
FEBRUARY
2023
TOP EVENTS
4-12: Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2023
7-8: Coppa Italia Femminile: Quarter-final Leg 2 (Italy)
8-9: Women's League Cup semi-finals (England)
10: UEFA Women's Champions League: Quarter-finals and semi-finals draw (Europe)
11: WSL top game: Manchester City vs Arsenal (England)
13-23: FIFA international window*
Including top friendly matches:
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Sweden vs China - 16 February 17:30 GMT
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Sweden vs Germany - 21 February 17:15 GMT
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New Zealand vs Portugal x 2
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Argentina vs Chile
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New Zealand vs Argentina
13-23: Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 (International)
15-21: Pinatar Cup: Involving Scotland, Wales, Iceland and the Philippines. (International)
15-21: Tournoi de France. Involving France, Norway, Denmark and Uruguay. (International)
16-22: Cup of Nations: Involving Australia, Spain, Jamaica and Czechia (International)
16-22: Arnold Clark Cup: Involving England, Belgium, Italy and South Korea (International)
16-22: SheBelieves Cup: Involving USA, Canada, Brazil and Japan. (International)
16-22: Cyprus Women's Cup: Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Romania (International)
26: Women's FA Cup fifth round (England)
27: The Best FIFA football awards 2022
28: DFB-Pokal Frauen: Quarter-finals (Germany)
*Algarve Cup, who is normally hosted in February every year, is cancelled due to hosts Portugal’s involvement in the Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
TV/STREAM INFO
SUPERCOPA DO BRAZIL DE FUTEBOL FEMININO >>
UWCL: QUARTER-FINALS & SEMI-FINALS DRAW >>
WSL TOP GAME: MANCHESTER CITY VS ARSENAL >>
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAMES >>
PLAY-OFF TOURNAMENT FOR THE WORLD CUP 2023
CYPRUS WOMEN'S CUP
THE BEST FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2022 >>
ABOUT THE FEBRUARY EVENTS
SUPERCOPA DO BRAZIL DE FUTEBOL FEMININO
The 2023 edition will be the second edition of the Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino football competition.
DATES:
Between 4 and 12 February 2023
SPONSOR:
Betano
QUALIFIED TEAMS:
Eight teams are qualified, a mix of teams from the top 12 of 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 and from the top four teams of the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A2, choosing only one team for state.
Corinthians
Internacional
Avaí
Flamengo/Marinha
Real Brasília
Atlético Mineiro
Ceará
Athletico Paranaense
FORMAT
A single-elimination tournament starting with quarter-finals
COPPA ITALIA FEMMINILE
The Italian Women's Cup was first held in 1971 and is a competition reserved for Serie A Femminile and Serie B Femminile clubs.
The winner of the cup will challenge the Italian league champions team in the Italian Super Cup; 'Supercoppa Italiana Femminile'.
The 2022-2023 edition is the 51st edition and started on August 28, 2022 and will end in 2023 (Date TBA).
Current champions: Juventus (2 titles)
Most successful club: Torres (8 titles)
UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2022/23
For more info go to our UEFA Women's Champions League 2022/23 page
THE FA WOMEN'S LEAGUE CUP
The annual cup tournament in England for clubs from Women's Super League and Women's Championship
Known as the FA Women's Continental League Cup for sponsorship reasons
Sponsor: Continental
Nick name: Conti Cup
Founded: 2011
Most successful club: Arsenal (5 titles)
Reigning champions 2021-22: Manchester City (4th title)
Teams participating 2022-23 season: All 24 teams from the Women's Super League and Women's Championship
Format: Teams are divided into five groups, where every team play each other once. When the group stage is completed, the first-placed team in each of the five groups and the best-placed runner-up will qualify for the quarter-finals, where the two UEFA Women's Champions League teams Chelsea and Arsenal will join, to make up the eight quarter-final teams
Dates:
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Group Stage: 1 October 2022 - 18 January 2023
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Quarter-finals: 25 - 26 January 2023
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Semi-finals: 8 -9 February 2023
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Final: 5 March 2023
2023 Final venue: Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park in London
BARCLAYS WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE
Highest league of women's football in England, with professional league status (since the 2018–19 season).
Founded: 2010 (First season 2011)
League sponsor: Barclays
Current champion 2021-22: Chelsea (5th title)
Most championships: Chelsea (5 titles)
2021-22 Top scorer: Sam Kerr (20 goals)
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams
2022-23 Season dates: 10 September - 28 May
PLAY-OFF TOURNAMENT FOR THE WORLD CUP 2023
The inter-confederation play-offs for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification will take place between 18 and 23 February 2023 in Hamilton and Auckland, New Zealand.
Ten teams will compete for the final three qualification spots. The teams will be split into three groups, with the winner of each group qualifying for the Women's World Cup.
