Women' soccer started in Europe.The urban form of soccer set by the Foot Ban Association in 1863 in London.It was a male sport played by all ages of men.
In Scotland and parts of England their were soccer matches between married and unmarried women during the late nineteenth century .Women became more interested in the sport that by the early 20th century. Women played in different parts of Great Britain ,France and Canada.
The first biggest match was in England biggest soccer ground where Dick,Kerr ladies played with a lancaishire team,They were called the St.Helen a crowd of 53,000 people.
In 1912 the headquarters of football association in London set a ban on women for playing soccer for a period of fifty long years.How ever in Italy and France established a woman's league in the early 1930's.
After world war II the number of women playing increased establishing its national association in 1950 and Germany didn't stay back there organized the first informal women European countries that took part in it were Norway and Sweden.Once the ban was lifted almost 35 countries had their own national leagues and international competition grew.
After wards in 1951 soccer in the U.S the first woman's league was established and things changed from then on. Their was a soccer club called the Craig Club Girls Soccer League,It had four teams and played complete schedules for two seasons.It took decades before soccer was included as a serious game in college.
In the beginning of the 20th century saw U.S women soccer gain high popularity .The US made a last start-up with Europe .They were being compared with Europe.Europe has had a women league way before the US since the 1930's.
Organized and serious form of soccer in the US started in the 1970's.Produced by Title lX Legislation of 1972.
