2025 in women's association football

The following are the football (soccer) events in the year 2025 around the world.

Events
February
 February 27: Qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup began. In the first match, Algeria beat South Sudan 5–0 at the Juba Stadium in Juba, South Sudan.

March
 March 5: The FIFA Women's Champions Cup was created. It is meant to be a women's football version of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

May
 May 17: The 2025 OFC Women's Champions League final was played. Auckland United beat Hekari United 1–0 at the Stade Pater in Pīraʻe, Tahiti.
 May 24: 
 The 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final was played. Arsenal beat FC Barcelona 1–0 at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal.
 The 2025 AFC Women's Champions League final was played. Wuhan Jianghan University beat Melbourne City 5–4 on penalties at the Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan, China. This was Wuhan Jianghan University's first international trophy.
 The 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final was played. Gotham FC beat Tigres UANL 1–0 at the Estadio Universitario in Nuevo León, Mexico.

July
 July 17: Arsenal signed Canadian women's footballer Olivia Smith from Liverpool for a fee of £1 million. This makes Smith the most expensive women's football transfer ever.

August
 August 2: The 2025 Copa América Femenina final was played. Brazil beat Colombia 5–4 on penalties at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado in Quito, Ecuador.

October
 October 18: The 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina final will be played in Argentina.

Tournament winners
International
 Tournament Confederation Host Country(s) Winner Runner-Up Third Place/Semi-Finalists Finals Stadium 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations  CAF (Africa)           Olympic Stadium, Rabat 2025 CECAFA Women's Championship  CECAFA (East & Central Africa)           Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup WAFU (West Africa)           Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium, Nouakchott 2025 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup        TBD  2025 Copa América Femenina  CONMEBOL (South America)           Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship  EAFF (East Asia)           Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon 2025 OFC Women's Nations Cup  OFC (Oceania)           HFC Bank Stadium, Suva UEFA Women's Euro 2025  UEFA (Europe)           St. Jakob-Park, Basel 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals   TBD     2-legged final 2025 International Women's Championship  Other           Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu 2025 Island Games        Western Isles   Kirkwall 2025 Nations Challenge           Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria 2025 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament            Deakin Stadium, Canberra 2025 Pinatar Cup           Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar 2025 Pink Ladies Cup           Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah 2025 SheBelieves Cup           Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California 2025 Women's Tri-Nation Cup           Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu 2025 Yongchuan International Tournament           Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing

Youth international
 Tournament Confederation Host Country(s) Winner Runner-Up Third Place/Semi-Finalists Finals Stadium 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup  FIFA (Global)        Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium, Rabat 2025 ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship  AFF (Southeast Asia)           Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City 2025 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship  CAFA (Central Asia)           Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship  SAFF (South Asia)           BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka 2025 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship  WAFF (West Asia)           Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City, Khobar 2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship           Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba 2025 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship COSAFA (Southern Africa)           Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek 2025 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship           UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship  CONCACAF (North America)     No official champion. This is because the tournament is serving as a qualifier for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.   Best ranked group stage second place team. Because the tournament is a qualifier for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, there is no official runner-up.  None  No final match 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship           Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela 2025 South American U-17 Women's Championship  CONMEBOL (South America)          No final match 2025 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship  OFC (Oceania)        TBD 2025 OFC U-19 Women's Championship        TBD 2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship  UEFA (Europe)           Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship           Stadium Rzeszów, Rzeszow 2024–25 European U23 League  Multiple HostsMatches were played in Belgium, England, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.         No Final Match 2025 MIMA Cup Other           Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar 2025 Montaigu Tournament           Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu 2025 Sud Ladies Cup           Parc des Sports, Avignon 2025 Women's Under-17 Baltic Cup  Unknown        Unknown 2025 Women's U18 UEFA Friendship Cup           Unknown 2025 Women's Lion City Cup           Unknown

Continental
 Confederation Tournament Previous Winner Winner Runner-Up Finals Stadium AFC (Asia) 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League First season  Wuhan Jianghan  Melbourne City  Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan CAF (Africa) 2025 CAF Women's Champions League  TP Mazembe (2024)    TBD CONCACAF (North America) 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup First season  Gotham FC  Tigres UANL  Estadio Universitario, Nuevo León UNCAF (Central America) 2025 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship  Santa Fé (2024)    TBD CONMEBOL (South America) 2025 Copa Libertadores Femenina  Corinthians (2024)    TBD OFC (Oceania) 2024 OFC Women's Champions League  Auckland United (2024)  Auckland United  Hekari Womens  Stade Pater, Pīraʻe UEFA (Europe) 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League  Barcelona (2023–24)  Arsenal  Barcelona  Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

