FPF and Liga F announced their partnership to promote women's soccer
The Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) and LigaF signed an unprecedented partnership in São Paulo this Wednesday, establishing an institutional cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening and developing women's football in the state of São Paulo and on the international stage.
27 AUG 2026
The alliance was formalised at the FPF headquarters during the event "Día F: Legado y Futuro del Fútbol Femenino", and was attended by the president of the Federación Paulista de Fútbol, Reinaldo Carneiro, the president of LigaF, Beatriz Álvarez, and its CEO, Pablo Vilches, as well as club representatives, footballers, coaches, directors, and industry professionals.
This unprecedented alliance aims, among other areas, to promote and internationalise women's football, provide technical and administrative training, implement social impact projects, develop women's refereeing, and organise courses, research, workshops, and technical visits.
This collaboration will also enable the creation of joint initiatives and exchanges between professionals from both entities, connecting Paulista football with one of the most developed and competitive markets in the sport worldwide.
For Beatriz Álvarez, president of LigaF, the agreement represents the union of two entities committed to the sustainable evolution of women's football. “For LigaF, it is a source of immense pride that an institution of the size and prestige of the Federación Paulista has shown interest in our professionalisation process, our structure, and our governance model. But this relationship is not about LigaF coming to Brasil to teach a model; we come to share, but also to learn. We are building a bridge between Sao Paulo and Spain to share knowledge, generate opportunities, and grow together.”
FPF has had an exclusive structure for women's football since 2016 and, over the last decade, has expanded the competition calendar, opportunities for female footballers, and investments in training, development, and visibility. It was the first national entity to create an exclusive department for women's football and also a pioneer in organising grassroots competitions for girls.

For his part, the president of FPF, Reinaldo Carneiro, stated that "FPF already has a long-standing alliance with LALIGA in Spain, which brings a lot to Paulista football, but we felt the need to talk more about women's football and we want to immerse ourselves and boost it even further. This alliance is a source of enormous pride for FPF and a two-way street: to learn from LigaF and for LigaF to learn from us."
In addition to the Paulistão F Petrobras, the country's first and most traditional competition, FPF organises women's competitions in different categories, from youth development to professional level, as well as promoting courses, programmes, and projects aimed at female footballers, coaches, referees, directors, communicators, and other football professionals. Both entities will now work in an integrated manner to identify projects and solutions capable of accelerating the development of the sport in both countries.
LigaF's presence in Brasil responds to a clear vision of internationally projecting a competition that has built a solid, recognisable professional model in Spain, capable of inspiring new growth processes in women's football. Furthermore, this alliance strengthens LigaF's international strategy and is a testament to the external recognition achieved, consolidating its position as a benchmark professional competition in global women's football, not only as a sporting competition but also as a structure capable of generating value through governance, training, innovation, and institutional development. In a scenario where women's football is advancing rapidly worldwide, LigaF aims to play an active, open, and collaborative role, sharing its experience, learning from other markets, and forging relationships that contribute to strengthening the international ecosystem.
















