2017–18 Serie A (women)

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Serie A (women)
Season2017–18
Dates30 September 2017 - 12 May 2018
ChampionsJuventus (1st title)
Relegated
Empoli
Champions LeagueJuventus
Fiorentina
Matches played132
Goals scored424 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerValentina Giacinti
(21 goals)

The 2017–18 Serie A (women) was the 51st season of the women's football top level league in Italy. Fiorentina were the defending champions. Juventus won the league title in their first ever season.

Teams[]

Twelve teams will compete in the league, with many changes among the make up of the league compared to last season.

Four teams were relegated at the end of the 2016-17 season. , and Chieti finished at the bottom of the league, with Como 2000 losing a relegation playoff to .

Reggiana won promotion from Serie B, but their license was taken over by Sassuolo.[1][2] Other promoted teams were Empoli, and Pink Bari.

Cuneo, who finished seventh in Serie A last season, sold their license to Juventus.[3]

League table[]

Brescia sold their Serie A spot to AC Milan after the season, who created a women's team. They were not allowed to enter the Champions League therefore. The tied third placed teams played a play-off for the vacant spot.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 22 20 0 2 64 9 +55 60 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League
2 Brescia 22 20 0 2 71 24 +47 60
3 Fiorentina 22 13 4 5 46 20 +26 43 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League
4 Tavagnacco 22 14 1 7 49 28 +21 43
5 Atalanta Mozzanica 22 13 3 6 37 27 +10 42
6 22 8 2 12 27 46 −19 26
7 AGSM Verona 22 7 4 11 33 40 −7 25
8 Res Roma 22 7 1 14 19 36 −17 22
9 Sassuolo 22 6 1 15 21 39 −18 19
10 Pink Bari 22 5 1 16 19 53 −34 16
11 (R) 22 3 7 12 23 44 −21 16 Relegation to Serie B
12 Empoli (R) 22 3 2 17 16 59 −43 11
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2018. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Playoffs[]

Championship playoff[]

After finishing tied on points at the end of the regular season, Juventus and Brescia will play-off to decide the winner of the league title.

Juventus0–0 (a.e.t.)Brescia
Report
Penalties
Bonansea Penalty missed
Rosucci Penalty scored
Gama Penalty scored
Galli Penalty scored
Cernoia Penalty scored
Boattin Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored Girelli
Penalty scored
Penalty missed Daleszczyk
Penalty scored Sikora
Penalty scored Sabatino
Penalty missed Di Criscio
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Anna Scapolo

Champions League playoff[]

Brescia were bought by Milan after the season, and lost the right to enter the UEFA Women's Champions League. Since Tavagnacco and Fiorentina finished tied on points in third place, and a play-off was played determine which team enter as the replacement team.[4][5]

Tavagnacco0–3Fiorentina
Stadio Comunale Abano Terme, Abano Terme

Relegation playoff[]

After finishing tied on points after the end of the regular season, Pink Bari and San Zaccaria will play to decide the second relegated club. The winning club will advance to a play-out with Serie B teams, while the losing club will be relegated to Serie B for 2018-19.

Pink Bari3–2
Goal 15' (pen.)
Goal 20'
Goal 52'		 Report Goal 45', 61'
Campo Sportivo Galileo Speciale, Montesilvano
Referee: Agostino de Santis

Results[]

Home \ Away VER BRE EMP FIO JUV ATA BAR ROM SAS TAV
AGSM Verona — 3–6 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–2 2–2 2–3
Brescia 3–0 — 4–1 4–2 1–0 0–4 2–3 4–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
Empoli 1–5 0–5 — 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–4
1–0 1–3 2–0 — 1–6 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1
Fiorentina 1–2 2–4 1–0 4–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 4–0 2–0 1–1
Juventus 1–0 1–2 4–0 6–0 2–0 — 3–0 4–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 4–0
Atalanta Mozzanica 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–3 — 4–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–2
Pink Bari 3–1 0–6 1–3 2–4 0–3 1–2 0–2 — 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
Res Roma 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 0–2
2–3 1–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–5 1–3 3–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–5
Sassuolo 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–5 1–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 — 0–4
Tavagnacco 2–0 2–6 4–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 5–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2018. Source: Calcio femminile italiano
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[]

Scoring[]

As of 13 May 2018[6]

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Valentina Giacinti Brescia 21
2 Italy Barbara Bonansea Juventus 19
3 Italy Cristiana Girelli Brescia 17
4 Italy Paola Brumana Tavagnacco 14
5 Scotland Lana Clelland Tavagnacco 13

References[]

  1. ^ "Il Sassuolo si compra la Reggiana". Gazzetta di Reggio (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°46 (2016–17)" (PDF). Delegazione Provinciale di Reggio Emilia (Press release) (in Italian). FIGC. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "È ufficiale: Alla Juve i diritti del Cuneo femminile". July 2017.
  4. ^ "Champions: out il Brescia, tocca a Tavagnacco e Fiorentina". udine.diariodelweb.it. 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Calcio femminile: INCREDIBILE!!! Sarà spareggio Champions tra Fiorentina e Tavagnacco. L'Uefa ha detto no al Milan". oasport.it. 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Risultati e classifica serie A". Calcio femminile italiano. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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