2022–23 Serie A (women)

Serie A (women)
Season	2022–23
Dates	27 August 2022 – 28 May 2023
Champions	Roma
Relegated	Parma
Women's Champions League	Roma ; Juventus
Matches played	130
Goals scored	431 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tabitha Chawinga (23)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 28 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Serie A is the 56th season of the women's football top-level league in Italy. It was the first season to be fully professional.

Summary

Changes

Compared to the 2021–22 season, the number of participating teams decreased from 12 to 10.^[1] Indeed, from the 2021–22 Serie A, Napoli, Lazio and Verona were relegated to Serie B,^[2] while from the 2021–22 Serie B only Como was promoted.^[3]

Empoli was disbanded and the berth left was taken by the newly formed Parma.^[4]

Format

The Serie A became fully-professional from the 2022–23 season, removing the salary cap and allowing teams to pay their players a higher wage.^[5] Women's footballers became the first female athletes in Italy to be fully professional.^[6]^[7]

With the reduction of the participating teams, the format of the competition also changed.^[1] The season takes place in two phases: in the 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.^[1] In the second phase the top-five ranked teams qualify to the championship round (poule scudetto), while the last-five ranked teams play the relegation round.^[1] Each team starts in the second phase with the points earned during the first phase.^[1] 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, with two rest sessions for each team.^[1] At the end of the second phase, the first ranked in the championship round is crowned champion of Italy and qualifies to the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League alongside the second placed team.^[1] 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 for a place in the 2023–24 Serie A.^[1]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2021–22 Serie B	Relegated from 2021–22 Serie A
Como	Napoli Lazio Verona

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2022–23 Serie A teams

Team	Home city	Stadium	2021–22 season
Como	Como	Stadio Ferruccio [it] (Seregno)	1st in Serie B
Fiorentina	Florence	Stadio Gino Bozzi [it]	7th in Serie A
Inter Milan	Milan	Suning Training Center in memory of Giacinto Facchetti	5th in Serie A
Juventus	Turin	Juventus Center (Vinovo)	Champions
AC Milan	Milan	Centro Sportivo Vismara	3rd in Serie A
Parma	Parma	Stadio Ennio Tardini	9th in Serie A^[a]
Pomigliano	Pomigliano	Stadio Ugo Gobbato	8th in Serie A
Roma	Rome	Stadio Tre Fontane	2nd in Serie A
Sampdoria	Genoa	Campo sportivo Riccardo Garrone (Bogliasco)	6th in Serie A
Sassuolo	Sassuolo	Stadio Enzo Ricci	4th in Serie A

First phase

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Roma	18	16	0	2	43	12	+31	48	Qualification for the championship round
2	Juventus	18	12	4	2	46	17	+29	40
3	Inter Milan	18	10	5	3	45	20	+25	35
4	AC Milan	18	11	1	6	38	27	+11	34
5	Fiorentina	18	11	1	6	30	30	0	34
6	Sassuolo	18	4	5	9	18	28	−10	17	Qualification for the relegation round
7	Pomigliano	18	4	2	12	14	31	−17	14
8	Parma	18	3	4	11	18	41	−23	13
9	Como	18	2	5	11	18	35	−17	11
10	Sampdoria	18	3	1	14	9	38	−29	10

Source: FIGC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Results

Home \ Away	COM	FIO	INT	JUV	MIL	PAR	POM	ROM	SAM	SAS
Como	—	2–3	1–3	0–6	0–4	4–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–2
Fiorentina	2–1	—	0–0	0–3	1–6	2–1	2–0	1–7	2–1	2–0
Inter Milan	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	4–0	4–1	6–1	1–2	4–0	3–0
Juventus	1–1	2–0	3–3	—	1–2	2–1	3–0	1–0	5–0	1–1
Milan	3–3	1–3	1–4	4–3	—	2–0	1–0	0–2	2–1	3–1
Parma	1–0	0–4	2–2	1–2	0–4	—	1–3	2–3	3–1	2–1
Pomigliano	2–2	0–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	—	0–2	1–0	0–2
Roma	1–0	2–1	3–2	2–4	2–0	5–0	2–0	—	2–0	5–0
Sampdoria	0–1	1–4	0–2	0–4	0–3	0–0	2–1	0–1	—	0–2
Sassuolo	2–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–2	2–1	0–1	1–2	—

Source: FIGC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second phase

Championship round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	ROM	JUV	MIL	FIO	INT
1	Roma (C)	26	22	1	3	68	26	+42	67	Qualification for the Champions League second round	—	3–2	3–1	2–1	2–1
2	Juventus	26	16	6	4	69	35	+34	54	Qualification for the Champions League first round	5–2	—	2–0	4–3	2–2
3	AC Milan	26	13	5	8	52	42	+10	44		2–2	3–3	—	3–3	3–1
4	Fiorentina	26	13	3	10	44	51	−7	42		1–5	4–2	1–1	—	1–0
5	Inter Milan	26	11	6	9	55	38	+17	39		1–6	1–3	0–1	4–0	—

