​LIGA MX FEMENIL

The top 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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2024/25 Season Dates:

• Apertura* regular season: 4 July 2024 - 3 November 2024

• Apertura Playoffs: 7 - 25 November 2024

• Clausura* season: 3 January 2025 - 18 April 2025​

• Clausura Playoffs: Pending ​

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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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NEW: Qualification to NWSL z Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup 2025:

The aggregate table (the sum of points of both the Clausura 2024 and Apertura 2024 tournaments) will be used to determine the six Liga MX Femenil teams that will participate in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup 2025.

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Current champion (2024 Clausura): Monterrey (3rd title)

Current champion (2024 Apertura): Monterrey (4th title)

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Top goal scorer (2024 Clausura): Charlyn Corral (19 goals)

Top goal scorer (2024 Apertura): Charlyn Corral (18 goals)

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Most championships all seasons: Tigres UANL (6 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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Official site >>

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A-LEAGUE WOMEN

The top league of women's football in Australia

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Founded: 2008 (first season 2008/09)

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Sponsor: SharkNinja

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2024/25 season dates: 1 November 2024 - 17 May 2025

• Unite Round: 22 - 24 November 2024

  • = fourth round of the regular season; all fixtures will take place at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney, New South Wales

• Elimination Finals: 25 - 27 April, 2025

• Semi-Finals: 2 - 4 May and 9 - 11 May, 2025

• Grand Final: Between 16 - 18 May, 2025

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Teams: 12

• Adelaide United 

  • Stadiums: Coopers Stadium / Marden Sports Complex    

• Brisbane Roar

  • Stadiums: Ballymore Stadium / Perry Park    

• Canberra United     

  • ​Stadium: McKellar Park 

• Central Coast Mariners       

  • Stadium: Industree Group Stadium    

• Melbourne City        

  • Stadiums: AAMI Park / City Football Academy  ​

• Melbourne Victory       

  • Stadiums: AAMI Park / The Home of the Matildas    

• Newcastle Jets       

  • Stadiums: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground / McDonald Jones Stadium    

• Perth Glory       

  • Stadiums: Sam Kerr Football Centre / HBF Park    

• Sydney FC       

  • Stadiums: Jubilee Oval / Leichhardt Oval / Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre    

• Wellington Phoenix   

  • Stadiums:  Sky Stadium / Jerry Collins Stadium / Go Media Mount Smart Stadium    

• Western Sydney Wanderers     

  • Stadiums:  Marconi Stadium / CommBank Stadium / Wanderers Football Park   

• Western United       

  • Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve​

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Rounds: 23-round season: a full home-and-away, 22-round schedule for all 12 clubs, plus Unite Round which is an one-round extension each club will play outside of the A-League Womens’ ultimate away day in November. More details on the Unite Round can be found here >>

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Format: 

• Regular season: The A-League Women features a full home and away season. The highest ranked team after the 22 rounds, wins the title of "Premiers". The Premier winner qualify not only to the league's Finals series but also to tge 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League.

• Knockout stage: The Australian format is a bit different from a 'normal' knockout phase. The top six clubs (expanded from four to six from 2023/24 season) at the conclusion of the regular season progress to the finals series. In the first week of finals fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams play a single-elimination match, with the two winners of those matches joining the first and second ranked teams in two-legged ties played over two weeks. The two winners of those matches meet in the grand final. 

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2023/24 Season:

• Reigning champions: Sydney FC (5th title)

• Reigning premiers: Melbourne City (3rd title)​

• Golden Boot: Michelle Heyman, Canberra United (17 goals)

• Julie Dolan Medal (Best Player): Sophie Harding, Western Sydney Wanderers

• Young Footballer of the Year: Daniela Galic, Melbourne City

• Goalkeeper of the Year: Morgan Aquino, Perth Glory

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Most championships: Sydney FC (5 titles)

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LIGA BPI

The top league of women's football in Portugal (Campeonato Nacional Feminino)

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Founded: 1993

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League sponsor: Banco BPI

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Current champion 2023-24: Benfica (4th title) 

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Most championships: S.U. 1º de Dezembro (12 titles)

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2024-25 Season dates: 30 August 2024 – 11 May 2025

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Teams: 12 teams 

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Rounds: 22 

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Matches: 132

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UEFA Women's Champions League  Qualification - Top three teams:

1. Qualification for the UWCL league stage

2. Qualification for the UWCL second round

3. Qualification for the UWCL first round

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Relegation:

