Women's football in Switzerland

The newspaper Le Sport Suisse reported on the organisational association of football-loving women in Geneva under the name Les Sportive on the initiative of Florida Pianzola.

[9] The Swiss FA responded with declined the sisters request, offered the ladies opportunity to become referees.

Due to the media attention, Madeleine Boll was signed by Serie A team Gommagomma, and played from 1970 to 1974, then for Real Juventus.

Independent clubs sprang up all over Switzerland to start the formation of la Ligue suisse de football féminin on 24 April 1970.

[18][19] A year later, new regulation were implemented from the 1971/72 season, only teams affiliated with a 'men's club' would be allowed to participate in the league.