The article analyses factors which are influencing the well-being of elite female footballers. With the educational status, sport-specific factors as well as socio-demographic and socio-economic factors, aspects of the current life circumstances of female footballers are focused. For data generating, an online survey was conducted among women`s Bundesliga and 2nd Women`s Bundesliga footballers. A total of n = 200 questionnaires (German: = 191; English: n = 9) were included in the analysis, which corresponds to approx. 29.6% of the addressed population. The results underline the importance of educational status, the number of injuries/illnesses and the subjectively perceived satisfaction with football-specific income as factors influencing subjective well-being. This study addresses both the gender-bias and the neglect of the educational aspect in previous studies on the well-being of elite athletes and provides implications for the support of dual careers, the need for injury management and the importance of adequate payment in women`s football.
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