LIGA BBVA FEMENIL

Highest league of women's football in Mexico

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Founded: 2016 (first season 2017)

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Sponsor: BBVA

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Current season: 2022/23

• Apertura* season: 8 July - 14 November 2022

• Clausura* season: 6 January - June 2023

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Teams: 18

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Rounds: 17 

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Knockout Stage: The top eight teams qualify to the knockout stage called 'Liguilla'

Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are played with a two-legged system; a home + away game for each team

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Total Matches: 167 (153 + 14 playoffs)

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Current champion (2022 Clausura): Chivas Guadalajara

Current champion (2022 Apertura): Tigres UANL (5th title)

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Top goal scorer 2022 Clausura: Alicia Cervante 14 goals

Top goal scorer 2022 Apertura: Mia Fishel 17 goals)

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Most championships all seasons: Tigres UANL (5 titles)

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*The Apertura and Clausura tournaments is a split season format common for many Latin American football leagues in which the season is divided in two sections per season (Apertura + Clausura) each with its own champion.

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BARCLAYS WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE

Highest league of women's football in England, with professional league status (since the 2018–19 season).

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Founded: 2010 (First season 2011)

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League sponsor: Barclays

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Current champion 2021-22: Chelsea (5th title)

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Most championships: Chelsea (5 titles)

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2021-22 Top scorer: Sam Kerr (20 goals)

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams

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2022-23 Season dates: 10 September - 28 May

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NEW ZEALAND vs USA​

With the FIFA Women's World Cup on home soil later this year, the 'Football Ferns' they take on World Champions from the United States, in an epic two-match series. A record-breaking crowd of over 10,000 - biggest for a NZ women's home game, is expected to watch the first game on January 18.

SUPERCOPA DE ESPAÑA FEMENINA

FOUNDED
* 1997 (original format)
* 2019 (new format)

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ABOUT
The Supercopa de España Femenina (Spanish Women's Super Cup) is contested by the winners and runners-up from the previous Copa de la Reina (Spanish Women's Cup) and the highest ranked teams from previous season in the Liga F that had not already qualified through the cup final.

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HISTORY

From 1997 to 2000, four editions of the cup were played between the winners of the Spanish league (Liga F) and the Copa de la Reina.. San Vicente CFF won the first edition, CA Málaga the second, Eibartarrak F. T . achieved the third edition and Levante UD won the last one. After several years without being played, in 2019 the competition was held again, now in a 'Final Four' format.

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THE 2023 EDITION

The 2023 edition is held in Mérida (Extremadura). The venue for all matches will be the Estadio Romano José Fouto. 

Featured teams:

1. FC Barcelona: Champions of Liga F 2021/22 and of the Copa de la Reina 2021/22

2. Real Sociedad: Runners-up in Liga F 2021/22

3. Sporting de Huelva: Runners-up in the 2021/22 Copa de la Reina

4. Real Madrid* : Third place in Liga F 2021/22

*Acceded to the Supercopa de España Femenina as Barça were the winners of both the league and the Copa de la Reina.

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CURRENT CHAMPIONS

FC Barcelona (2nd title)

MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB(S)

Levante UD & FC Barcelona (2 titles each)

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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).

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Current champions: Juventus (2 titles)

Most successful club: Torres (8 titles)

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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

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Sponsor: Continental

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Nick name: Conti Cup

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Founded: 2011

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Most successful club: Arsenal (5 titles)

Reigning champions 2021-22: Manchester City (4th title) 

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Teams participating 2022-23 season: All 24 teams from the Women's Super League and Women's Championship

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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 

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Dates:

• Group Stage: 1 October 2022 - 18 January 2023

• Quarter-finals: 25 - 26 January 2023

• Semi-finals: 8 -9 February 2023

• Final: 5 March 2023

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2023 Final venue: Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park in London

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WOMEN'S FA CUP

The Women's FA Cup is the annual cup tournament for women's clubs in England

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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)

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Most titles: Arsenal (14 titles)

Reigning champions 2021-22: Chelsea (4th title)​

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Teams participating 2022-23 season: 438, increase of 21 from previous year

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System:

• First round qualifying: Teams from lowest leagues enter

• Second round qualifying: Tier 5 teams enter

• Third round qualifying: The 48 teams in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) enter

• First round: Teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) enter

• Second round: ...

• Third round: The 12 teams from the Women's Championship enter 

• Fourth round: The 12 Women's Super League teams enter

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2023 Final venue: Wembley Stadium, London (14 May)

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Prize money: A combined £3,000,000, compared to around £400,000 previous year

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