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
January
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
| Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 – 15 |  Muharraq |
WAFF Championship |  Jordan |
Bahrain |
 Lebanon |
 United Arab Emirates
|
| Mar 12 – 22 |  Biratnagar |
SAFF Championship |  India |
 Nepal |
 Bangladesh and  Sri Lanka
| |
| May 5 – 17 |  Albena |
UEFA U-17 Championship |  Germany |
 Netherlands |
 Portugal and  Spain
| |
| Jun 7 – Jul 7 |  Lyon |
FIFA World Cup |  United States |
Netherlands |
 Sweden |
 England
|
| Jul 16 – 28 |  Paisley |
UEFA U-19 Championship | France |
Germany |
Netherlands and Spain
| |
| Jul 25 – Aug 9 |  Lima |
Pan American Games |  Colombia |
 Argentina |
 Costa Rica |
 Paraguay
|
| Aug 16 – 30 |  Casablanca |
African Games |  Nigeria |
 Cameroon |
Morocco |
 Algeria
|
| Aug 30 – Sep 12 |  Rarotonga |
OFC U-19 Championship |  New Zealand |
 New Caledonia |
 Tahiti |
 Vanuatu
|
| Sep 15 – 28 |  Chonburi |
AFC U-16 Championship |  Japan |
 North Korea |
 China |
 Australia
|
| Oct 27 – Nov 9 | Chonburi |
AFC U-19 Championship | Japan |
North Korea |
 South Korea |
Australia
|
| Dec 10 – 17 | Busan |
EAFF E-1 Championship | Japan |
South Korea |
China |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Invitational
| Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 – 20 | Meizhou |
Four Nations Tournament | China |
South Korea |
Nigeria |
 Romania
|
| Feb 9 – 15 | Bhubaneswar |
Gold Cup |  Myanmar |
Nepal |
India |
 Iran
|
| Feb 27 – Mar 2 |  Limassol |
Aphrodite Cup | Cyprus |
 Malta |
 Estonia |
 Lithuania
|
| Feb 26 – Mar 4 |  Zagreb |
Istria Cup |  Slovenia |
 Serbia |
 Ukraine |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| Feb 27 – Mar 5 |  Alanya |
Turkish Cup | France B |
Romania |
 Northern Ireland |
 Uzbekistan
|
| Feb 27 – Mar 5 | Tampa |
SheBelieves Cup | England |
United States |
Japan |
 Brazil
|
| Feb 27 – Mar 6 | Parchal |
Algarve Cup |  Norway |
 Poland |
 Canada |
Sweden
|
| Feb 27 – Mar 6 | Larnaca |
Cyprus Cup | North Korea |
 Italy |
 Belgium |
 Austria
|
| Feb 28 – Mar 6 | Melbourne |
Cup of Nations | Australia |
South Korea |
New Zealand |
Argentina
|
| Apr 4 – 7 | Wuhan |
Wuhan Tournament | China |
Cameroon |
 Russia |
Croatia
|
| May 8 – 18 | Salon |
Sud Ladies Cup | North Korea |
Japan |
France |
 Mexico
|
Non-FIFA
| Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15 – 22 |  Holyhead |
Inter Games |  Isle of Man |
Ynys Môn |
 Jersey |
 Hitra
|
International club competitions
Official
| Date | Final match venue | Tournament | Champion | Runner up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2018 – 18 May 2019 |
 Budapest |
UEFA Champions League | Lyon (6th) |
Barcelona |
Bayern Munich and Chelsea
| |
| 11 – 28 Oct |  Quito |
Copa Libertadores | Corinthians (2nd) |
Ferroviária |
América |
Cerro Porteño
|
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
| National league | National cup | Other | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Competition | Champion | Competition | Champion | Competition | Champion |
| Australia |
W-League | Sydney FC[22] (3rd) | ||||
| China PR |
Super League | Chinese Championship | Chinese FA Cup | |||
| Super Cup | ||||||
 Chinese Taipei |
Mulan League | |||||
 Hong Kong |
Hong Kong League | |||||
| India |
Indian Women's League | |||||
| Iran |
Kowsar League | |||||
| Jordan |
Jordan League | |||||
| Japan |
L. League | Empress's Cup | High School Tournam. | Seisa Kokusai (1st) | ||
| Lebanon |
Lebanese League | SAS[23] (3rd) | ||||
| North Korea |
DPRK League | |||||
| South Korea |
WK League | |||||
| Myanmar |
Myanmar League | |||||
 Philippines |
PFF League | |||||
 Singapore |
National League | |||||
| Thailand |
Thai League | |||||
| United Arab Emirates |
UAE League | |||||
| Uzbekistan |
Uzbek Championship | Uzbek Cup | Uzbek Super Cup | |||
 Vietnam |
Vietnam Championship | |||||
CONCACAF
| National league | National cup / Intercollegiate league | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Main | Champion | Other | Champion | Competition | Champion |
 Barbados |
Premier League | |||||
| Canada |
U Soccer | |||||
| Costa Rica |
Primera División | |||||
 Cuba |
Liga Nacional | |||||
 El Salvador |
Apertura | Alianza[24] | ||||
| Clausura | ||||||
 Guatemala |
Apertura | |||||
| Clausura | ||||||
 Haiti |
CHFF | |||||
 Jamaica |
JFF League | |||||
 Martinique |
Martinican Championship | Coupe de Martinique | ||||
| Mexico |
2018–19's Clausura | |||||
| 2019–20's Apertura | ||||||
 Nicaragua |
Apertura | UNAN Managua[25] | ||||
| Clausura | ||||||
 Panama |
Liga Nacional | |||||
 Puerto Rico |
LPR | |||||
| United States |
NWSL | WPSL | NCAA | |||
| UWS | ||||||
CAF
CONMEBOL
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.