Players have hearing loss of at least 55 decibels, and they communicate on the field using American Sign Language and other hand gestures.

[1] The United States first fielded a women's deaf soccer team to compete in the 2005 Summer Deaflympics in Australia, the first year the sport was played at the tournament, and they won the gold medal with a 3–0 win over Russia in the title game.

[5] The team won its third Deaflympics in a row at the 2013 tournament in Bulgaria, conceding its only goal of the event in the 2–1 win over Russia in the final.

[6] The United States faced Russia again in the final of the 2016 World Championships in Italy, beating them 3–0 to win the title.

[7] The team recorded its first non-win with a 2–2 draw to Poland in the final of the 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil (held in 2022), but won the title 4–2 on penalties.