Our Women

Women's football on Slovenian ground started gaining on recognition and reputation in the recent years. One of the reasons for increasing popularity is definitely the success of the A national team in previous European Championship qualifiers, when the team managed to defeat all odds and qualify for play-offs. The victory against Iceland in the qualifying group made the biggest boom, while the play-off matches against Ukraine were broadcasted live for the first time over national TV (TV Slovenia) and Eurosport.

In the recent years, two teams have majorly dominated club football, Pomurje and Krka were no match to other clubs in the league, and the clubs regularly decided the league and cup winners amongst themselves. In 2008 and 2009 the women's clubs improved their strategic and tactical work with youth, a few newly founded clubs or groups participated in the Grassroots program and made substantial progress very quickly.

Committee for Women's football at FA Slovenia recently analyzed the work process and the state of Slovenian clubs. On the basis of these findings, the committee came up with a long term strategy and adapted programmes in accordance with the strategy. In the last year, women's football benefited by getting a part-time working position inside the FA building, which is another quality addition to better organization and management of women's football.

The field of national team football for women has also seen new additions as the U17, U19 and A national team were taken over by new head coaches and staff. Accordingly, the goals of the teams became higher as they were in the past. In 2010 the U19 is therefore expected to achieve a notable result in the European championship qualifiers, while the goal of U17 is to do well in the qualifiers in Hungary. Women's A team's goal for the end of this qualifiers is to do well in the remaining matches, while the goal for the next qualifiers is nothing less than a qualification for an European championship.

In 2010 the era of two-club-superiority in women's club football has ended, as now there are five clubs competing for the top positions. Increased competitiveness became notable across the competitions of all ages, which gives hope for the future of female football.

Hard work in club structures increases the competitiveness at the selection of the national team, which is consequently no longer an award or a holiday, but represents hard work and a desire to succeed.