Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
Women's association football team of Stanford University
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The Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represents Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. Home games are played at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, located on the university's campus in Palo Alto. Paul Ratcliffe has coached the Cardinal since 2003, winning Pac-12 Coach of the Year eight times.[2] During his tenure as head coach, the team won the 2011, 2017, and 2019 national championships, and nine Pac-12 titles, played in nine College Cup tournaments, and reached five NCAA Division I tournament finals.[2]
Founded1984
UniversityStanford University
Athletic directorJohn Donahoe
Head coachPaul Ratcliffe (23rd season)
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| Founded | 1984 | ||
| University | Stanford University | ||
| Athletic director | John Donahoe | ||
| Head coach | Paul Ratcliffe (23rd season) | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Stanford, California, US | ||
| Stadium | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (capacity: 2,000) | ||
| Nickname | Cardinal | ||
| Colors | Cardinal and white[1] | ||
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| NCAA tournament championships | |||
| 2011, 2017, 2019 | |||
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 2009, 2010, 2023, 2025 | |||
| NCAA tournament College Cup | |||
| 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||
| NCAA tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||
| Conference regular season championships | |||
| 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025 | |||
Five Stanford Cardinal players have been awarded the Hermann Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top college soccer player: Kelley O'Hara (2009), Christen Press (2010), Teresa Noyola (2011), Andi Sullivan (2017) and Catarina Macario (2018).
Players
- As of February 11, 2026[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
All-time record
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| Year | Head coach | Overall | Conference | Conference Standing | NCAA Tournament |
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| 1984 | Helen Keohane | 7–7–0 | |||
| 1985 | Helen Keohane | 5–12–1 | |||
| 1986 | Helen Keohane | 3–12–1 | |||
| 1987 | Berhane Anderberhan | 4–10–4 | |||
| 1988 | Berhane Anderberhan | 13–4–2 | |||
| 1989 | Berhane Anderberhan | 11–5–3 | |||
| 1990 | Berhane Anderberhan | 15–3–1 | NCAA First Round | ||
| 1991 | Berhane Anderberhan | 17–2–0 | NCAA Second Round | ||
| 1992 | Berhane Anderberhan | 17–2–1 | NCAA Second Round | ||
| 1993 | Ian Sawyers | 18–2–2 | 3-1-0 | 1st | NCAA Semifinals |
| 1994 | Ian Sawyers | 16–2–2 | NCAA Second Round | ||
| 1995 | Ian Sawyers | 16–4–0 | 7-0-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1996 | Steve Swanson | 12–9–0 | 6-1-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1997 | Steve Swanson | 11–7–1 | 6-2-1 | 3rd | |
| 1998 | Steve Swanson | 11–7–2 | 5-4-0 | 5th | NCAA First Round |
| 1999 | Steve Swanson | 15–5–1 | 7-1-1 | 1st | NCAA Third Round |
| 2000 | Andy Nelson | 14–6–1 | 6-3-0 | 4th | NCAA Second Round |
| 2001 | Andy Nelson | 15–4–2 | 6-2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Third Round |
| 2002 | Stephanie Erickson, Paul Sapsford | 21–1–1 | 9-0-0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 2003 | Paul Ratcliffe | 10–9–2 | 5-3-1 | 3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 2004 | Paul Ratcliffe | 13–6–3 | 4-3-2 | 4th | NCAA Second Round |
| 2005 | Paul Ratcliffe | 10–7–3 | 4-3-2 | 4th | NCAA First Round |
| 2006 | Paul Ratcliffe | 15–6–2 | 6-2-1 | 3rd | NCAA Third Round |
| 2007 | Paul Ratcliffe | 15–3–5 | 5-1-3 | 3rd | NCAA Third Round |
| 2008 | Paul Ratcliffe | 22–2–1 | 8-1-0 | 2nd | NCAA College Cup Semifinals |
| 2009 | Paul Ratcliffe | 25–1–0 | 9-0-0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Runner-up |
| 2010 | Paul Ratcliffe | 23–1–2 | 9-0-0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Runner-up |
| 2011 | Paul Ratcliffe | 25–0–1 | 11-0-0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Champion |
| 2012 | Paul Ratcliffe | 21–2–1 | 11-0-0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Semifinals |
| 2013 | Paul Ratcliffe | 15–6–1 | 6-5-0 | 4th | NCAA Third Round |
| 2014 | Paul Ratcliffe | 20–2–3 | 9-1-1 | 2nd | NCAA Third Round |
| 2015 | Paul Ratcliffe | 19–2–2 | 10-0-1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 2016 | Paul Ratcliffe | 18–2–1 | 10-1-0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 2017 | Paul Ratcliffe | 24-1-0 | 11-0-0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Champion |
| 2018 | Paul Ratcliffe | 21-1-2 | 10-0-1 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Semifinals |
| 2019 | Paul Ratcliffe | 24-1-0 | 11-0-0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Champion |
| 2020-21 | Paul Ratcliffe | 6-6-2 | 5-4-1 | 4th | |
| 2021 | Paul Ratcliffe | 13-6-1 | 7-3-1 | 4th | NCAA First Round |
| 2022 | Paul Ratcliffe | 17-2-3 | 9-1-1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round |
