Women's soccer in Canada
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| Women's soccer in Canada | |
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.jpg) The Canadian women's national soccer team in a soccer game against the Australian women's national soccer team during the 2016 Summer Olympics. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Governing body | Canadian Soccer Association |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
National competitions | |
International competitions | |
Audience records | |
| Single match | 53,058[1] |
Soccer is not traditionally a major mainstream sport in Canada,[2][3][4] but the sport is growing especially in places like Nova Scotia.[5] Up to 85,000 girls participate in soccer, which is 41% of all youth in the country.[6][7] The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was hosted in Canada.[8][9]
History
Soccer in Canada has often had to compete with Ice Hockey as a mainstream sport in Canada.[10] In 1986 the Canadian Soccer Association designed a women's soccer program in preparation for the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China.[11] Which acted as a qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup which Canada failed to qualify for.[12] Canada won the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship tournament.[13] In the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada played Japan in front off 23,000 people.[14] In 2002 Canada lost in final of the Gold Cup to the US.[15][16]
Canada reached the semi-finals of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached fourth-placed.[17]
In 2006 Canada again reached the final of the Gold cup losing to the United States.[18]
National board
Canadian Soccer Association is the national board for soccer in Canada.[19]
Senior Team
The senior women's national soccer team's best achievement is gaining a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics, defeating France 1-0.[20] The national team enjoys greater mainstream support than their male counterparts.[21]
See also
- Soccer in Canada
- Canadian Soccer Association
- National Women's Soccer League, the top U.S. women's league; the CSA is paying the league salaries of 16 Canadian national team members
References
- ^ Ramsay, Caley. "Attendance record set in Edmonton for FIFA Women's World Cup opening match". Global News.
- ^ "Women's soccer growing in popularity". Toronto. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "World Cup proves Canada not just a hockey nation". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Women's soccer takes main stage". Canada.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Girls' participation in soccer way up". CBC News. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Women's soccer takes main stage". Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Hall, M. Ann (19 November 2017). The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442634121. Retrieved 19 November 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Growing women's soccer in Canada after the World Cup". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Ghonaim, Hala. "Girls soccer in Canada: from small beginnings to hosting the Women's World Cup". Gazette. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Hall, M. Ann (June 1, 2003). "The game of choice: Girls' and women's soccer in Canada". Soccer & Society. 4 (2–3): 30–46. doi:10.1080/14660970512331390815.
- ^ "Canada Soccer from 1982 to 1992 | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com.
- ^ "Canada Soccer from 1993 to 1996 | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 1999™ - News - Women referees only at the 1999 Women's World Cup in the USA - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
- ^ Longman, Jere (June 22, 1999). "WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; Bigger Crowds Watching Better Play" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Longman, Jere (April 25, 2003). "THE SARS EPIDEMIC: SPORTS; Citing Illness, China Decides To Postpone Soccer Season" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Canada Soccer from 2005 to 2008 | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com.
- ^ "Moment 3: Canada finishes fourth at FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Lilly's clutch penalty kick ices Gold Cup title for U.S. women". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
- ^ "Canada risks falling behind in women's soccer without the opportunity to play professionally at home |". thestar.com.
- ^ Jeff Blair. "Canadian women's soccer team gets Olympic bronze medals". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ "Why the Canadian women's soccer team is more popular than the men's team". Yahoo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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