Women's soccer in Canada explained

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Women's soccer in Canada
Union:Canadian Soccer Association
Country:Canada
Sport:Association football
Nationalteam:Women's national team
National List:Jubilee Trophy
Intl List:Olympic football tournament
FIFA Women's World Cup
CONCACAF W Championship
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

Women's soccer was first introduced in Canada in 1922.[10]

Soccer in Canada has often had to compete with ice hockey as a mainstream sport.[11] In 1986, the Canadian Soccer Association designed a women's soccer program in preparation for the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China.[12] Which acted as a qualifier for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup which Canada failed to qualify for.[13] Canada won the 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship tournament.[14] In the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada played Japan in front off 23,000 people.[15] In 2002 Canada lost in the final of the Gold Cup to the U.S.[16] [17]

Canada reached the semi-finals of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and reached fourth place.[18]

In 2006, Canada again reached the final of the Gold Cup losing to the United States.[19]

Senior team

See main article: Canada women's national soccer team.

The senior women's national soccer team's best achievement is gaining a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics, defeating Sweden.[20] [21] The national team enjoys greater mainstream support than their male counterparts.[22] [23]

Club soccer

, there are no professional or national women's soccer leagues in Canada. There are three regional pro-am leagues: League1 Ontario, Première ligue de soccer du Québec and League1 British Columbia.

From 2013 to 2021, some Canadian national team players had their salaries partially paid by the CSA and other federal government athlete funding programs to play in the National Women's Soccer League in the United States.[24] The exact proportion of salaries paid by the CSA was negotiated with NWSL teams.[25] Unsubsidized Canadian players could also play in the league as part of the international quota while others play in Europe. Canadian players play in the NWSL although all franchises are located in the U.S.; no Canadian franchises play in this U.S.-based league. Financial remuneration varies in the NWSL; the four-month-long league is new as of 2013 and salaries for unsubsidized players are not high enough to support them without other outside income.[26]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attendance record set in Edmonton for FIFA Women's World Cup opening match. Caley. Ramsay. Global News.
  2. Web site: Women's soccer growing in popularity. Toronto. 19 November 2017.
  3. Web site: World Cup proves Canada not just a hockey nation. Sportsnet.ca. 29 June 2017.
  4. News: Women's soccer takes main stage. Canada.com. 2012-08-01.
  5. News: Girls' participation in soccer way up. CBC News. 2012-08-01.
  6. News: Women's soccer takes main stage. Canada. 2012-08-01.
  7. Book: Hall, M. Ann. The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition. 19 November 2017. University of Toronto Press. 19 November 2017. Google Books. 9781442634121.
  8. Web site: Growing women's soccer in Canada after the World Cup. Globe and Mail. 1 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Girls soccer in Canada: from small beginnings to hosting the Women's World Cup. Hala. Ghonaim. Gazette. 1 March 2017.
  10. Book: Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era. Hong. Fan. Fan. Hong. J. A.. Mangan. March 8, 2004. Taylor & Francis. 9780714684086. Google Books.
  11. The game of choice: Girls' and women's soccer in Canada. M. Ann. Hall. June 1, 2003. Soccer & Society. 4. 2–3. 30–46. 10.1080/14660970512331390815.
  12. Web site: Canada Soccer from 1982 to 1992 | Canada Soccer. www.canadasoccer.com.
  13. Web site: Canada Soccer from 1993 to 1996 | Canada Soccer. www.canadasoccer.com.
  14. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup 1999™ - News - Women referees only at the 1999 Women's World Cup in the USA . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210182146/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/women-referees-only-the-1999-women-world-cup-the-usa-70451. dead. December 10, 2018. www.fifa.com.
  15. News: WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; Bigger Crowds Watching Better Play. Jere. Longman. The New York Times. June 22, 1999.
  16. News: THE SARS EPIDEMIC: SPORTS; Citing Illness, China Decides To Postpone Soccer Season. Jere. Longman. The New York Times. April 25, 2003.
  17. Web site: Canada Soccer from 2005 to 2008 | Canada Soccer. www.canadasoccer.com.
  18. Web site: Moment 3: Canada finishes fourth at FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003. www.youtube.com.
  19. Web site: Lilly's clutch penalty kick ices Gold Cup title for U.S. women. usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  20. News: Canada beat Sweden on penalties to win gold. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-08-06.
  21. News: Jeff Blair . Canadian women's soccer team gets Olympic bronze medals . The Globe and Mail . 9 August 2012 . 2012-09-22.
  22. Web site: Why the Canadian women's soccer team is more popular than the men's team. . 19 November 2017.
  23. News: Canada risks falling behind in women's soccer without the opportunity to play professionally at home | . The Toronto Star. 7 July 2019 . Armstrong . Laura .
  24. Web site: Canada Soccer announces 2017 NWSL allocations. canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. January 26, 2017.
  25. Web site: Canadian allocated players announced for National Women's Soccer League . National Post . Canadian Press . May 28, 2019 . April 5, 2019.
  26. Web site: A quick look at NWSL salaries. equalizer Soccer. Jeff. Kassouf. April 11, 2013. March 31, 2014.

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