PRE |
| FW | Lynn Biyendolo | (1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (age 32) | 83 | 25 | Seattle Reign FC | v. Canada; July 2, 2025 |
| FW | Ashley Hatch | (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (age 30) | 23 | 5 | Washington Spirit | v. Brazil; April 8, 2025 |
| FW | Mia Fishel | (2001-04-30)April 30, 2001 (age 24) | 3 | 1 | Seattle Reign FC | v. Brazil; April 5, 2025PRE |
| FW | Morgan Weaver | (1997-10-18)October 18, 1997 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Portland Thorns FC | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| FW | Ella Stevens | (1997-12-11)December 11, 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Gotham FC | Training camp; January 17–23, 2025 |
| FW | Mallory Swanson | (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (age 27) | 103 | 38 | Chicago Stars FC | v. Argentina; October 30, 2024 |
| FW | Sophia Wilson | (2000-08-10)August 10, 2000 (age 25) | 58 | 24 | Portland Thorns FC | v. Argentina; October 30, 2024 |
Notes:
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
Iceland| October 27Friendly | United States | 3–1 | Iceland | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 17:30 ET | Report |
| Stadium:Geodis Park Attendance: 17,018 Referee:Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
v Argentina| October 30Friendly | United States | 3–0 | Argentina | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 19:07 ET | Report | Stadium:Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 13,543 Referee: Karen Hernández Andrade (Mexico) |
v United States| November 30Friendly | England | 0–0 | United States | London,England |
| 12:20 ET | Report | Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 78,346 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
v United States| December 3Friendly | Netherlands | 1–2 | United States | The Hague,Netherlands |
| 14:45 ET |
| Report | Stadium:ADO Den Haag Stadium Attendance: 12,503 Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain) |
v
Colombia| February 20SheBelieves Cup | United States | 2–0 | Colombia | Houston, Texas |
| 19:00UTC-6 | Report | Stadium:Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,043 Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico) |
v
Australia| February 23SheBelieves Cup | United States | 2–1 | Australia | Glendale, Arizona |
| 15:00UTC-7 | Report |
| Stadium:State Farm Stadium Attendance: 23,503 Referee: Amairany Garcia (Mexico) |
v
Japan| February 26SheBelieves Cup | United States | 1–2 | Japan | San Diego, California |
| 19:30UTC-8 |
| Report | Stadium:Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,188 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) |
v Brazil| April 5Friendly | United States | 2–0 | Brazil | Inglewood, California |
| 17:00 EDT | Report | Stadium:SoFi Stadium Attendance: 32,303 Referee:Katia Itzel García (Mexico) |
v Brazil| April 8Friendly | United States | 1–2 | Brazil | San Jose, California |
| 22:30 EDT |
| Report | Stadium:PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) |
v
China| May 31Friendly | United States | 3–0 | China | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 17:30 ET | Report | Stadium:Allianz Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) |
v Jamaica| June 3Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Jamaica | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 20:00 ET | Report | Stadium:Energizer Park Attendance: 17,689 Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala) |
v Republic of Ireland| June 26Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 21:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium:Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,504 Referee: Vimarest Diaz (Dominican Republic) |
v Republic of Ireland| June 29Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 15:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium:TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,016 Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico) |
v Canada| July 2Friendly | United States | 3–0 | Canada | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:30 ET | Report | Stadium:Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) |
v Portugal| October 23Friendly | United States | 1–2 | Portugal | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 19:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium:Subaru Park Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras) |
v Portugal| October 26Friendly | United States | v | Portugal | East Hartford, Connecticut |
| 16:00 ET | Stadium:Pratt & Whitney Stadium |
v
New Zealand| October 29Friendly | United States | v | New Zealand | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 20:00 ET | Stadium:CPKC Stadium |
v
Italy| November 28Friendly | United States | v | Italy | Orlando, Florida |
| 19:00 ET | Stadium:Inter&Co Stadium |
v Italy| December 1Friendly | United States | v | Italy | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 19:00 ET | Stadium:Chase Stadium |
| Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Athlete of the Year | Scoring leader | G | Assist leader | A | Coach | Major tournam. result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Sharon Remer | Michelle Akers | 2 | Mike Ryan | |||
| 1986 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | April Heinrichs | Marcia McDermott | 4 | Anson Dorrance | |||
| 1987 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 9 | Carin Gabarra | April Heinrichs | 7 | ||||
