Serie A Femminile 2026-27 Fixtures Announced: Roma Kicks Off Against Sassuolo

The pathway for the Serie A Femminile 2026-27 season has been officially laid out, with the league’s 12 participating teams now aware of their schedule. The new season is set to commence on the weekend of September 26-27, 2026. This follows just one week after the conclusion of the Serie A Women’s Cup, which will open the competitive season between August 22-23.

The structure of the Serie A Women Athora remains consistent for the second consecutive year. The top three teams at the end of the season will secure qualification for the UEFA Women’s Champions League, while the team finishing last will face relegation to Serie B. Television coverage is also confirmed, with one match per weekend broadcast on Rai channels and the entire schedule available on DAZN. Comprehensive media coverage will also be provided on the FIGC website and Serie A Women’s social media channels.

Key Fixtures and Matchups

The calendar was unveiled during a live streaming event on the Corriere dello Sport YouTube channel. The event featured Serie A Women President Federica Cappelletti and Athora Italia CEO Jozef Bala, alongside Betty Bavagnoli (Head of Women’s Football for reigning champions Roma) and Selena Mazzantini, coach of newly promoted Como 1907. The new official ball for the season, Nike Control, was also revealed during the presentation.

The opening weekend will feature several compelling matchups. Roma, the current champions, will travel to face Sassuolo. Interestingly, Sassuolo hosted Juventus in the previous season’s opener, holding them to a 0-0 draw. Other notable fixtures include Inter Milan hosting Fiorentina, Juventus taking on Napoli Women, Como 1907 clashing with AC Milan, Lazio facing Parma, and Ternana Women playing Como Women. Match times will be announced in the coming weeks.

Early Season Highlights

The second matchday promises an immediate derby between Roma and Lazio. The same weekend will also see a significant clash between AC Milan and Juventus. The highly anticipated “Clasico” of Italian women’s football, Juventus versus Roma, is scheduled for the fourth matchday. The Supercoppa between these two fierce rivals will, however, open 2027.

The Milan derby is set for the sixth matchday, followed by the first historic Como derby and Inter versus Juventus on the seventh matchday. The ninth matchday will feature a significant encounter between the top two teams from the previous season, with Roma, under coach Piovani, hosting Inter, who was coached by Piovani until recently. The first regional derby will be Como 1907 versus AC Milan, marking the newly promoted side’s debut.

Key facts

Season Breaks and International Commitments

The Serie A Women season will conclude on the weekend of May 15-16, 2027, one week prior to the Coppa Italia Women final. The schedule includes several breaks for international commitments and holidays. These include October 10-11, November 28-29, December 5-6 for national team duties, and a Christmas break from December 19 to January 10, which also incorporates the Women’s Supercoppa. Further breaks are scheduled for February 27-28, March 6-7 (national team duties), March 27-28 (Coppa Italia semi-final returns and Easter), and April 17-18, April 24-25 for additional international fixtures.

This detailed calendar provides football fans with a clear roadmap for the exciting 2026-27 Serie A Femminile season, highlighting key matches and the path to both European qualification and domestic success.

Source: TuttoMercatoWeb, https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/calcio-femminile/serie-femminile-calendario-2026-27-roma-inizia-sassuolo-l-inter-ospita-fiorentina-2256112