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

 

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​

 

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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copa de la reina

The 2024/25 Copa de la Reina is the 42nd edition of the Spanish Women's Cup in football.

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Defending champions 2023/24: FC Barcelona (10th title)

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Teams: 48

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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.

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Dates:

• First round: 10–11 September 2024

• Second round: 1–3 October 2024

• Third round: 5–7 & 20 November 2024

• Round of 16: 21–22 December 2024

• Quarter-finals: 11–12 February 2025

• Semi-finals: 4–5 March 2025 (1st leg) & 11–12 March 2025 (2nd leg)

• Final: 8 June 2025

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Final venue: Yet to be named

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NWSL CHALLENGE CUP

An annual tournament in the United States, organized by the top-tier league National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)

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Founded: 2020

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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.

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2025 format:

This year, the NWSL Challenge Cup will feature a rematch of the 2024 NWSL Championship between the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit.

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Reigning champions 2024: San Diego Wave (1st title)

 

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: 7-9 February 2025

• Semi-finals: 9 March 2025

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

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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)

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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

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SAUDI WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE

The 2024/25 season is the third edition of the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia, the secondseason to be broadcasted

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Defending champions from 2023/24: Al Nassr (2nd title)

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Best Player 2023/24: Lina Boussaha

Top goalscorer 2023/24: Ibtissam Jraïdi (17 goals)

Best goalkeeper 2023/24: Lindsey Harris

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2024/25 Season dates: 27 September 2024 – 25 April 2025

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Teams: 10 (the first season featuring an expanded 10 teams, up from the 8 teams that competed in the previous two seasons)

1. Al-Ahli (Stadium: Al-Ahli Club Stadium in Jeddah / Capacity: 63,000)

2. Al-Amal (Stadium: King Fahd Sports City in Taif / Capacity: 20,000)

3. Al-Hilal (Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium in Riyadh / Capacity: 10,000)

4. Al-Ittihad (Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah / Capacity: 62,345)

5. Al-Nassr (Stadium: Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh / Capacity: 25,000)

6. Al-Qadsiah (Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Khobar / Capacity: 15,000)

7. Al-Shabab (Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium in Riyadh / Capacity: 15,000)

8. Al-Taraji  (Stadium: Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium in Qatif / Capacity: 12,000)

9. Al-Ula (Stadium: Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City in Al-'Ula / Capacity: 20,000)

10. Eastern Flames (Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam /Capacity: 26,000)

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Qualification for the 2025/26 AFC Women's Champions League: The league champions

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Relegation to the 2025/26 Saudi Women's First Division League:The bottom two placed teams

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Foreign players in the Saudi Women's Premier League:

• Al-Ahli: Naomie Kabakaba (DR Congo),  Alice Kusi (Ghana), Ayah Al-Majali (Jordan), Rawand Kassab (Jordan), Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco), Rania Salmi (Morocco), Farida Hanafi (Egypt)

• Al-Amal: Noura Bouaita (Algeria), Ferial Daoui (Algeria), Imène Merrouche (Algeria), Stéphanie Gbogou (Ivory Coast), Mariam Sidibé (Ivory Coast)            

• Al-Hilal: Aline (Brazil), Claudia Dabda (Cameroon), Mavis Owusu (Ghana), Shokhan Salihi (Iraq), Aldrith Quintero (Panama), Jessica Martínez (Paraguay), Maryam Benkirane (Morocco)

• Al-Ittihad: Letícia Nunes (Brazil), Leighanne Robe (England), Shahnaz Jebreen (Jordan), Lili Iskandar (Lebanon), Ashleigh Plumptre (Nigeria), Zala Meršnik (Slovenia)       

• Al-Nassr: Lina Boussaha (Algeria), Kathellen (Brazil), Ruth Kipoyi (DR Congo), Nesrine Bahlouli (France), Clara Luvanga (Tanzania), Etaf Al-Sawi (Palestine)

• Al-Qadsiah: Rayanne Machado (Brazil), Ajara Nchout (Cameroon), Léa Le Garrec  (France), Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (Iceland), Jessica Aby (Ivory Coast), Lindsey Harris (United States) 

