2019 in women's association football

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The following are the scheduled events of women's association football for 2019 throughout the world.

Events[]

January[]

  • January 14 – Marc Skinner leaves Birmingham City to become Orlando Pride's coach for the 2019 season.[1]
  • January 19 – Alen Stajcic is sacked from Australia following an internal survey,[2] with a number of internationals showing their 'shock' over the decision.[3]
  • January 21 – Marta Tejedor is appointed Birmingham City's new coach.[4]
  • January 27 – Vivianne Miedema breaks FA WSL's annual scoring record with her 16th goal, with seven games still remaining.[5]

February[]

March[]

  • March 5 – RFEF claims its rights over the LFP-led Primera División[8] and announces its intention to reform it.[9] , representing all teams in the category except Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, rejects the initiative[10] while the media reports the competition may break into two parallel competing championships in the 2019–20 season.[11]
  • March 15 – FIFA announces the introduction of VAR in the World Cup, marking the system's first use in women's football.[12]
  • March 18 – A crowd of 60,735 see Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid 0–2 in Wanda Metropolitano, setting a new attendance world record in club women's football.[13]
  • March 20 – Barclays becomes the first sponsor of the FA WSL starting in the 2019–20 season, with a three-seasons £10 million invest.[14]
  • March 27 – Wolfsburg is knocked out of the Champions League by Olympique Lyonnais in a quarterfinals repeat of the previous edition's final, while Chelsea qualifies past PSG with a last-minute goal. Barcelona and Bayern Munich also qualify for the semi-finals.
  • March 31 – Chelsea is left with no Champions League-qualifying options but winning the ongoing edition following a home draw against West Ham.

April[]

  • April 1 – Phil Neville asks the Premier League's leading clubs to open their main stadiums to their women's teams before the end of the season.[15]
  • April 4 – Alex Morgan scores her 100th goal for the United States with her opener to a 5–3 win over Australia.[16]
  • April 8 – Brazil accumulates nine defeats in a row after losing 1–0 to Scotland.[17]
  • April 17 – Alex Morgan is one of six sportspeople included in the 2019 Time 100 list.[18]
  • April 28

May[]

  • May 1 – Wolfsburg equals Frankfurt record five consecutive DFB Pokal trophies by defeating Freiburg 1–0 in the final.
  • May 2 – Formiga extends at 41 her contract for PSG for one more year.

International WNT competitions[]

  • Inaugural editions are marked in blue. Successful defending champions are marked in yellow.

Official[]

Date Final match venue Tournament Champion Runner up Third Fourth
Jan 7 – 15 Bahrain Muharraq WAFF Championship  Jordan  Bahrain  Lebanon  United Arab Emirates
Mar 12 – 22 Nepal Biratnagar SAFF Championship  India    Nepal  Bangladesh and  Sri Lanka
May 5 – 17 Bulgaria Albena UEFA U-17 Championship  Germany  Netherlands  Portugal and  Spain
Jun 7 – Jul 7 France Lyon FIFA World Cup  United States  Netherlands  Sweden  England
Jul 16 – 28 Scotland Paisley UEFA U-19 Championship  France  Germany  Netherlands and  Spain
Jul 25 – Aug 9 Peru Lima Pan American Games  Colombia  Argentina  Costa Rica  Paraguay
Aug 16 – 30 Morocco Casablanca African Games  Nigeria  Cameroon  Morocco  Algeria
Aug 30 – Sep 12 Cook Islands Rarotonga OFC U-19 Championship  New Zealand  New Caledonia  Tahiti  Vanuatu
Sep 15 – 28 Thailand Chonburi AFC U-16 Championship  Japan  North Korea  China PR  Australia
Oct 27 – Nov 9 Thailand Chonburi AFC U-19 Championship  Japan  North Korea  South Korea  Australia
Dec 10 – 17 South Korea Busan EAFF E-1 Championship  Japan  South Korea  China PR  Chinese Taipei

Invitational[]