​Liga BPIl is being reduced from 12 to 10 teams in the 2025–26 season. As a result, two extra teams, for a total of three, are directly relegated to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão in the 2024–25 season. The relegation play-off is still played, with the team that finishes in 9th participating:

  9. The 9th-placed team participates in a two-leg play-off against the runners-up of the 2024–25 Campeonato II Divisão

  10. Relegation to 2025–26 Campeonato II Divisão

  11: Relegation to 2025–26 Campeonato II Divisão

  12: Relegation to 2025–26 Campeonato II Divisão

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Promotion to Liga BPI 2025-26 from Campeonato II Divisão:

1. The league champions

2. The runners-up participates in a two-leg play-off against the 9th-placed team from 2024–25 Liga BPI

 

LIGA F

The top league of women's football in Spain

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Founded: 1988

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Current champions 2023/24: Barcelona (9th title)

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Most championships: Barcelona (9 titles)

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2023-24 Top scorer: Caroline Graham Hansen (21 goals)​​

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2024/25 Season: 6 September 2024 – 18 May 2025

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Teams: 16

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Match rounds: 30

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Matches played overall: 240 

 

Format: Each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents.

At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal between teams, what determines the winner is:

1. Goal difference in the matches between the two teams.

2. Goal difference all matches of the championship.

 

Relegation: Bottom two teams to Primera Federación Femenina (the second league)

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification - Top three teams:

1. Qualification for the UWCL league stage

2. Qualification for the UWCL league stage

3. Spot in the UWCL qualifying round 2​

 

SUPERCOPPA ITALIANA FEMMINILE

Competition in Italy played between the winner of the Serie A Femminile and the winner of Coppa Italia Femminile (if the winner of both events is the same team, the other finalist of the Coppa Italia Femminile enters).

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First edition: 1997

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Most successful club: Torres (7 titles)

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Current cup holders (2023): Juventus

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Date for the 2024 version: 6 January 2024

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2024 teams: Roma (Winners of both the Serie A Femminile and Coppa Italia Femminile in 2023-2024 vs Fiorentina, the Coppa Italia Femminile runners-up 2023-2024

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2024 Venue: Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia

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Official site >>

 

ARKEMA PREMIÈRE LIGUE

The top league of women's football in France

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Founded: 1974

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League sponsor: Arkema

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Current champions 2023-24: Olympique Lyonnais (17th title)

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Most championships: Olympique Lyonnais (17 titles)

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2023-24 Top scorer: Tabitha Chawinga (18 goals)

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2024-25 Season dates: 20 September 2024 – 16 May 2025

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Teams: 12

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Rounds: 22

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Total matches: 136 (132 regular season + 4 in playoffs)

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Format: Each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. For the first time since 2004, playoffs will be played after the regular season. It will be contested between four clubs with the most points from the regular season.​

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Relegation / Promotion: The bottom two clubs will be relegate to Seconde Ligue (previously Division 2 Féminine) and the winners of the two groups in Seconde Ligue are promoted to Arkema Première Ligue in their place.

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification - Top three clubs:

1. Qualification to the 2025/26 UWCL league stage

2. Qualification to the 2025/26 UWCL league stage

3. Spot in the second round of 2025/26 UWCL qualifiers, league path

 

INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE

The top league of women's football in India

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Founded: 2016

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2024/25 Dates: 10 January – 13 April 2025

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Teams:​

1. East Bengal

2. Gokulam Kerala 

3. HOPS

4. Kickstart

5. Nita (Promoted from Indian Women's League 2)

6. Odisha

7. Sethu

8. Sreebhumi (Promoted from Indian Women's League 2)

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Match weeks: 12

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Total matches: 48

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Format:

A double round-robin format, with each club playing the other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 12 matches.

It is the first IWL season to be played on home and away basis

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2025/26 AFC Women's Club Championships qualification: The champions 

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Current champions (2022/23): Odisha (1st title)

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Most championship: Gokulam Kerala (3 titles)​​

 

WOMEN's FA CUP

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

 

Sponsor: Adobe

 

Founded: 1970 

 

Previous names: WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup and now Women's FA Cup (Adobe Women's FA Cup for sponsorship reasons)

 

Most titles: Arsenal (14 titles)

 

Reigning champions 2023-24: Manchester United (1st title)

 

Teams participating 2024-25 season: 514, increase of 58 from the previous year

 

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 11 teams from the Women's Championship enter 

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

 

2025 Final venue: Wembley Stadium, London (18 May)

 

SERIE A FEMMINILE

The top league of women's football in Italy

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Founded: 1968

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League sponsor: eBay

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Current champion 2023-24: Roma (2nd title)

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Most championships: Torres (7 titles)

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2023-24 Top scorer:  goalscorer: Evelyne Viens (13 goals)

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2024-25 Season dates: 30 August 2024 – 18 May 2025

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Teams: 10

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Rounds regular season: 18​

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Format: 

1. First phase: The 10 participating teams face each other in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches for a total of 18 matchdays.

