CANADA SOCCER HALL OF FAME CELEBRATES EARLY LEGENDS OF THE WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Originally posted April 29, 2021 https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-hall-of-fame-celebrates-early-legends-of-the-womens-national-team/
The Class of 2021 inductees are Sue Brand, Annie Caron, Carla Chin Baker, Janet Lemieux, Luce Mongrain, Suzanne Muir, Cathy Ross and Sue Simon
Canada Soccer has honoured eight legends from the early days of its Women’s National Team with induction to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. Marking the 35th anniversary of Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team, the eight legends represent Canada’s landmark first decade in international football from the original selections in 1986 through to Canada’s first participation at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 1995.
The Class of 2021 inductees are Sue Brand, Annie Caron, Carla Chin Baker, Janet Lemieux, Luce Mongrain, Suzanne Muir, Cathy Ross and Sue Simon. Collectively, they won 18 national titles from 1982 to 1995, eight Concacaf silver medals from 1991 and 1994, and the Concacaf Women’s Championship in 1998. Five of them were original members of Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team in 1986 and six of them featured at either the FIFA Women’s Invitational Tournament in 1988 or the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 1995.
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About Canada Soccer:
Canada Soccer is the official governing body for soccer in Canada. In partnership with its members, Canada Soccer promotes the growth and development of soccer in Canada, from grassroots to high performance, and on a national scale. Soccer is the largest participatory sport in Canada and is considered the fastest growing sport in the country. There are nearly 1,000,000 registered Canada Soccer active participants in Canada within 1,200 clubs that operate in 13 provincial/territorial member associations. Canada Soccer is affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Canada Soccer est l’organisme directeur du soccer au Canada. En collaboration avec ses associations membres dans les 13 provinces et territoires, les 11 clubs professionnels et la ligue professionnelle membre, Canada Soccer fait la promotion de la croissance et du développement du soccer au Canada. Le soccer est le sport avec la plus grande participation au Canada et est considéré comme le sport qui croît le plus rapidement au pays. Il y a près de 1 000 000 de participants actifs inscrits à Canada Soccer au Canada dans 1 200 clubs qui opèrent dans 13 associations membres provinciales / territoriales. Canada Soccer est affilié à la Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), à la Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) et au Comité olympique canadien.