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FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

RankTeamPoints+/-Positions
1USAUSA21740
2GERGermany21170
3FRAFrance20680
4ENGEngland20331
5AUSAustralia20144
6SWESweden19952
LAST UPDATE: Friday 25 March 2016
  • Emily van Egmond (bottom) of Australia celebrates scoring her team's first goal

    Matildas reach record high as Japan sink to seventh

    The first FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking of 2016 sees a lot of action as a result of recent Women’s Olympic Football Tournament qualifiers, including Japan sinking to seventh, Australia jumping to a record high of fifth and much more.

FIFA for women's football

Mission and Objectives

Homara Sawa of Japan lifts the trophy
FIFA promotes the development of women's football and pledges to support women's football financially and to give women players, coaches, referees and officials the opportunity to become actively involved in football.

Development programmes

FIFA Women's Development Programmes
FIFA women’s football development programmes offer Member Associations multifaceted support ranging from expertise, teaching and promotional material to football equipment and financial assistance. The programmes on offer for the next four years strive to encourage and create competition opportunities at all levels for women and girls.

Women's Health

Birgit Prinz (L) and team mate stretch during a training session
The myths and prejudices surrounding women's football are manifold, as are those concerning the risks and benefits for the health of female players.

Women's Survey

Deyna Castellanos (R) of Venezuela and Rana Okuma
The FIFA Women’s Football Survey was conducted in 2014 with the aim to gather information on six key areas related to women’s football.

Development

Live Your Goals

Girls enjoy the Live Your Goals Festival in Canada
The Live Your Goals campaign targets and inspires women and girls to play football and stay in the game.

Symposium

Lisa Dahlkvist of Sweden celebrates her goal against Australia with teammates
The ongoing growth of women's football was a key focus as hundreds of representatives gathered for the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium which coincided with the finale to the FIFA Women's World Cup.

FIFA Ballon d'Or women's winners

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year winner Carli Lloyd of the United States and Houston Dash accepts her award
Following her splendid year, culminating in a hat trick in the Final of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015, Carli Lloyd has been crowned as the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.

Women's World Coach

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football winner and United States Coach Jill Ellis
Jill Ellis was crowned as the FIFA Women's World Coach of the Year at the FIFA Ballon d'Or Ceremony at Zurich's Kongresshaus.

Official Documents

All About Women's Football

Live Your Goals