Women's Football
FIFA promotes the development of football for girls and women and is committed to creating opportunities for female players, coaches, referees and officials to become actively involved in football.
In view of this, FIFA is constantly developing new initiatives and programmes specifically designed for women's football development that can be adapted to the specific needs of all FIFA Member Associations.
The growth of the women's game in the coming years will be huge. In order to better address the increasing demand for knowledge about women's football and to give development tools to its member associations to be able to develop the beautiful game, FIFA has published the Women's Football Resource Kit.
The Women's Football Resource Kit provides information about the following subjects:
- Best practices, case studies and key findings from all over the world;
- FIFA ambassadors for women's football;
- Health and fitness for female football players;
- Information about women's football today in FIFA's 208 member associations.
FIFA hopes that this new publication will be useful for associations, administrators, players and coaches alike. The kit will help to arm those working day to day in football with the tools and practical knowledge to help them to achieve results.
Women's association football, more commonly known as Women's football or Women's soccer, is the most prominent team sport played by women around the globe. It is played at the professional level in numerous countries throughout the world and 176 national teams participate internationally.
The history of women's football has seen major competitions being launched at both the national and international levels. Women's football has faced many struggles throughout its history. Although its first golden age occurred in the United Kingdom in the early 1920s, when one match achieved over 50,000 spectators, The Football Association initiated a ban in 1921 that disallowed women's football games from the grounds used by its member clubs. The ban stayed in effect until July 1971.
Competitions
The Munitionettes' Cup
In August 1917, a tournament was launched for female munition workers' teams in northeast England. Officially titled the Tyne Wear & Tees Alfred Wood Munition Girls Cup, it was popularly known as The Munitionettes' Cup. The first winners of the trophy were Blyth Spartans, who defeated Bolckow Vaughan 5–0 in a replayed final tie at Middlesbrough on 18 May 1918. The tournament ran for a second year in season 1918–19, the winners being the ladies of Palmer's shipyard in Jarrow, who defeated Christopher Brown's of Hartlepool 1–0 at St James' Park in Newcastle on 22 March 1919
The English Ladies' Football Association Challenge Cup
Following the FA ban on women's teams on 5 December 1921, the English Ladies' Football Association was formed. A silver cup was donated by the first president of the association, Len Bridgett. A total of 24 teams entered the first competition in the spring of 1922. The winners were Stoke Ladies who beat Doncaster and Bentley Ladies 3-1 on 24 June 1922.
The Championship of Great Britain and the World
In 1937 and 1938, the Dick, Kerr's Ladies F.C. played Edinburgh City Girls in the "Championship of Great Britain and the World". Dick Kerr won the 1937 and 38 competitions with 5-1 score lines. The 1939 competition however was a more organised affair and the Edinburgh City Girls beat Dick Kerr in Edinburgh 5-2. The City Girls followed this up with a 7-1 demolition of Glasgow Ladies Ladies in Falkirk to take the title.
The 'revival' of the women's game
The English Women's FA was formed in 1969 (as a result of the increased interest generated by the 1966 World Cup), and the FA's ban on matches being played on members' grounds was finally lifted in 1971.In the same year, UEFA recommended that the women's game should be taken under the control of the national associations in each country.
During the 1970s, Italy became the first country with professional women's football players on a part-time basis. In 1985, the United States national soccer team was formed and in 1989, Japan became the first country to have a semi-professional women's football league, the L. League - still in existence today.
In view of this, FIFA is constantly developing new initiatives and programmes specifically designed for women's football development that can be adapted to the specific needs of all FIFA Member Associations.
The growth of the women's game in the coming years will be huge. In order to better address the increasing demand for knowledge about women's football and to give development tools to its member associations to be able to develop the beautiful game, FIFA has published the Women's Football Resource Kit.
The Women's Football Resource Kit provides information about the following subjects:
- Best practices, case studies and key findings from all over the world;
- FIFA ambassadors for women's football;
- Health and fitness for female football players;
- Information about women's football today in FIFA's 208 member associations.
FIFA hopes that this new publication will be useful for associations, administrators, players and coaches alike. The kit will help to arm those working day to day in football with the tools and practical knowledge to help them to achieve results.
5th FIFA Women's Football Symposium
Hundreds of representatives from all over the globe will assemble in Germany this week as FIFA hosts the 5th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium.
The event, which coincides with the final week of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™, will be held between 15-17 July at the Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt.
The last symposium was held at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China and since then women's football has continued to expand exponentially and is a key driver of growth for the sport of football all around the world.
The event, which coincides with the final week of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™, will be held between 15-17 July at the Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt.
The last symposium was held at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China and since then women's football has continued to expand exponentially and is a key driver of growth for the sport of football all around the world.
The 2011 Symposium will bring together over 550 representatives of FIFA’s Member Associations from each corner of the world to discuss the on-going and future development of women’s football.
“The symposium offers an opportunity for the world football community to gather and examine methods to develop and promote the women’s game,” said Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's Head of Women's competitions.
“The symposium offers an opportunity for the world football community to gather and examine methods to develop and promote the women’s game,” said Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's Head of Women's competitions.
Women’s football is probably the most popular women’s team sport on the planet, but there is still work to be done in many areas so that the game can continue its exponential growth.
Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's Head of Women's competitions
“Women’s football is probably the most popular women’s team sport on the planet, but there is still work to be done in many areas so that the game can continue its exponential growth. The sport must further develop, from grassroots to top level and, in order to be even more successful, it must establish itself as a professional sport, meaning more media coverage, more support from the economy and more women in football are needed.
“The overall objectives of the 2011 symposium will be structure, increasing participation and promotion of the game.
“It also allows the gathered Member Associations the forum to exchange ideas, share experiences and review their strategic approach to women’s football.
“The weekend of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final will provide the perfect backdrop as it demonstrates the power and excellence that the women’s game can offer at its most elite level.”
Elite speakers
FIFA Director Thierry Regenass (Member Associations and Development) will introduce the first topic ‘The Structure of Women’s Football in Member Associations’. Other FIFA Directors that will be presenting topics during the three-day event are Mustapha Fahmy (Competitions), Nicolas Maingot (Communication), Niclas Ericson (TV), Thierry Weil (Marketing).
“The overall objectives of the 2011 symposium will be structure, increasing participation and promotion of the game.
“It also allows the gathered Member Associations the forum to exchange ideas, share experiences and review their strategic approach to women’s football.
“The weekend of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final will provide the perfect backdrop as it demonstrates the power and excellence that the women’s game can offer at its most elite level.”
Elite speakers
FIFA Director Thierry Regenass (Member Associations and Development) will introduce the first topic ‘The Structure of Women’s Football in Member Associations’. Other FIFA Directors that will be presenting topics during the three-day event are Mustapha Fahmy (Competitions), Nicolas Maingot (Communication), Niclas Ericson (TV), Thierry Weil (Marketing).
Keynote speakers include Dr Theo Zwanziger (President, German FA), Lydia Nsekera (President, Burundi FA) and Kelly Simmons (Head of National Game, England FA).
Over the two and a half days, the focus will be on a number of key sectors within the game such as ‘Increasing participation and competitions’ and ‘Promoting the game: Communications & Sponsoring’. The various topics will feature interactive onstage group discussions with a diverse assortment of panellists, each knowledgeable in the women’s game.
The FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter will bring proceedings to a close on the morning of 17 July, with the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final to be held that evening in Frankfurt.
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