IFFHS WOMEN'S STRONGEST NATIONAL LEAGUE 2023
IFFHS Women’s Strongest National League 2023: Liga F (Spain)
Starting in 2022, IFFHS determine the strongest women’s national league in the world football. The first winner of this award in 2022 was Liga F (Spain). In 2023, it won the award again!
The base for determining the strongest league is the IFFHS women’s league ranking. Liga F have 957 ranking points, much more than 2nd placed Division 1 Féminine (France, 733) and the 3rd placed Frauen-Bundesliga (Germany, 703). In some continents like in CONCACAF, there are no Continental club competitions, that is one reason of the USA NWSL ranking.
The strongest leagues of 2023 in each of 6 confederations:
UEFA - Liga F (Spain),
CONMEBOL - Série A1 Feminina (Brazil),
CONCACAF - Liga MX Femenil (Mexico),
AFC - Nadeshiko League (Japan),
CAF - SAFA Women's League (South Africa),
OFC - Women's National League (New Zealand).
Women's League World Ranking 2023 | by IFFHS | ||
Top 25 (Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023) | |||
League | Confederation | Pts | |
1 | Spain | UEFA | 957 |
2 | France | UEFA | 733 |
3 | Germany | UEFA | 703 |
4 | Brazil | CONMEBOL | 676 |
5 | England | UEFA | 606 |
6 | Italy | UEFA | 536 |
7 | Sweden | UEFA | 512 |
8 | Portugal | UEFA | 508 |
9 | Scotland | UEFA | 470 |
10 | Netherlands | UEFA | 447 |
11 | Mexico | CONCACAF | 432 |
12 | Belarus | UEFA | 430 |
13 | Norway | UEFA | 417 |
14 | Argentina | CONMEBOL | 372 |
15 | Czech Republic | UEFA | 364 |
16 | South Africa | CAF | 338 |
17 | USA | CONCACAF | 335 |
18 | Colombia | CONMEBOL | 315 |
19 | Morocco | CAF | 312 |
20 | Ukraine | UEFA | 311 |
21 | Denmark | UEFA | 308 |
22 | Switzerland | UEFA | 307 |
23 | Austria | UEFA | 303 |
24 | Japan | AFC | 285 |
25 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF | 282 |