The ten teams that have qualified for the tournament are:
Cameroon, Chile, Taiwan, Haiti, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Senegal, and Thailand.
PINATAR CUP
The third edition of the Pinatar Cup, held in San Pedro del Pinatar, played at the 3,000 capacity stadium Pinatar Arena. From 15 to 21 February four nations from two confederations will compete in a round-robin tournament.
Competing teams are Iceland, Philippines, Scotland and Wales.
Current champions 2022: Belgium (1st title)
Most successful team(s): Belgium & Scotland (1 title each)
TOURNOI DE FRANCE
The 2023 Tournoi de France will be the second edition, to be held in Laval and Angers, France between 15 and 21 February 2023.
The four invited teams France, Norway, Denmark and Uruguay play a round-robin tournament.
Current champions 2022: France (2nd title)
Most successful team(s): France (2 titles)
CUP OF NATIONS
Australia will host the four-nation tournament comprising of three double-header matchdays in Gosford, Sydney, and Newcastle.
The six-match tournament between 16 and 22 February will include Australia, Spain, Jamaica and Czechia.
ARNOLD CLARK CUP
The 2023 Arnold Clark Cup will be the second edition, held from 16 to 22 February in England.
A round-robin tournament which will take place in Milton Keynes (Stadium MK), Bristol (Ashton Gate) and Coventry (Coventry Building Society Arena).
Team involved are hosts England, South Korea, Italy and Belgium. England won the inagural edition in 2022.
SHEBELIEVES CUP
The 2023 SheBelieves Cup will be the eighth edition, held in the United States.
Scheduled between 16 and 22 February, featuring Brazil, Canada, Japan, and hosts United States in a round-robin tournament.
Current champion: United States (5th title)
Most successful team: United States (5 titles)
CYPRUS WOMEN'S CUP
First edition took place in 2008. The 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup will be the 14th edition of the international invitational tournament. It will be held in Cyprus from 16 to 22 February 2023.
Invited teams are Finland, Romania, Hungary and Croatia. The four invited teams play a round-robin tournament.
Current champions (2020*): Croatia (1st title)
Most successful team(s): Canada and England(3 titles each)
*The tournament was postponed in 2021 and 2022
WOMEN'S FA CUP
The Women's FA Cup is the annual cup tournament for women's clubs in England
Sponsor: Vitality
Founded: 1970
Previous names: WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup and now Women's FA Cup (Vitality Women's FA Cup for sponsorship reasons)
Most titles: Arsenal (14 titles)
Reigning champions 2021-22: Chelsea (4th title)
Teams participating 2022-23 season: 438, increase of 21 from previous year
System:
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First round qualifying: Teams from lowest leagues enter
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Second round qualifying: Tier 5 teams enter
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Third round qualifying: The 48 teams in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) enter
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First round: Teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) enter
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Second round: ...
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Third round: The 12 teams from the Women's Championship enter
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Fourth round: The 12 Women's Super League teams enter
2023 Final venue: Wembley Stadium, London (14 May)
Prize money: A combined £3,000,000, compared to around £400,000 previous year
THE BEST FIFA FOOTBALL AWARDS 2022
The Best FIFA Football Award celebrate exceptional achievements across the men’s and women’s game. Besides to the best players, awards for the best coaches, goalkeepers and fans will be given out too, with the Puskas Award also in the spotlight, acknowledging the best goal scored in the last year.
The Best FIFA Women’s Player nominees
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Aitana Bonmatí
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Debinha
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Jessie Fleming
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Ada Hegerberg
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Sam Kerr
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Beth Mead
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Vivianne Miedema
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Alex Morgan
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Lena Oberdorf
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Alexandra Popp
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Alexia Putellas
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Wendie Renard
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Keira Walsh
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Leah Williamson
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach nominees
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Sonia Bompastor
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Emma Hayes
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Bev Priestman
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Pia Sundhage
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Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
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Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper nominees
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Christiane Endler
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Ann-Katrin Berger
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Mary Earps
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Merle Frohms
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Alyssa Naeher
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Sandra Paños García-Villamil
FIFA Puskás Award nominees (mixed of male and female players)
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Salma Paralluelo
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Amandine Henry
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Alessia Russo
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Théo Hernández
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Alou Kuol
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Kylian Mbappé
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Mario Balotelli
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Francisco González Metilli
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Marcin Oleksy
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Richarlison
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Dimitri Payet
DFB-POKAL FRAUEN
DFB-Pokal Frauen is the German Women's Cup
Founded: 1981
2022/23 Season: 20 August 2022 - 18 May 2023
Teams: 48
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All teams from previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga
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All the teams from previous year's 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding certain clubs' second teams.
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5 champions of the previous year's season in Regionalliga (women's third-tier in Germany)
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The 21 winners of the regional association cups "Verbandspokal"
Format: The rounds will be played in a one-legged system where the clubs from lower leagues will host against clubs from higher leagues until the quarterfinals.
