Below are the rosters for the
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's national soccer teams organized by FIFA. It was held in the United States from September 20 to October 12, 2003, at s ...
tournament in the
United States
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. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 20 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The final squads were published by FIFA on 13 September 2003.
Group A
Nigeria
Head coach:
Samuel Okpodu
North Korea
Head coach:
Ri Song-gun
Ri Song-gun ( ko, 리성근; 20 April 1950 – 22 September 2012) is a North Korean football manager.
Career
Ri was the head coach of the North Korea women's national team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup ...
North Korea only named a squad of 19 players, leaving the number 4 shirt unassigned.
Sweden
Head coach:
Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Marika Susan Domanski-Lyfors (born 17 May 1960), Marika Susan Domanski, is a Swedish football coach and former player. She was head coach of the Sweden women's national football team from September 1996 until June 2005 and also coached the Ch ...
United States
Head coach:
April Heinrichs
April Dawn Heinrichs (born February 27, 1964) is an American former soccer player and coach. She was among the first players on the United States women's national soccer team, and was captain of the United States team which won the first ever ...
Group B
Brazil
Head coach:
Paulo Gonçalves
France
Head coach:
Élisabeth Loisel
Élisabeth Loisel (born 1 August 1963) is a French former football player and manager. Throughout her career she played for Stade de Reims and VGA Saint-Maur. She was a member of the French national team between 1980 and her retirement in 198 ...
Norway
Head coach:
Åge Steen
Åge Steen (born 11 February 1960) is a Norwegian football manager.
Career
He spent his playing career in Kongsvinger IL from 1982 through 1983 and 1986 through 1988, as well as lesser teams Grue IL and Kjellmyra IL.
Steen also managed Kongsvi ...
South Korea
Head coach:
An Jong-goan
Group C
Argentina
Head coach:
Carlos Borrello
Canada
Head coach:
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
Career
Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986. He was head coach for the Norway women ...
Germany
Head coach:
Tina Theune-Meyer
Christina Theune (formerly Theune-Meyer; born 4 November 1953) is a German graduate sports teacher, and the former national coach of the German women's national football team.
Biography
Theune was born into a sporting family. Her father was a ...
Japan
Head coach:
Eiji Ueda
Group D
Australia
Head coach:
Adrian Santrac
China PR
Head coach:
Ma Liangxing
Ghana
Head coach:
Oko Aryee
Russia
Head coach:
Yuri Bystritsky
References
FIFA Women's World Cup 2003- Teams
FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical ReportSweden caps and goals
External links
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Squads
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FIFA Women's World Cup squads