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Encyclopedia > FIFA Women's World Rankings

The FIFA Women's World Rankings for football (soccer) were introduced in July 2003 as a follow-on to the existing FIFA World Rankings for men. Like the men's rankings, the Women's World Rankings attempt to compare the strength of internationally active teams at any given time. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, universally known by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football (soccer). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


There are several important differences between the men's and women's rankings:

  • The women's rankings are only published four times a year—in March, June, September and December—while the men's rankings are published monthly.
  • The women's rankings are based on every international match a country has ever played, going back as far as 1971, the date of the first FIFA-recognized women's international between France and the Netherlands. The men's rankings only consider matches in the last eight years.
  • The calculation of the women's rankings is not weighted to give more emphasis to more recent results. In the men's rankings, results from each year considered in the calculation are weighted on a sliding scale, with more recent results given more weight.

1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

Top 20 Ranking as of March 2006

Rank Team Points
1 Germany Germany 2219
2 United States USA 2189
3 Norway 2065
4 Brazil 2053
5 France France 2017
6 Sweden Sweden 2005
7 North Korea 1999
8 China 1974
9 Denmark Denmark 1973
10 Italy Italy 1943
11 Japan 1911
12 Canada 1909
13 England England 1908
14 Russia 1887
15 Australia 1866
16 Finland Finland 1841
17 Netherlands 1822
18 Ukraine 1805
18 Iceland 1803
20 Spain 1778

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External links

  • Current rankings and statistics for all countries - FIFA.com
  • Mark's Women's World Football Ranking
  • Women's World Football
  • Rating procedure - FIFA.com


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Women's football around the world - Women's World Cup - Algarve Cup
World Rankings - International Competitions - National teams - Club/Association teams
U-20 World Championship - U-17 World Championship
Women's football (soccer) - Women's Professional Football (soccer) - Football (soccer)
Football WikiPortal - Football WikiProject UEFA Womens Cup Final 2005 at Potsdam Association Football (soccer) is the most prominent team sport for women in many countries, and one of the few womens team sports with professional leagues (the other global one being basketball). ... While womens football (soccer) is not as high profile as mens football, with the possible exception of the United States, there are many countries around the world which do organise football for women on a national and club level. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important competition in international football for women. ... The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in womens football (soccer), held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994. ... This article lists all international competitions in womens football (soccer). ... This is a list of national football (soccer) teams in womens football, arranged alphabetically. ... This is a partial list of womens association football club teams from all over the world sorted by home country. ... The FIFA U-20 Womens World Championship is a world championship football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under age 20. ... The FIFA U-17 Womens World Championship, scheduled to be conducted for the first time in 2008, will be the world championship of football for female players under the age of 17. ... UEFA Womens Cup Final 2005 at Potsdam Association Football (soccer) is the most prominent team sport for women in many countries, and one of the few womens team sports with professional leagues (the other global one being basketball). ... Womens professional football (soccer) is growing in both popularity and participation at the beginning of the 21st century. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
FIFA Women's World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (313 words)
The FIFA Women's World Cup was an idea from a FIFA official during the 1986 Men's World Cup in Mexico.
The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cup were both celebrated in the United States; in 2003 China was supposed to host it but it was moved because of SARS.
The first Women's World Cup was held 61 years after the Men's, in 1991, and it's popularity has grown quickly.
SI.com - Soccer - US - U.S. tops first FIFA women's world rankings - Wednesday July 16, 2003 11:54 PM (587 words)
FIFA is instituting the women's rankings in an effort to boost the popularity of women's soccer, officials said.
The rankings are determined on the basis of a performance rating that takes into account numerous factors such as results, home advantage, importance of each match and the difference in the strength of the two teams involved.
FIFA has high hopes that the rankings will spark further interest in the sport, while also providing an accurate yardstick for comparing the more than 100 national teams that are currently active.
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