| 1988 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | Joy Fawcett | Carin Gabarra | 5 | Carin Gabarra Kristine Lilly | 2 | ||
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | April Heinrichs | (none) | (none) | ||||
| 1990 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | Michelle Akers | Michelle Akers | 9 | Kristine Lilly | 3 | ||
| 1991 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 122 | 22 | Michelle Akers | 39 | Carin Gabarra | 21 | World Cup (champions) | ||
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Carin Gabarra | (3 players tied) | 1 | Tisha Venturini | 2 | ||
| 1993 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 7 | Kristine Lilly | Mia Hamm | 10 | Michelle Akers | 6 | ||
| 1994 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 6 | Mia Hamm | Michelle Akers | 11 | 7 | |||
| 1995 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 17 | Mia Hamm | 19 | Mia Hamm | 18 | Tony DiCicco | World Cup (3rd place) | |
| 1996 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 17 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 13 | 18 | Olympics (gold medal) | |||
| 1997 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 13 | Mia Hamm | 18 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 14 | |||
| 1998 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 12 | 20 | Mia Hamm | 20 | ||||
| 1999 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 15 | Michelle Akers | Tiffeny Milbrett | 21 | 16 | World Cup (champions) | ||
| 2000 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 124 | 31 | Tiffeny Milbrett | Cindy Parlow | 19 | 14 | Lauren Gregg April Heinrichs | Olympics (silver medal) | |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 3 | 2 | A. Heinrichs | |||
| 2002 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 11 | Shannon MacMillan | 17 | Aly Wagner | 11 | |||
| 2003 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 14 | Abby Wambach | 9 | Mia Hamm | 9 | World Cup (3rd place) | ||
| 2004 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 104 | 23 | 31 | Mia Hamm | 22 | Olympics (gold medal) | |||
| 2005 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | Kristine Lilly | Christie Welsh | 7 | Aly Wagner Abby Wambach | 5 | Greg Ryan | |
| 2006 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 10 | Abby Wambach | 17 | Abby Wambach | 8 | |||
| 2007 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 17 | Abby Wambach | 20 | Kristine Lilly | 8 | World Cup (3rd place) | ||
| 2008 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 17 | Carli Lloyd | Natasha Kai | 15 | Heather O'Reilly Abby Wambach | 10 | Pia Sundhage | Olympics (gold medal) |
| 2009 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | Hope Solo | (3 players tied) | 2 | Heather O'Reilly | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 8 | Abby Wambach | 16 | Lori Lindsey | 7 | |||
| 2011 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 8 | Lauren Cheney Megan Rapinoe | 5 | World Cup (2nd place) | |||
| 2012 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 21 | Alex Morgan | 28 | Alex Morgan | 21 | P. Sundhage Jill Ellis | Olympics (gold medal) | |
| 2013 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 11 | Abby Wambach | 11 | Lauren Holiday Abby Wambach | 6 | Tom Sermanni | ||
| 2014 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 15 | Lauren Holiday | Carli Lloyd | 15 | Carli Lloyd | 8 | T. Sermanni J. Ellis | |
| 2015 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 12 | Carli Lloyd | 18 | Megan Rapinoe | 10 | J. Ellis | World Cup (champions) | |
| 2016 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 10 | Tobin Heath | Carli Lloyd Alex Morgan | 17 | Carli Lloyd | 11 | Olympics (quarter-finals) | |
| 2017 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13 | Julie Ertz | Alex Morgan | 7 | Megan Rapinoe | 5 | ||
| 2018 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 10 | Alex Morgan | 18 | 12 | ||||
| 2019 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 16 | Julie Ertz[140] | Carli Lloyd | 16 | Christen Press | 12 | J. Ellis Vlatko Andonovski | World Cup (champions) |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | Sam Mewis | Lindsey Horan Christen Press | 7 | Lynn Williams | 6 | V. Andonovski | |
| 2021 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 12 | Lindsey Horan | Carli Lloyd | 11 | Carli Lloyd | 6 | Olympics (bronze medal) | |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 9 | Sophia Smith[141] | 11 | Mallory Pugh | 7 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | Naomi Girma[142] | Mallory Swanson | 7 | Alex Morgan Trinity Rodman | 5 | V. Andonovski Twila Kilgore | World Cup (Round of 16) |
| 2024 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 12 | Alyssa Naeher | Sophia Smith | 9 | Trinity Rodman Sophia Smith Mallory Swanson | 4 | T. Kilgore Emma Hayes | Olympics (gold medal) |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 7 | TBD | TBD | – | TBD | – | E. Hayes | |
| Total | 767 | 601 | 91 | 75 | 2,326 | 464 | |||||||
The women's national team boasts the first six players in the history of the game to have earned 200caps.[147] These players have since been joined in the 200-cap club by several players from other national teams, as well as by seven more Americans: Kate Markgraf, Abby Wambach, Heather O'Reilly, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Alex Morgan.[148] Kristine Lilly, Carli Lloyd, and Christie Pearce are the only players to earn more than 300 caps.
