Serie A (women's football)
Introduction The '''Serie A''' (), also called '''Serie A Femminile TIM''' due to sponsorship by TIM, is the highest league of women's football in Italy. Established in 1968, it has been run by the Italian Football Federation (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 Roma, who won the title for the first time at the 2022–23 edition ending a five-year series from Juventus who won each of the last five years before. As of the 2022–23 edition, the Serie A is ranked fifth 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 The first Italian Championship league was founded in 1968.1986 the Italian Football Federation took over the running of Serie A. Serie A became fully-professional from the 2022–23 season onwards, removing the salary cap and allowing teams to pay their players a higher wage
Clubs === 2023–24 season ===The following ten clubs are competing in the 2023–24 season. Team Home city Stadium 2022–23 season Como Como  (Seregno) 9th Fiorentina Florence  5th Inter Milan Milan Suning Training Center in memory of Giacinto Facchetti 3rd Juventus Turin Juventus Center (Vinovo) 2nd AC Milan Milan Centro Sportivo Vismara 4th Napoli Naples Stadio comunale Giuseppe Piccolo Serie B, 1st  Pomigliano Pomigliano Stadio Ugo Gobbato 7th Roma Rome Stadio Tre Fontane 1st Sampdoria Genoa Campo sportivo Riccardo Garrone (Bogliasco) 10th Sassuolo Sassuolo Stadio Enzo Ricci 6th
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. Since 1968 all championships were defined as "Serie A":No.SeasonChampion'''1'''1968 (FICF)Genova1968 (UISP)Bologna'''2'''1969 (FICF)ACF Roma1969 (UISP)Bologna'''3'''1970 (FFIGC)Gommagomma1970 (FICF)Real Torino'''4'''1971 (FFIGC)Piacenza1971 (FICF)Real Juventus'''5'''1972 (FFIUAGC)Gamma 3 Padova'''6'''1973 (FFIUGC)Gamma 3 Padova1973 (FICF)Milano'''7'''1974 (FFIUGC)Falchi Astro Montecatini'''8'''1975 (FIGCF)USF Milan'''9'''1976 (FIGCF)Valdobbiadene'''10'''1977 (FIGCF)Diadora Valdobbiadene'''11'''1978 (FIGCF)Jolly Catania'''12'''1979 (FIGCF)Lazio CF Lubiam'''13'''1980 (FIGCF)Lazio CF Lubiam'''14'''1981 (FIGCF)Alaska Lecce'''15'''1982 (FIGCF)Alaska LecceNo.SeasonChampion'''16'''1983 (FIGCF)Alaska Lecce'''17'''1984 (FIGCF)Alaska Trani 80'''18'''1985 (FIGCF)Sanitas Trani 80'''19'''1985–86 (FIGCF)Despar Trani 80'''20'''1986–87Lazio CF'''21'''1987–88Lazio CF'''22'''1988–89Giugliano'''23'''1989–90Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli'''24'''1990–91Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli'''25'''1991–92Milan 82 Salvarani'''26'''1992–93Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli'''27'''1993–94Torres Fo.S. '''28'''1994–95Agliana'''29'''1995–96Verona Gunther'''30'''1996–97Modena'''31'''1997–98Modena'''32'''1998–99ACF Milan'''33'''1999–2000Torres Fo.S. '''34'''2000–01Torres Fo.S. '''35'''2001–02Ruco Line LazioNo.SeasonChampion'''36'''2002–03Foroni Verona'''37'''2003–04Foroni Verona'''38'''2004–05Bardolino Verona'''39'''2005–06Fiammamonza'''40'''2006–07Bardolino Verona'''41'''2007–08Bardolino Verona'''42'''2008–09Bardolino Verona'''43'''2009–10Torres'''44'''2010–11Torres'''45'''2011–12Torres'''46'''2012–13Torres'''47'''2013–14Brescia'''48'''2014–15AGSM Verona'''49'''2015–16Brescia'''50'''2016–17Fiorentina'''51'''2017–18Juventus'''52'''2018–19Juventus'''53'''2019–20Juventus'''54'''2020–21Juventus'''55'''2021–22JuventusNo.SeasonChampion'''56'''2022–23Roma=== Wins