• Al-Shabab: Kheira Hamraoui (France), Lana Feras (Jordan), Nataša Andonova (North Macedonia), María Díaz Cirauqui (Spain), Patricia Padilla (Spain)

• Al-Taraji: Hajar Al-Ansari (Bahrain),Mayara Gonçalves (Brazil), Dhekra Mahfoudh (Tunisia), Wafe Messaoud (Tunisia)        

• Al-Ula: Sarah Bouhaddi (France), Melisa Hasanbegović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Selma Kapetanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Jaine Lemke (Brazil), Tuani Lemos (Brazil), Fatjesa Gegollaj (Croatia)         

• Eastern Flames: Jolina Amani (Netherlands), Maria Khan (Pakistan), Nor Mustafa (Syria, born in Sweden)       

       

Prize Money For The Winners

• First Place: 2,000,000 Saudi Riyal = around $533,000

• Second Place: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyal = around $400,000

• Third Place: 1,000,000 Saudi Riyal = around $265,000

 

NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the top professional league of women's soccer/football in the United States.

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Founded: 2012

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2025 Regular season: 14 March – 2 November

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Teams: 14​

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Rounds: 26

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2025 Playoff season: 14 - 22 November

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Season start: The season is scheduled to begin with the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup, a Supercup match that this year will feature a rematch of the 2024 NWSL Championship between the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit, scheduled on 7 March 2025. The regular season will begin the following week, on 14 March. 

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Format: The top eight teams in the final standings at the end of the NWSL season qualify for the playoffs and the quarter-finals.

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

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Current champions 2024: Orlando Pride (1st title)

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Current NWSL Shield* 2024: Orlando Pride (1st shield)

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Top Scorer 2024: Temwa Chawinga (20 goals)

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Most championships: Portland Thorns FC (3 titles)

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Most NWSL Shields*: Seattle Reign FC 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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USL SUPER LEAGUE

The 2024–25 USL Super League season is the inaugural season for this professional women's soccer league in the United States. 

 

The league features eight teams, with a season split into fall and spring sessions, beginning on August 17, 2024, and ending in May 2025. 

 

The eight teams are:

1. Brooklyn FC

2. Carolina Ascent FC

3. Dallas Trinity FC

4. DC Power FC

5. Fort Lauderdale United FC

6. Lexington SC

7. Spokane Zephyr FC

8. Tampa Bay Sun FC

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Each team plays 28 regular-season matches in a quadruple round-robin format, and the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The season includes 112 regular-season matches and three playoff games. 

 

The league aims to provide high-level competition for women's soccer.

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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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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

 

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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UEFA WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE

A total of teams from various associations will compete in the 2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League, marking the final season under its current format. The first-round draw included many clubs, with more teams entering in later stages and some directly joining the group stage. Among the notable participants are Barcelona, Arsenal, Frankfurt, Lyon, and Wolfsburg. Several teams will make their debut, including Crvena zvezda, Galatasaray, and Hammarby.

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When do teams enter?

• The entry list is based on UEFA’s association club rankings from the 2022/23 season.

• The title holders and champions of the top three ranked associations (France, Germany, Spain) automatically enter the group stage. Since Barcelona are both the title holders and the Spanish champions, the champions of the fourth-ranked association, England, also join the group stage. This brings Chelsea alongside Barcelona, Lyon, and Bayern München in the group stage.

• The champions of other associations join through the champions path. Teams from the associations ranked fifth to seventh (Italy, Sweden, Czechia) start in round 2, while the champions of lower-ranked associations, starting from eighth and excluding Russia, begin in round 1.

• Runners-up from the top six ranked associations (France, Germany, Spain, England, Italy, Sweden) join in round 2 of the league path.

• Third-placed teams from these six associations, as well as the runners-up from the next highest-ranked ten associations (Czechia, Denmark, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Austria, Ukraine, Iceland, Belarus), enter in round 1 of the league path.