In March 2004,Mia Hamm andMichelle Akers were the only two women and the only two Americans named to theFIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players chosen byPelé as part ofFIFA's centenary observances.[citation needed]
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristine Lilly | 354 | 130 | 1987–2010 |
| 2 | Carli Lloyd | 316 | 134 | 2005–2021 |
| 3 | Christie Pearce | 311 | 2 | 1997–2015 |
| 4 | Mia Hamm | 276 | 158 | 1987–2004 |
| 5 | Julie Foudy | 274 | 45 | 1988–2004 |
| 6 | Abby Wambach | 255 | 184 | 2001–2015 |
| 7 | Joy Fawcett | 241 | 27 | 1987–2004 |
| 8 | Heather O'Reilly | 231 | 47 | 2002–2016 |
| 9 | Alex Morgan | 224 | 123 | 2010–2024 |
| 10 | Becky Sauerbrunn | 219 | 0 | 2008–2024 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Years | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abby Wambach | 184 | 255 | 2001–2015 | 0.72 |
| 2 | Mia Hamm | 158 | 276 | 1987–2004 | 0.57 |
| 3 | Carli Lloyd | 134 | 316 | 2005–2021 | 0.42 |
| 4 | Kristine Lilly | 130 | 354 | 1987–2010 | 0.37 |
| 5 | Alex Morgan | 123 | 224 | 2010–2024 | 0.55 |
| 6 | Michelle Akers | 107 | 155 | 1985–2000 | 0.69 |
| 7 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 100 | 206 | 1991–2005 | 0.49 |
| 8 | Cindy Parlow | 75 | 158 | 1996–2004 | 0.47 |
| 9 | Christen Press | 64 | 155 | 2013–2021 | 0.41 |
| 10 | Megan Rapinoe | 63 | 203 | 2006–2023 | 0.31 |
| Rank | Player | Assists | Caps | Years | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia Hamm | 147 | 276 | 1987–2004 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Kristine Lilly | 106 | 354 | 1987–2010 | 0.30 |
| 3 | Megan Rapinoe | 73 | 203 | 2006–2023 | 0.36 |
| Abby Wambach | 255 | 2001–2015 | 0.29 | ||
| 5 | Carli Lloyd | 64 | 316 | 2005–2021 | 0.20 |
| 6 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 63 | 206 | 1991–2005 | 0.31 |
| 7 | Heather O'Reilly | 55 | 231 | 2002–2016 | 0.24 |
| Julie Foudy | 274 | 1988–2004 | 0.20 | ||
| 9 | Alex Morgan | 53 | 224 | 2010–2024 | 0.24 |
| 10 | Shannon MacMillan | 50 | 177 | 1993–2005 | 0.28 |
| Rank | Player | Shutouts | Caps | Years | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope Solo | 102 | 202 | 2000–2016 | 0.51 |
| 2 | Briana Scurry | 72 | 175 | 1994–2008 | 0.41 |
| 3 | Alyssa Naeher | 69 | 115 | 2014–2024 | 0.60 |
| 4 | Nicole Barnhart | 24 | 54 | 2004–2013 | 0.44 |
| 5 | Siri Mullinix | 21 | 45 | 1999–2004 | 0.47 |
| 6 | Casey Murphy | 15 | 20 | 2021– | 0.75 |
| 7 | Mary Harvey | 13 | 27 | 1989–1996 | 0.48 |
| Saskia Webber | 28 | 1992–2000 | 0.46 | ||
| 9 | Amy Allmann | 10 | 24 | 1987–1991 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Kim Maslin-Kammerdeiner | 9 | 17 | 1988–1991 | 0.53 |
| LaKeysia Beene | 18 | 2000–2003 | 0.50 | ||
| Ashlyn Harris | 25 | 2013–2022 | 0.36 |
| Years as captain | Player | Caps | Goals | Years | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Denise Bender | 4 | 0 | 1985 | [157] |
| 1986–1987 | Emily Pickering | 15 | 2 | 1985–1992 | [158] |
| 1988–1991 | Lori Henry | 39 | 3 | 1985–1991 | |
| 1991 | April Heinrichs | 46 | 35 | 1986–1991 | [159] |
| 1993–2000 | Carla Overbeck | 170 | 4 | 1988–2000 | [160] |
| 2000–2004 | Julie Foudy | 274 | 45 | 1988–2004 | [161] |
| Joy Fawcett | 241 | 27 | 1987–2004 | ||
| 2004–2008 | Kristine Lilly | 354 | 130 | 1987–2010 | |
| 2008–2015 | Christie Pearce | 311 | 4 | 1997–2015 | |
| 2016–2018 2021–2023 | Becky Sauerbrunn | 219 | 0 | 2008–2024 | [162][163][164] |
| 2016–2020 | Carli Lloyd | 316 | 134 | 2005–2021 | [162] |
| 2018–2020 | Megan Rapinoe | 203 | 63 | 2006–2023 | [163] |
| 2018–2020 2023–2024 | Alex Morgan | 224 | 123 | 2010–2024 | [163][165] |
| 2023– | Lindsey Heaps | 168 | 38 | 2013– | [165] |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Date | Opponent | Location | Competition | Line-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandi Chastain | 5 | April 18, 1991[166] |  Mexico[166] | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | World Cup Qualifying Tournament | Substitute (41')(80 minute match) |
| Amy Rodriguez | January 20, 2012[166] |  Dominican Republic[166] | Vancouver, Canada | 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Substitute (46') | ||
| Sydney Leroux | January 22, 2012[166] |  Guatemala[166] | Substitute (46') | ||||
| Michelle Akers | November 24, 1991[166] |  Chinese Taipei[166] | Foshan, China | 1991 FIFA World Cup | Starting(80 minute match) | ||
| Tiffeny Milbrett | November 2, 2002[166] |  Panama[166] | Seattle, United States | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Starting | ||
| Abby Wambach | October 23, 2004[166] | Republic of Ireland[166] | Houston, United States | International Friendly | Starting | ||
| Crystal Dunn | February 15, 2016[166] |  Puerto Rico[166] | Frisco, United States | 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Starting | ||
| Alex Morgan | June 11, 2019[166] |  Thailand[166] | Reims, France | 2019 FIFA World Cup | Starting | ||
| Carli Lloyd | September 16, 2021[167] |  Paraguay | Cleveland, United States | International Friendly | Starting |
Notes
The following players were chosen as theUSWNT All-Time Best XI in December 2013 by the United States Soccer Federation:[168]
Jill Ellis: 132Jill Ellis: 106The team has participated in everyWorld Cup through 2023 and won a medal in each of the first eight editions until 2023, when they lost toSweden on penalties in the round of 16.
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Coach |
