Stanford Cardinal women's soccer

Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
2025 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team
Founded1984
UniversityStanford University
Athletic directorJohn Donahoe
Head coachPaul Ratcliffe (23rd season)
ConferenceACC
LocationStanford, California, US
StadiumLaird Q. Cagan Stadium
(capacity: 2,000)
NicknameCardinal
ColorsCardinal and white
   
Home
Away
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

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. 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.

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).