by club ===ClubWinsWinning yearsTorres71993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13Lazio CF51979, 1980, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2001–02Verona Women2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15Juventus2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22ACF Milan41970 (FFIGC), 1973 (FICF), 1975, 1998–99Alaska Lecce31981, 1982, 1983Trani 801984, 1985, 1985–86Reggiana1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93Bologna21968 (UISP), 1969 (UISP)Gamma 3 Padova1972, 1973Diadora Valdobbiadene1976, 1977Modena1996–97, 1997–98Foroni Verona2002–03, 2003–04Brescia2013–14, 2015–16Genova11968 (FICF)Roma CF1969 (FICF)Real Torino1970 (FICF)Brevetti Gabbiani Piacenza1971 (FFIGC)Real Juventus1971 (FICF)Falchi Astro Montecatini1974Jolly Catania1978Campania G.B. Giugliano1988–89Milan 82 Salvarani1991–92Agliana1994–95Verona Gunther1995–96Fiammamonza2005–06Fiorentina2016–17Roma2022–23
Top scorers  Season  Player(s) Nationality  Club(s)  Goals 1971  Elisabetta Vignotto   Real Juventus 51 1972  Elisabetta Vignotto  Gamma 3 Padova 56 1973  Elisabetta Vignotto  Gamma 3 Padova 25 1974  Elisabetta Vignotto  Gamma 3 Padova 24 1975  Susanne Augustesen   Gamma 3 Padova 29 1976  Susanne Augustesen  Valdobbiadene 28 1977  Susanne Augustesen  Diadora Valdobbiadene 42 1978  Rose Reilly   Jolly Catania 32 1979  Susanne Augustesen  Conegliano 29 1980  Elisabetta Vignotto  Gorgonzola 29 1981  Rose Reilly  Alaska Gelati Lecce 31 1982  Susanne Augustesen  Flase Cagliari 32 1983  Susanne Augustesen  Alaska Gelati Lecce 31 1984  Susanne Augustesen  Lazio 25 1985  Carolina Morace   Lazio 27 1985–86  Lone Hansen   Despar Trani 80  26 1986–87  Susanne Augustesen  Despar Trani 80  34 1987–88  Carolina Morace  Lazio 40 1988–89  Carolina Morace  Lazio 26 1989–90  Carolina Morace  Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli 38 1990–91  Carolina Morace  Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli 29 1991–92  Carolina Morace  Milan Salvarani 31 1992–93  Carolina Morace  Milan Salvarani 33 1993–94  Carolina Morace  Torres Fo.S. 33 1994–95  Carolina Morace  Agliana 31 1995–96  Carolina Morace  Verona Gunther 39 1996–97  Carolina Morace  Modena 47 1997–98  Carolina Morace  Modena 41 1998–99  Patrizia Panico   Lazio 51 1999–2000  Patrizia Panico  Ruco Line Lazio 41 2000–01  Patrizia Panico  Ruco Line Lazio 41 2001–02  Patrizia Panico  Ruco Line Lazio 47 2002–03  Chiara Gazzoli   Foroni Verona 54 2003–04  Chiara Gazzoli  Foroni Verona 34 2004–05  Valentina BoniPatrizia Panico   Bardolino VeronaTorino 32 2005–06  Patrizia Panico Torino 24 2006–07  Patrizia Panico Bardolino Verona 21 2007–08  Patrizia Panico Bardolino Verona 27 2008–09  Patrizia Panico Bardolino Verona 23 2009–10  Paola Brumana   Graphistudio Tavagnacco  24 2010–11  Patrizia PanicoDaniela Sabatino  TorresBrescia 26 2011–12  Patrizia Panico  Torres 29 2012–13  Patrizia Panico  Torres 35 2013–14  Patrizia Panico  Torres 43 2014–15  Patrizia Panico  AGSM Verona 34 2015–16  Valentina Giacinti  Mozzanica 32 2016–17  Lana Clelland   Tavagnacco  23 2017–18  Valentina Giacinti  Brescia  21 2018–19  Valentina Giacinti  AC Milan  21 2019–20  Cristiana Girelli   Juventus 16 2020–21  Cristiana Girelli   Juventus 22 2021–22  Daniela Sabatino   Fiorentina 15 2022–23  Tabitha Chawinga   Inter Milan 23
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