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Key Contenders for the Group Stage:

Direct entrants to group stage:

• Barcelona (holders)

• Lyon

• Bayern München

• Chelsea

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Champions Path – Seven teams will qualify for the group stage:

Enter in Round 2:

• Slavia Praha

• Roma

• Hammarby

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Enter in Round 1:

• Benfica

• St. Pölten

• BIIK-Shymkent

• Twente

• Vllaznia

• Vålerenga

• Vorskla Poltava

• Apollon LFC

• Anderlecht

• Valur

• SFK 2000 Sarajevo

• Ferencváros

• Servette FCF

• Mura

• Gintra

• Dinamo-BSUPC

• PAOK

• Breznica

• Racing FC Union Luxembourg

• Mitrovica

• KuPS Kuopio

• Osijek

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Unseeded in Pot 2:

• Birkirkara

• RFS

• Tallinna FC Flora

• Qiryat Gat

• Celtic

• Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020

• Lanchkhuti

• NSA Sofia

• KÍ Klaksvík

• Nordsjælland

• Spartak Myjava

• Peamount United

• Glentoran

• Ljuboten

• Crvena zvezda

• Cardiff City

• Pogoń Szczecin

• Farul Constanta

• Galatasaray

• Pyunik

• Neftçi

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League Path – Five teams will qualify for the group stage:

Enter in Round 2:

• Paris Saint-Germain

• Wolfsburg

• Real Madrid

• Manchester City

• Juventus

• Häcken

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Enter in Round 1:

• Arsenal

• Atlético de Madrid

• Paris FC

• Sparta Praha

• Eintracht Frankfurt

• Ajax

• Brøndby

• FC Minsk

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Unseeded in Pot 2:

• Breidablik

• Fiorentina

• Rosenborg

• Sporting CP

• Linköping

• Rangers

• First Vienna

• Kolos Kovalivka

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All of these teams will compete at various stages based on their rankings, performances, and national association standings from previous seasons.

 

TOPPSERIEN

The top 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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2025 Season dates: 21 March – 15 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, 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  

UEFA Europa Cup Qualification: The third-placed team

 

Current champions 2024: Vålerenga (3rd title)

 

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

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2024 Top scorer: Anna Aahjem (18 goals)

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DAMALLSVENSKAN

The top league of women's football league in Sweden

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Founded: 1988

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League sponsor: OBOS

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2025 Season: 23 March – 16 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 to the UWCL first round 

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​Relegation / Promotion: The bottom two teams will be relegated to Elitettan (second division) from which the top two teams instead will be promoted from, to Damallsvenskan. 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 2024: FC Rosengård (14th title)

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Most championships: FC Rosengård (14 titles)

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2024 Top scorer: Momoko Tanikawa (16 goals)

 

AFC WOMEn'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The 2024–25 AFC Women’s Champions League will mark a pivotal moment for women’s football across Asia, as it represents the first full-scale edition of the tournament. This competition is modeled after the men's AFC Champions League and aims to crown the best women’s football club in Asia. 

 

Before the full edition launch, there were smaller pilot competitions, including the AFC Women's Club Championship, held between 2019 and 2022. These served as precursors and allowed the AFC to fine-tune the format, club participation, and logistics for a larger-scale tournament

GROUP STAGE

 

The group stage of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League, set to begin in October 2024, features several top teams from across Asia. The 12 teams are divided into three groups, each vying for a spot in the knockout stages. 

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The group stage matches will be played between October 3-12, 2024, across centralised venues in China PR, Thailand, and Vietnam.

 

The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will advance to the quarterfinals, scheduled for March 2025

Teams in Group Stage

Group A

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• Wuhan Jiangda Women's FC (China PR)

  • A powerhouse in Chinese women's football, known for their strong performances in domestic leagues and previous AFC competitions.

• Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women's FC (Korea Republic)

  • The dominant force in South Korean women's football, having won multiple domestic championships.

• Sabah FA (Malaysia)

  • Known for strong domestic league performances. Their qualification for the AFC Women’s Champions League highlights the growing competitiveness of Malaysian women’s football

• Abu Dhabi Country Club (United Arab Emirates)

  • A leading women's football team in the UAE. Their success in the preliminary stage reflects the UAE's increasing focus on developing women’s football

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Group B

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• Melbourne City FC (Australia)

  • Qualified directly due to Australia’s high ranking in the AFC. Melbourne City are the reigning A-League Women Premiers.

• Kaya FC-Iloilo (Philippines)

  • The champions of the Philippines Women's League, bringing their nation's hopes to the group stage.

