2019 in women's association football

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

Years in women's association football: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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International WNT competitions

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

Official

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

Invitational

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

Non-FIFA

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

International club competitions

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Official

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

National competitions

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

UEFA

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National league National cup Other
Country Competition Champion Competition Champion Competition Champion
  Albania Albanian Championship Vllaznia (6th) Albanian Cup Vllaznia (6th)
  Austria Frauenliga St. Pölten (5th) Ladies Cup St. Pölten (7th)
  Belarus Premier League Belarusian Cup
  Belgium Super League Anderlecht (6th) Belgian Cup Gent (2nd)
  Bosnia and Herz. Premier League SFK 2000 (17th) BiH Cup SFK 2000 (15th)
  Bulgaria Bulgarian Championship NSA Sofia (15th) Bulgarian Cup
  Croatia First League Split (1st) Croatian Cup Split (2nd)
  Cyprus First Division Apollon Limassol (10th) Cypriot Cup Barcelona FA (1st) Super Cup
  Czech Republic First Division Sparta Prague (20th) Czech Cup Sparta Prague (10th)
  Denmark Elitedivisionen Brøndby (12th) Danish Cup Fortuna Hjørring (9th)
  England WSL Arsenal (15th) FA Cup Manchester City (2nd) Women's League Cup Manchester City (3rd)
  Estonia Meistriliiga Estonian Cup Flora (5th)
  Faroe Islands 1. deild Faroese Cup
  Finland Naisten Liiga Finnish Cup
  France Division 1 Lyon (17th) Coupe de France Lyon (10th)
  Georgia Georgian Championship
  Germany Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg (5th) DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg (6th)
  Gibraltar Women's League Lincoln Red Imps (3rd) Rock Cup
  Greece A Division PAOK (14th) Greek Cup
  Hungary Női NB I Ferencváros (3rd) Hungarian Cup Ferencváros (5th)
  Iceland Úrvalsdeild Icelandic Cup
  Israel Ligat Nashim ASA Tel Aviv University (8th) Israeli Cup ASA Tel Aviv University (5th)
  Italy Serie A Juventus (2nd) Coppa Italia Juventus (1st) Supercoppa Italiana
  Kazakhstan Kazakhstani Championship Kazakhstani Cup
  Kosovo Women's League Mitrovica (2nd) Kosovo Cup
  Latvia Latvian League Latvian Cup
  Lithuania A-Lyga Lithuanian Cup
  Luxembourg Ligue 1 Bettembourg (2nd) Luxembourg Cup Racing FC (1st)
  Malta First Division Birkirkara (8th) Maltese Cup Birkirkara (15th)
  Moldova Top League Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi (2nd) Moldovan Cup Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi (2nd)
  Montenegro Montenegrin League Breznica (4th) Montenegrin Cup
  Netherlands Eredivisie Twente (6th) KNVB Cup Ajax (4th)
  North Macedonia Macedonian Championship Macedonian Cup
  Northern Ireland Women's Premiership Challenge Cup
  Norway Toppserien Norwegian Cup
  Poland Ekstraliga Górnik Łęczna (2nd) Polish Cup Medyk Konin (9th)
  Portugal Campeonato Nacional Braga (1st) Taça de Portugal Benfica (1st)
  Republic of Ireland WNL FAI Cup WNL Cup
  Romania Liga I Olimpia Cluj (9th) Romanian Cup Vasas (1st)
  Russia Russian Championship Russian Cup
  Scotland SWPL SWF Cup SWPL Cup Hibernian (7th)
  Serbia SuperLiga Spartak Subotica (9th) Serbian Cup Spartak Subotica (7th)
  Slovakia First League Slovan Bratislava (14th) Slovak Cup
  Slovenia Women's League Pomurje (7th) Slovenian Cup Pomurje (9th)
  Spain Primera División Atlético Madrid (3rd) Copa de la Reina Real Sociedad (1st)
  Sweden Damallsvenskan Svenska Cupen Kopparbergs/Göteborg (3rd)
  Switzerland Nationalliga A Zürich (22nd) Swiss Cup Zürich (14th)
  Turkey First League Beşiktaş (1st)
  Ukraine Ukrainian League Ukrainian Cup
  Wales Premier League Cardiff Met (6th) FAW Cup Cardiff Met (3rd)
National league National cup Other
Country Competition Champion Competition Champion Competition Champion
  Australia W-League Sydney FC[22] (3rd)
  China PR Super League Chinese Championship Chinese FA Cup
Super Cup
  Chinese Taipei Mulan League
  Hong Kong Hong Kong League
  India Indian Women's League
  Iran Kowsar League
  Jordan Jordan League
  Japan L. League Empress's Cup High School Tournam. Seisa Kokusai (1st)
  Lebanon Lebanese League SAS[23] (3rd)
  North Korea DPRK League
  South Korea WK League
  Myanmar Myanmar League
  Philippines PFF League
  Singapore National League
  Thailand Thai League
  United Arab Emirates UAE League
  Uzbekistan Uzbek Championship Uzbek Cup Uzbek Super Cup
  Vietnam Vietnam Championship

