Nickname(s) | The Canucks, Les Rouges, No Official Nickname | ||
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Association | Canadian Soccer Association | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Bev Priestman | ||
Captain | Jessie Fleming | ||
Most caps | Christine Sinclair (331) | ||
Top scorer | Christine Sinclair (190) | ||
FIFA code | CAN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 6 2 (August 16, 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 4 (August–December 2016, June 2017, March 2018) | ||
Lowest | 13 (December 2005, September 2009, August 2010) | ||
First international | |||
United States 2–0 Canada (Blaine, United States; July 7, 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico (Etobicoke, 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 | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2003) | ||
CONCACAF W Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Champions (1998, 2010) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | Gold (2020) | ||
Website | Official website |
The Canada women's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer féminine) 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 quarter-finals.[3] Canada's most significant achievement has been winning the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The team is also two-time CONCACAF Women's Championship winners, and two-time Olympic bronze medallists.[4]
Canada hosted the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by England. Canada set a new tournament and team record for attendance in the process, with 1,353,506 and 54,027, respectively.[5]