Source: FIGC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions

Relegation round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	SAS	COM	SAM	POM	PAR
1	Sassuolo	26	11	5	10	36	36	0	38		—	2–1	3–0	2–0	5–4
2	Como	26	6	7	13	30	44	−14	25		2–1	—	2–1	0–1	1–0
3	Sampdoria	26	6	3	17	23	50	−27	21		0–2	1–1	—	4–1	3–0
4	Pomigliano (Q)	26	6	3	17	26	49	−23	21	Qualification for the relegation play-offs	1–2	1–3	2–4	—	4–1
5	Parma (R)	26	3	7	16	28	60	−32	16	Relegation to Serie B	0–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	—

Source: FIGC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

First leg

3 June 2023

16:30

Lazio	0–2	Pomigliano
	Report	Martínez 32', 90+6'

Centro sportivo di Formello, Rome

Referee: Luca De Angeli (Milan)

Second leg

8 June 2023

16:30

Pomigliano	0–1	Lazio
	Report	Golob 43' (o.g.)

Stadio Comunale di Palma Campania, Palma Campania

Referee: Marco Emmanuele (Pisa)

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 25 May 2023

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tabitha Chawinga	Inter Milan	23
2	Cristiana Girelli	Juventus	15
3	Valentina Giacinti	Roma	13
3	Martina Piemonte	AC Milan	13
5	Andressa	Roma	12
5	Elisa Polli	Inter Milan	12
7	Lineth Beerensteyn	Juventus	11
8	Lana Clelland	Sassuolo	10
9	Kosovare Asllani	AC Milan	9
10	Barbara Bonansea	Juventus	8
	Agnese Bonfantini	Sampdoria
	Emilie Haavi	Roma
	Veronica Boquete	Fiorentina
14	Sofia Cantore	Juventus	7
	Sophie Román Haug	Roma
	Zsanett Kaján	Fiorentina
	Taty	Pomigliano

Awards

Team of the Season

Position	Player	Club	Ref.
Goalkeeper	Francesca Durante	Inter Milan	^[8]
Defenders	Caroline Pleidrup	Sassuolo
	Elena Linari	Roma
	Moeka Minami	Roma
Midfielders	Andressa Alves	Roma
	Julia Grosso	Juventus
	Giada Greggi	Roma
	Vero Boquete	Fiorentina
Forwards	Valentina Giacinti	Roma
	Tabitha Chawinga	Inter Milan
	Emilie Haavi	Roma

Seasonal awards

Award	Winner	Club	Ref.
Best Goalkeeper	Francesca Durante	Inter Milan	^[9]
Best Defender	Elena Linari	Roma
Best Midfielder	Julia Grosso	Juventus
Best Striker	Tabitha Chawinga	Inter Milan
Best Young Player	Chiara Beccari	Como
Most Valuable Player	Emilie Haavi	Roma

Notes

^ As S.S.D. Empoli Ladies FBC

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Ufficiale il nuovo format della Serie A: dal 2022/23 via a poule scudetto e poule salvezza". FIGC. 16 February 2022.
^ FIGC (15 May 2022). "La Fiorentina chiude la stagione con una goleada, il Sassuolo batte l'Inter e mantiene il quarto posto". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Il Como batte 5-0 la Roma CF e festeggia la promozione in Serie A". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ FIGC (10 June 2022). "Il Parma Femminile sbarca in Serie A". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Serie A Femminile to go fully pro after Italian government ruling - SportsPro Media". sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Serie A Femminile changes league and goes fully professional". Her Football Hub. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ steph_ (2020-06-25). "Official: Serie A Femminile Will Become a Professional League in 2022". The AC Milan Offside. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Serie A Femminile TIM 2022/23: oltre alla Top 11 assoluta svelata anche la formazione delle migliori Under 21 della stagione". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Svelate le MVP TIM della stagione: è la giallorossa Haavi è la miglior calciatrice del campionato". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

External links

Official Website

[8] As S.S.D. Empoli Ladies FBC

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Ufficiale il nuovo format della Serie A: dal 2022/23 via a poule scudetto e poule salvezza". FIGC. 16 February 2022.

[2] FIGC (15 May 2022). "La Fiorentina chiude la stagione con una goleada, il Sassuolo batte l'Inter e mantiene il quarto posto". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[3] "Il Como batte 5-0 la Roma CF e festeggia la promozione in Serie A". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[4] FIGC (10 June 2022). "Il Parma Femminile sbarca in Serie A". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.

[5] "Serie A Femminile to go fully pro after Italian government ruling - SportsPro Media". sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[6] "Serie A Femminile changes league and goes fully professional". Her Football Hub. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[7] steph_ (2020-06-25). "Official: Serie A Femminile Will Become a Professional League in 2022". The AC Milan Offside. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[9] "Serie A Femminile TIM 2022/23: oltre alla Top 11 assoluta svelata anche la formazione delle migliori Under 21 della stagione". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[10] "Svelate le MVP TIM della stagione: è la giallorossa Haavi è la miglior calciatrice del campionato". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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