SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - 2023/08/20: Spain team celebrates after winning the Women's World Cup 2023 Final game between Spain and England at Accor Stadium. Final scores, Spain 1:0 England. (Photo by Julieta Ferrario/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
United States have won the FIFA Women's World Cup the most no. of times, which is four in the year 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019. If they win the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023 then they're gonna be the first team to win three World Cups in a row.
The Brazilian forward, Marta holds the record of scoring the most goals by a single player in the FIFA Women's World Cup. She has scored 17 goals in 6 World Cups and would be looking to add some more to this tally in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Winners of FIFA Women's World Cup
This list consists of the winners of many awards such as golden balls, golden shoes and most importantly the World Cup title in each of the last 8 editions.
1991
Winner : United States
Runners-up : Norway
Golden Shoe : Michelle Akers-Stahl of United States (10 goals)
Golden Ball : Carin Jennings of United States
Fair play award : Germany
1995
Winner : Norway
Runners-up : Germany
Golden Shoe : Ann Kristin Aarones of Norway (6 goals)
Golden Ball : Hehe Riise of Norway
Fair play award : Sweden
1999
Winner : United States
Runners-up : China
Golden Shoe : Sissi of Brazil and Sun Wen of China (7 goals each)
Golden Ball : Sun Wen
Fair play award : China
2003
Winner : Germany
Runners-up : Sweden
Golden Shoe : Birgit Prinz of Germany (7 goals)
Golden Ball : Birgit Prinz of Germany
Golden Gloves : Silke Rottenberg of Germany
Fair play award : China
2007
Winner : Germany
Runners-up : Brazil
Golden Shoe : Marta of Brazil (7 goals)
Golden Ball : Marta
Golden Gloves : Nadine Angerer
Fair play award : Norway
2011
Winner : Japan
Runners-up : United States
Golden Shoe : Homare Sawa of Japan (5 goals)
Golden Ball : Homare Sawa of Japan
Emerging Player : Caitlin Foord of Australia
Golden Gloves : Hope Solo of United States
Fair play award : Japan
2015
Winners : United States
Runners-up : Japan
Golden Shoe : Celia Sasic of Germany and Carli Lloyd of United States (6 goals each)
Golden Ball : Carli Lloyd of United States
Emerging Player : Kadeisha Buchanan
Golden Gloves : Hope Solo of United States
Fair play award : France
2019
Winner : United States
Runners-up : Netherlands
Golden Shoe : Ellen White of England, Alex Morgan of United States and Megan Rapinoe of United States (6 goals each)
Golden Ball : Megan Rapinoe of United States
Emerging Player : Giulia Gwinn of Germany
Golden Gloves : Sari van Veenendaal of Netherlands
Indian Women's League 2024-25 Fixtures, Teams and Everything you need to know
AIFF has announced the tentative fixtures of the Indian Women's League 2024-25, set to kick-off on 10th January 2025. Here is everything you need to know about the Indian Women's League.
The All India Football Federation has released the tentative schedule for the 2024-25 edition of Indian Women's League. Scheduled to be kicked off on 10 January 2025, IWL 2024-25 is going to be the eighth edition of the premier division of women's football league in India.
8 teams are set to participate in the IWL 2024-25, 6 teams from last season, and two teams that achieved their promotion to the IWL from the IWL 2.
From Complete fixtures to the participating teams, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming edition of the Indian Women's League for the 2024-25 season.
Teams to participate in the IWL 2024-25
6 out of the 7 participating teams from last season will feature in this edition, as Sports Odisha withdrew themselves from the tournament. The two promoted teams from the IWL 2, Sreebhumi Football Club and Nita Football Academy are the new inclusions this season.
Odisha FC Women
Gokulam Kerala FC
Kickstart FC
Sethu FC
HOPS FC
East Bengal FC
Sreebhumi Football Club
Nita Football Academy
Teams to watch this season
1. Odisha FC Women
(Image Courtesy | Odisha FC Women on X)
Odisha FC Women have already created history as they became the first-ever Indian Club to play in a Champions League group game. They started their AFC WCL preliminary stage campaign against Singapore's Lion City Sailors with a 4-1 victory over them. Coach Crispin Chhetri and his team etched themselves in history by being the first-ever Indian team to qualify for the Champions League group stage with a 2-1 victory against Jordan's top-flight Champions, Etihad Club.
