Football Federation SA would like to announce the formation of the FFSA Women’s Challenge Series for the 2013 Season.

The FFSA Women’s Challenge Series will be a tournament to open new pathways for Women’s Football in South Australia. The Series has been established to enable more female players the opportunity to play representative football and open up opportunities for players over the age of 18 striving to play at the top level, namely the Westfield W-League.

 

The Challenge Series will look to establish the following goals:

1. Create a Competition link between the FFSA Women’s Premier League and the Westfield W-League
2. Have the best female players playing against the best in regional select teams
3. Creating an elite pathway for players over the age of 18
4. Developing a yearly rivalry series and establishing a zone rivalry with The Southern All Stars and the Northern All Stars

 

The Northern All Stars will be represented by the following Premier/Reserve League clubs:

Adelaide University

MUWFC

Para Hills Knights

FFSA Under 15/Adelaide Olympic

 

 

The Southern All stars will be represented by the following clubs:

Adelaide City

Fulham United

Cumberland United

Sturt Marion

 

FFSA Women’s NTC will be represented by the best players born 1995 and below.

 

The format for the series will be as follows:

 

1. Games played on the first Wednesday of the Month – commencing May 2013
2. A best of five series against each team
3. Northern All Stars vs. Southern All Stars
4. Northern All Stars vs. NTC
5. NTC vs. Southern All Stars
6. There will be a winner of each series as well as an over all winner of the Challenge Series.

 

The Selection will be done in conjunction with the FFSA Technical Staff and the Premier League Coaches to ensure all parties will be working together in identifying the best players in women’s football. 

These teams are aimed at representing the inform players in the league for the previous month.

The Challenge Series will be a major selection for the 2013/14 Westfield W-League season.  We believe this format will enable players to showcase their talent over a longer period and open the door for more opportunities for all players. The Series will give players the opportunity to showcase their talents over 10 games against the best players in the league, a much fairer way for players to highlight their ability and it will provide greater opportunity for all players to participate in an elite program. All Premier League coaches will be able to be involved in the process to allow coaches working day in and day out with the players to develop a stronger network and better development.

This series will be the first step in building a strong local competition and helping Women’s football grow into a strong and viable pathway. It will work at developing a W-League team that represents all and that we can be proud of.

The first games will be held on Wednesday the 1^st of May 2013 at Burton Park with the squads and fixtures to be released in the coming weeks.

We would like all clubs to help build the connection with their zones, and establish a strong and competitive series that will showcase the best of Women’s Football in South Australia.