Women's football in l'Alfàs, an example of social integration

The spectacular growth that women's football is experiencing worldwide, with federation licences reaching 100,000 players in just a few years, is also being experienced in l'Alfàs del Pi, which this season, for the first time, has four federated women's teams.

In the case of the football club of l'Alfàs del Pi, the growth experienced also has other aspects, such as the integration of players of different nationalities. In l'Alfàs del Pi there are more than 90 nationalities, something that is reflected in the four women's teams of the municipality.

Of a total of 60 players divided into the teams of categories, children's youth, and two alevines, 40 players are from one of the 91 nationalities that live together in l'Alfàs del Pi, with the Norwegians being the ones who this year have decided en masse to play football, something that has also encouraged the management of the football club to respond to this concern.

In teams, of the 14 players that make up the youth team, 7 are Norwegian, 1 is Colombian and 1 is German. In the children's team of 13 players, 7 are Norwegian and 1 is Romanian. In the federated alevín team of 18 players, 3 are Norwegian, 1 is Romanian, 1 is Colombian and 1 is British. The non-federated alevín category team, which is made up of 15 players, 8 are Norwegian.

Until now, the l'Alfàs del Pi football club had only had one women's team, which had to include players from various categories in order to reach the minimum number of players to face a season. Nowadays, thanks to the growth of women's football and the integrative capacity of the municipality, there are not only four women's teams, but they also host players of other nationalities who live in l'Alfàs del Pi and from other municipalities in the region, which have not wanted to respond to the growing demand to play football by many girls who follow in the footsteps of the Spanish teams and players who are successful after having been world champions, European champions and Champions League champions.