| 1991 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | Anson Dorrance |
| 1995 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | Tony DiCicco |
| 1999 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2003 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | April Heinrichs |
| 2007 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Greg Ryan |
 2011 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Pia Sundhage |
| 2015 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | Jill Ellis |
 2019 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Vlatko Andonovski |
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2031 | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
 2035 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 10/12 | 54 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 142 | 39 | |
The team has participated in everyOlympic tournament through 2024 and reached the gold medal game in each until 2016, when they were eliminated in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out loss toSweden. The team won a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal in 2024, their first since 2012.
 Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Coach |
| 1996 | Gold medal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Tony DiCicco |
| 2000 | Silver medal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | April Heinrichs |
 2004 | Gold medal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Gold medal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | Pia Sundhage |
| 2012 | Gold medal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Jill Ellis |
| 2020 | Bronze medal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Vlatko Andonovski |
| 2024 | Gold medal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Emma Hayes |
| 2028 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Total | 8/9 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 88 | 38 | |
| CONCACAF W Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Coach |
 1991 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | Anson Dorrance |
| 1993 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | Tony DiCicco |
| 1998 | Did not participate1 | |||||||
| 2000 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | April Heinrichs |
| 2002 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2006 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Greg Ryan |
| 2010 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | Pia Sundhage |
| 2014 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Jill Ellis |
| 2018 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Vlatko Andonovski |
 2026 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 10/12 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 6 | |
1 The U.S. team directly qualified for the1999 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.
| CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Coach |
| 2024 | Champions[169] | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Twila Kilgore |
| 2029 | To be determined[170] | |||||||
| Total | 1/2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
TheSheBelieves Cup is a global invitationaltournament for national teams inwomen's soccer hosted in theUnited States.
| SheBelieves Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
| 2016 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Jill Ellis |
| 2017 | 4th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Vlatko Andonovski |
| 2021 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Twila Kilgore |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Emma Hayes |
| Total | 10/10 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | |
TheTournament of Nations was a global invitationaltournament for national teams inwomen's soccer hosted in the United States in non-World Cup and non-Olympic years.
| Tournament of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Jill Ellis |
| 2018 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | ||
TheAlgarve Cup is a global invitationaltournament for national teams inwomen's soccer hosted by thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in theAlgarve region ofPortugal since 1994, it has been one of the more prestigious women's soccer events other than theWomen's World Cup andOlympic tournament,[171] and it has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."[172] Since 2016, theSheBelieves Cup replaced it on the U.S. team's schedule.
| Algarve Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
| 1994 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Tony DiCicco |
| 1995 | 4th place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 3rd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Tony DiCicco |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2000 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | April Heinrichs |
| 2001 | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 5th place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2005 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Greg Ryan |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | Pia Sundhage |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3rd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | Tom Sermanni |
| 2014 | 7th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2015 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Jill Ellis |
| Total | 79 | 56 | 11 | 12 | 172 | 62 | [173] | |
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