2016 SheBelieves Cup squads explained

This article lists the squads for the 2016 SheBelieves Cup, the inaugural edition of the SheBelieves Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 3 to 9 March 2016. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.[1]

The age listed for each player is on 3 March 2016, the first day of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Squads

England

Coach: Mark Sampson

The final squad was announced on 22 February 2016.[2]

France

Coach: Philippe Bergeroo

The final squad was announced on 23 February 2016.[3] On 24 February 2016, Amandine Henry withdrew from the squad due to ongoing recovery from injury and was replaced by Viviane Asseyi.[4] The next day, Laure Boulleau withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Sakina Karchaoui.[5] A few days later, Karchaoui also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Marion Torrent.[6]

Germany

Coach: Silvia Neid

The final squad was announced on 16 February 2016.[7] On 23 February 2016, Felicitas Rauch withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Kathrin Hendrich.[8] On 26 February 2016, Melanie Leupolz withdrew from the squad due to a bone edema and was replaced by Svenja Huth.[9]

United States

Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 26 February 2016.[10]

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players Club
10 Lyon
7 Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, VfL Wolfsburg
5 Montpellier, Portland Thorns
4 Arsenal, FFC Frankfurt
3 Bayern Munich, Freiburg, Chicago Red Stars

By club nationality

Players Clubs
24 France
23 United States
22 England, Germany

By club federation

Players Federation
68UEFA
23CONCACAF

By representatives of domestic league

National squad Players
22
22
22
21

Notes and References

  1. News: USA, England, France, Germany rosters set for SheBelieves Cup. Soccer Wire. 26 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Lionesses pair in line to reach landmark caps tally in USA. The Football Association. 22 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Equipes de France : les programmes et sélections de mars. Teams of France: March programs and selections. French. Foot d'Elles. 23 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Asseyi remplace Henry. Asseyi replaces Henry. French. Pierre. Bougeois. French Football Federation. 24 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Boulleau forfait, Karchaoui appelée. Boulleau forfeits, Karchaoui called-up. French. Pierre. Bougeois. French Football Federation. 25 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Karchaoui forfait, Torrent en renfort. Karchaoui forfeits, Torrent the reinforcement. French. Antonio. Mesa. French Football Federation. 28 February 2016.
  7. Web site: DFB-Frauen: Neid nominiert 23 Spielerinnen für USA-Reise. DFB women: Neid nominates 23 players for the trip to the USA. German. German Football Association. 16 February 2016.
  8. Web site: USA-Reise: Felicitas Rauch sagt ab, Kathrin Hendrich rückt nach. Trip to the USA: Felicitas Rauch cancels, Kathrin Hendrich moves up. German. German Football Association. 23 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Leupolz fällt für USA-Reise aus - Neid nominiert Huth nach. Leupolz fails for trip to the USA - Neid nominates Huth. German. German Football Association. 26 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Engen, O’Reilly return for USWNT in SheBelieves Cup. beIN Sports. 26 February 2016.