The UNAF Women's Club Tournament ( ar, دورة إتحاد شمال إفريقيا للأندية للسيدات) is an international club

women's association football Women's association football, more commonly known simply as women's football or women's soccer, is a team sport of association football when played by women only. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries and 176 national te ...

club competition run by the

Union of North African Football Federations The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was l ...

(UNAF). The top club sides from North Africa's football women's leagues are invited to participate in this competition.

History

The competition started in 2007 after decision of the

UNAF The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was l ...

committee. The three first editions were held successfully. The 2010 UNAF Women's Club Tournament, initially held from 12 to 18 July 2010 in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

was postponed because of the withdrawal on first of Wadi Degla from Egypt which were replaced by the Moroccan team Raja CA. however ASE Alger Centre from Algeria declared to withdraw, so the organisation committee declared the tournament cancelled. The 2011 UNAF Women's Club Tournament, initially held in May 2011 was cancelled also but because

Tunisian Revolution The Tunisian Revolution, also called the Jasmine Revolution, was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance. It included a series of street demonstrations which took place in Tunisia, and led to the ousting of longtime president Zine El ...

, however, UNAF negotiated with a Tunisian champion AS Banque de l'Habitat to organize the competition in

Aïn Draham Aïn Draham ( ') is a city in northwestern Tunisia in the Jendouba Governorate, situated 25 kilometers south of Tabarka near the border with Algeria. Historically a military outpost, summer resort and souq, today it is a regional economic hub. ...

from 23 June to 3 July but it was finally cancelled too. The tournament returned in 2021, with the winner qualifying to the

CAF Women's Champions League The CAF Women's Champions League (french: Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF; ar, دوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات), sometimes abbreviated as ''CAF WCL'', is an annual international women's association football club compet ...

Finals

' A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Records and statistics

Performance by club

Performance by nation

Maghreb Women's Club Tournament

The tournament was a related annual competition held in

Aïn Defla Aïn Defla ( ar, عين الدفلى, lit. ''oleander spring'') is the capital city of Aïn Defla Province, Algeria. It is also a commune. History In Roman times the city was called Oppidum Novum. The vestiges of the Oppidum Novum are still visib ...

, Algeria from 2010 to 2012. Women's clubs from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia took part in these three editions.

Afak Relizane Afak Chabab Relizane ( ar, آفاق شباب غليزان, lit=Relizane Youth Horizons) is a women's professional football club based in Relizane, Algeria. The club is playing in the Algerian Women's Championship, the top division in the Algerian ...

won the tournament twice in 2010 and 2012 while ASE Alger Centre won once in 2011.

References

External links

2008 UNAF Women's Club Tournament in Algiers - ''djazairess.com''
{{Arab Championships UNAF Women's Club Tournament Women's UNAF Club Tournament