AFC
NationLeagueChampionCupWinnerRunner-Up

CAF
NationLeagueChampionCupWinnerRunner-Up

CONCACAF
NationLeagueChampionCupWinnerRunner-Up

CONMEBOL
NationLeagueChampionCupWinnerRunner-Up  2025 Argentine Women's Primera División A Apertura  2025 Copa Federal de Fútbol Femenino   2025 Argentine Women's Primera División A Clausura  2025 Liga Femenina  No Cup  2025 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1  2025 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2025 Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino São Paulo Corinthians  2025 Campeonato Femenino  No Cup  2025 Colombian Women's Football League  No Cup  2025 Superliga Femenina  No Cup  2025 Paraguayan Women's Football Championship  2025 Copa Paraguay FEM   2025 Copa efe 2025 Supercopa FEM  2025 Liga Femenina  No Cup  2025 Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino  No Cup  2025 Venezuelan Women's Super League  2025 Copa Venezuela Femenina

OFC
NationLeagueChampionCupWinnerRunner-Up  2025 Women's National League 2025 Kate Sheppard Cup

UEFA
NationLeagueChampionCupWinnerRunner-Up  2024–25 Kategoria Superiore Femra KFF Vllaznia 2024–25 Albanian Women's Cup Apolonia KF Egnatia  2024–25 Armenian Women's Premier League Pyunik No Cup  2024–25 ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga SKN St. Pölten 2024–25 ÖFB Frauen Cup SKN St. Pölten Austria Wien  2024–25 AFFA Top Girls League Neftchi No Cup  2025 Belarusian Premier League  2025 Belarusian Women's Cup   2025 Belarusian Women's Super Cup Dinamo-BGU FC Minsk  2024–25 Belgian Women's Super League OH Leuven 2024–25 Belgian Women's Cup Standard Liège Anderlecht  2024–25 Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Premier League SFK 2000 2024–25 Bosnia and Herzegovina Women's Football Cup    2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League NSA Sofia 2024–25 Bulgarian Women's Cup    2024–25 Croatian Women's First Football League Agram 2024–25 Croatian Women's Football Cup Osijek Hajduk Split  2024–25 Cypriot First Division Apollon Ladies 2024–25 Cypriot Women's Cup   2025 Cypriot Women's Super Cup    2024–25 Czech Women's First League Slavia Prague 2024–25 Czech Women's Cup Slavia Prague Sparta Prague  2024–25 Kvindeligaen Fortuna Hjørring 2024–25 Danish Women's Cup    2024–25 Women's Super League Chelsea 2024–25 Women's FA Cup   2024–25 Women's League Cup Chelsea Manchester City 2025 FA Women's Community Shield  2025 Naiste Meistriliiga  2025 Estonian Women's Cup   2025 Estonian Women's Supercup    2025 1. deild kvinnur  2025 Faroese Women's Cup   2025 Faroese Women's Super Cup    2025 Kansallinen Liiga  2025 Finnish Women's Cup    2024–25 Première Ligue Olympique Lyon 2024–25 Coupe de France Féminine Paris FC Paris Saint-Germain 2025 Trophée des Championnes    2025 Georgia women's football championship No Cup  2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga Bayern Munich 2024–25 DFB-Pokal Frauen Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 2025 DFB-Supercup Frauen    2024–25 Gibraltar Women's Football League Lions Gibraltar 2025 Women's Rock Cup    2024–25 Greek A Division AEK Athens 2025 Greek Women's Cup AEK Athens Panathinaikos  2024–25 Női NB I Ferencváros 2024–25 Hungarian Women's Cup Győri ETO MTK Hungária  2025 Besta deild kvenna  2025 Icelandic Women's Football Cup   2025 Icelandic Women's Football League Cup Breiðablik Þór/KA 2025 Icelandic Women's Football Super Cup Valur Breiðablik  2025 League of Ireland Women's Premier Division  2025 FAI Women's Cup    2024–25 Ligat Nashim Kiryat Gat 2024–25 Israeli Women's Cup Kiryat Gat Hapoel Jerusalem  2024–25 Serie A Juventus 2024–25 Coppa Italia Juventus AS Roma 2025 Supercoppa Italiana    2025 Kazakhstani women's football championship   2025 Kazakhstani Women's Cup    2024–25 Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo KFF Mitrovica No Cup  2025 Latvian Women's League  2025 Latvian Women's Cup    2025 A-Lyga  2025 Lithuanian Women's Cup    2024–25 Dames Ligue 1 Racing FC 2024–25 Luxembourg Women's Cup    2024–25 Maltese Women's League Swieqi United 2024–25 Maltese Women's Cup Mġarr United Hibernians  2024–25 Moldovan Women Top League Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi 2024–25 Moldovan Women's Cup Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi Nistru-Cioburciu  2024–25 Montenegrin Women's League  No Cup  2024–25 Vrouwen Eredivisie FC Twente 2024–25 KNVB Women's Cup FC Twente PSV Eindhoven 2024–25 Eredivisie Cup PSV Eindhoven FC Twente 2025 Dutch Women's Super Cup  2024-25 Macedonian Women's Football Championship ŽFK Ljuboten 2024–25 Macedonian Women's Football Cup ŽFK Ljuboten ŽFK Tiverija  2025 Women's Premiership  2025 IFA Women's Challenge Cup 2025 NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup    2025 Toppserien  2025 Norwegian Women's Cup    2024–25 Ekstraliga GKS Katowice 2024–25 Polish Cup Czarni Sosnowiec Pogoń Szczecin  2024–25 Campeonato Nacional Feminino SL Benfica 2024–25 Taça de Portugal Feminina SCU Torreense SL Benfica 2025 Taça da Liga Feminina SL Benfica Sporting CP 2025 Supertaça de Portugal Feminina    2024–25 Liga I Farul Constanța 2024–25 Cupa României    2025 Russian Women's Football Championship   2025 Russian Women's Cup    2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League Hibernian 2024–25 Scottish Women's Cup Rangers Glasgow City 2024–25 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Rangers Hibernian  2024–25 Serbian Women's Super League Crvena zvezda 2024–25 Serbian Women's Cup    2024–25 Slovak Women's First League Spartak Myjava 2024–25 Slovak Women's Cup Spartak Myjava Slovan Bratislava  2024–25 Slovenian Women's League Mura 2024–25 Slovenian Women's Cup ŽNK Ljubljana Mura  2024–25 Liga F FC Barcelona 2024–25 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol FC Barcelona Atlético Madrid 2024–25 Supercopa de España Femenina FC Barcelona Real Madrid  2025 Damallsvenskan  2024–25 Svenska Cupen Damer Hammarby IFK Norrköping  2024–25 Swiss Women's Super League BSC YB Frauen 2024–25 Swiss Women's Cup FC Zürich FC Basel  2024–25 Turkish Women's Football Super League ABB Fomget No Cup  2024–25 Ukrainian Women's Top League Vorskla Poltava 2024–25 Ukrainian Women's Cup Vorskla Poltava Metalist 1925 Kharkiv  2024–25 Adran Premier Cardiff City 2024–25 FAW Women's Cup Cardiff City Wrexham 2024–25 Adran Trophy  The New Saints Swansea City

