LIGA MX 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: 2023/24

Apertura* season: 14 July - 6 November 2023

Play-off "Liguilla": 9 - 27 November 2023

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

Current champion (2023 Clausura): Club América (2nd title)

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Top goal scorer 2022 Apertura: Mia Fishel 17 goals)

Top goal scorer 2023 Clausura: Charlyn Corral (20 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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UEFA WOMEN'S UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP

The 20th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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Belgium is hosting the tournament on July 18-30

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Eight teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate

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Spain are the defending champions

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GROUP A

• Belgium (Host)

• Austria

• Germany

• Netherlands

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GROUP B

• Iceland

• France

• Czech Republic

• Spain

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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals

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The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the UEFA representatives

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FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

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EDITION: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will be the ninth edition

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HOSTS: Australia and New Zealand (first women's edition to have more than one host nation)

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DATES: To take place from 20 July to 20 August 2023

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TEAMS: 32 teams from six confederations (for the first time 32, an expansion from the previous 24 teams)

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OPENING GAME: New Zealand vs Norway at Eden Park, Auckland, on 20 July 2023

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FINAL: 20 August 2023 at Sydney Olympic Stadium in Australia

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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: United States (won the previous two tournaments, 2015 and 2019

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PRIZE MONEY:  Total prize pool is $110 million, $80 million more than the prize pool of the previous tournament in 2019

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FORMAT: Group stage consisting of eight groups of four teams. The top two teams progressing from each group to a knockout tournament starting with Round of 16 matches

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MATCHES: 64 (increase from 52)

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GROUPS: 

• Group A 

  • ​New Zealand

  • Norway

  • Philippines

  • Switzerland

• Group B

  • Australia​

  • Republic of Ireland

  • Nigeria

  • Canada

• Group C

  • Spain​

  • Costa Rica

  • Zambia

  • Japan

• Group D

  • England​

  • Haiti

  • Denmark

  • China

• Group E

  • United States​

  • Vietnam

  • Netherlands

  • Portugal

• Group F

  • France​

  • Jamaica

  • Brazil

  • Panama

• Group G

  • Sweden​

  • South Africa

  • Italy

  • Argentina

• Group H

  • Germany​

  • Morocco

  • Colombia

  • South Korea

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HOST CITIES AND VENUES AUSTRALIA: 

• Sydney

  • Stadium Australia - Capacity: 83,500

  • Sydney Football Stadium - Capacity: 42,512

• Brisbane

  • Lang Park - Capacity: 52,263

• Melbourne

  • Melbourne Rectangular Stadium - Capacity: 30,052

• Perth

  • Perth Rectangular Stadium - Capacity: 22,225

• Adelaide

  • Hindmarsh Stadium - Capacity: 18,435

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HOST CITIES AND VENUES NEW ZEALAND:

• Auckland    

  • Eden Park - Capacity: 48,276

• Wellington

  • Wellington Regional Stadium - Capacity: 39,000

• Dunedin    

  • Forsyth Barr Stadium - Capacity: 28,744

• Hamilton

  • Waikato Stadium - Capacity: 25,111

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OFFICIAL MASCOT: Tazuni

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OFFICIAL THEME SONG: "Unity" 

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OFFICIAL SONG: "Do It Again", by BENEE and Mallrat (local artists)

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