MARCH 2024
TOP EVENTS
1: The Women's Cup - Final (International)
2-3: CONCACAF W Gold Cup - Quarterfinals (International)
3: 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup - Kick off (International)
3: Barclays Women's Super League - North London Derby: Arsenal vs Tottenham (England)
3: Coppa Italia Femminile - Semifinals Leg 1 (Italy)
3: Vrouwen Eredivisie - Top-of-table clash: Twente vs Ajax
3: Liga BPI - Top game: Sporting vs Braga (Portugal)
5: DFB Pokal Frauen - Quarterfinals (Germany)
6: CONCACAF W Gold Cup - Semifinals (International)
6-7: FA Women's League Cup - Semifinals (England)
6-7: Copa de la Reina - Semifinals Leg 1 (Spain)
9: Svenska Cupen Damer - Group Stage Kick Off (Sweden)
9-10: Coupe de France Féminine - Semifinals (France)
9-10: Coppa Italia Femminile - Semifinals Leg 2 (Italy)
9-10: Women's FA Cup - Quarterfinals (England)
10: CONCACAF W Gold Cup - Final (International)
13: 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup - Semifnals (International)
13-14: Copa de la Reina - Semifinals Leg 2 (Spain)
15: Barclays Women's Super League - Top game and London derby: Chelsea vs Arsenal (England)
15: Brasileiro Feminino A1 - 2024 Season Kick-Off (Brazil)
15: 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup - Gotham FC vs San Diego Wave (United States)
16: 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup - Final (International)
16: National Women's Soccer League - 2024 Season Kick Off (United States)
16: Toppserien - 2024 Season Kick-Off (Norway)
16: Kvindeliga - Championship Round Kick-Off (Denmark)
16: Serie A Femminile - Playoff start (Italy)
16: WK-League - 2024 Season Kick-Off (South Korea)
16: Liga MX Femenil - Top game: Monterrey vs Tigres Femenil (Mexico)
17: A-League Women - Top game and Melbourne derby: Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City (Australia)
17: SWPL - Second phase kick-off with top game: Celtic vs Rangers (Scotland)
17: Nadeshiko League 1 & 2 - 2024 Season Kick-Off (Japan)
19-20: UEFA Women's Champions League - Quarterfinals Leg 1 (International)
20: AXA Women's Cup - Semifinals (Switzerland)
23: Barclays Women's Super League - Manchester derby: Manchester City vs Manchester United (England)
23: Frauen-Bundesliga - Top-of-the-table clash: Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich (Germany)
24: Barclays Women's Super League - Merseyside derby: Everton vs Liverpool (England)
24: SWPL Cup - Final: Rangers vs Partick Thistle WFC (Scotland)
24: Liga F - Top-of-the-table clash: Real Madrid vs Barcelona (Spain)
27-28: UEFA Women's Champions League - Quarterfinals Leg 2 (International)
28 & 31: Taça de Portugal Feminina - Semifinals Leg 1 (Portugal)
28-31: A-League Women - Final round of regular season (Australia)
30: Kvindeliga - Top-of-table-clash: FC Nordsjælland vs Brøndby IF (Denmark)
30-31: DFB-Pokal Frauen - Semifinals (Germany)
31: FA Women's League Cup Final - Arsenal vs Chelsea (England)
31: Liga F - Top game: Levante vs Barcelona (Spain)
TV/STREAM INFO
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COPPA ITALIA FEMMINILE 2023/24 >>
FA WOMEN'S LEAGUE CUP 2023/24 >>
COUPE DE FRANCE FÉMININE 2023/24 >>
NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE 2024 >>
LIGA MX FEMENIL, CLAUSURA 2024 >>
SCOTTISH WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE 2023/24 >>
UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023/24 >>
TAÇA DE PORTUGAL FEMININA 2023/24 >>
ABOUT THE EVENTS
THE WOMEN'S CUP 2024
The Women's Cup is an annual club invitational tournament, originally hosted by Racing Louisville FC in the United States, but the 2024 edition to take place in Cali, Colombia
List of finals:
2021 Racing Louisville FC vs FC Bayern Munich 2–2 (7-6)
2022 OL Reign vs Racing Louisville FC 2–1
2023 Atletico Madrid vs AC Milan 1-0
2024 teams:
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Deportivo Cali
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América Cali
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Racing Louisville
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Gotham FC
Dates: 27 February and 1 March
CONCACAF W GOLD CUP 2024
The inaugural season of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup
TEAMS
12 (Eight CONCACAF national teams, joined by four guest teams from CONMEBOL)
DATES
February 20 to March 10, 2024
HOST
United States (four host citiies)
VENUES
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San Diego - Snapdragon Stadium - Capacity: 35,000
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Carson - Dignity Health Sports Park - Capacity: 30,510
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Houston - Shell Energy Stadium - Capacity: 22,039
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Los Angeles - BMO Stadium - Capacity: 22,000
FORMAT
The twelve teams will be split into three groups of four, and will compete in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will consist of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to determine the champion
QUALIFIED TEAMS
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United States (host) - 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winner
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Canada - CONCACAF Olympic play-off winner
