# SheBelieves Cup

The SheBelieves Cup is an invitational women's soccer 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.
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. SheBelieves, a U.S. Soccer strategy and marketing campaign, is meant to encourage young women to achieve their dreams, regardless of whether or not they are tied to athletics. SheBelieves is dedicated to women's empowerment, a theme which has evolved into a bond between U.S. Soccer and its fans as the team has spread this message to communities across the country. The United States Soccer Federation 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, held over three match days in different cities. 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.
For the 2024 edition only, due to the change in FIFA competition windows and the staging of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup in February and March, the format was changed, with four matches instead of the usual six. The teams only played semifinals, a third-place game, and the championship game.

## 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 |
| 10 | 2025 | Japan | United States | Colombia | Australia | 4 |

## Medals

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

## Nations

| Team | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Years |
| United States | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 10 |
| Argentina | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 1 |
| Brazil | – | – | – | 4th | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | 4 |
| Colombia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 1 |
| 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 | 1st | 5 |
| New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Spain | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total (14) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |

## Summary

    As of February 26, 2025
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | United States | 10 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 68 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 11 |
| 6 | Germany | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 11 |
| 7 | Canada | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 8 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 9 | Iceland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 |
| 10 | Colombia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| 13 | Australia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 2025 | Mina Tanaka |

## Top goalscorers

    As of February 23, 2025
| Rank | Name | Total |
| 1 | Mallory Swanson | 8 |
| 2 | Megan Rapinoe | 7 |
| 3 | Ellen White | 5 |
| 3 | Alex Morgan | 5 |
| 3 | Mina Tanaka | 5 |
| 6 | Debinha | 4 |
| 6 | Christen Press | 4 |
| 8 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 3 |
| 8 | Catarina Macario | 3 |