The Serie A (), also called Serie A Femminile TIM due to
sponsorship by
TIM, is the highest league of
women's football in Italy
Women's association football is a largely amateur sport in Italy, given the greater emphasis of the male competitions.
History
In February 1933, in Milan, the Feminine Football Group (''Gruppo Femminile Calcistico)'' was formed as the first orga ...
. Established in 1968, it has been run by the
Italian Football Federation
The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence.
It ...
(FIGC) since the
2018–19 season, and currently features 10 teams.
The most successful club in the league’s history is
Torres, who have won seven times. The current Serie A champions are
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in ...
, who won each of the last four years. As of the
2021–22 edition, the Serie A is ranked ninth in the
UEFA women's coefficient, and the top two teams qualify for the
UEFA Women's Champions League.
The Serie A became fully-professional from the
2022–23 season, removing the salary cap and allowing teams to pay their players a higher wage. Women's footballers became the first female athletes in Italy to be fully professional.
The number of teams also decreased from 12 to 10.
History
Clubs
Champions
Wins by year
Below is a list of previous champions, including those belonging to several independent federations under which the Serie A title was contested before entering the
FIGC
The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence.
I ...
. Since 1968 all championships were defined as "Serie A":
Wins by club
2022–23 season
The following ten clubs are competing in the
2022–23 season.
Top scorers
Notes
References
External links
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women
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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Sports leagues established in 1968
1968 establishments in Italy