The year 2021 is about to say goodbye and it is time to review the great successes of women’s football. Specifically, we are going to see which teams were proclaimed champions of the most important competitions in the world in the last 12 months.
The 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina once again crowned Corinthians as the best South American team of the year after beating Santa Fe (2-0) in the final. The Brazilians thus added their third title and tied for the lead with São José, who was also champion three times.
FC Barcelona made history by winning the first Women’s Champions League in its history. The Catalans passed over Chelsea in the final (0-4) putting the finishing touch to an unprecedented season.
The National Women’s Soccer League is the highest category of women’s soccer in the United States and is the most important league in the world. The 2021 champions were Washington Spirit who won their first title after beating Chicago Red Stars 2-1 in the final.
CAF Women’s Champions League is the club tournament played by the best teams in Africa. In 2021, the first edition of this tournament was held, crowning the champions of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC, the most successful team in South Africa, after beating Hasaacas Ladies (2-0) in the final.
As we said, 2021 was a year full of successes for FC Barcelona because, in addition to being European champion, they also won the Iberdrola League and the Queen’s Cup, winning a unique triplet.
In the 2021 Guard1anes Clausura Tournament, Tigres Femenil returned to a final and this time they were able to win it against Chivas de Guadalajara. That was already his fourth title.
The final of the Grita México Apertura 2021 Tournament in Mexico left us with the final victory of Monterrey Femenil over Tigres Femenil. The Rayadas thus conquered the second title in their history.
The Super Final is the match between the champion of the 2021 Apertura Women’s Tournament, San Lorenzo, against the 2021 Clausura Women’s Tournament champion, Boca Juniors. The xeneizes won 2-4 in the final that was played on December 11, claiming as the best team of the year in Argentina.
The Women’s Arab Cup was the second edition of this national team tournament. Jordan won 1-0 in the final against Tunisia and succeeds Algeria in the record that was the first champion.
At the national team level, the great event of 2021 in women’s football was the Tokyo Olympics. Against all odds, the Canadian team won the gold medal after defeating Sweden on penalties in the final. The bronze medal went to the United States, the team that started as the great favorite to win the tournament.
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