| 2023 | Paul Ratcliffe | 20–1–4 | 8–0–3 | 2nd | NCAA College Cup Runner-up |
| 2024 | Paul Ratcliffe | 16–5–2 | 5–4–1 | T-7th | NCAA College Cup Semifinals |
| 2025 | Paul Ratcliffe | 21–2–2 | 9–0–1 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Runner-up |
| Total | 654–176–67 (.766) | 246–46–23 (.817) | 15 Pac-12 Championships 1 ACC Regular Season Championship 1 ACC Tournament Title |
35 NCAA Appearances, 3 National Championships | |
School records
As of November 17, 2019 [5][6]
Career goals
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Career assists
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Award winners
As of April 2023[7]
Hermann Trophy
Pac-12 Player of the Year
NSCAA Player of the Year
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Soccer America Player of the Year
Pac-12 Forward of the Year
Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year
Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
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Pac-12 Coach of the Year
NSCAA Coach of the Year
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Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
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NSCAA First Team All-Americans
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Notable alumni
Current professional players
- As of February 11, 2026
Nicole Barnhart (2000–2004) – Currently Goalkeeping Coach with Washington Spirit- Lo'eau LaBonta (2011–2014) – Currently with Kansas City Current
Chioma Ubogagu (2011–2014) – Currently with Dallas Trinity FC- Jane Campbell (2013–2016) – Currently with Houston Dash and United States international
Kyra Carusa (2014–2017) – Currently with HB Køge and Ireland international- Mariah Lee (2014–2017) – Currently with Vancouver Rise FC
- Andi Sullivan (2014–2017) – Currently with Washington Spirit and United States international
- Jordan Baggett (2015–2018) – Currently with Denver Summit FC
- Alana Cook (2015–2018) – Currently with Kansas City Current
- Tierna Davidson (2016–2018) – Currently with Gotham FC and United States international
- Sam Hiatt (2017–2019) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC
- Catarina Macario (2017–2020) – Currently with Chelsea and United States international
- Belle Briede (2017–2021) – Currently with SK Slavia Prague
- Madison Haley (2017–2021) – Currently with Brighton & Hove Albion
- Kiki Pickett (2017–2021) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC
- Sophia Wilson (2018–2019) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC and United States international
- Naomi Girma (2018–2021) – Currently with Chelsea FC and United States international
- Sierra Enge (2018–2022) – Currently with RC Strasbourg
- Madison Ayson (2019–2022) – Currently with Sydney FC
- Maya Doms (2019–2023) – Currently with Sassuolo
- Kennedy Wesley (2019–2023) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC and United States international
Amy Sayer (2020–2022) – Currently with Malmö FF and Australia international- Ryan Campbell (2020–2023) – Currently with Gotham FC
- Avani Brandt (2021–2024) – Currently with HB Køge
- Nya Harrison (2021–2024) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC
- Samantha Williams (2021–2024) – Currently with HB Køge
- Andrea Kitahata (2021–2025) – Currently with Gotham FC
- Jasmine Aikey (2022–2025) – Currently with Denver Summit FC
- Elise Evans (2022–2025) – Currently with Chicago Stars FC
- Shae Harvey (2023–2025) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC
Other alumni
- Julie Foudy: 274 caps with the United States women's national team, team captain from 2000–2004. Two-time World Cup Champion (1991 & 1999). Three-time Olympic Medalist (Gold in 1996 & 2004, Silver in 2000). Inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. ESPN colour commentator.[8]
- Nicole Barnhart: 54 caps with the United States women's national team. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012). Named to two World Cup squads. Two-time NWSL Champion (2014 & 2015) with FC Kansas City. Named NWSL Goalkeeper of the year in 2013.[9]
- Rachel Van Hollebeke (née Rachel Buehler): Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012). Won the Silver Medal at the 2011 World Cup. NWSL Champion in 2013 with the Portland Thorns. Attended Medical school at UC San Diego School of Medicine after retiring from professional soccer.[10]
- Kelley O'Hara: Two-time World Cup Champion (2015 & 2019). 2012 Olympic Gold medalist. Named to the FIFA FIFPro Women’s World11 in 2019.[11]
- Christen Press: Two-time World Cup Champion (2015 & 2019), scored a goal in both tournaments. 2016 Olympian and 2020 Olympic Bronze medalist. Became the first American to win the Damallsvenskan Golden Boot in 2013.[12]
- Ali Riley: Captain of the New Zealand national team and has earned over 100 caps with New Zealand. Played in four World Cup tournaments and three Olympic Games. Three-time Damallsvenskan Champion.[13]
- Tierna Davidson: Selected by the Chicago Red Stars with the first overall pick at the 2019 NWSL College Draft. 2019 World Cup Champion. Was the youngest player named to the United States roster for the 2019 World Cup.[14]