However, the journey for Odisha FC Women in the AFC Women's Champions League 2024-25 ended up in quite a nightmare as they got knocked out from the group stage after losing all three group games and conceding 24 goals in total! Odisha FC Women faced the worst defeat in their history in the very first game of the WCL as the defending Asian Champions, Urawa Reds Ladies crushed Odisha by 17-0.
But it will be a different story in the IWL because Odisha FC Women will take the field as the defending champions. They finished at the top of the IWL 2023-24 table, winning 10 games out of 12 and collecting 31 points to be crowned Champions.
Odisha FC Women scored a total of 31 goals in the tournament while conceding only 4. The Indian Champions will be one of the teams to watch as they will give their all to resist every calamity to defend and retain their title.
Gokulam Kerala FC is the most successful Women's football club in Indian football with 3 IWL titles won in 2019-20, 2021-22, and 2022-23. They were also the runner-up last season with 29 points in 12 matches. Gokulam Women won 9 out of the 12 games and scored a staggering 33 goals in total.
Gokulam missed out on the Championship by just two points and they will bounce back stronger this season. Gokulam's Forward Fazila Ikwaput became the highest goalscorer of the IWL 2024-25 with 13 goals, and this Ugandan international will again be donning Gokulam's shirt.
Hemam Shilky Devi (Image Courtesy | AIFF)
Hemam Shilky Devi will again lead Gokulam's defence who was officially named the Best Defender of last season. Soumya Guguloth and Sandhiya Ranganathan who scored 7 and 6 goals last season respectively will again play for the title this season.
AFC WCL 2024-25 | Odisha FC Women crushed 17-0 by Urawa Reds Ladies
Odisha FC Women faced a heartbreaking 0-17 defeat against Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies in the 2024-25 AFC Women's Champions League Group Stage at theย Thong Nhat Stadium in Vietnam on 6th October 2024.ย
After creating history by winning two out of two games in the preliminary round to qualify for the group stage, Odisha FC Women faced a humiliating 0-17 thrashing in their AFC Women's Champions League Group stage debut against Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Vietnam on 6th October 2024.
A horrifying start for Odisha FC Women
Urawa Reds Ladies completely outplayed the Indian Club right from the beginning of the game to the very last minute. Yu Endo started the goals galore for Urawa in the 5th minute of the game, and Yuzuho Shiokoshi produced a first-half hat-trick that led the Japanese Side to have an 8-0 lead at half-time.
Odisha FC had no answer against the 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship winners as Miki Ito scored 4 goals in the second half. The horror ended for Odisha FC with a scoreline of 17-0 against them when the final whistle was blown.
Urawa Reds Ladies after the first goal. (Image Credit | the-AFC.com)
Urawa Reds Ladies registered a total of 56 shots throughout the game and 29 of them were on target, whereas Odisha FC Women had only 1 shot but it was on target. Odisha FC could complete 196 passes only, with a 47% pass accuracy. Urawa Reds also dominated the game with 77% ball possession to create history in the inaugural AFC Women's Champions League 2024.
Odisha FC missed their key striker Pyari Xaxa for the game who suffered a minor accident prior to their flight to Vietnam. Another striker, Grace Haunhar was also absent from the squad for a 5-match-ban handed by AFC for a red card in Odisha's match against Etihad Club in the preliminary stage.
Odisha FC Women qualified for the inaugural AFC Women's Champions League 2024 preliminary stage as they were the champions of the Indian Women's League 2023-24.
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Odisha FC Women will resume their group stage journey in the tournament on 9th October 2024 by taking on the Vietnamese side Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club.
Later, they will face the Taiwanese outfit Taichung Blue Whale FC in their final game of the group stage scheduled on 12th October 2024.
Odisha FC have secured their place in the group stage of the inaugural AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Etihad Club of Jordan in their final Group B match. Jennifer Kankam Yeboah scored a stunning brace for the Indian club in the match on Saturday.
It was a must-win match for Odisha FC Women to become the first Indian club to qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League 2024/25.
The match was a thrilling encounter from the start, with both teams creating early chances. Odisha's Jennifer Kankam Yeboah opened the scoring in the 27th minute after a defensive error by Etihad.
