2020–21 Serie A (women)
{{Short description|54th season of top women's football (soccer) league in Italy}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Serie A (women)
| season = 2020–21
| dates = {{nowrap|23 August 2020 – 23 May 2021}}
| winners = Juventus
| relegated = San Marino
Bari
| continentalcup1 = Women's Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Juventus
Milan
| league topscorer = Cristiana Girelli
(22 goals)
| biggest home win = Empoli 10–0 San Marino (23 August 2020)
| biggest away win = San Marino 0–5 Milan (29 August 2020)
Bari 1–6 Milan (27 February 2021)
| highest scoring = Empoli 10–0 San Marino (23 August 2020)
| longest wins = Juventus
(22 matches)
| longest unbeaten = Juventus
(22 matches)
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| matches = 130
| total goals = 413
| prevseason = 2019–20
| nextseason = 2021–22
| updated =
}}
The 2020–21 Serie A (women) was the 54th season of the women's football top level league in Italy. It began on 23 August 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/femminile/2020/08/06/calendario-serie-a-femminile-2020-2021 |title=Serie A Femminile 2020-2021|date=7 August 2020 |publisher=Sky Sport}}
Juventus were the defending champions, after being crowned league winners as the previous season could not be completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/154233/womens-serie-ends-early|title=Women's Serie A ends early|publisher=Football Italia|date=8 June 2020}} They won the competition for fourth consecutive season, equalling the feat reached by Torres in 2013.{{Cite web|title=Serie A femminile. La Juventus batte il Napoli e si laurea Campione d'Italia per la quarta stagione di fila|url=https://www.tuttocampo.it/Italia/News/1416703/serie-a-femminile-la-juventus-batte-il-napoli-e-si-laurea-campione-d-italia-per-la-quarta-stagione-di-fila|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.tuttocampo.it|language=it}} The Bianconere became the ninth in the Italian women's top flight to won the competition unbeaten,After, in chronological order, Roma C.F. (1969), Valdobbiadene (1977), Jolly Catania (1978), Lazio CF (1980, 1987–88 and 2001–02), Reggiana (1989–90, 1990–91 and 1992–93), Fiammamonza (2005–06), Bardolino Verona (2008–09) and Torres (2009–10 and 2010–11). equalling the result achieved the previous season, becoming also the third to reach it in consecutive seasons and the first to accomplish a perfect season having won all their league matches,{{Cite web|title=Record per la Juventus femminile: 22 vittorie su 22 partite in campionato|url=https://www.globalist.it/calcio/2021/05/23/record-per-la-juventus-femminile-22-vittorie-su-22-partite-in-campionato-2080940.html|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Globalist|language=it}} an unprecedented feat in Italian men's or women's football history.{{cite web|author=Karel Stokkermans|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html|title=Unbeaten during a League Season|publisher=Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=20 May 2021}} Consequently, the club holds the record for the most points in a championship with 12 team contestants (66).
