FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Qualifiers highlight 2013 calendar year

 

2 January 2014

Participation by 62 countries in FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Qualifiers was a highlight to the 2013 calendar year. Countries from confederations in Europe and Asia played 107 matches on the road to Canada 2015, with four countries eliminated from Europe and 16 countries eliminated from Asia. The Canada 2015 Qualifiers were played in 44 different countries.
Qualifiers in the four other confederations -AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONMEBOL (South America) and CONCACAF - will kick off in 2014. Only the host Canada is guaranteed a spot in the 24-team FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015.
For more information on the Qualifiers, please visit FIFA.com/Canada2015.

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Champions, winners and all-stars
A select list of 2013 champions, winners and all-stars from the world of women’s football:
INTERNATIONAL
2013 Cyprus Women’s Cup - England wins 1:0 over Canada on 13 March 2013
2013 Algarve Women’s Cup - USA wins 2:0 over Germany on 13 March 2013
2013 UEFA Women’s Euro - Germany wins 1:0 over Norway on 28 July 2013
2013 Southeast Asia Games - Thailand wins 1:0 over Indonesia on 21 December 2013
YOUTH INTERNATIONAL
2012-13 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship - Poland wins 1:0 over Sweden on 28 June 2013
2012-13 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship - France wins 2:0 a.e.t. over England on 31 August 2013
2013 CONMEBOL Women’s Under-17 Championship - Venezuela finish first in final round on 29 September 2013

2013 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship -Japan wins 6-5 on kicks after a 1:1 a.e.t. draw with DPR Korea on 6 October 2013

2013 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship -Korea Republic finish first in final round on 20 October 2013

2013 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship - Mexico wins 4-2 on kicks after a 0:0 draw with Canada on 9 November 2013

2013-14 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship - Germany wins 3-1 on kicks after a 1:1 draw with Spain on 8 December 2 2013

CLUB FOOTBALL IN CONCACAF
2013 National Women’s Soccer League -Portland Thorns FC win 2:0 over Western New York Flash on 31 August 2013
2013 USL W-League - Pali Blues win 1:0 over Comètes de Laval on 28 July 2013
2013 Jubilee Trophy - Edmonton Victoria win 1:0 over Royal-Sélect Beauport on 14 October 2013
YOUTH CLUBS AND SCHOOLS
2013 Canada Games Women’s Tournament -British Columbia wins 3:2 over Québec
2013 Canada Soccer U-18 Cup - Lakeshore wins 4-2 on kicks after a 0:0 draw with St. John’s
2013 Canada Soccer U-16 Cup - Brams United wins 3:0 over SWU Premiers
2013 Canada Soccer U-14 Cup - Kitchener Spirit win 4-2 on kicks after a 0:0 draw with Lanaudière Centre
2013 Canadian Interuniversity Sport - Trinity Western University wins GladysBean Memorial Trophy
2013 NCAA College Cup - UCLA wins 1:0 a.e.t. over Florida State
SELECT LEAGUES FROM AROUND WORLD

Australia’s 2012-13 W-League - Sydney FC
Brazil’s 2013 Campeonato - Centro Olimpico
China’s 2013 Women’s Super League -Dalian Shide Women
England’s 2013 FA Women’s Super League- Liverpool
France’s 2012-13 Division 1 - Olympique Lyonnais
Germany’s 2012-13 Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg
Italy’s 2012-13 Serie A - ASD Torres Calcio
Japan’s 2013 L-League - INAC Kobe Leonessa
New Zealand’s Women’s League -Mainland
Norway’s 2013 Toppserien - Stabæk
Spain’s 2012-13 Primera Division - FC Barcelona
Sweden’s 2013 Damallsvenskan - LdB FC Malmö