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Round 1: 20 - 22 August 2022
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Round 2: 10 - 12 September 2022
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Round of 16: 19 - 20 November 2022
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Quarterfinals: 28 February 2023
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Semifinals: 15 - 16 April 2023
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Final: 18 May 2023
Championship venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Current champions 2021/22: VfL Wolfsburg (9th title)
Most successful club: Vfl Wolfsburg & Eintracht Frankfurt, previous known as 1. FFC Frankfurt (9 titles each)
BIRTHDAYS
WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS WITH BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY
1.
Mari Paz, Levante / Spain - Born 1988
Laura Freigang, Eintracht Frankfurt / Germany - Born 1998
2.
Gabrielle George, Everton / England - Born 1997
Miri Taylor, Liverpool / England - Born 2000
Clara Villanueva Ruíz, Real Madrid / Spain - Born 2004
3.
Paula Partido, Real Madrid / Spain - Born 2005
Michelle Agyemang, Arsenal / England - Born 2006
4.
Alexia Putellas, Barcelona / Spain - Born 1994
Denise O'Sullivan, North Carolina Courage / Republic of Ireland - Born 1994
Simone Charley, Angel City / United States - Born 1995
Kysha Sylla, Lyon / France - Born 2004
5.
Lena Petermann, Montpellier / Germany - Born 1994
Stina Blackstenius, Arsenal / Sweden - Born 1996
Delphine Cascarino, Lyon / France - Born 1997
Estelle Cascarino, Manchetser United / France - Born 1997
Naroa Uriarte, Atheltic Bilbao / Spain - Born 2001
6.
Carina Wenninger, AS Roma / Austria - Born 1991
8.
Alessia Russo, Manchester United / England - Born 1999
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Almuth Schult, Germany - Born 1991
Claudia Ciccotti, AS Roma / Italy - Born 1994
10.
Teresa Abelleira, Real Madrid / Spain - Born 2000
Nicole Anyomi, Eintracht Frankfurt / Germany - Born 2000
11.
Merel Van Dongen, Atlético Madrid / Netherlands - Born 1993
Noemi Fedele, AC Milan / Italy - 1997
Hannah Cain, Leicester City / Wales - Born 1999
12.
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Chelsea / Sweden - Born 1997
Francesca Durante, Inter / Italy - Born 1997
Chanté-Mary Dompig, AC Milan / Netherlands - Born 2001
13.
Linda Bakker, Valencia / Netherlands - Born 1993
14.
Cindy Ferreira, Paris FC / France - Born 1994
Mary Fowler, Manchester City / Australia - Born 2003
15.
Kenti Robles, Real Madrid / Mexico - Born 1991
Katie Naughton, Houston Dash / United States - Born 1994
Sara Däbritz, Lyon / Germany - Born 1995
Synne Jensen, Real Sociedad / Norway - Born 1996
Allegra Poljak, Real Sociedad / Serbia - Born 1999
16.
Julia Roddar, Hammarby IF / Sweden - Born 1992
17.
Jane Campbell, Houston Dash / United States - Born 1995
Flaminia Simonetti, Inter / Italy - Born 1997
Paula Vizoso, Atlético Madrid / Spain - Born 2000
18.
Caroline Graham Hansen, FC Barcelona / Norway - Born 1995
Giada Greggi, AS Roma / Italy - Born 2000
Jana Fernàndez, FC Barcelona / Spain - Born 2002
19.
Marta, Orlando Pride / Brazil - Born 1986
Toni Pressley, Orlando Pride / United States - Born 1990
Sarah Zadrazil, FC Bayern Munich / Austria - Born 1993
Nichelle Prince, Houston Dash / Canada - Born 1995
Annahita Zamanian, Juventus / France - Born 1998
Sandy Baltimore, Paris Saint-Germain / France - Born 2000
20.
María Sánchez, Houston Dash / Mexico - Born 1996
Charlotte Wardlaw, Lewes / England - Born 2003
22.
Becky Spencer, Tottenham Hotspurs / Jamaica - Born 1991
23.
Beatrice Merlo, Inter / Italy - Born 1999
Miriam Longo, Fiorentina / Italy - Born 2000
Jill Baijings, Bayer Leverkuse / Netherlands - Born 2001
25.
Kristie Mewis, NJ/NY Gotham FC / United States -. Born 1991
Ifeoma Onumonu, NJ/NY Gotham FC / Nigeria - Born 1994
Mackenzie Arnold, West Ham United / Australia - Born 1994
Makenzy Doniak, San Diego Wave / United States - Born 1994
26.
Erin McLeod, Orlando Pride / Canada - Born 1983
Davina Philtjens, Sassuolo / Belgium - Born 1989
Griedge Mbock, Lyon / France - Born 1995
27.
Marta Torrejón, FC Barcelona / Spain - Born 1990