Teams
===Stadiums and locations===
{{Location map+ |Italy |width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2020–21 Serie A teams |places=
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.06|long=7.7|position=bottom|label=Juventus}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.46|long=9.19|position=left|label=Internazionale}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.46|long=9.19|position=bottom|label=Milan}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=45.43|long=10.99|position=top|label=Hellas Verona}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=44.55|long=10.78|position=right|label=Sassuolo}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.93|long=12.44|position=right|label=San Marino}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.77|long=11.25|position=top|label=Fiorentina}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.71|long=10.95|position=left|label=Empoli}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=43.46|long=11.04|position=bottom|label=Florentia S.G.}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.90|long=12.50|position=left|label=Roma}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=41.12|long=16.85|position=left|label=Pink Bari}}
{{Location map~|Italy|lat=40.83|long=14.25|position=left|label=Napoli}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
! Home city ! Stadium ! 2019–20 season |
---|
Empoli
| Empoli | Centro sportivo Monteboro |
Fiorentina
| Florence | Stadio Gino Bozzi |
Florentia
| Stadio Santa Lucia |
Internazionale
| Milan | Stadio Felice Chinetti |
Juventus
| Turin |
Milan
| Milan | Centro Sportivo Vismara |
Napoli
| Naples | Stadio Caduti di Brema | 1st in Serie B |
Bari
| Bari | Stadio Antonio Antonucci (Bitetto) |
Roma
| Rome |
San Marino
| Campo Sportivo Acquaviva | 2nd in Serie B |
Sassuolo
| Sassuolo | Stadio Enzo Ricci |
Hellas Verona
| Verona | Stadio Aldo Olivieri |
League table
|section=League table
|source=FIGC ([https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/competizioni/serie-a/calendario-e-risultati/ fixtures], [https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/competizioni/serie-a/classifiche/ ranking])
|update= complete
|show_limit=5
|team_order=JUV, MIL, SAS, FIO, ROM, EMP, FLO, INT, VER, NAP, SMA, BAR
|status_JUV=C
|status_BAR=R
|status_SMA=R
|result1=CLR1 |result2=CLR1 |result11=R |result12=R
|win_EMP=9 |draw_EMP=4 |loss_EMP=9 |gf_EMP=47 |ga_EMP=40
|win_FIO=12|draw_FIO=2 |loss_FIO=8 |gf_FIO=40 |ga_FIO=30
|win_FLO=9 |draw_FLO=3 |loss_FLO=10|gf_FLO=24 |ga_FLO=37
|win_INT=7 |draw_INT=4 |loss_INT=11|gf_INT=31 |ga_INT=44
|win_JUV=22|draw_JUV=0 |loss_JUV=0 |gf_JUV=75 |ga_JUV=10
|win_MIL=16|draw_MIL=3 |loss_MIL=3 |gf_MIL=47 |ga_MIL=17
|win_SMA=3 |draw_SMA=3 |loss_SMA=16|gf_SMA=16 |ga_SMA=58
|win_BAR=1 |draw_BAR=0 |loss_BAR=21|gf_BAR=13 |ga_BAR=61
|win_ROM=10|draw_ROM=7 |loss_ROM=5 |gf_ROM=35 |ga_ROM=25
|win_SAS=16|draw_SAS=2 |loss_SAS=4 |gf_SAS=47 |ga_SAS=20
|win_NAP=3 |draw_NAP=5 |loss_NAP=14|gf_NAP=22 |ga_NAP=38
|win_VER=6 |draw_VER=3 |loss_VER=13|gf_VER=16 |ga_VER=33
|adjust_points_FLO=-1
|note_FLO=Florentia were docked 1 point due to a breach of financial agreements.{{cite web|url=https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/news/accolto-il-deferimento-della-procura-nei-confronti-della-florentia-san-gimignano/|title=Accolto il deferimento della Procura nei confronti della Florentia San Gimignano|date=2021-03-24 |access-date=2021-04-24 |publisher=Italian Football Federation |language=it}}
|name_EMP=Empoli
|name_FIO=Fiorentina
|name_FLO=Florentia
|name_INT=Internazionale
|name_JUV=Juventus
|name_MIL=Milan
