Football is a team sport that requires connection and good harmony in technical and tactical aspects between every member of the team and their coaches. Lately, women’s football has begun to develop and it is being studied more. It is observed that there are differences in the coaching style of men’s and women’s clubs. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine associations between team effectiveness and leadership style of coaches. METHODS: Participants in this study were women senior players in the first division of Croatian football (N=87). The study included leadership style variables (training and instructions, democratic behaviour, autocratic behaviour, social support and positive feedback) determined by the LSS (Leadership Scale for Sport) questionnaire and team performance determined by team ranking and points at the end of the first half-season. Non-parametric correlation analysis was used to determine the level of association between observed parameters. RESULTS: Results indicated that high-ranking teams have a coaches with more democratic styles, as shown by the weak correlation with both parameters, points achieved (p=0,28) and team ranking (p=-0,25). Also, coaches of these teams provide more information (p=0,26) and positive feedback (p=0,27) to players. CONCLUSION: It is possible that these results are related to the greater sensibility of women. Because of that, they love coaches with more empathy and understanding which can lead to enhanced performance. Coaching female football players require more attention, instructions and individual communication. In future studies, larger number of individual and team performance should be included to gain more information of relation between leadership styles and players efficiency.