THE CANADIANS
Sasha Andrews - 2013 W-League All-Western Team defender
Maryse Bard-Martel - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team goalkeeper
Emily Borgmann - 2013 Best XI from the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship
Natalie Boyd - 2013 CIS Championships All-Star Team
Kadeisha Buchanan - 2013 Canadian U-20 Players of the Year & 2013 W-League All-Central Team defender
Mélissa Busque - 2013 W-League All-Western Team midfielder
Chantale Campbell - 2013 W-League All-Central Team midfielder
Jordane Carvery - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team centre back
Catherine Charron-Delage - 2013 W-League All-Central Team midfielder
Laura Chénard - 2013 CIS Championship All-Star Team
Sabrina D’Angelo - 2013 SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Jasmin Dhanda - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team midfielder
Nkem Ezurike - 2013 W-League All-Star Central Team forward
Jonelle Filigno - 2013 ECAC Second Team All-Star
Émilie Fillion - 2013 W-League All-Southeast Team
Jessie Fleming - 2013 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Golden Ball & 2013 Best XI from CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship

Rylee Foster - 2013 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Golden Glove & 2013 Best XI from CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship

Vanessa Grégoire - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team midfielder
Janine Helland - 2013 The Soccer Hall of Fame honoured member
Julia Ignacio - 2013 CIS Student-Athlete Community Service Award

Rachel Jones - 2013 Best XI from CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship & 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team full back

Vanessa Kovacs - 2013 CIS Championship All-Star Team & 2013 CIS Gunn Baldursson Memorial Award

Marie Levasseur - 2013 Best XI from CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship
Karina LeBlanc - 2013 National Women’s Soccer League championship winner

Diana Matheson - 2013 NWSL Best XI & 2013 Voyageurs International Player of the Year

Julia McDonald - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team goalkeeper
Erin McNulty - 2013 W-League All-Western Team goalkeeper
Marie-Mychèle Métivier - 2013 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Golden Boot & 2013 Best XI from CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship
Alyscha Mottershead - 2013 W-League All-Central Team midfielder
Victoria Pickett - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team midfielder
Amandine Pierre-Louis - 2013 Canada Games Top Player & 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team forward
Carla Portillo - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team midfielder
Geneviève Richard - 2013 W-League All-Central Team goalkeeper & 2013 W-League Goalkeeper of the Year
Valérie Sanderson - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team forward
Desiree Scott - 2013 NWSL Second XI
Lauren Sesselmann - 2013 NWSL Second XI
Aman Shergill - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team centre back
Kailen Sheridan - 2013 W-League Goals-Against Average Champion
Christine Sinclair - 2013 BMO Canadian Players of the Year, 2013 NWSL Second XI, 2013 espnW Impact 10, 2013 Canada's Walk of Fame & 2013 National Women's Soccer League championship winner
Diamond Simpson - 2013 W-League All-Central Team defender
Bianca St-Georges - 2013 Best XI from CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship
Natasha Tcheki-Jamgotchian - 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team
Rhian Wilkinson - 2013 U. Tennessee Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame
Shelina Zadorsky - 2013 W-League All-Central Team defender
Sura Yekka - 2013 Canadian U-17 Players of the Year & 2013 Canada Games All-Star Team midfielder

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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup tickets go on sale
Venue pack tickets for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 are now on sale. Purchasers of venue packs will receive price discounts of up to 20 per cent over prices of individual match tickets.

“The National Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 is excited to offer venue ticket packages at discounted rates,” said Victor Montagliani, Chair of the National Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and president of the Canadian Soccer Association.“By making this competition affordable and accessible for all, we are hoping to do our part to help build a legacy for women’s football around the world.”

Of note, purchased venue packs in host cities that will also be part of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ will give purchasers an opt-in opportunity to be placed on a priority list for venue packs to the 2015 competition in the same official host city.

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FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™

The FIFA Women's World Cup is held every four years, with the next edition to be played in Canada in 2015. It marks the first major sporting event hosted in Canada from coast to coast, with matches to be played in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montréal and Moncton. The FIFA Women's World Cup will feature the 24 best women's football teams in the world.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ will be preceded one year earlier by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, one of two FIFA women’s youth tournaments. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup returns to Canada for the first time since 2002. The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 will feature 16 teams featuring players born 1994 or later.

The National Organising Committee for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 features Victor Montagliani (chair), Steven Reed, Janine Helland, Doug Redmond, Clare Rustad, Walter Sieber and Peter Montopoli.