Supplementary information files for "Women's football across codes: A scoping review of sports science, medicine, and female-health research themes"

Pilot title/abstract (κ = 0.58) and full-text (κ = 0.80) screening were completed independently by two reviewers to calculate inter-rater agreement, with full-text then proceeding with single-reviewer screening. Data including population, geography, age group, and themes were synthesised in Excel and visualised in RStudio using multilevel content evaluation.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Results</b>: A total of 1425 publications (1385 studies; 40 policy/strategy documents) were included.

Soccer dominated (80.6% of sport-category counts), followed by rugby union (4.3%) and Australian football (3.8%). Most involved Tier 3 (45.6%) and senior athletes (≥ 18 years; 48%). Underrepresented groups included youth (< 18 years; 17%), veterans/masters athletes (> 35 years; (1%), referees (1.9%), coaches (5.1%), and athletes with a disability (0.1%).

Injury was the predominant theme (37.0%), whilst female health areas such as breast (0.5%), pelvic floor (0.5%), and menopause (0.1%) were scarce; menstrual cycle (MC) data were not reported in 69.0% of studies.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Conclusions</b>: The evidence base remains fragmented, injury-focused, soccer-centric, and neglectful of key female health domains. Broader, cross-code, female-centred research agendas and targeted investment are essential to advance equity, performance, and athlete welfare.<br><br>© The Author(s), CC BY 4.0</p>