2. In the second phase the top-five ranked teams qualify to the championship round, while the last-five ranked teams play the relegation round.

Championship / Relegation round:

Each team keeps the points earned from the first phase, into the second phase. In both rounds, the five participating teams face each other in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches for a total of an additional 10 matchdays.

At the end of the second phase, the first ranked in the championship round is crowned champion of Italy and qualifies to the UEFA Women's Champions League alongside the second placed team.
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Relegation / Promotion: In the relegation round the last-ranked team is relegated directly to the Serie B, while the second-last team plays the second-placed in the Serie B Femmenile for a place in the Serie A Femminile.

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification - Top three clubs:

• Qualification for the UWCL league stage

• Qualification for the UWCL second round

• Qualification for the UWCL first round

 

COUPE DE FRANCE féminine

ABOUT
The French Women's Cup, founded in 2001 as Challenge de France, the competition was renamed as Coupe de France féminine from the 2011–12 season

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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS
Winner 2023-24: Paris Saint-Germain (4th title)

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MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB
Lyon - 10 titles

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2024/25 CALENDAR​

• Round of 32: 12 January 2025  (entrance of Arkema Première Ligue clubs)

• Round of 16: 26 January 2025

• Quarter-finals: 9 February 2025

• Semi-finals: 9 March 2025

• Final: 3 May 2025 (venue to be determined)

 

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 2024-2025 edition is the 53rd edition and started on August 25, 2024 and will end in 2025 (Date TBA). 26 teams (10 from Serie A  Femminile and 16 from Serie B Femminile ) officially participate.

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From the 2023-24 season, the adoption of a new format was approved:

• Preliminary round: the last 4 teams in the ranking, from 23rd to 26th position, are paired following a predetermined scheme ( Game 1: 23rd vs 26th; Game 2: 24th vs 25th) before facing each other in a direct elimination round with single matches. The 2 winning teams advance to the round of 32 .
   

• Round of 32: the two winners of the preliminary round join the 14 teams from 9th to 22nd place in the ranking for the round of 32 scheduled in a single match at the home of the team worst positioned in the ranking.
   

• Round of 16: the 8 winners of the round of 32 reach the top eight teams in the ranking for the round of 16 , also scheduled for a single match and at the home of the worst placed team in the ranking.
   

• Quarter-finals and Semi-finals: the 8 teams qualified from the round of 16 compete in home and away matches, according to the pairings on the scoreboard, in two successive rounds which determine the finalists. The second leg of the quarter-finals and semi-finals is played at the home of the best placed team in the ranking.
   

• Final: the 2 finalists compete for the title in a single match on a neutral pitch.

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Current champions 2023/24: Juventus (2nd title)

Most successful club: Torres (8 titles)

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BARCLAYS WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE

The top 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 2023-24: Chelsea (7th title)

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Most championships: Chelsea (7 titles)

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2023-24 Top scorer: Khadija Shaw (21 goals)

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams:

1. Qualification for th UWCL league stage

2. Qualification for the UWCL second round

3. Qualification for the UWCL first round

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2024/25 Season dates: 20 September 2024 - 11 May 2025

 

Teams: 12

 

Rounds: 22

 

Total matches: 132

 

Format: Each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. At the end of the season, the club with the most points is crowned the league champions. If points are equal between teams, what determines the winner is:

1.  Goal difference

2. Number of goals scored

 

Relegation / Promotion: The bottom placed club (12th) will be relegated to Barclays Women's Championship. The winner of Barclays Women's Championship will promote to Barclays Women's Super League.

