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This is a partial list of women's association football club teams from all over the world sorted by the confederation, association and league they reside in. Some clubs do not play in the league of the country in which they are located, but in a neighboring country's league. Where this is the case the club is noted as such.
Short for "Nationalmannschaft" (The National Team) From Nationalmannschaft which means National team in German. [4] Turkey: Ay Yıldızlılar The Crescent-Stars The crescent and the star, present on the flag, are the national symbols of Turkey. [4] Ukraine: Синьо-жовті The Blue and Yellows From the flag of Ukraine. [9] [45] Wales: Y ...
Girls Girls "Banyana Banyana" is a nickname given to the national women side by its fans. It is seSotho and translates literally as "the girls, the girls". Its actual meaning in seSotho is, "Go girls" [55] South Sudan: The Bright Stars The bright star on the Sudan flag. [56] Sudan: صقور الجديان Falcons of Jediane (The Secretarybirds)
FIFA runs the Women's World Cup as a tournament for national teams to find the world champion. Each confederation also runs its own championship to find the best team from among its members: AFC – AFC Women's Asian Cup; CAF – Women's Africa Cup of Nations; CONCACAF – CONCACAF W Championship; CONMEBOL – Copa América Femenina
This is a list of lists of association football clubs from all over the world. Each of the articles linked from here lists clubs playing at the highest level in each country; for clubs playing at lower divisions, see separate linked articles.
Among these symbols are the badge, the flag, the anthem and the mascot. While the first three are commonplace all over the world, the last one is peculiarly Brazilian both in its character and its use. A club's mascot is a cartoon character, often that of an animal, that symbolises some virtue boasted by the team. Most of them have proper names.
It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milano is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting or ...
This is a list of soccer clubs in the United States. For clarity, teams based outside the United States that play in USSF -recognized leagues are also listed below with their home country noted. Five professional leagues of men's soccer teams [ citation needed ] are sanctioned by the Professional Division of the United States Soccer Federation ...