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This article lists the squads for the 2016 SheBelieves Cup, the inaugural edition of the SheBelieves Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 3 to 9 March 2016. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 3 March 2016, the first day of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Squads

England

Coach: Mark Sampson

The final squad was announced on 22 February 2016.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Karen Bardsley	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 31)			Manchester City
2	2DF	Lucy Bronze	(1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 24)			Manchester City
3	2DF	Alex Greenwood	(1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 22)			Liverpool
4	3MF	Fara Williams	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 32)			Arsenal
5	2DF	Steph Houghton (captain)	(1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 27)			Manchester City
6	2DF	Gilly Flaherty	(1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (aged 24)			Chelsea
7	3MF	Jordan Nobbs	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 23)			Arsenal
8	3MF	Jill Scott	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 29)			Manchester City
9	4FW	Jodie Taylor	(1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 29)			Portland Thorns
10	4FW	Karen Carney	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 28)			Chelsea
11	2DF	Demi Stokes	(1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 24)			Manchester City
12	2DF	Alex Scott	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 31)			Arsenal
13	1GK	Siobhan Chamberlain	(1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 32)			Liverpool
14	2DF	Claire Rafferty	(1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 27)			Chelsea
15	2DF	Casey Stoney	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 33)			Arsenal
16	2DF	Laura Bassett	(1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 32)			Notts County
17	3MF	Katie Chapman	(1982-06-15)15 June 1982 (aged 33)			Chelsea
18	3MF	Izzy Christiansen	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 24)			Manchester City
19	4FW	Toni Duggan	(1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 24)			Manchester City
20	4FW	Eniola Aluko	(1987-02-21)21 February 1987 (aged 29)			Chelsea
21	1GK	Carly Telford	(1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 28)			Notts County
22	4FW	Fran Kirby	(1993-06-29)29 June 1993 (aged 22)			Chelsea
23	4FW	Gemma Davison	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 28)			Chelsea

France

Coach: Philippe Bergeroo

The final squad was announced on 23 February 2016. On 24 February 2016, Amandine Henry withdrew from the squad due to ongoing recovery from injury and was replaced by Viviane Asseyi. The next day, Laure Boulleau withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Sakina Karchaoui. A few days later, Karchaoui also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Marion Torrent.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Laëtitia Philippe	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 24)			Montpellier
2	2DF	Kelly Gadéa	(1991-12-16)16 December 1991 (aged 24)			Montpellier
3	2DF	Marion Torrent	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 23)			Montpellier
4	2DF	Laura Georges	(1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 31)			Paris Saint-Germain
5	2DF	Sabrina Delannoy	(1986-05-18)18 May 1986 (aged 29)			Paris Saint-Germain
6	3MF	Viviane Asseyi	(1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 22)			Montpellier
7	3MF	Charlotte Bilbault	(1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 25)			Juvisy
8	2DF	Jessica Houara	(1987-09-29)29 September 1987 (aged 28)			Paris Saint-Germain
9	4FW	Eugénie Le Sommer	(1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 26)			Lyon
10	3MF	Camille Abily	(1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 31)			Lyon
11	4FW	Claire Lavogez	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 21)			Lyon
12	4FW	Élodie Thomis	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 29)			Lyon
13	4FW	Marie-Charlotte Léger	(1996-03-13)13 March 1996 (aged 19)			Montpellier
14	3MF	Louisa Nécib	(1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 29)			Lyon
15	3MF	Élise Bussaglia	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)			VfL Wolfsburg
16	1GK	Sarah Bouhaddi	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 29)			Lyon
17	3MF	Aurélie Kaci	(1989-12-19)19 December 1989 (aged 26)			Lyon
18	4FW	Marie-Laure Delie	(1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 28)			Paris Saint-Germain
19	2DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	(1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 21)			Lyon
20	4FW	Kadidiatou Diani	(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 20)			Juvisy
21	1GK	Méline Gérard	(1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 25)			Lyon
22	2DF	Amel Majri	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23)			Lyon
23	3MF	Kheira Hamraoui	(1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 26)			Paris Saint-Germain

