2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. Later, CSKA completed the treble, winning the Russian Cup and the Russian Premier League title. Notable changes in the Russian Football Union also took place.
Daryna Apanashchenko is a Ukrainian footballer, who plays as a striker for Ankara BB Fomget GSK and the Ukraine women's national football team. For 14 years she played in Russia for Russian Women's Football Championship teams Energiya Voronezh, Ryazan VDV, and Zvezda Perm.
Alexandra Popp-Höppe is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Popp was named German Footballer of the Year twice, in 2014 and 2016, and in February 2019, was named captain of the national team.
Dzsenifer Marozsán is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Lyon. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German Frauen Bundesliga and the Germany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented Germany at international level.
Elena Terekhova is a former Russian international footballer who played for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship. She also played for Ryazan-VDV, Energiya Voronezh, Spartak Moscow, Rossiyanka Krasnoarmeysk and W-League's FC Indiana. Terekhova is a midfielder, but she can also play as a striker.
Natalia Leontievna Barbashina is a Russian football coach and former player. Her last team was Zvezda Perm, with whom she reached the 2008-09 UEFA Women's Cup Final. Throughout her career she won nine Russian women's football championships and nine national Cups with Energiya Voronezh, Ryazan VDV, Lada Togliatti, Rossiyanka and Zvezda.
Ryazan-VDV (Рязань-ВДВ) is a Russian women's football team from Ryazan.
Elvira Zurabovna Todua is an Abkhazian, Georgian, Russian football goalkeeper who plays for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Women's Football Championship.
Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes, known as Jenni Hermoso, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and for the Spain women's national team. She is the all-time top scorer for both Barcelona and Spain, and was part of her country's championship side at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was also awarded the Silver Ball.
Olga Letyushova is a Russian former football forward. She has played for Energiya Voronezh, Kaluzhanka, Ryazan VDV, Rossiyanka, Zvezda Perm and ShVSM Izmailovo in the Russian Championship. She was the league's top scorer in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Emma Stina Blackstenius is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal of the English Women's Super League and the Sweden national team.
Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert is a Scottish footballer who plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL and is a member of the Scotland national team. She studied at University of the West of Scotland, combining graduation from the Open University with being a professional football player.
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team.
Yekaterina (Katya) Lazareva Gokhman is a former Russian professional football defender who played for RSC Anderlecht in Belgium. She previously played in many different countries, for Ryazan VDV in the Russian Women's Football Championship league, Kokkola F10, Víkingur Ólafsvík, Apollon Limassol and Spartak Subotica, Serbia. She also played for the Russia women's national football team and the under 19 team.
Patricia "Patri" Guijarro Gutiérrez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Guro Reiten is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Norway national team. Before joining Chelsea in 2019, she played in Norway for Sunndal, Kattem, Trondheims-Ørn, and LSK Kvinner.
Lucía García Córdoba is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United of the English Women's Super League and the Spain national team.
Nadiia Volodymyrivna Khavanska is a Ukrainian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club 1207 Antalya Spor, and the Ukraine women's national team.
Lynn Anke Hannie Wilms is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a centre-back for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Netherlands national team.