Date Final match venue Tournament Champion Runner up Third Fourth
Jan 17 – 20 China Meizhou Four Nations Tournament  China PR  South Korea  Nigeria  Romania
Feb 9 – 15 India Bhubaneswar Gold Cup  Myanmar    Nepal  India  Iran
Feb 27 – Mar 2 Cyprus Limassol Aphrodite Cup  Cyprus  Malta  Estonia  Lithuania
Feb 26 – Mar 4 Croatia Zagreb Istria Cup  Slovenia  Serbia  Ukraine  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Feb 27 – Mar 5 Turkey Alanya Turkish Cup  France B  Romania  Northern Ireland  Uzbekistan
Feb 27 – Mar 5 United States Tampa SheBelieves Cup  England  United States  Japan  Brazil
Feb 27 – Mar 6 Portugal Parchal Algarve Cup  Norway  Poland  Canada  Sweden
Feb 27 – Mar 6 Cyprus Larnaca Cyprus Cup  North Korea  Italy  Belgium  Austria
Feb 28 – Mar 6 Australia Melbourne Cup of Nations  Australia  South Korea  New Zealand  Argentina
Apr 4 – 7 China Wuhan Wuhan Tournament  China PR  Cameroon  Russia  Croatia
May 8 – 18 France Salon Sud Ladies Cup  North Korea  Japan  France  Mexico

Non-FIFA[]

Date Final match venue Tournament Champion Runner up Third Fourth
Jun 15 – 22 Anglesey Holyhead Inter Games  Isle of Man  Ynys Môn  Jersey  Hitra

International club competitions[]

Official[]

Date Final match venue Tournament Champion Runner up Third Fourth
7 Aug 2018
– 18 May 2019		 Hungary Budapest UEFA Champions League France Lyon (6th) Spain Barcelona Germany Bayern Munich and England Chelsea
11 – 28 Oct Ecuador Quito Copa Libertadores Brazil Corinthians (2nd) Brazil Ferroviária Colombia América Paraguay Cerro Porteño

National competitions[]

Confederations are ordered by number of slots awarded for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Successful defending champions are marked in yellow.

UEFA[]

National league National cup Other
Country Competition Champion Competition Champion Competition Champion
Albania Albanian Championship Vllaznia (6th) Vllaznia (6th)
Austria St. Pölten (5th) St. Pölten (7th)
Belarus
Belgium Belgium Super League Anderlecht (6th) Gent (2nd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 (17th) SFK 2000 (15th)
Bulgaria NSA Sofia (15th)
Croatia First League Split (1st) Croatian Cup Split (2nd)
Cyprus Apollon Limassol (10th) Barcelona FA (1st)
Czech Republic First Division Sparta Prague (20th) Sparta Prague (10th)
Denmark Elitedivisionen Brøndby (12th) Fortuna Hjørring (9th)
England England WSL Arsenal (15th) FA Cup Manchester City (2nd) Women's League Cup Manchester City (3rd)
Estonia Flora (5th)
Faroe Islands 1. deild
Finland
France France Division 1 Lyon (17th) Lyon (10th)
Georgia (country)
Germany Germany Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg (5th) DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg (6th)
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (3rd)
Greece PAOK (14th)
Hungary Ferencváros (3rd) Ferencváros (5th)
Iceland Úrvalsdeild
Israel Israel Ligat Nashim ASA Tel Aviv University (8th) Israeli Cup ASA Tel Aviv University (5th)
Italy Italy Serie A Juventus (2nd) Juventus (1st)
Kazakhstan
Kosovo Mitrovica (2nd)
Latvia
Lithuania A-Lyga
Luxembourg (2nd) Luxembourg Cup Racing FC (1st)
Malta Birkirkara (8th) Birkirkara (15th)
Moldova Top League Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi (2nd) Moldovan Cup Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi (2nd)
Montenegro Breznica (4th)
Netherlands Netherlands Eredivisie Twente (6th) Ajax (4th)
North Macedonia
Northern Ireland
Norway Norway Toppserien Norwegian Cup
Poland Górnik Łęczna (2nd) Medyk Konin (9th)
Portugal Campeonato Nacional Braga (1st) Benfica (1st)
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland WNL
Romania Liga I Olimpia Cluj (9th) Vasas (1st)
Russia Russia Russian Championship
Scotland Scotland SWPL SWF Cup SWPL Cup Hibernian (7th)
Serbia Spartak Subotica (9th) Spartak Subotica (7th)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (14th)
Slovenia Pomurje (7th) Pomurje (9th)
Spain Spain Primera División Atlético Madrid (3rd) Copa de la Reina Real Sociedad (1st)
Sweden Sweden Damallsvenskan Kopparbergs/Göteborg (3rd)
Switzerland Zürich (22nd) Zürich (14th)
Turkey Turkey First League Beşiktaş (1st)
Ukraine
Wales Wales Cardiff Met (6th) FAW Cup Cardiff Met (3rd)

AFC[]

