The Women's football Serie A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Italian football. It was established in 1968 but main teams were composing two different federations and leagues (FICF and UISP).
In the following season main UISP teams entered FICF federation so that all Serie A teams played a single league championship.
| Country |  Italy |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Relegation to | Serie A2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Italian Women's Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League |
| Current champions | Torres (2012/13) |
| Website | Divisione Calcio Femminile hosted at lnd.it |
The Women's football Serie A is the highest-level league competition for women's football clubs in Italian football. It was established in 1968 but main teams were composing two different federations and leagues (FICF and UISP).
In the following season main UISP teams entered FICF federation so that all Serie A teams played a single league championship.
In 1970 a new federation (FFIGC) was constituted in Rome splitting Serie A into two independent federations and leagues again. In 1972 the two federations merged in the new "united" one (FFIUAGC = Federazione Femminile Italiana Unita Autonoma Giuoco Calcio) but a few ones didn't agree and refounded an independent federation in Viareggio (FICF).
Finally in 1974 a single national top Serie A league was established.
As the Serie A is currently in the top eight of UEFA women's leagues[1] the top two places qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
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Format[edit]
The league mostly consisted of 12 teams, that play each other 2 times. Just after 1986, when this independent federation entered main Italian football organization (FIGC), Serie A championship had been increased of two teams to reach 16 as well as Serie A national male league.
Due to several teams resignments, in 2002 Italian Federation decided to create an intermediate league between Serie A and Serie B (Serie A2) reducing teams composing the Serie A league (14). In 2003 (from 14 to 13) and in 2005 (just 12) teams were reduced again even if relegations to A2 didn't change (2).
In the 2009–10 season, four teams were promoted and only two relegated, as the league was increased to 14 teams.
2012–13 teams[edit]
- A.S.D. C.F. Bardolino Verona, Calmasino di Bardolino
- A.C.F. Brescia Femminile, Capriolo
- A.S.D. Calcio Chiasiellis, Mortegliano
- F.C.F. Como 2000, Como
- A.S.D. Fiammamonza 1970, Monza, (applied election from Serie A2, group A)
- A.C.F. Firenze A.S.D., Florence
- A.S.D. Fortitudo Mozzecane C., Mozzecane
- A.C.F.D. Graphistudio Pordenone, Pordenone, (promoted from Serie A2, group B)
- A.S.D. Graphistudio Tavagnacco, Tavagnacco
- A.F.D. Grifo Perugia, San Sisto, (promoted from Serie A2, group C)
- S.S. Lazio Calcio Femminile, Rome
- A.S.D. Mozzanica C.F., Mozzanica
- A.S.D. Napoli C.F., Napoli, (promoted from Serie A2, group D)
- A.S.D. Riviera di Romagna, Cervia
- A.C.F. Torino, Venaria Reale
- A.S.D. Torres Calcio, Sassari
Champions[edit]
The list of champions includes the Italian "Serie A" champions belonging to FICF, UISP and FIGCF independent federations got closed and added to FIGC. Since 1968 all championships were defined as "Serie A":
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Top scorers[edit]
The list of top scorers:[5]
External links[edit]
- Italian League on woman.soccerway.com
- Website about the Italian women's leagues
- Official F.I.G.C. reports from Divisione Calcio Femminile.
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/WomenCup/89/50/90/895090_DOWNLOAD.pdf
- ^ U stands for "Unified", because FICF and FFIGC merged into the roman federation FFIGC.
- ^ It's "Cutispoti" not "Cutisport" because of the President's name.
- ^ Same colors as per A.C.F. Milan, but this team was born later: in 1982.
- ^ rsssf.com; Italy - List of Women's Topscorers
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