In the old days, when a team would go to another country to play, the hosting team would give each member of the visiting team a brimmed hat as a symbol of goodwill. Today, caps are seldom exchanged, but the term "cap" continues to represent games against foreign teams, where you represent your country.

There are no such things as "youth caps". There are no formal rules (that I am aware of) that say you must be playing  on foreign soil when you represent your country, or that you must be a member of the country's national team in order to get "capped". That being said, here is a listing of the international teams that the Acorns have played.

At the SURF CUP, SAN DIEGO, CA, 1995
            DCJ Select (Disney Cup Japan) Japan
                 (team selected from 14,000 girls who tried out)

In LONDON, ENGLAND, 1999
       
            London Ladies FC (England)
                 (Premier League reserve squad)

At the GOTHIA CUP, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, 1999
       
            Lillehammer KFK (Norway)
            Iggesunds IK (Sweden)
            Hardeberga BK (Sweden)
            Lira Lulea BK (Sweden)
            Azalea BK (Sweden)

At the HOLLAND CUP, AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, 1999
       
            Varde IF (Denmark)
            VIK Fodbold (Denmark)
            A.S.V. (Denmark)
            AS (Netherlands)
            Vejle Boldklub (Denmark)
            AIK (Sweden)
            HEI Lystrup (Denmark)

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