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Mexico - Qualification League A Group A winner
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Panama - Qualification League A Group B winner
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Costa Rica - Qualification League A Group C winner
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Qualification play-off winner (TBD February 17, 2024)
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Qualification play-off winner (TBD February 17, 2024)
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Qualification play-off winner (TBD February 17, 2024)
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Brazil - 2022 Copa América Femenina winners
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Colombia - 2022 Copa América Femenina runners-up
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Argentina - 2022 Copa América Femenina third place
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Paraguay - 2022 Copa América Femenina fourth place
MAIN SPONSORS
Cerveza Modelo de México
Qatar Airways
Toyota
Valvoline
AFC UNDER-20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP 2024
A biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Asia
The 2024 edition will be the 11th edition
Host: Uzbekistan
Dates: 3–16 March 2024
Teams: Eight teams
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Uzbekistan (host)
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Japan
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North Korea
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South Korea
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Australia
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Vietnam
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China
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Taiwan
Format: The top four teams will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the representatives from Asia
Defending champions: Japan
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 2022-23: Chelsea (6th title)
Most championships: Chelsea (6 titles)
2022-23 Top scorer: Rachel Daly (22 goals)
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams
2023-24 Season dates: 1 October 2023- 18 May 2024
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:
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Goal difference
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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.
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 2023-2024 edition is the 52nd edition and started on September 3, 2023 and will end in 2024 (Date TBA). 26 teams ( 10 from Serie A Femminile and 16 from Serie B Femminile ) officially participate.
From the 2023-24 season, the adoption of a new format has been approved:
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Final: the 2 finalists compete for the title in a single match on a neutral pitch.
Current champions: Juventus (3 titles)
Most successful club: Torres (8 titles)
VROUWEN EREDIVISIE
Highest league of women's football in Netherlands
Founded: 2007
League sponsor: Azerion
Current champions 2022-23: Ajax (3rd title)
Most championships: FC Twente (8 titles)
2022-23 Top scorer: Fenna Kalma (30 goals)
2023-24 Season dates: 8 September 2023 – 10 May 2024
Teams: 12
Regular season rounds: 22
Total matches regular season: 132
Format: Each team will play all of the other teams twice over 22 rounds.
Relegation / Promotion: There is no relegation nor promotion in the league
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: The champions and runners-up
LIGA BPI
Highest league of women's football in Portugal (Campeonato Nacional Feminino)
Founded: 1993
League sponsor: Banco BPI
Current champion 2022-23: Benfica (3rd title)
Most championships: S.U. 1º de Dezembro (12 titles)
2023-24 Season dates: 16 September 2023 - 12 May 2024
Teams: 12 teams
Rounds: 22
Matches: 132
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: The league champions
DFB POKAL FRAUEN
DFB-Pokal Frauen is the German Women's Cup
Founded: 1981
2023/24 Season: 12 August 2023 – 9 May 2024
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: 12–14 August 2023
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Round 2: 8–13 September 2023
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Round of 16: 24–26 November 2023 & 8-14 February 2024
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Quarterfinals: 5–7 March 2024
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Semifinals: 30–31 March 2024
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Final: 9 May 2024
Championship venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Current champions 2022/23: VfL Wolfsburg (10th title)
Most successful club: Vfl Wolfsburg (10 titles)
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 (6 titles)
Reigning champions 2022-23: Arsenal (6th title)
Teams participating 2022-23 season: All 24 teams from the Women's Super League and Women's Championship
COPA DE LA REINA
The 2023/24 Copa de la Reina is the 41st edition
Defending champions: Atlético Madrid
Teams: 48
Format: All ties are played in a single-match decider at the home ground of the lower division opponent, except for the semi-finals which will be a two-legged match.
