Above: Juventus lifts the plate. Image: Paolo Comba.
By Alyce Collett (3/10/25).
This weekend sees the 2025/26 Serie A Femminile season kick off, with 12 teams set to battle it out to become Champions of Italy.
Unlike previous seasons, there will be more interest from Australian women’s football fans in the comings and goings of the Serie A Femminile season after a number of Australians transferred to Italian teams in the mid-year transfer window.
Continue reading to get up to speed on everything you need to know about the Serie A Femminile ahead of the brand new season.
Who will be competing?
There will be 12 teams competing in the 2025/26 Serie A Femminile season: AS Roma, FC Como Women, Fiorentina, Genoa, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, AC Milan, Napoli, Parma, Ternana and US Sassuolo Calcio.
Juventus are the reigning champions, having finished 14 points ahead of second placed Inter Milan, with AS Roma rounding out the top three.
Genoa, Parma and Ternana are the new sides in the competition for this season after being promoted from Serie B Femminile, which is the second tier competition of the Italian football pyramid.
A change to the season structure:
Yes, so the way that the season will operate has changed.
Previously, the competition would split in two based on ladder position part way through the season and teams would then play each team in their half of the ladder to help determine the champion and relegated sides (similar to what happens in Belgium).
From this season moving forward though, it will be a simple season structure where everyone plays each other team twice, once at home and once away.
Where are the Aussies playing?
There are four Aussies that will be playing in Italy’s top flight this season.
Winonah Heatley has already had a busy first few months at AS Roma, playing a crucial part in her side’s successful journey through the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification process.
Lively midfielder Alex Chidiac has also made the move to Italy and will be playing for FC Como Women this season, and gets to call players like Swiss star Alisha Lehmann her team mates.
US Sassuolo Calcio have two Aussies at their disposal this season – recent Matildas’ debutant Jacynta Galabadaarachchi and young defender Jessika Nash.
An Aussie already underway:
Whereas most of the Aussies playing in Italy are gearing up for their opening matches this weekend, one has hit the park already.
Chloe Berryhill has signed with Como 1907 (no, not the same Como that Chidiac plays for) in Serie B Femminile.
Berryhill’s new side are having a great start to the year thus far, currently sitting second on the ladder after three matches and are only two points behind the ladder leading Brescia Women’s.
Berryhill herself has not seen too much of the action yet, having only made her debut last weekend coming off the bench in the 15th minute of Como 1907’s big win over RES Donna Roma.
How can Australians watch the Serie A Femminile?
Australians can watch most, but unfortunately not all, of the games on DAZN. The service is completely free and does not need a VPN but you will need to create an account on the platform to watch the games.
The number of games available to watch on DAZN fluctuates weekend to weekend, so keep an eye on the schedule on the DAZN website to know which ones you can watch.
The first match available to watch on DAZN this weekend is Inter Milan’s clash with Ternana, which kicks off at 8:30pm AEST tomorrow.
There will also be a handful of matches on DAZN’s Youtube channel, beginning with this weekend’s clash between Galabadaracchi’s Sassuolo and Juventus.
2025/26 Serie A Femminile Opening Weekend Fixture
*All kick off times local
Saturday October 4th
12:30pm kick off – AS Roma vs Parma and Inter Milan vs Ternana
3pm kick off – Napoli vs Fiorentina
6:30pm kick off – US Sassuolo vs Juventus
Sunday October 5th
12:30pm kick off – FC Como Women vs Lazio
3pm kick off – Genoa vs Milan
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