SheBelieves Cup

SheBelieves Cup

Organizing body	United States Soccer Federation
Founded	2016 (2016)
Region	United States
Number of teams	4
Current champion(s)	United States (7th title)
Most successful team(s)	United States (7 titles)
Website	Official website
2024 SheBelieves Cup

The SheBelieves Cup is an invitational women's association football tournament held in different cities in the United States in late February or early March. In its first three years (2016, 2017, and 2018), it was contested by the same four teams: the United States, England, France, and Germany. Since 2019, the tournament lineup has featured different teams each year. For 2024, due to the change in FIFA competition windows and the staging of the Concacaf W Gold Cup in February and March, the format of the SheBelieves Cup was changed. While there were still four participants, there were four matches instead of the usual six and the teams only played semifinals, a third-place match and the championship game.

The SheBelieves cup is played at the same time of year as the Algarve Cup, the Arnold Clark Cup, the Cup of Nations, the Cyprus Women's Cup, the Istria Cup, the Pinatar Cup, the Tournoi de France, the Turkish Women's Cup and the Women's Revelations Cup.

History

The SheBelieves movement was inspired by the U.S. national team in their 2015 run-up to the World Cup. The movement is meant to encourage young women to achieve their dreams, regardless of whether or not they are tied to athletics. As part of regular society, SheBelieves is dedicated to women's empowerment. This theme of empowerment has evolved into a bond between U.S. soccer and its fans, as the team has spread this message to communities across the country. United States Soccer serves as SheBelieves Ambassadors, launching a new program to unite and elevate nonprofits, women's sports organizations, and influencers with the shared goal of positively impacting girls and women.

SheBelieves Summit

The SheBelieves Summit, which took place virtually in 2021, is a major component of programming around the tournament itself. Its purpose is to empower young women and girls using the three core pillars of SheBelieves: confidence, career, and community. The summit includes panels, fireside chats, and breakout sessions designed to provide event attendees with hands-on experience and tools for success. Event programming features various female speakers, from women in STEM to professional athletes.

In its third year, some notable speakers for the 2021 event included:

• Abby Wambach
• Sage Steele
• Cindy Parlow Cone
• Tierna Davidson
• Danielle Slaton
• Cathy Engelbert

Tournament format

The four invited teams play in a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A tie in points would be decided by goal differential; other tie-breakers are used as needed in the following order: goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head result, and a fair play score based on the number of yellow and red cards.

Results

#	Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place	Teams
1	2016	United States	Germany	England	France	4
2	2017	France	Germany	England	United States	4
3	2018	United States	England	France	Germany	4
4	2019	England	United States	Japan	Brazil	4
5	2020	United States	Spain	England	Japan	4
6	2021	United States	Brazil	Canada	Argentina	4
7	2022	United States	Iceland	Czech Republic	New Zealand	4
8	2023	United States	Japan	Brazil	Canada	4
9	2024	United States	Canada	Brazil	Japan	4

Medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	7	1	0	8
2	England (ENG)	1	1	3	5
3	France (FRA)	1	0	1	2
4	Germany (GER)	0	2	0	2
5	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	2	3
6	Canada (CAN)	0	1	1	2
	Japan (JPN)	0	1	1	2
8	Iceland (ISL)	0	1	0	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	1	0	1
10	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		9	9	9	27

Nations

Team	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Years
United States	1st	4th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	9
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	1
Brazil	–	–	–	4th	–	2nd	–	3rd	3rd	4
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	–	4th	2nd	3
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	–	–	1
England	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	–	–	–	–	5
France	4th	1st	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Germany	2nd	2nd	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Iceland	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	-	1
Japan	–	–	–	3rd	4th	–	–	2nd	4th	4
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	1
Spain	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	1
Total (12)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	_

Summary

As of 2024

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	United States	9	26	19	5	2	47	15	+32	62
2	England	5	15	5	3	7	17	16	+1	18
3	France	3	9	3	3	3	10	8	+2	12
4	Brazil	4	11	5	0	6	12	15	−3	11
5	Germany	3	9	3	2	4	7	10	−3	11
6	Canada	3	8	4	0	4	6	11	−5	8
7	Japan	4	11	2	2	7	12	18	−6	8
8	Spain	1	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
9	Iceland	1	3	2	0	1	3	6	−3	6
10	Czech Republic	1	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
11	New Zealand	1	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1
12	Argentina	1	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Best player

Year	Player
2016	Alex Morgan
2017	Camille Abily
2020	Alexia Putellas
2021	Rose Lavelle
2022	Catarina Macario
2023	Mallory Swanson
2024	Sophia Smith

Top goalscorers

As of April 9, 2024

Rank	Name	Total
1	Mallory Swanson	8
2	Megan Rapinoe	7
3	Ellen White	5
	Alex Morgan
5	Debinha	4
	Christen Press
7	Eugénie Le Sommer	3
8	Vanessa Gilles	2
	Adriana Leon
	Toni Duggan
	Beth Mead
	Camille Abily
	Anja Mittag
	Mana Iwabuchi
	Yuka Momiki
	Lucía García
	Alexia Putellas
	Tobin Heath
	Carli Lloyd
	Catarina Macario
	Kristie Mewis
	Sophia Smith

External links

• Official website, USSoccer.com (in English)