2019 in women's association football
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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
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- February 18 – Ante Milicic is appointed Australia's coach up to the World Cup.[6]
- February 26 – Martin Sjögren discards the presence of Ada Hegerberg in the World Cup, with the player having renounced to play for Norway since 2017 over differences with NFF.[7]
March
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
- Barcelona becomes the first Spanish team to reach the Champions League's final after beating Bayern Munich in both legs.[19] Three last editions champion Olympique Lyonnais overcomes Chelsea in a close tie.[20]
- Arsenal wins its 15th national championship title seven years later, also qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since then.[21]
May
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Inaugural editions are marked in blue. Successful defending champions are marked in yellow.
Official
[edit]Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 7 – 15 | ![]() | WAFF Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Mar 12 – 22 | ![]() | SAFF Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
May 5 – 17 | ![]() | UEFA U-17 Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
Jun 7 – Jul 7 | ![]() | FIFA World Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Jul 16 – 28 | ![]() | UEFA U-19 Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
Jul 25 – Aug 9 | ![]() | Pan American Games | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Aug 16 – 30 | ![]() | African Games | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Aug 30 – Sep 12 | ![]() | OFC U-19 Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sep 15 – 28 | ![]() | AFC U-16 Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Oct 27 – Nov 9 | ![]() | AFC U-19 Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Dec 10 – 17 | ![]() | EAFF E-1 Championship | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Invitational
[edit]Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 17 – 20 | ![]() | Four Nations Tournament | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 9 – 15 | ![]() | Gold Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 27 – Mar 2 | ![]() | Aphrodite Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 26 – Mar 4 | ![]() | Istria Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 27 – Mar 5 | ![]() | Turkish Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 27 – Mar 5 | ![]() | SheBelieves Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 27 – Mar 6 | ![]() | Algarve Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 27 – Mar 6 | ![]() | Cyprus Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Feb 28 – Mar 6 | ![]() | Cup of Nations | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Apr 4 – 7 | ![]() | Wuhan Tournament | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
May 8 – 18 | ![]() | Sud Ladies Cup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Non-FIFA
[edit]Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 15 – 22 | ![]() | Inter Games | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
International club competitions
[edit]Official
[edit]Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Aug 2018 – 18 May 2019 | ![]() | UEFA Champions League | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
11 – 28 Oct | ![]() | Copa Libertadores | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
National competitions
[edit]Confederations are ordered by number of slots awarded for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Successful defending champions are marked in yellow.
UEFA
[edit]AFC
[edit]National league | National cup | Other | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Competition | Champion | Competition | Champion | Competition | Champion |
![]() | W-League | Sydney FC[22] (3rd) | ||||
![]() | Super League | Chinese Championship | Chinese FA Cup | |||
Super Cup | ||||||
![]() | Mulan League | |||||
![]() | Hong Kong League | |||||
![]() | Indian Women's League | |||||
![]() | Kowsar League | |||||
![]() | Jordan League | |||||
![]() | L. League | Empress's Cup | High School Tournam. | Seisa Kokusai (1st) | ||
![]() | Lebanese League | SAS[23] (3rd) | ||||
![]() | DPRK League | |||||
![]() | WK League | |||||
![]() | Myanmar League | |||||
![]() | PFF League | |||||
![]() | National League | |||||
![]() | Thai League | |||||
![]() | UAE League | |||||
![]() | Uzbek Championship | Uzbek Cup | Uzbek Super Cup | |||
![]() | Vietnam Championship |
CONCACAF
[edit]National league | National cup / Intercollegiate league | |||||
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Country | Main | Champion | Other | Champion | Competition | Champion |
![]() | Premier League | |||||
![]() | U Soccer | |||||
![]() | Primera División | |||||
![]() | Liga Nacional | |||||
![]() | Apertura | Alianza[24] | ||||
Clausura | ||||||
![]() | Apertura | |||||
Clausura | ||||||
![]() | CHFF | |||||
![]() | JFF League | |||||
![]() | Martinican Championship | Coupe de Martinique | ||||
![]() | 2018–19's Clausura | |||||
2019–20's Apertura | ||||||
![]() | Apertura | UNAN Managua[25] | ||||
Clausura | ||||||
![]() | Liga Nacional | |||||
![]() | LPR | |||||
![]() | NWSL | WPSL | NCAA | |||
UWS |
CAF
[edit]CONMEBOL
[edit]OFC
[edit]National league | National cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Main | Champion | Main | Champion |
![]() | National League | |||
![]() | Round Cup | |||
![]() | Senior League | |||
![]() | National League | Kate Sheppard Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.