UNITED STATES WOMEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM

The 'United States Women's National Soccer Team' (often called '"The WNT"') is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. It is the world's first women's soccer (football) team made up of full-time professionals and is also one of the most successful teams (women's or men's) in history. The WNT has won two Women's World Cups (1991 and 1999); two Olympic Women's Tournaments (1996 and 2004) and five Algarve Cups (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007). The United States U-19 women's national soccer team also won the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002.
The WNT played its first match on August 19, 1985, coached by Mike Ryan (not related to current coach Greg Ryan). In March 2004, two of its stars, Mia Hamm (who retired later that year after a post-Olympic team tour of the USA) and Michelle Akers (who had already retired), were the only two women named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers chosen by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances.
Among its many other honors, the team was selected the US Olympic Committee's Team of the Year in 1997 and 1999. ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine chose the entire team as its 1999 Sportspeople of the Year.

Contents

Competition record

★ 1998 'Champions' ★ 2002 3rd Place ★ 2003 'Champions' ★ 2004 'Champions' ★ 2006 'Champions' ★ 2007 'Champions'

★ 1995 'Champions' ★ 1996 'Champions' ★ 1997 'Champions' ★ 1998 'Champions' ★ 1999 'Champions'

Current roster (2007 World Cup)

Famous players

WNT coaching history

See also

External links

Competition record

===World Cup===

★ 1991 - 'Champions'

★ 1995 - 3rd place

★ 1999 - 'Champions'

★ 2003 - 3rd place
===Olympics===

★ 1996 - 'Gold'

★ 2000 - Silver

★ 2004 - 'Gold'
''Women's Olympic teams have no age restrictions.
===CONCACAF Women's Championship===

★ 1991 - 'Champions'

★ 1993 - 'Champions'

★ 1994 - 'Champions'

★ 1998 - ''Did not enter''
===CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup===

★ 2000 - 'Champions'

★ 2002 - 'Champions'

★ 2006 - 'Champions'
===Pan American Games===

★ 1999 - 'Champions'

★ 2003 - ''Did not enter''

★ 2007 - 2nd place
===Algarve Cup===

★ 1994 2nd Place

★ 1995 4th Place

★ 1996 ''Did not enter''

★ 1997 3rd Place

★ 1998 3rd Place

★ 1999 2nd Place

★ 2000 'Champions'

★ 2001 6th Place

★ 2002 5th Place

★ 2003 'Champions'

★ 2004 'Champions'

★ 2005 'Champions'

★ 2006 2nd Place

★ 2007 'Champions'
===Four Nations Tournament

★ 1998 'Champions'

★ 2002 3rd Place

★ 2003 'Champions'

★ 2004 'Champions'

★ 2006 'Champions'

★ 2007 'Champions'

U.S. Cup=

★ 1995 'Champions'

★ 1996 'Champions'

★ 1997 'Champions'

★ 1998 'Champions'

★ 1999 'Champions'

Team development==
The US WNT draws its players from several sources, including the United States U-20 women's national soccer team, the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and the semi-professional W-League. As of 2006, there is no full-time, paid (professional) women's soccer league in the United States.

Current roster (2007 World Cup)

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Famous players

The WNT boasts all five players in the history of the game to have earned 200 caps (international appearances). In descending order of number of caps, they are:

★ Kristine Lilly (reached ''300'' in China, during the WNT's January 18, 2006 game at the Four Nations Tournament [1]; has 331 as of August 25, 2007)

★ Mia Hamm (275)

★ Julie Foudy (271)

★ Joy Fawcett (239)

★ Tiffeny Milbrett (202)
Famous Former Players

★ Michelle Akers

★ Brandi Chastain

★ Joy Fawcett

★ Julie Foudy

★ April Heinrichs (coach from 2000–2005)

★ Shannon MacMillan

★ Carla Overbeck

★ Cindy Parlow

★ Mia Hamm

WNT coaching history

★ 1985: Mike Ryan W–L–T 0–3–1, Pct. .125

★ 1986–1994: Anson Dorrance W–L–T 66–22–5, Pct. .737

★ 1994–1999: Tony DiCicco W–L–T 103–8–8, Pct. .899

★ 2000: Lauren Gregg (for AU tournament only) W–L–T 2–0–1, Pct. .833

★ 2000–2004: April Heinrichs W–L–T 87–17–20, Pct. .782

★ 2005–: Greg Ryan W–L–T 19–0–4, Pct. .826

See also

★ List of women's national football teams and Women's football around the world

★ List of football (soccer) players

★ Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)

★ W-League (includes some partially salaried players)

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★ WUSA (defunct)

External links

★ US WNT official website

★ W-league Team Directory