Germany

Coach: Silvia Neid

The final squad was announced on 16 February 2016. On 23 February 2016, Felicitas Rauch withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Kathrin Hendrich. On 26 February 2016, Melanie Leupolz withdrew from the squad due to a bone edema and was replaced by Svenja Huth.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Almuth Schult	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 25)			VfL Wolfsburg
2	2DF	Josephine Henning	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 26)			Paris Saint-Germain
3	2DF	Saskia Bartusiak	(1982-09-09)9 September 1982 (aged 33)			FFC Frankfurt
4	2DF	Leonie Maier	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 23)			Bayern Munich
5	2DF	Annike Krahn	(1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 30)			Bayer Leverkusen
6	4FW	Lina Magull	(1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 21)			SC Freiburg
7	3MF	Melanie Behringer	(1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 30)			Bayern Munich
8	2DF	Kathrin Hendrich	(1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 23)			FFC Frankfurt
9	4FW	Mandy Islacker	(1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (aged 27)			FFC Frankfurt
10	4FW	Dzsenifer Marozsán	(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 23)			FFC Frankfurt
11	4FW	Anja Mittag	(1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 30)			Paris Saint-Germain
12	1GK	Laura Benkarth	(1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 23)			SC Freiburg
14	2DF	Babett Peter	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 27)			VfL Wolfsburg
15	3MF	Anna Blässe	(1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 29)			VfL Wolfsburg
16	3MF	Svenja Huth	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 25)			Turbine Potsdam
17	3MF	Isabel Kerschowski	(1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 28)			VfL Wolfsburg
18	4FW	Alexandra Popp	(1991-04-06)6 April 1991 (aged 24)			VfL Wolfsburg
19	4FW	Lena Petermann	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22)			SC Freiburg
20	3MF	Lena Goeßling	(1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 29)			VfL Wolfsburg
21	1GK	Lisa Weiß	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 28)			SGS Essen
22	2DF	Tabea Kemme	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 24)			Turbine Potsdam
23	3MF	Sara Däbritz	(1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 21)			Bayern Munich
24	3MF	Sara Doorsoun	(1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (aged 24)			SGS Essen

United States

Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 26 February 2016.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hope Solo	(1981-07-30)July 30, 1981 (aged 34)			Seattle Reign
2	4FW	Mallory Pugh	(1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 17)			Real Colorado
3	3MF	Sam Mewis	(1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 23)			Western New York Flash
4	2DF	Becky Sauerbrunn	(1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 30)			Kansas City
5	2DF	Kelley O'Hara	(1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 27)			Sky Blue
6	2DF	Whitney Engen	(1987-11-28)November 28, 1987 (aged 28)			Boston Breakers
7	2DF	Meghan Klingenberg	(1988-08-02)August 2, 1988 (aged 27)			Portland Thorns
8	2DF	Julie Johnston	(1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 23)			Chicago Red Stars
9	3MF	Heather O'Reilly	(1985-01-02)January 2, 1985 (aged 31)			Kansas City
10	3MF	Carli Lloyd	(1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 33)			Houston Dash
11	2DF	Ali Krieger	(1984-07-28)July 28, 1984 (aged 31)			Washington Spirit
12	4FW	Christen Press	(1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 27)			Chicago Red Stars
13	4FW	Alex Morgan	(1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 26)			Orlando Pride
14	3MF	Morgan Brian	(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 23)			Houston Dash
15	2DF	Emily Sonnett	(1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 22)			Portland Thorns
16	4FW	Crystal Dunn	(1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 23)			Washington Spirit
17	3MF	Tobin Heath	(1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 27)			Portland Thorns
18	1GK	Ashlyn Harris	(1985-10-19)October 19, 1985 (aged 30)			Orlando Pride
19	2DF	Jaelene Hinkle	(1993-05-28)May 28, 1993 (aged 22)			Western New York Flash
20	2DF	Lauren Barnes	(1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 26)			Seattle Reign
21	1GK	Alyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 27)			Chicago Red Stars
22	3MF	Lindsey Horan	(1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 21)			Portland Thorns

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
10	Lyon
7	Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, VfL Wolfsburg
5	Montpellier, Portland Thorns
4	Arsenal, FFC Frankfurt
3	Bayern Munich, Freiburg, Chicago Red Stars

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
24	France
23	United States
22	England, Germany

By club federation

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
England	22
France	22
United States	22
Germany	21

References

1. "USA, England, France, Germany rosters set for SheBelieves Cup". Soccer Wire. February 26, 2016.
2. "Lionesses pair in line to reach landmark caps tally in USA". The Football Association. February 22, 2016.
3. "Equipes de France : les programmes et sélections de mars" [Teams of France: March programs and selections] (in French). Foot d'Elles. February 23, 2016.
4. Bougeois, Pierre (February 24, 2016). "Asseyi remplace Henry" [Asseyi replaces Henry] (in French). French Football Federation.
5. Bougeois, Pierre (February 25, 2016). "Boulleau forfait, Karchaoui appelée" [Boulleau forfeits, Karchaoui called-up] (in French). French Football Federation.
6. Mesa, Antonio (February 28, 2016). "Karchaoui forfait, Torrent en renfort" [Karchaoui forfeits, Torrent the reinforcement] (in French). French Football Federation.
7. "DFB-Frauen: Neid nominiert 23 Spielerinnen für USA-Reise" [DFB women: Neid nominates 23 players for the trip to the USA] (in German). German Football Association. February 16, 2016.
8. "USA-Reise: Felicitas Rauch sagt ab, Kathrin Hendrich rückt nach" [Trip to the USA: Felicitas Rauch cancels, Kathrin Hendrich moves up] (in German). German Football Association. February 23, 2016.
9. "Leupolz fällt für USA-Reise aus - Neid nominiert Huth nach" [Leupolz fails for trip to the USA - Neid nominates Huth] (in German). German Football Association. February 26, 2016.
10. "Engen, O'Reilly return for USWNT in SheBelieves Cup". beIN Sports. February 26, 2016.

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