Dates:
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First round: 13 September 2023
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Second round: 10-11 October 2023
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Third round: 7-9 November 2023
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Round of 16: 13-14 January 2024
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Quarter-finals: 7-8 February 2024
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Semi-finals: 5 March (1st leg) & 13 March (2nd leg) 2024
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Final: 18 May 2024
Final venue: Yet to be named
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
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS
Lyon - winner 2022/23
MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB
Lyon - 10 titles
2023/24 CALENDAR
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Round of 32: Sunday January 14, 2024 (entrance of D1 Arkema clubs)
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Draw for the Round of 16 : Monday January 15, 2024
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Round of 16: Sunday January 28, 2024
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Quarter-final draw: Monday January 29, 2024
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Quarter-finals: Wednesday February 14, 2024
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Semi-final draw: Friday February 16, 2024
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Semi-finals: Sunday March 10, 2024
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Final: Saturday May 4, 2024 (venue to be determined)
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 2022-23: Chelsea (5th title)
Teams participating 2023-24 season: 456, increase of 18 from 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 12 teams from the Women's Championship enter
Fourth round: The 12 Women's Super League teams enter
2024 Final venue: Wembley Stadium, London (11 or 12 May)
Prize money: A combined total prize fund for the competition is £6m, compared to around £3m previous year
BRASILEIRO FEMININO 2024
"Brasileirão Feminino A1" - The top league of women's football in Brazil
Founded: 2013
Teams: 16
2024 regular season dates: 17 March to 26 June
Quarter-finals: 18 to 25 August
Semi-finals: 1 to 8 September
Final: 15 and 22 September
Match rounds: 15
Total matches: 134 (120 +14 playoff games)
2024 Playoffs: Top eight teams from regular season.
Quarter-finals - home and away game for each team. Same goes for semi-finals and the final.
In the quarter-finals 1st placed team from regular season will play 8th placed team, 2nd play 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th.
Promotion: Top four from Brasileiro A2
Relegation: Bottom four to Brasileiro A2
Current champions: Corinthians (5th title)
2023 Top scorer: Amanda Gutierres (14 goals)
Most championships: Corinthians (5 titles)
Qualification to Copa Libertadores: 3 spots (2023 edition)
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The Brasileiro champions
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The top five ranked countries (according to the historical achievements of the clubs in the Copa Libertadores) receive another spot (Brazil is one of them)
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The country of the team which is the recent champions also received another spot (Corinthians won 2023)
NWSL CHALLENGE CUP
An annual tournament in the United States, organized by the top-tier league National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Founded: 2020
2020- 2023 format:
In the initial four years of the competition, each NWSL team engaged in a group stage, typically featuring four to six games, often organized based on geographic divisions. Subsequently, knockout matches were held to ascertain the Cup winner. In the 2023 season, the NWSL shifted the tournament schedule to align with the season itself, responding to player apprehensions regarding injuries.
2024 format:
In 2024, the NWSL Challenge Cup will transition to a single pre-season match between the current NWSL Champions and the current NWSL Shield holder.
Reigning champions 2023: North Carolina Courage (2nd title)
NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the highest league of women's soccer/football in the United States
Founded: 2012
2024 Regular season: 16 March – 3 November
Teams: 14
2024 Expansion teams: Bay FC and Utah Royals (the latter returns)
Rounds: 26
2024 Playoff season: 9 November - 23 November
Season start: The season is scheduled to begin with the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup, a Supercup match between the reigning playoff champion (NJ/NY Gotham FC) and NWSL Shield winner San Diego Wave FC, on March 15, 2024. The regular season will begin the following day. The league will pause for a month between July 8 and August 18 for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Format: The top eight teams in the final standings at the end of the NWSL season qualify for the playoffs and the quarter-finals.
