United States women's national soccer team

United States

Nickname(s)	USWNT Team USA The Stars and Stripes
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederation	NAFU (North America)
Head coach	Jill Ellis
Captain	Carli Lloyd Alex Morgan Megan Rapinoe
Most caps	Kristine Lilly (354)
Top scorer	Abby Wambach (184)
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	1 (December 7, 2018)[1]
Highest	1 (various times)
Lowest	2 (various times)
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	8 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions: (1991, 1999, 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1996)
Best result	Gold: (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions: (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018)
Medal record Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2000 Sydney Team

The United States women's national soccer team is the United States women's team that is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The United States team has for a long time been a great team, and is currently ranked the second best team, by FIFA. The team has won three Women's World Cup titles (1991, 1999, 2015); four Olympic Women's Gold Medals (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012) and eight Algarve Cups (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011).

The team was also selected as the U.S. Olympic Committee's Team of the Year (1997 and 1999). Sports Illustrated chose the team as the Sportspeople of the Year (1999).

1. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.