By Jan-Kees Joosse (30/9/25) Above: Excelsior Rotterdam celebrate their win. Photo: Excelsior Rotterdam. In the third round of the Eredivisie some tough lessons were learned, alongside some positive ones: Excelsior’s surprise performance to get their first away win in three years is an inspiration for any team who have had to learn the hard way.Continue reading “Vrouwen Eredivisie Week 3: Excelsior get first away win in three years”
Category Archives: Round-Ups
Vrouwen Eredivisie Week 2: Twente show class, ADO and Heerenveen share points
By Jan-Kees Joosse (22/9/25) Above: Feyenoord v Ajax. Photo: VrEredivisie on X. In the second round of the Eredivisie Matches, the difference between the title contenders and relegation potentials is beginning to become clear. In his weekly round-up for Impetus Football, Jan-Keese Joosse looks back at an entertaining weekend of Dutch women’s football. AZ’s FiekeContinue reading “Vrouwen Eredivisie Week 2: Twente show class, ADO and Heerenveen share points”
Dutch teams in Europe: a fantastic week for the women’s Eredivisie
By Jan-Kees Joosse (19/9/25) Above: FC Twente celebrate reaching the UWCL league phase. Photo: FCTwenteVrouwen on X. Dutch women’s football has enjoyed a dream week on the European stage. PSV, Ajax, and FC Twente all delivered strong results, keeping their continental ambitions alive. PSV stun with sensational comeback PSV seemed to be out of theContinue reading “Dutch teams in Europe: a fantastic week for the women’s Eredivisie”
Dutch teams in Europe: Noordman stuns for Ajax and Twente dominate
By Jan-Kees Joosse and Catherine MacKenzie (12/9/25) Above: Jill Roord celebrates her goal. Photo: FC Twente website. With PSV’s elimination from the UEFA Europa Cup, two club teams from the Netherlands are left in European action. FC Twente are in the final qualifying round for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) and Ajax are inContinue reading “Dutch teams in Europe: Noordman stuns for Ajax and Twente dominate”
Vrouwen Eredivisie Week 1: Ajax win big, Roord boosts Twente
By Jan-Kees Joosse (9/9/25) Above: NAC Breda and Feyenoord face off. Photo: Vrouwen Eredivisie website. This season is incredibly tense in the Eredivisie, after the KNVB decided to reduce the league from 12 to 10 clubs. With the potential for three relegations this year, every match counts, every mistake can be fatal, and every pointContinue reading “Vrouwen Eredivisie Week 1: Ajax win big, Roord boosts Twente”
NPLW WA 2025 Top Four Cup Wrap
by Ella McShane (7/9/25) Above: Caitlin Doeglas (in possession), who scored Perth RedStar’s equaliser and their first penalty in their shoot-out win over Perth SC today. Photo: Denyse RM Photography. It was a dramatic weekend of action, which emphasised just how little the top four sides in the 2025 NPLW WA have between them. BothContinue reading “NPLW WA 2025 Top Four Cup Wrap”
UWCL Qualifiers: Roma through, heartbreak for Ireland’s Athlone Town
By Alyce Collett (29/08/2025) Above: AS Roma celebrate their win. Photo: ASRomaFemminile on X. In our final roundup of the second round UWCL qualifiers, Alyce Collett documents Roma’s triumph over Aktobe and Athlone Town’s defeat to Iceland’s Breidablik. AS Roma 2 – 0 FK Aktobe Winonah Heatley and AS Roma’s Champions League campaign is offContinue reading “UWCL Qualifiers: Roma through, heartbreak for Ireland’s Athlone Town”
UWCL Qualifiers: Mixed fortunes for the Dutch as PSV beaten but Twente rampant
By Catherine MacKenzie (28/08/2025) Above: Manchester United celebrate beating PSV. Photo: ManUtdWomen on X. Dutch champions FC Twente and second-place PSV were both in action on Wednesday evening, in the second round of UWCL qualifiers. PSV had the tougher duel, with England’s Manchester United their opponent, whilst Twente faced Serbian opponents ZFK Crvena zvezda. ManchesterContinue reading “UWCL Qualifiers: Mixed fortunes for the Dutch as PSV beaten but Twente rampant”
UWCL Qualifiers: Scotland’s Glasgow City and Hibernian bow out
By Gethin Thurlow (28/08/2025) Above: Hibernian captain Rachael Boyle scores for Hibernian. Photo: HibernianWomen on X. Glasgow City 0-2 Austria Wien Two moments of quality saw Austria Wien move past Glasgow in a tight game. Both teams imposed themselves on the game in the first half, with possession andchances shared pretty evenly between the twoContinue reading “UWCL Qualifiers: Scotland’s Glasgow City and Hibernian bow out”
NPLW WA 2025 Round 20 Wrap
by Ella McShane and Max Parris (17/8/25). Above: Perth SC’s Epril Nossent leads the newly crowned NPLW WA champions out on Saturday as the club’s men’s team and Olympic Kingsway men provide a guard of honour. Photo: Rob Lizzi. Midweek Catch-up Perth SC clinched their first-ever NPLW WA championship on Wednesday night with a 3-1Continue reading “NPLW WA 2025 Round 20 Wrap”
impetusfootball.org 