Relegation / Promotion: No relegation / promotion as NWSL is a franchise league
Current champions 2023: NJ/NY Gotham FC (1st title)
Current NWSL Shield* 2023: San Diego Wave FC (1st shield)
Top Scorer 2023: Sophia Smith (11 goals)
Most championships: Portland Thorns FC (3 titles)
Most NWSL Shields*: OL Reign and North Carolina Courage (3 shields each)
TOPPSERIEN
The top league of women's football in Norway
Founded: 1984
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2000–present (as Toppserien)
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1996–1999 (as Eliteserien)
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1984–1995 (as 1. divisjon)
League sponsor: OBOS
2024 Season dates: 16 March - 19 November
Teams: 10
Match rounds: 27
Matches played overall: 135 (all teams meet each other three times)
Format: The 10 teams play each other three times, in total 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 2023: Vålerenga (2nd title)
Most championships: LSK Kvinner / Trondheims-Ørn (7 titles each)
2023 Top scorers: Anna Aahjem and Olaug Tvedtens (13 goals each)
KVINDELIGA
Highest league of women's football in Denmark
Founded: 1973
League sponsor: Gjensidige
Dates 2023/24 Season:
Autumn season: 25 August - 16 December 2023
Spring season: Pending
Teams: 8
Match rounds Fall season: 14
Total matches Fall season: 56
Format - Fall season:
Each team meet each other twice, in total 14 match rounds, the top six teams advance to the Championship Round and bottom two teams to Relegation/Qualifying Round, which are played in the spring.
Format - Spring season:
The six teams qualified to the Championship Round bring the points from their Fall season with them. All teams meet each other twice (home / away) and the team with the most points is chosen as champion.
In the Relegation/Qualifying Round, which also takes place in the spring, the two teams face the two top placed teams from Group 1/East and Group 2/West, from the 1st division (Kvinde 1. division). Thus, they form a pool of six teams, from which the two top placed teams qualify for the Kvindeliga, the season after. The remaining four teams that did not qualify will en up in Kvinde 1. division, the following season.
The qualifying round
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top two teams
Current champions 2022-23: HB Køge (3rd title)
Most championships: Brøndby IF (12 titles)
SERIE A FEMMINILE
Highest league of women's football in Italy, fully-professional from the 2022–23 season
Founded: 1968
League sponsor: eBay
Current champion 2022-23: Roma (1st title)
Most championships: Torres (7 titles)
2022-23 Top scorer: Tabitha Chawinga (23 goals)
2023-24 Season dates: 16 September 2023 – May 2024
Teams: 10
Rounds regular season: 18
Format: From the 2022/23 season the format has changed, two phases will take place:
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The 10 participating teams face each other in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches for a total of 18 matchdays.
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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.
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.
UWCL Qualification: Top two clubs
WK LEAGUE
The top league of women's football in South Korea
Founded: 2009
2024 Regular season: 16 March – 19 September
Teams: 8
Match rounds: 28
Matches played overall:
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112 in the regular season
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3 in play-offs
2024 Play-offs: 2 to 9 November
The playoff will be played as a single-elimination match between the second and third-placed teams from the regular season. The winner of that game will in the championship final face the first-placed team from the regular season. The final is played over two legs.
Promotion / Relegation: None
Current champions 2023: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (11th title)
Most championships: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (11 titles)
LIGA MX FEMENIL
The top league of women's football in Mexico
Founded: 2016 (first season 2017)
Sponsor: BBVA
Current season: 2023/24
Apertura* season: 14 July - 6 November 2023
Play-off "Liguilla": 9 - 27 November 2023
Clausura* season: 5 January - 28 April 2024
Play-off "Liguilla": May 2024
Teams: 18
Rounds: 17
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
Total Matches: 167 (153 + 14 playoffs)
Current champion (2023 Clausura): Club América (2nd title)
Current champion (2023 Apertura): Tigres UANL (6th title)
Top goal scorer 2023 Clausura: Charlyn Corral (20 goals)
Top goal scorer 2023 Apertura: Alicia Cervantes and Maricarmen Reyes (15 goals each)
Most championships all seasons: Tigres UANL (6 titles)
*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.
A-LEAGUE WOMEN
The top league of women's football in Australia
Founded: 2008 (first season 2008/09)
Sponsor: Liberty
2023/24 season dates: 13 October 2023 – 5 May 2024
Teams: 12
Rounds: 22
Format:
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Regular season: For the first time in the competition’s history, the Liberty A-League will feature a full home and away season. The highest ranked team after the 22 rounds, wins the title of "Premiers". For the first time in the competition’s history, the league will feature a full home and away season.
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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.
Reigning champions 2022/23 Sydney FC (4th title)
Reigning premiers 2022/23: Sydney FC (5th title)
Top goal scorer 2022/23: Hannah Keane (13 goals)
Most championships: Melbourne City, Sydney FC (4 titles each)
SWPL
SWPL 1 - The top league of women's football in Scotland
Founded: 2002
Current champion 2022-23: Glasgow City (16th title)
Most championships: Glasgow City (16 titles)
2023-24 Season dates: 13 August 2023 to 3 May 2024
Teams: 12
Format: Each team will play each other two times in a double round-robin before a "split", then another double round-robin of the top six and bottom six clubs respectively.