 

BARCLAYS WOMEn's CHAMPIONSHIP

The second tier of women's football in England

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Founded: 2014 - Replaced Premier League National as level 2 women's football division

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League sponsor: Barclays

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Current champion 2023-24: Crystal Palace (1st title)

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Most championships: Bristol City, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Reading, Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Manchester United, Leicester City, Crystal Palace (1 title each)

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2023-24 Top scorer: Elise Hughes (16 goals)

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2024-25 Season dates: 8 September 2024 - 4 May 2025

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Teams: 11 (On June 30, 2024, Reading announced their decision to leave the Championship and drop down to the fifth tier, citing financial challenges. The FA confirmed that the league would proceed with only eleven teams for the season, and the number of relegation spots would be cut from two to one. A twelve-team format is expected to be reinstated at the start of the 2025–26 season)

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Rounds: 22

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Total matches: 132​

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Relegation / Promotion: The winner will promote to Women's Super League and the bottom one club will be relegated to FA National League.

 

SWPL CUP

Founded: 2002

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The 2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) Cup is the 22nd official edition

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Main sponsor: Sky Sports​

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Defending champions: Rangers (2nd title)

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Most successful club: Hibernian - 7 wins

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Official site >>

 

SUPERCOPA DE ESPAÑA FEMENINA

The 2024/25 Supercopa de España Femenina is the sixth edition of the Spanish Women's Super Cup in football.

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Defending champions 2023/24: FC Barcelona (4th title)

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Teams: 4

The competition included both finalists of the 2023–24 Copa de la Reina, along with the next two highest-ranked clubs from the 2023–24 Liga F that had not already qualified through the cup final. Since Barcelona won all the titles in the 2023–24 season, the teams finishing second and third in the league qualified.

1. Barcelona: 2023–24 Copa de la Reina winner

2. Real Sociedad: 2023–24 Copa de la Reina runner-up

3. Real Madrid: 2023–24 Liga F runner-up

4. Atlético Madrid: 2023–24 Liga F third place​

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Dates:​

• Semi-finals: 22-23 January 2025

• Final: 26 January 2025

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Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés

 

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: Subway​

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Founded: 2011

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Most successful club: Arsenal (7 titles)

 

Reigning champions 2023-24: Arsenal (7th title) 

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2024/25 season dates: 2 October 2024 – 15 March 2025

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Teams participating 2023-24 season: All 23 teams from the Women's Super League and Women's Championship​

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Format:

• Starting with a group stage split regionally. This season, the competition will contain only 23 teams, one fewer than previous season, as Reading withdrew from theWome's Championship in June 2024. 

• Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage (Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City) are exempt from the 'Conti Cup' group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. 

• The group stage will feature 20 of the 23 total teams, with all groups featuring four teams each. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.

• The first place team in each of the five groups qualifies for the knock-out stage.

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Group A:

1. Everton

2. Liverpool

3. Manchester United

4. Newcastle United

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Group B:

1. Blackburn Rovers

2. Durham

3. Sheffield United

4. Sunderland

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Group C:

1. London City Lionesses

2. Portsmouth

3. Southampton

4. West Ham United

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Group D:

1. Birmingham City

2. Brighton and Hove Albion

3. Bristol City

4. Leicester City

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Group E:

1. Aston Villa

2. Charlton Atheltic

3. Crystal Palace

4. Tottenham Hotspur

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Quarterfinals:

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City enter the League Cup, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.​​

• 22 January 2025

  • Chelsea vs Durham 17:45 GMT

  • Manchester UnitedvManchester City 18:00 GMT

  • Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal 18:15 GMT

  • Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United 18:30 GMT

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Semifinals:

• 5/6 February 2025

  • ​Brighton & Hove Albion or Arsenal vs Manchester United or Manchester City

  • Chelsea or Durham vs Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United

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Final:

• 15 March 2025 at Pride Park Stadium, Derby

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Official site >>

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FRAUEN-BUNDESLIGA

The top league of women's football in Germany

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Founded: 1990

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League sponsor: Google Pixel

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Current champion 2023/24: FC Bayern Munich (6th title) 

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Most championships: 1. FFC Frankfurt/Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg (7 titles each)

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2023/24 Top scorer: Ewa Pajor (18 goals)

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2024/25 Season dates: 30 August 2024 – 11 May 2025

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Teams: 12

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Rounds: 22

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Total matches: 132

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Format: Each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. 

At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned champion. If points are equal between teams, the goal difference and then goals scored and then head-to-head results, determine the winner. 

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Relegation / Promotion: Bottom two clubs relegate to 2. Frauen-Bundesliga and and the top two clubs in 2. Frauen-Bundesliga are promoted to Frauen-Bundesliga in their place.

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification - Top three clubs:

1. Qualification for UWCL league stage

2. Qualification for UWCL second round

3. Qualification for UWCL second round