CONCACAF

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National league National cup / Intercollegiate league
Country Main Champion Other Champion Competition Champion
  Barbados Premier League
  Canada U Soccer
  Costa Rica Primera División
  Cuba Liga Nacional
  El Salvador Apertura Alianza[24]
Clausura
  Guatemala Apertura
Clausura
  Haiti CHFF
  Jamaica JFF League
  Martinique Martinican Championship Coupe de Martinique
  Mexico 2018–19's Clausura
2019–20's Apertura
  Nicaragua Apertura UNAN Managua[25]
Clausura
  Panama Liga Nacional
  Puerto Rico LPR
  United States NWSL WPSL NCAA
UWS
National league National cup
Country Competition Champion Competition Champion
  Algeria LFF Sûreté Nationale (1st)
  Benin Benin Championship
  Burkina Faso Première Division Etincelles (1st)
  Cameroon Division 1 Coupe du Cameroun
  Cape Verde Cape Verde Championship
  Comoros Comoros Championship
  Congo Congo Championship Congo Cup
  Egypt Premier League
  Eswatini Eswatini Championship Swazi Bank Cup
  Gambia Gambian Championship
  Ghana National League Ghanaian FA Cup
  Guinea Guinean Tournament Horoya
  Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Championship
  Kenya Premier League
  Lesotho Super League
  Liberia Liberian Championship
  Malawi Presidential Cup
  Mozambique National League
  Namibia Super League
  Nigeria Premier League Aiteo Cup
  Rwanda First Division
  Senegal Senegal Championship Senegal Cup
  South Africa 2019 Sasol League
  Togo Togo Championship
  Tunisia Tunisian Championship Tunisian Cup
  Uganda Elite League FUFA Cup
  Zambia Charity Shield
  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe League

CONMEBOL

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National league
Country Main Champion
  Argentina Campeonato Argentino
  Bolivia Campeonato Boliviano
  Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro
  Chile Campeonato Chileno
  Colombia Liga Colombiana
  Ecuador Campeonato Ecuatoriano
  Paraguay Campeonato Paraguayo
  Peru Campeonato Peruano
  Uruguay Campeonato Uruguayo
  Venezuela Apertura
Clausura
National league National cup
Country Main Champion Main Champion
  American Samoa National League
  Cook Islands Round Cup
  Fiji Senior League
  New Zealand National League Kate Sheppard Cup

References

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  1. ^ Garry, Tom (January 14, 2019). "Marc Skinner: Orlando Pride appoint ex-Birmingham City Women boss as head coach". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Australia women's coach Alen Stajcic fired before World Cup". USA Today. January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "How Matildas players reacted to Alen Stajcic's sacking". The Daily Football Show. January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  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.
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  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.