Just before halftime, both teams were reduced to 10 players following an altercation between Albtoush and Grace.
In the second half, Etihad fought back and equalized through Maysa Jbarah in the 57th minute. However, Odisha responded quickly, with Yeboah scoring her second goal of the match in the 71st minute to seal the victory for her side.
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐! The girls have done it. They have done it. ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ณ#OFCW qualifies for the Group Stage of the inaugural AFC Women's Champions League. ๐#odishAFC#OFCWomen | #AWCL#IndianFootballpic.twitter.com/xqBR5k3xpv
With the win, Odisha FC finishes top of Group B with a perfect six points and will now compete in Group C against Urawa Red Diamond Ladies, Ho Chi Minh City FC, and Taichung Blue Whale Women's Football.
AFC Women's Champions League Groups
Group A:Wuhan Jiangda Women's FC (CHN), Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women's FC (KOR), Abu Dhabi Country Club (UAE), Sabah FA (MAS)
Group B:Melbourne City (AUS), Kaya FCโIloilo (PHI), College of Asian Scholars (THA), Bam Khatoon FC (IRN)
Group C:Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (JPN), Ho Chi Minh City Women's FC (VIE), Taichung Blue Whale Women's Football (TPE), Odisha FC (IND)
The group stage will start from 6 to 12 October 2024.
Odisha FC set for crucial AFC Women's Champions League Prelims clash against Etihad Club
The winner between the Etihad Club and Odisha FC Women will move to the group stage of the AFC Women's Champions League 2024-25 scheduled from 6 to 12 October 2024.
After a thrilling 4-1 win against Singapore's Lion City Sailors in the AFC Women's Champions League 2024-25 preliminary stage opener, the Odisha FC Women are gearing up for their final match of the preliminary stage against Jordan's Etihad Club on 31st August 2024, at 9:30 PM IST.
With an impressive win in the first match, the Odisha FC Women team showed remarkable resilience, particularly in the second half, where they scored three goals. Lynda Kom stood out with a brace, supported by strong performances from Pyari Xaxa, Grace and newly recruited defender Ibrahim Maryam.
On the other hand, Etihad Club has strong momentum, having secured a dominant 5-0 victory over Lion City Sailors. Maysa Jbarah was the star of the show, netting four goals to lead her team to a comprehensive win. Etihad Club will be a formidable opponent with the advantage of playing on home ground and in front of their local supporters.
The stakes are high, as the winner of this match will advance to the group stage of the AFC Women's Champions League. Head Coach, Crispin Chettriโs team will be eager to secure their spot and continue their journey in the prestigious tournament.
Historic Win for Odisha FC in their debut at the AFC Women's Champions League 2024
Odisha FC Women created history by winning their debut game at theย AFC Women's Champions League 2024 in Amman, Jordan, defeating Singapore's Lion City Sailors by 4-1.
Odisha FC Women created history by winning their debut game at the AFC Women's Champions League 2024 in Amman, Jordan, defeating Singapore's Lion City Sailors by 4-1. Linda Kom scored a stunning brace for the Indian club to create history.
In a tightly contested start to the game, Odisha FC Women took the lead in the 20th minute at the Prince Mohammad Stadium, Jordan with an own goal from Neha's well-taken corner. While Odisha should have scored more with the number of chances they got, it was Lion City Sailors who equalised in the 40th minute with a stunning shot across the goal. The first half finished with a scoreline of 1-1.
Odisha FC Women came out all guns blazing in the second half and Lynda Kom scored two goals in quick succession (54, 57). With a comfortable 3-1 lead, coach Crispin took Pyari Xaxa off in the 63rd minute as she was struggling with some pain in her ankle.
Lion City Sailors kept trying but OFC's newly recruited Ibhrahim Maryam was solid at centre-back and was a solid rock for the team in the back. In the 88th minute, Sailors let in another own goal and OFC won the game comfortably with a score of 4-1 in the end.
Odisha FC will be playing the local Jordanian team, Etihad Club, in their next game in the preliminary stage on 31st Aug 2024. The winner of the group will qualify for the Group stage of the first-ever AFC Women's Champions League.
Disclaimer: The content is an edited version of a press release.
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