Relegation / Promotion: The 11th-placed team will play qualification in the SWPL1 relegation/promotion play-off against the runners-up from SWPL 2. The bottom-placed team (12th) will be relegated to the SWPL 2.
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top two clubs
UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
EDITION:
23rd since the UEFA Women's Cup was founded in 2001. The 14th edition since the rebranding to the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2009. And it is the third edition to feature a 16-team, home-and-away group stage.
FORMAT:
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The top six nations are handed three spots (France, Germany, Spain, England, Sweden, Czech Republic).
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The associations ranked 7–16 will enter with two clubs (Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Scotland, Belarus, Ukraine, Austria).
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The remaining associations will enter with one team each.
QUALIFICATION:
Four teams qualify directly to the group stage:
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The defending UWCL champions
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The league champions from the nations ranked 1 by UEFA coefficient
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The league champions from the nations ranked 2 by UEFA coefficient
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The league champions from the nations ranked 3 by UEFA coefficient
For all remaining teams who don't automatically qualify for the group stage, two paths will occur:
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A champions path (from where 7 teams qualify)
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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.
GROUP STAGE
A double-round-robin group stage with four groups of four - eight teams qualify for the home-and-away quarterfinals.
GROUP A
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Barcelona
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Eintracht Frankfurt
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Rosengård
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SL Benfica
GROUP B
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Brann
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Olympique Lyonnais
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Slavia Praha
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St. Pölten
GROUP C
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Ajax
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Bayern München
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Paris Saint-Germain
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Roma
GROUP D
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Chelsea
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BK Häcken
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Paris FC
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Real Madrid
FINAL
San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao Spain will stage the final in the last weekend of May 2024.
MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB:
Olympique Lyonnais (8 titles)
MOST SUCCESSFUL NATION:
Germany (9 titles)
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Frankfurt (4)
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Turbine Potsdam (2)
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VfL Wolfsburg (2)
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Duisburg (1)
FRAUEN-BUNDELIGA
The top league of women's football in Germany
Founded: 1990
League sponsor: Google Pixel
Current champion 2022-23: FC Bayern Munich (4th title)
Most championships: 1. FFC Frankfurt & Vfl Wolfsburg (7 titles each)
2022-23 Top scorer: Alexandra Popp (16 goals)
2023-24 Season dates: 15 September 2023 – 20 May 2024
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 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.
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.
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three clubs
LIGA F
The top league of women's football in Spain, now with professional league status.
Founded: 1988
Current champions: Barcelona (8th title)
Most championships: Barcelona (8 titles)
2022-23 Top scorer: Alba Redondo (27 goals)
UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams
2023/24 Season: 8 September 2023 - 16 June 2024
Teams: 16
Match rounds: 30
Matches played over all: 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:
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Goal difference in the matches between the two teams.
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Goal difference all matches of the championship.
Relegation: Bottom two teams to Primera Federación Femenina (the second highest division)
SWPL CUP
NAME:
The Scottish Women's Premier League Cup, currently known as the Sky Sports Cup due to sponsorship and commonly shortened to the SWPL Cup.
FIRST EDITION:
2002/03 (Kilmarnock first winner)
MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB:
Hibernian (7 titles)
REIGNING CHAMPIONS:
Rangers (1st title)
TEAMS:
The cup is open only to the teams in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
DATES:
1st round: 3 September 2023
2nd round: 1 October 2023
Quarter-finals: 12 November 2023
Semi-finals: 19 & 21 January 2024
Final: 24 March 2024
TAÇA DE PORTUGAL FEMININA
Taça de Portugal Feminina is the Women's Cup of Portugal
Founded in 2003
Clubs participating are from the Campeonato Nacional Feminino (Liga BPI) and the Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino.
The winner of Taça de Portugal Feminina will take part in the Supertaça de Futebol Feminino (Super Cup game) against the Liga BPI winners.
Most successful club: 1º de Dezembro (7 titles)
Reigning champions 2022/23: Famalicão (1st title)
2023/24 Dates
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Pre-round: 7-9 October 2023
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1st round: 29 October - 1 November 2023
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2nd round: 12 November 2023
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3rd round: 8-10 December 2023
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4th round: 20-24 January 2024
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Quarter-finals: 10 February 2024
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Semi-finals: 28 March & 21 April 2024
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Final: 18 May 2024