|name_SMA=San Marino
|name_BAR=Bari
|name_ROM=Roma
|name_SAS=Sassuolo
|name_NAP=Napoli
|name_VER=Hellas Verona
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CLR1=green1 |text_CLR1=Qualification to Champions League first round
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Serie B
}}
Match results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source=[https://www.figc.it/it/femminile/competizioni/serie-a/calendario-e-risultati/ FIGC]
| update= complete
| matches_style=FBR
|team1=EMP|team2=FIO|team3=FLO|team4=INT|team5=JUV|team6=MIL|team7=NAP|team8=BAR|team9=ROM|team10=SMA|team11=SAS|team12=VER
|name_EMP=Empoli
|name_FIO=Fiorentina
|name_FLO=Florentia
|name_INT=Internazionale
|name_JUV=Juventus
|name_MIL=Milan
|name_NAP=Napoli
|name_BAR=Bari
|name_ROM=Roma
|name_SMA=San Marino
|name_SAS=Sassuolo
|name_VER=Hellas Verona
|match_EMP_FIO= 1–1
|match_EMP_FLO= 6–2
|match_EMP_INT= 1–1
|match_EMP_JUV= 0–3
|match_EMP_MIL= 0–3
|match_EMP_NAP= 1–0
|match_EMP_BAR= 3–1
|match_EMP_ROM= 2–0
|match_EMP_SMA= 10–0
|match_EMP_SAS= 1–6
|match_EMP_VER= 2–1
|match_FIO_EMP= 2–1
|match_FIO_FLO= 3–2
|match_FIO_INT= 4–0
|match_FIO_JUV= 1–2
|match_FIO_MIL= 0–1
|match_FIO_NAP= 2–0
|match_FIO_BAR= 3–1
|match_FIO_ROM= 1–2
|match_FIO_SMA= 3–1
|match_FIO_SAS= 1–3
|match_FIO_VER= 0–1
|match_FLO_EMP= 2–1
|match_FLO_FIO= 2–0
|match_FLO_INT= 1–0
|match_FLO_JUV= 1–2
|match_FLO_MIL= 1–2
|match_FLO_NAP= 1–0
|match_FLO_BAR= 2–1
|match_FLO_ROM= 1–1
|match_FLO_SMA= 0–0
|match_FLO_SAS= 1–5
|match_FLO_VER= 1–0
|match_INT_EMP= 3–3
|match_INT_FIO= 2–3
|match_INT_FLO= 0–2
|match_INT_JUV= 0–3
|match_INT_MIL= 1–4
|match_INT_NAP= 0–0
|match_INT_BAR= 3–0
|match_INT_ROM= 1–1
|match_INT_SMA= 2–0
|match_INT_SAS= 1–4
|match_INT_VER= 1–0
|match_JUV_EMP= 4–3
|match_JUV_FIO= 4–0
|match_JUV_FLO= 6–1
|match_JUV_INT= 5–0
|match_JUV_MIL= 4–0
|match_JUV_NAP= 2–0
|match_JUV_BAR= 9–1
|match_JUV_ROM= 4–1
|match_JUV_SMA= 2–0
|match_JUV_SAS= 4–0
|match_JUV_VER= 5–0
|match_MIL_EMP= 1–0
|match_MIL_FIO= 1–3
|match_MIL_FLO= 1–0
|match_MIL_INT= 4–1
|match_MIL_JUV= 0–1
|match_MIL_NAP= 4–0
|match_MIL_BAR= 3–1
|match_MIL_ROM= 1–0
|match_MIL_SMA= 4–1
|match_MIL_SAS= 2–0
|match_MIL_VER= 2–2
|match_NAP_EMP= 3–3
|match_NAP_FIO= 2–5
|match_NAP_FLO= 3–1
|match_NAP_INT= 0–3
|match_NAP_JUV= 1–2
|match_NAP_MIL= 1–2
|match_NAP_BAR= 1–0
|match_NAP_ROM= 2–2
|match_NAP_SMA= 5–0
|match_NAP_SAS= 0–1
|match_NAP_VER= 1–2
|match_BAR_EMP= 0–3
|match_BAR_FIO= 0–2
|match_BAR_FLO= 0–1
|match_BAR_INT= 1–2
|match_BAR_JUV= 0–4
|match_BAR_MIL= 1–6
|match_BAR_NAP= 1–0
|match_BAR_ROM= 0–4
|match_BAR_SMA= 1–2
|match_BAR_SAS= 2–4
|match_BAR_VER= 0–2
|match_ROM_EMP= 2–0
|match_ROM_FIO= 2–2
|match_ROM_FLO= 1–1
|match_ROM_INT= 4–3
|match_ROM_JUV= 0–1
|match_ROM_MIL= 0–0
|match_ROM_NAP= 3–2
|match_ROM_BAR= 2–0
|match_ROM_SMA= 2–0
|match_ROM_SAS= 2–0
|match_ROM_VER= 2–0
|match_SMA_EMP= 1–4
|match_SMA_FIO= 1–2
|match_SMA_FLO= 1–0
|match_SMA_INT= 2–5
|match_SMA_JUV= 1–3
|match_SMA_MIL= 0–5
|match_SMA_NAP= 0–0
|match_SMA_BAR= 4–2
|match_SMA_ROM= 2–3
|match_SMA_SAS= 0–2
|match_SMA_VER= 0–2
|match_SAS_EMP= 3–0
|match_SAS_FIO= 1–0
|match_SAS_FLO= 3–0
|match_SAS_INT= 1–0
|match_SAS_JUV= 0–3
|match_SAS_MIL= 0–0
|match_SAS_NAP= 3–1
|match_SAS_BAR= 1–0
|match_SAS_ROM= 1–1
|match_SAS_SMA= 1–0
|match_SAS_VER= 4–1
|match_VER_EMP= 1–2
|match_VER_FIO= 0–2
|match_VER_FLO= 1–2
|match_VER_INT= 1–2
|match_VER_JUV= 0–2
|match_VER_MIL= 0–1
|match_VER_NAP= 0–0
|match_VER_BAR= 1–0
|match_VER_ROM= 1–0
|match_VER_SMA= 0–0
|match_VER_SAS= 0–4
}}
Positions by round
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br
|team1=Empoli
| pos1=1/6/5/3/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/6/7/5/5/5/5/6/6/6/6
