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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COUPE DE FRANCE FÉMININE

Annual women's cup in France.

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Founded in 2001 as Challenge de France. From the 2011–12 season the competition was renamed to Coupe de France Féminine

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Most successful club: Olympique Lyonnais (9 titles)

Reigning champions 2021/22: Paris Saint-Germain (3rd title)

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Format: The first round takes place without the clubs of Division 1 Féminine and Division 2 Féminine. The second round sees their entry, where first the D2 clubs enter before the D1 Arkema clubs enter in the Round of 16

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Dates:

• Second round: 10-11 December 2022​

• Round of 32: 17-18 January 2023

• Round of 16: 28-29 January 2023

• Quarter-finals: 5 March 2023

• Semi-finals: 18 March 2023

• Final: 13 or 14 May 2023

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COPA DE LA REINA

 

ABOUT

The Copa de la Reina (Queen's Cup) is an annual cup competition for Spanish women's teams organized by the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation). 

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HISTORY

The tournament was founded in 1983, five years before the Spanish women's league was created meaning the winners of the cup were crowned as Spanish champions.

From 2004 to 2017 the top eight clubs at the end of the league season qualified for the cup, and the knockout tournament took place once the league season was over. Since 2018, all the 16 teams of the first division joined and the competition has since been played during the league season.

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FORMAT & DATES 2022/23

48 teams participate. All ties are played in a single-match decider:

• First round: 13–15, 27–28 September 2022

• Second round: 18–20 October 2022

• Third round: 22-24 November 2022

• Round of 16: 11 January 2023

• Quarter-finals: 7-9 March 2023

• Semi-finals: 23 May 2023

• Final: 28 May 2023

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CURRENT CHAMPIONS

FC Barcelona Femení (9th title)

 

MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB

FC Barcelona Femení (9 titles)

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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

 

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.

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LIGA F

Highest league of women's football in Spain, now with professional league status.

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Founded: 1988

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League sponsor: Finetwork

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Current champions: Barcelona (7th title)

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Most championships: Barcelona (7 titles)

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2021-22 Top scorer: Asisat Oshola / Geyse Ferreira (20 goals each)

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams 

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2022/23 Season: 10 September 2022 - 21 May 2023

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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 highest division)

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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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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: 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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UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2022/23

EDITION:

22nd since the UEFA Women's Cup was founded in 2001. The 13th edition since the rebranding to the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2009. And it is the second edition to feature a 16-team, home-and-away group stage.

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FORMAT: 

The top six nations are handed three spots (France, Germany, Spain, England, Sweden, Czech Republic).

The associations ranked 7–16 will enter with two clubs (Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Scotland, Belarus, Ukraine, Austria).

The remaining associations will enter with one team each. 

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QUALIFICATION: 
Four teams qualify directly to the group stage:

The defending UWCL champions

The league champions from the nations ranked 1 by UEFA coefficient

The league champions from the nations ranked 2 by UEFA coefficient

The league champions from the nations ranked 3 by UEFA coefficient

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For all remaining teams who don't automatically qualify for the group stage, two paths will occur:

A champions path (from where 7 teams qualify)

A non-champions 'league' path (from where 5 teams qualify)

The two paths will take place in four-team, predetermined-venue miniature tournaments (one-off semifinals, third place, and final matches) and a second round of paired home-and-away ties.

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GROUP STAGE

A double-round-robin group stage with four groups of four - eight teams qualify for the home-and-away quarterfinals.

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FINAL

Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands will stage the final 3 June 2023.

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REIGNING CHAMPIONS 2021/22:

Olympique Lyonnais 

 

TOP SCORER 2021/22:

Alexia Putellas (11 goals)

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MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB:

Olympique Lyonnais (8 titles)

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MOST SUCCESSFUL NATION:

Germany (9 titles)

Frankfurt (4)

Turbine Potsdam (2)

VfL Wolfsburg (2)

Duisburg (1)

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FRAUEN-BUNDESLIGA

Highest league of women's football in Germany

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Founded: 1990

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League sponsor: FLYERALARM

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Current champion 2021-22: Vfl Wolfsburg (7th title) 

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Most championships: 1. FFC Frankfurt & Vfl Wolfsburg (7 titles each)

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2021-22 Top scorer: Lea Schüller (16 goals)

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2022-23 Season dates: 16 September - 28 May

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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

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DAMALLSVENSKAN

Highest league of women's football in Sweden

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Founded: 1988

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League sponsor: OBOS

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2023 Season: 24 March - 11 November

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Teams: 14 

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Match rounds: 26 

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Matches played overall: 182 

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams 

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​Relegation / Promotion: The bottom two teams will be relegated to Elitettan (2nd division) from which the top two teams instead will be promoted from. The third bottom-placed team from Damallsvenskan will play play-offs against the third-placed team from Elitettan for a spot in next season's Damallsvenskan

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Current champions 2022: FC Rosengård (13th title)

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Most championships: FC Rosengård (13 titles)

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2022 Top scorer: Amalie Jørgensen Vangsgaard; (22)

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TOPPSERIEN

Highest league of women's football in Norway

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Founded: 1984

• 2000–present (as Toppserien) 

• 1996–1999 (as Eliteserien) 

• 1984–1995 (as 1. divisjon)

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League sponsor: OBOS

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2023 Season dates: 25 March - 12 November

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Teams: 10

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Match rounds: 27

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Matches played overall: 135 (all teams meet each other three times

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Format: The 10 teams play each other three times, totalling 27 matches per team. The ninth placed team will face the second placed team of 1. divisjon in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in the Toppserien next season.

 

UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top two teams  

 

Current champions 2022: SK Brann (2nd title)

 

Most championships: LSK Kvinner / Trondheims-Ørn (7 titles each)

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2022 Top scorer: Elise Thorsnes (19 goals)

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NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE

National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the highest league of women's soccer/football in USA

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Founded: 2012

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2023 season: 25 March – 11 November

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Teams: 12

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Format: The top six teams in the final standings at the end of the NWSL season qualify for the playoffs and are seeded in order of their record; the top two teams receive a first-round bye.

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Relegation / Promotion: No relegation / promotion as NWSL is a franchise league 

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Current champions 2022: Portland Thorns FC (3rd title)

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Current NWSL Shield* 2022: OL Reign (3rd shield)

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Top Scorer 2022: Alex Morgan (15 goals)

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Most championships: Portland Thorns FC (3 titles)

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Most NWSL Shields*: OL Reign and North Carolina Courage (3 shields each)

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*Annual award given to the team with the best regular season record

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