2018–19 Serie A (women)

The 2018–19 Serie A (women) was the 52nd season of the women's football top level league in Italy. Juventus were the defending champions. [1]

Serie A (women)
Season2018–19
Dates21 September 2018 – 20 April 2019
ChampionsJuventus (2nd title)
RelegatedPink Sport Time
Orobica
Women's Champions LeagueJuventus
Fiorentina
Matches played132
Goals scored448 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerValentina Giacinti
(21 goals)
Biggest home winRoma 7–1 Chievo
(17 November 2018)
Biggest away winPink Bari 0–6 Milan
(22 September 2018)
Highest scoringHellas Verona 9–3 Chievo
(15 December 2018)
All statistics correct as of 20 April 2019.

Teams

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Two teams finished at the bottom of the league and were relegated at the end of the 2017-18 season: Empoli and San Zaccaria.

Brescia, who finished second in Serie A last season, AGSM Verona who finished seventh and Res Roma who finished eighth, sold their licenses respectively to Milan, Hellas Verona and Roma.[2][3][4]

Stadiums and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2017–18 season
Atalanta Mozzanica Mozzanica Stadio Comunale di Mozzanica 500 5th in Serie A
Chievo Verona Stadio Aldo Olivieri 2,900 6th in Serie A
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Gino Bozzi 3,800 3rd in Serie A
Florentia Sesto Fiorentino Centro Sportivo "Ascanio Nesi" (Tavarnuzze) ? 1st in Serie B group A
Juventus Turin Juventus Center / Stadio Silvio Piola (Novara) 500 / 5,500 Serie A Champions
Milan Milan Centro sportivo Vismara ? Brescia's license
Orobica Stezzano Centro Sportivo "Facchetti" (Cologno al Serio) 2,800 1st in Serie B group B
Pink Bari Bari Stadio Antonio Antonucci (Bitetto) 600 10th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Tre Fontane 4,000 Res Roma's license
Sassuolo Sassuolo Stadio comunale Mirabello (Reggio Emilia) 4,008 9th in Serie A
Tavagnacco Tavagnacco Stadio Comunale Tavagnacco 500 4th in Serie A
Hellas Verona Verona Stadio Aldo Olivieri 2,900 7th in Serie A

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Atalanta Mozzanica   Michele Ardito   Daniela Stracchi Joma Multiple
Chievo   Diego Zuccher   Valentina Boni Givova Fimauto BMW
Fiorentina   Antonio Cincotta   Alia Guagni Le Coq Sportif CF&P Burberry
Florentia   Stefano Carobbi   Elisabetta Tona Macron Severino Becagli
Juventus   Rita Guarino   Sara Gama Adidas Jeep
Milan   Carolina Morace   Raffaella Manieri Puma Fly Emirates
Orobica   Marianna Marini   Amalia Vezzoli Joma AriBerg Compressors
Pink Bari   Roberto D'Ermilio   Francesca Soro Kappa BeOn Energy
Roma   Elisabetta Bavagnoli   Elisa Bartoli Nike Qatar Airways
Sassuolo   Gianpietro Piovani   Sandy Iannella Kappa Mapei
Tavagnacco   Marco Rossi   Elisa Camporese Evol Megavision
Hellas Verona   Sara Di Filippo   Nicole Studer Joma

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 22 18 2 2 63 8 +55 56 Qualification to Champions League
2 Fiorentina 22 18 1 3 70 13 +57 55
3 Milan 22 16 3 3 54 21 +33 51
4 Roma 22 11 3 8 43 30 +13 36
5 Atalanta Mozzanica 22 9 6 7 30 29 +1 33
6 Florentia 22 9 3 10 31 39 −8 30
7 Sassuolo 22 9 6 7 37 31 +6 33
8 Tavagnacco 22 6 6 10 26 43 −17 24
9 Hellas Verona 22 6 1 15 31 47 −16 19
10 Chievo 22 6 2 14 32 64 −32 20
11 Pink Bari (R) 22 4 3 15 18 59 −41 15 Relegation to Serie B
12 Orobica Bergamo (R) 22 1 2 19 13 64 −51 5
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

Results

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Home \ Away ATA CHI FIO FLO JUV MIL ORO BAR ROM SAS TAV VER
Atalanta Mozzanica 5–1 0–6 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1
Chievo 2–2 0–5 5–0 0–2 2–5 3–1 2–1 0–5 1–1 2–3 0–1
Fiorentina 6–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 4–0 6–0 8–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 3–0
Florentia 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–2
Juventus 1–1 6–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 5–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 5–1
Milan 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 8–0 4–1 5–2 1–0 2–0
Orobica Bergamo 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–1 1–1 1–0
Pink Bari 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–6 0–1 0–4 2–1
Roma 7–1 0–0 0–4 1–2 3–0 2–2
Sassuolo 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–1
Tavagnacco 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1
Hellas Verona 9–3 2–6 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2018. Source: Calcio femminile FIGC
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Valentina Giacinti Milan 21
2   Daniela Sabatino Milan 17
3   Eniola Aluko Juventus 14
4   Barbara Bonansea Juventus 13
  Cristiana Girelli Juventus 13
  Stefania Tarenzi Chievo 13
7   Ilaria Mauro Fiorentina 12
  Lana Clelland Fiorentina 12
9   Tatiana Bonetti Fiorentina 11
  Deborah Salvatori Rinaldi Fiorentina 11
  Annamaria Serturini Roma 11

Last updated: 20 April 2019

Number of teams by region

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Number of teams Region Team(s)
3   Lombardy Atalanta Mozzanica, Orobica and Milan
2   Tuscany Fiorentina and Florentia
  Veneto Chievo and Hellas Verona
1   Emilia-Romagna Sassuolo
  Friuli-Venezia Giulia Tavagnacco
  Lazio Roma
  Piedmont Juventus
  Puglia Pink Bari

References

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  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N° 5 del 03/08/2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ^ "AC Milan acquire A.C.F Brescia sporting rights" (Press release). A.C. Milan. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Ufficiale, nasce la Roma femminile: assorbita la Res" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale Nº 72 del 18/09/2018" (PDF) (in Italian). 18 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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