National league National cup Other
Country Competition Champion Competition Champion Competition Champion
Australia Australia W-League Sydney FC[22] (3rd)
China China PR Super League Chinese Championship Chinese FA Cup
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
India India Indian Women's League
Iran Iran
Jordan
Japan Japan L. League High School Tournam. (1st)
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese League SAS[23] (3rd)
North Korea
South Korea WK League
Myanmar Myanmar League
Philippines Philippines PFF League
Singapore
Thailand
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

CONCACAF[]

National league National cup / Intercollegiate league
Country Main Champion Other Champion Competition Champion
Barbados
Canada Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
El Salvador Alianza[24]
Guatemala
Haiti
Jamaica Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico Mexico 2018–19's Clausura
2019–20's Apertura
Nicaragua UNAN Managua[25]
Panama
Puerto Rico
United States United States NWSL NCAA

CAF[]

National league National cup
Country Competition Champion Competition Champion
Algeria Algeria LFF (1st)
Benin
Burkina Faso (1st)
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Egypt Egypt
Eswatini
The Gambia
Ghana Ghana
Guinea Horoya
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria Nigeria Premier League
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa South Africa
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

CONMEBOL[]

National league
Country Main Champion
Argentina Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil Brazil
Chile
Colombia Liga Colombiana
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

OFC[]

National league National cup
Country Main Champion Main Champion
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
New Zealand New Zealand National League Kate Sheppard Cup

References[]

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  2. ^ "Australia women's coach Alen Stajcic fired before World Cup". USA Today. January 18, 2019.
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  4. ^ "Marta Tejedor: Birmingham City Women appoint former Chile and Peru manager". BBC Sport. January 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Garry, Tom (January 27, 2019). "Reading Women 0–3 Arsenal Women: Vivianne Miedema breaks WSL record". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Ante Milicic confirmed as Matildas head coach for World Cup". The Guardian. February 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ada Hegerberg: No chance Ballon d'Or winner will feature at World Cup – Norway boss". BBC Sport. February 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Díaz, José Félix (March 5, 2019). "La Federación toma el control del fútbol femenino" [The Federation takes control of women's football]. Marca (in Spanish).
  9. ^ Menayo, David (March 5, 2019). "La RFEF quiere revolucionar el fútbol femenino con un nuevo modelo de competición" [The RFEF wants to revolutionize women's football with a new model of competition]. Marca (in Spanish).
  10. ^ Menayo, David (March 5, 2019). "La Asociación de Clubes de Fútbol Femenino rechaza el nuevo modelo de competición de la RFEF" [The Association of Women's Soccer Clubs rejects the new competition model of the RFEF]. Marca (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Viñas, Sergio R. (March 5, 2019). "La guerra entre Rubiales y Tebas estalla en el fútbol femenino" [The war between Rubiales and Tebas breaks out in women's football]. El Mundo (in Spanish).
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  13. ^ Marsden, Sam (March 17, 2019). "Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona breaks world record for women's club match". ESPN.
  14. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (March 20, 2019). "Barclays unveiled as Women's Super League sponsor in groundbreaking deal". The Guardian.
  15. ^ Whyatt, Katie (April 1, 2019). "Phil Neville calls on Premier League giants to open up stadiums for women's club games". The Daily Telegraph.
  16. ^ "Soccer: Morgan Nets 100th Goal as USWNT Tops Australia". Reuters. April 5, 2019.
  17. ^ "Brazil women lose to Scotland 1–0, extending crisis". Associated Press. April 9, 2019.
  18. ^ Culver, Jordan (April 17, 2019). "Alex Morgan makes 2019 Time 100 list". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  19. ^ Menayo, David (April 28, 2019). "El Barcelona hace historia al clasificarse para su primera final de Champions" [Barcelona makes history as it qualifies for its first Champions final]. Marca (in Spanish).
  20. ^ Whyatt, Katie (April 28, 2019). "Chelsea fall short and are knocked out of Champions League as Lyon reach fourth consecutive final". The Telegraph.
  21. ^ Townsend, Joe (April 28, 2019). "WSL – Arsenal clinch WSL title in front of record crowd". BBC Sport.
  22. ^ "Sydney crowned W-League champions as Americans shine in thrilling six-goal final". SBS The World Game. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  23. ^ "SAS Champions of the 2018–2019 Women's Football League". FA Lebanon. December 30, 2018.
  24. ^ Navarrete, Josué (January 19, 2019). "Ellas son las reinas del fútbol femenino salvadoreño" [They are the queens of Salvadoran women's football]. Noticias de El Salvador (in Spanish).
  25. ^ "UNAN Managua se corona invicta en el campeonato de futbol femenino" [UNAN Managua is unbeaten in the women's soccer championship] (in Spanish). Viva Nicaragua. January 29, 2019.
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