Clubs
Clubs founded
Date FoundedClubCountryCurrent LeagueNotes January 30  Denver Summit FC    None  To start playing in the National Women's Soccer League in 2026 February 14  New York Cosmos    None  To start playing in the USL Super League in 2027 February 2025  Capital1 Solar Strikers    PFF Women's League  2025  Hera United    Eredivisie  Took over license of VVK Telstar 2025  Melbourne Victory FC Youth    NPWL Victoria Women  Youth team of Melbourne Victory Women

Clubs Folded
 Date Folded Date Founded Club Country Note September 3  July 18, 2011  VVK Telstar    Women's football club of SC Telstar 2025  October 2005  ŽNK MB Tabor    

Births and deaths

Deaths

Note: Male managers will be listed in Italics. Additionally, only their jobs in women's football will be listed.

January
23
  Eduardo de la Barra (65), Chilean men's footballer, assistant manager, and manager (Universidad de Concepción Femenino).

February
26
  Bjørn Ludvigsen (56), Norwegian men's footballer and manager (Medkila IL womens).

March
15
  Doris Fitschen (56), German footballer (VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg, TSV Siegen, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Philadelphia Charge, Germany). Bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

April
14
  Carlton Fairweather (63), English men's footballer and manager (Sunderland Ladies).

May
3
  Lorraine Taylor (63), New Zealand footballer (New Zealand).

July
5
  Ida Golin (65), Italian footballer (Gamma 3 Padova, Lazio 1975 Lubiam, Gorgonzola, Piacenza, Modena Ritt Jeans, A.C.F. Milan 82, Italy).
29
  André Ladner (63), Swiss men's footballer, assistant manager, and manager (FC Zürich Frauen).

August
9
  Mun Ki-nam (77), North Korean men's footballer, assistant manager, and manager (North Korea, Ulsan College).

September
14
  Suzana Agostini (43), Brazilian footballer (Rio Preto, Santos, Ponte Preta, Avaí/Kindermann)
20
  Matt Beard (47), English manager (Millwall Lionesses, Chelsea Ladies, Liverpool, Boston Breakers, West Ham United, Bristol City, Burnley).

November
6
  Mia Hamant (21), American soccer player (Washington Huskies).

December
27
  Fernando Martín (44), Spanish men's footballer and manager (Valencia B).

Notes

References