|team2=Fiorentina
| pos2=2/1/1/5/5/6/6/5/6/5/5/5/4/5/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/4
|team3=Florentia
| pos3=8/7/7/9/8/7/8/8/8/8/7/7/7/6/7/7/7/7/7/8/7/7
|team4=Internazionale
| pos4=11/11/9/7/7/9/7/7/5/6/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/7/8/8
|team5=Juventus
| pos5=3/3/3/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
|team6=Milan
| pos6=4/2/2/4/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2
|team7=Napoli
| pos7=9/10/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/11/11/11/10/10/10/10/10/10
|team8=Bari
| pos8=5/8/8/10/11/10/11/11/11/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12
|team9=Roma
| pos9=6/5/6/6/6/5/5/6/7/7/6/6/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/5
|team10=San Marino Academy
| pos10=12/12/12/8/10/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/11
|team11=Sassuolo
| pos11=7/4/4/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3
|team12=Hellas Verona
| pos12=10/9/10/12/9/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9
| color_1=gold|text_1=Leader / Champions League first round
| color_2=green1|text_2=Champions League first round
| color_11-=red1|text_11-=Relegation to Serie B
| source = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a-women/20202021/regular-season/r58498/ Soccerway]
| update = 23 May 2021
}}
Season's statistics
=Topscorers=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
! Player ! Club |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Cristiana Girelli |align="left"|Juventus !22 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Valentina Giacinti |align="left"|Milan !18 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniela Sabatino |align="left"|Fiorentina !16 |
rowspan=2|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Natasha Dowie |align="left"|Milan !rowspan=2|12 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MLT}} Haley Bugeja
|align="left"|Sassuolo |
rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Benedetta Glionna |align="left"|Hellas Verona !rowspan=2|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Valeria Pirone
|align="left"|Sassuolo |
=Assists=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
! Player ! Club |
---|
rowspan=2|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Bonansea |align="left"|Juventus !rowspan=2|9 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Cecilia Prugna
|align="left"|Empoli |
rowspan=3|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Alves |align="left"|Juventus !rowspan=3|7 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Annahita Zamanian
|align="left"|Juventus |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Valeria Pirone
|align="left"|Sassuolo |
rowspan=5|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Kamila Dubcová |align="left"|Sassuolo !rowspan=5|5 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Natasha Dowie
|align="left"|Milan |
align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Stašková
|align="left"|Juventus |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Flaminia Simonetti
|align="left"|Internazionale |
align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sofia Cantore
|align="left"|Florentia S.G |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Portal|Association football|Italy}}
- [https://www.figc.it/it/home/ Official Website]
{{Serie A (women) seasons}}
{{2020–21 in Italian football}}
{{2020–21 in European women's football (UEFA)}}
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Category:2020–21 in European women's association football leagues