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PAULISTA FEMININO

Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino is the state championship of São Paulo State, Brazil

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Founded: 1997

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Teams: 12

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2022 Season: 10 August - 7 December​

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Current champion 2021: Corinthians (3rd title)

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Most championships: Santos (5 titles)

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Format First stage: 

In the first phase, the clubs will form one group of the 12  teams and
and they will all play each other in a single round. The top four teams will qualify for the semifinal phase.

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Format Final stage:

The semifinals will be determined according to the position in the first stage table: 

1st vs 4th

2nd vs 3d
The teams play each other both home and away. The total winners of the semi-finals will play the final which is also two-legged (home / away) and the total winner of the finals will be crowned Paulista champion.

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Format Copa Paulista: 

The clubs classified from 5th to 8th place in the First stage will compete in the Copa Paulista instead and the first stage the four teams will be divided into two "semi-finals" accordingly:

5th vs 8th

6th vs 7th

The teams play each other both home and away. The total winners will play the final which is also two-legged (home / away) and the total winner of the finals will be crowned Copa Paulista 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 2022-23: Chelsea (6th title)

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Most championships: Chelsea (6 titles)

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2022-23 Top scorer: Rachel Daly (22 goals)

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification: Top three teams

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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:

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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FRAUEN-BUNDESLIGA

Highest 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 2022-23: FC Bayern Munich (4th title) 

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

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2022-23 Top scorer: Alexandra Popp (16 goals)

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2023-24 Season dates: 15 September 2023 – 20 May 2024

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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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SERIE A FEMMINILE

Highest league of women's football in Italy, fully-professional from the 2022–23 season

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Founded: 1968

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League sponsor: eBay

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Current champion 2022-23: Roma (1st title)

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Most championships: Torres (7 titles)

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2022-23 Top scorer: Tabitha Chawinga (23 goals)

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2023-24 Season dates: 16 September 2023 – May 2024

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Teams: 10

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Rounds regular season: 18

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Format: From the 2022/23 season the format has changed, two phases will take place:

1. 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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UWCL Qualification: Top two 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 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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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.

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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:

1. The defending UWCL champions

2. The league champions from the nations ranked 1 by UEFA coefficient

3. The league champions from the nations ranked 2 by UEFA coefficient

4. 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:

1. A champions path (from where 7 teams qualify)

2. 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

San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao Spain will stage the final in the last weekend of May 2024.

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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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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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2024 AFC WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING

ABOUT

The sixth edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, - organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which national teams from Asia qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024.

The top two teams will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France as the AFC representatives.

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TEAMS

A total of 31 (of 47) AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage

 

FORMAT

First round: The five highest FIFA world ranked teams (North Korea, Japan, Australia, China and South Korea) received byes to the second round. The remaining 26 teams are divided into five groups of four and two groups of three and compete in a one-round league format in a centralised venue. The winners of each group will advance to the second round.

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Second round: The twelve teams (the seven group winners from round 1 plus the highest-ranked five teams) enter this round. Three groups of four teams and compete in a one-round league format in a centralised venue. The three group winners and the best-ranked runners-up advance to the third round.

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Third round: The four teams play two pairs of home and away matches with the two eventual winners qualifying for 2024 Paris Olympics.

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DATES:

First round: 3–11 April 2023
Second round: 26 October-1 November

Third round: 24 & 28 February 2024

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The Paris, France Olympics will take place Friday, July 26, 2024 to Sunday, August 11, 2024.

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UEFA WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE

FORMAT
The competition will begin with three leagues: A, B which will feature 16 teams in four groups of four, and C which will consist of the remaining teams in groups of three or four. In the intitial group stage the teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. There will be promotion and relegation between the leagues in addition to a final tournament (four group winners of League A) which will determine the champions (single-leg semi-finals, a third place play-off and final).

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RANKING

• The 16 League A teams = Ranked 1st to 16th according to their league rankings.

• The 16 League B teams = Ranked 17th to 32nd according to their league rankings.

• The League C teams = Ranked 33rd onwards according to their league rankings.

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UEFA'S OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
The leagues will also serve as qualifiers for the UEFA Women's EUROs, FIFA Women's World Cup and the Women's Olympic Football Tournament (For the Paris 2024 edition, two teams besides host France will qualify).

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DATES LEAGUE PHASE

• Matchday 1: 21–22 September 2023

• Matchday 2: 26 September 2023

• Matchday 3: 26–27 October 2023

• Matchday 4: 31 October 2023

• Matchday 5: 30 November – 1 December 2023

• Matchday 6: 5 December 2023

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DATES FINALS & PROMOTION/RELEGATION MATCHES

21–28 February 2024

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TEAMS: 51

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LEAGUE A

Group 1: England, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland

Group 2: France, Norway, Austria, Portugal

Group 3: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Wales

Group 4: Sweden, Spain, Italy, Switzerland

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LEAGUE B

Group 1: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Albania

Group 2: Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia

Group 3: Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece

Group 4: Czechia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus

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LEAGUE C

Group 1: Malta, Moldova, Latvia, Andorra

Group 2: Türkiye, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Georgia

Group 3: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Cyprus, Faroe Islands

Group 4: Israel, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Armenia

Group 5: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria

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(Gibraltar, Liechtenstein and San Marino did not enter and Russia are banned from entering the competition)

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