The following are the scheduled events of
women's association football
Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and about 200 national teams partic ...
for 2019 throughout the world.
Events
January
* January 14 –
Marc Skinner leaves
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
to become
Orlando Pride
The Orlando Pride are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Orlando, Florida, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Pride began play in the 2016 National Women's Soccer League season, 2016 ...
's coach for the
2019 season
Nineteen or 19 may refer to:
* 19 (number)
* One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019
Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
* ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film
* '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film
* '' Dici ...
.
* January 19 –
Alen Stajcic is sacked from
Australia
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following an internal survey, with a number of internationals showing their 'shock' over the decision.
* January 21 –
Marta Tejedor is appointed
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
's new coach.
* January 27 –
Vivianne Miedema
Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema (; born 15 July 1996) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for FA Women's Super League, Women's Super League club Manches ...
breaks
FA WSL
The Women's Super League (WSL), also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, and formerly the FA WSL, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in England. Currently oper ...
's annual scoring record with her 16th goal, with seven games still remaining.
February
* February 18 –
Ante Milicic is appointed Australia's coach up to the
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
.
* February 26 –
Martin Sjögren discards the presence of
Ada Hegerberg in the
World Cup
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, with the player having renounced to play for
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
since 2017 over differences with
NFF.
March
* March 5 –
RFEF
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the national cup competitio ...
claims its rights over the
LFP-led
Primera División and announces its intention to reform it.
ACFF, representing all teams in the category except
Athletic Bilbao
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and
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, rejects the initiative while the media reports the competition may break into two parallel competing championships in the 2019–20 season.
* March 15 –
FIFA
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announces the introduction of
VAR in the
World Cup
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, marking the system's first use in women's football.
* March 18 – A crowd of 60,735 see
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
beat
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
0–2 in
Wanda Metropolitano, setting a new attendance world record in club women's football.
* March 20 –
Barclays
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becomes the first sponsor of the
FA WSL
The Women's Super League (WSL), also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, and formerly the FA WSL, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in England. Currently oper ...
starting in the 2019–20 season, with a three-seasons £10 million invest.
* March 27 –
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian language, Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth-largest city in the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller (Germany), Aller east of Hanover and west of Berlin.
Wolfsburg is famous as the locat ...
is knocked out of the
Champions League by
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...
in a quarterfinals repeat of
the previous edition's final, while
Chelsea qualifies past
PSG with a last-minute goal.
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
and
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...
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
West Ham is a district in East London, England and is in the London Borough of Newham. It is an inner-city suburb located east of Charing Cross.
The area was originally an ancient parish formed to serve parts of the older Manor of Ham, a ...
.
April
* April 1 –
Phil Neville
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asks the
Premier League
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's leading clubs to open their main stadiums to their women's teams before the end of the season.
* April 4 –
Alex Morgan
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American former professional association football, soccer player.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team with ...
scores her 100th goal for the
United States
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with her opener to a 5–3 win over
Australia
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.
* April 8 –
Brazil
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accumulates nine defeats in a row after losing 1–0 to
Scotland
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.
* April 17 –
Alex Morgan
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American former professional association football, soccer player.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team, United States national team with ...
is one of six sportspeople included in the 2019
Time 100
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list.
* April 28
**
Barcelona
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becomes the first Spanish team to reach the
Champions League's final after beating
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...
in both legs. Three last editions champion
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...
overcomes
Chelsea in a close tie.
**
Arsenal
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wins its 15th national championship title seven years later, also qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since then.
May
* May 1 –
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian language, Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth-largest city in the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller (Germany), Aller east of Hanover and west of Berlin.
Wolfsburg is famous as the locat ...
equals
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
record five consecutive
DFB Pokal trophies by defeating
Freiburg
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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
CONMEBOL
OFC
References
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Women's association football by year