VisitMalta Women Club Trophy kicks off at the National Football Centre in Ta' Qali

The VisitMalta Women Club Trophy kicked off on Sunday with two matches at the National Football Centre, the Malta FA’s new state-of-the-art technical complex in Ta’ Qali.

Four top-tier teams from Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland are contesting the inaugural edition of this women’s football tournament.

Two-time UEFA Women’s Champions League winners VfL Wolfsburg beat Dutch side PSV Vrouwen 2-0 in the opening
match while TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, also from Germany, also enjoyed a flying start, winning 4-0 against FC Basel, of Switzerland.

The four participating teams are currently conducting a training camp in Malta with German teams VfL Wolfsburg and TSG Hoffenheim the first to arrive on Thursday followed by PSV Vrouwen and FC Basel who touched down in Malta on Friday.

The tournament is being played at two venues, with three matches at the National Football Centre and the Malta FA Training Grounds, and the final match on Wednesday afternoon, between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Basel, at the Tony Bezzina Stadium (15:00hrs).

In Wednesday’s opening match (11:00hrs), PSV Vrouwen face TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at the National Football Centre.

The team with the best total of points will be declared winners of the first edition of the VisitMalta Women Club Trophy.

The tournament also enjoys the support of the Malta Football Association.