• College of Asian Scholars (Thailand)

  • A dominant force in Thailand's Women’s League, earned their spot in the Champions League. They are known for their attacking style and tactical strength

• Bam Khatoon (Iran)

  • One of Iran’s top women’s clubs, qualified by winning their preliminary matches. They’ve been a major force in Iranian women’s football​

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Group C

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• Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (Japan)

  • One of Japan's most successful women's teams, having achieved great success in the WE League and previous Asian competitions.

• Ho Chi Minh City FC (Vietnam)

  • The top team in Vietnamese women's football, known for their domestic dominance. Representing the growing strength of women's football in the country. 

• Taichung Blue Whale Women's Football (Chinese Taipei)

  • A dominant force in the Taiwanese league, eager to make a mark on the continental stage.

• Odisha FC (India)

  • Qualified by winning the Indian Women's League and advancing through the preliminary rounds after defeating Jordan's Etihad Club.

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PLAYOFFS

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​The playoff stage of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League will feature knockout rounds starting from the quarterfinals. This stage will include the top two teams from each group in the group stage, along with the two best third-placed teams, making a total of eight teams advancing to the knockout phase.

Knockout Stage Dates

Quarterfinals

• Dates: March 22-23, 2025 

• Format: Single-leg matches, with the higher-ranked teams hosting the games. The draw will determine the matchups after the group stage concludes.

Semifinals

• Dates: May 21, 2025 

• Location: The semifinals will be played at a central venue along with the final. These will be single-leg encounters as well.

Final 

• Date: May 24, 2025 

• Location: The final will take place at the same centralised location as the semifinals, crowning the first-ever AFC Women's Champions League winner.

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PRIZE MONEY​

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The financial stakes are also significant, with the tournament winner set to take home USD 1.3 million in prize money. Every participating team in the group stage will each receive a minimum of  USD 100,000.

 

DFB-POKAL FRAUEN

DFB-Pokal Frauen is the German Women's Cup

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Founded: 1981

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2024/25 Season: 17 August 2024 – 1 May 2025

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Teams: 50

• All 12 clubs from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga

• 10 out of the 14 clubs of the prior year's 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding certain clubs' second teams.

• The 2 promoted teams and 5 champions of the previous year's season in Regionalliga (women's third-tier in Germany)

• The 21 winners of the regional association cups "Verbandspokal"

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Format:​ All teams from the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga, along with the top four finishers from the 2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, receive a bye in the first round. Teams from lower leagues will play at home against teams from higher leagues until the quarter-finals.

• Round 1: 17–20 August 2024

• Round 2: 6–11 September 2024

• Round of 16: 22–24 November 2024

• Quarter-finals: 11–13 February 2025

• Semi-finals: 22–23 March 2025

• Final: 1 May 2025

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Championship venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

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Current champions 2023/24: VfL Wolfsburg (11th title)

 

Most successful club: Vfl Wolfsburg (11 titles)

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vrouwen eredivisie

The top league of women's football in the Netherlands

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Founded: 2007

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League sponsor: Azerion

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Current champions 2023-24: FC Twente (9th title)

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Most championships: FC Twente (9 titles)

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2023-24 Top scorer: Tessa Wullaert (26 goals)

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2024-25 Season dates: 28 September 2024 – 17 May 2025

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Teams: 12

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Regular season rounds: 22

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Total matches regular season: 132

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Format: Each team will play all of the other teams twice over 22 rounds

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Relegation / Promotion: There is no relegation nor promotion in the league

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UEFA Women's Champions League Qualification - The champions and runners-up:

1. Spot in the 2025/26 UWCL qualification round 1, champions path

2. Spot in the 2025/26 UWCL qualification round 1, league path

3. (Qualifies for second-tier UEFA women's club tournament)

 

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.​​​​​

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Scottish women's premier league 1

SWPL 1 - The topleague of women's football in Scotland

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Founded: 2002​

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Current champion 2023-24: Celtic (1st title)

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Most championships: Glasgow City (16 titles)

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2024-25 Season dates: 10 August 2024 – 18 May 2025

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Teams: 12

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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. 

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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.

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

1. Spot in the UWCL qualifying round 2, champions path

2. Spot in the UWCL qualifying round 2, league path​

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