Women's football in Italy

For more in depth, albeit general information see Football in Italy.
Women's football in Italy
Country Italy
Governing body Italian Football Federation
National team(s) Women's national team
National competitions
Club competitions
Serie A
Serie B
International competitions

Women's association football is a largely amateur sport in Italy, given the greater emphasis of the male competitions.[1][2][3][4]


History

In the 1970's the Italian ladies football federation, known as Federazione Femminili Italiana Gioco Calcia or FFIGC,hosted the first unofficial football world championship.[5] It was supported by the Martini and Rossi strong wine manufacturers, entirely without the involvement of FIFA or any of the common National associations.[6] This event was at least partly played by club sides. A Danish team would ultimately be the winner of the tournament.[7]

League

Serie A is growing in professionalism as womens football. Many professional womens teams started in the 1970's.[8][9]

Senior team


The womens national team has had mixed results as team although they have qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Championship.[10]


References

  1. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (16 January 2018). "Italy a land of opportunity as Juventus add weight to Women's Serie A - Suzanne Wrack". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Gori, Gigliola (6 December 2012). "Italian Fascism and the Female Body: Sport, Submissive Women and Strong Mothers". Routledge. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Wyke, Nick. "When Saturday Comes - Press for attention". www.wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Pitti, Ilaria (27 February 2018). "Being women in a male preserve: an ethnography of female football ultras". Journal of Gender Studies: 1–12. doi:10.1080/09589236.2018.1443803. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Hong, Fan (9 October 2018). "Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Williams, Jean (2014). "2: 'Soccer matters very much, every day'". In Agergaard, Sine; Tiesler, Nina Clara. Women, Soccer and Transnational Migration. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 1135939381.
  7. ↑ "Da Danmark blev verdensmestre i fodbold - DRTV". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "In Italy, a Top Club Stands Alone in Supporting Women's Soccer". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "How the Juventus women's team is shaking up Italian football". 15 December 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Kirchgaessner, Stephanie; Tondo, Lorenzo (25 November 2017). "Italian women's footballers aim for where men failed – a place in the World Cup". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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