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Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
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Years: | 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 |
The following are the scheduled events of women's association football for 2019 throughout the world.
Events
January
February
March
- March 5 – RFEF claims its rights over the LFP-led Primera División[8] and announces its intention to reform it.[9] ACFF, 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
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
Invitational
Non-FIFA
International club competitions
Official
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
AFC
CONCACAF
CAF
| 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
| 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 | |
OFC
| 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
- ^ Garry, Tom (January 14, 2019). "Marc Skinner: Orlando Pride appoint ex-Birmingham City Women boss as head coach". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Australia women's coach Alen Stajcic fired before World Cup". USA Today. January 18, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Marta Tejedor: Birmingham City Women appoint former Chile and Peru manager". BBC Sport. January 21, 2019.
- ^ Garry, Tom (January 27, 2019). "Reading Women 0–3 Arsenal Women: Vivianne Miedema breaks WSL record". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Ante Milicic confirmed as Matildas head coach for World Cup". The Guardian. February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Ada Hegerberg: No chance Ballon d'Or winner will feature at World Cup – Norway boss". BBC Sport. February 26, 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2019: VAR to be used in tournament for first time". BBC Sport. March 15, 2019.
- ^ Marsden, Sam (March 17, 2019). "Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona breaks world record for women's club match". ESPN.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (March 20, 2019). "Barclays unveiled as Women's Super League sponsor in groundbreaking deal". The Guardian.
- ^ Whyatt, Katie (April 1, 2019). "Phil Neville calls on Premier League giants to open up stadiums for women's club games". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Soccer: Morgan Nets 100th Goal as USWNT Tops Australia". Reuters. April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Brazil women lose to Scotland 1–0, extending crisis". Associated Press. April 9, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Whyatt, Katie (April 28, 2019). "Chelsea fall short and are knocked out of Champions League as Lyon reach fourth consecutive final". The Telegraph.
- ^ Townsend, Joe (April 28, 2019). "WSL – Arsenal clinch WSL title in front of record crowd". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Sydney crowned W-League champions as Americans shine in thrilling six-goal final". SBS The World Game. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "SAS Champions of the 2018–2019 Women's Football League". FA Lebanon. December 30, 2018.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "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.