2019–20 Serie A (women)

Serie A (women)
Season2019–20
Dates14 September 2019 – 25 June 2020
ChampionsJuventus (3rd title)
RelegatedTavagnacco
Orobica
Women's Champions LeagueJuventus
Fiorentina
Matches played95
Goals scored307 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerCristiana Girelli
(16 goals)
Biggest home winSassuolo 6–0 Orobica
(1 February 2020)
Roma 6–0 Verona
(15 February 2020)
Biggest away winOrobica 1–7 Juventus
(7 December 2019)
Highest scoringMilan 6–3 Pink Bari
(29 January 2020)
Longest winning runJuventus
(7 matches)
Longest losing runOrobica
(15 matches)

The 2019–20 Serie A (women) was the 53rd season of the women's football top level league in Italy. The season was scheduled to run from 14 September 2019 to 16 May 2020,[1] however on 9 March 2020, the Italian government halted the league until 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[2] Play did not resume, and the season was terminated on 8 June 2020.[3] On 25 June, Juventus, unbeaten first placed in the championship prior the lockdown, was awarded the championship title by the FIGC.[4]

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Home city Stadium 2018–19 season
Empoli Empoli Centro sportivo Monteboro 2nd in Serie B
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Gino Bozzi 2nd in Serie A
Florentia San Gimignano Stadio Santa Lucia 7th in Serie A
Inter Milan Stadio Felice Chinetti 1st in Serie B
Juventus Turin Juventus Center Champions
Milan Milan Stadio Brianteo (Monza) 3rd in Serie A
Orobica Bergamo Centro Sportivo "Facchetti" (Cologno al Serio) 12th in Serie A
Pink Bari Bari Stadio Antonio Antonucci (Bitetto) 11th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Tre Fontane 4th in Serie A
Sassuolo Sassuolo Stadio comunale Mirabello (Reggio Emilia) 5th in Serie A
Tavagnacco Tavagnacco Stadio Comunale Tavagnacco 8th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Aldo Olivieri 10th in Serie A

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 16 14 2 0 48 10 +38 44 Qualification to Champions League
2 Fiorentina 15 11 2 2 40 15 +25 35
3 Milan 15 11 2 2 35 15 +20 35
4 Roma 16 11 1 4 41 17 +24 34
5 Sassuolo 16 7 2 7 29 19 +10 23
6 Inter 16 5 4 7 20 27 −7 19
7 Florentia 16 7 3 6 24 26 −2 24
8 Empoli 16 5 4 7 22 24 −2 19
9 Verona 16 3 3 10 16 39 −23 12
10 Pink Bari 16 1 8 7 14 26 −12 11
11 Tavagnacco (R) 16 2 4 10 9 32 −23 10 Relegation to Serie B
12 Orobica (R) 16 0 1 15 6 51 −45 1
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Si parte il 14 settembre ed è subito derby Florentia-Fiorentina Women. Roma-Milan il match clou" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy to be suspended because of outbreak". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Serie A ends early". Football Italia. 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL: Women's Serie A turns pro". Football Italia. 25 June 2020.
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