Women’s football has grown rapidly over the past three decades (Ventaja-Cruz et al., 2024), resulting in increased demands, triggering an increase in physical and psychological load (Scott, Lovell & Wilson, 2025). The menstrual cycle has been seen to be an important factor in training load design and implementation (Carmichael et al., 2021).  Research has focussed on athlete experiences of the impact of their menstrual cycle in sport (Brown et al., 2021), how menstrual cycle related topics are discussed with staff (Clarke et al., 2022) and barriers to the implementation of a menstrual cycle tracking strategy in athletes in general (Carmichael et al., 2024).  However, limited research exists which aims to assess the barriers to, and preferences for, a menstrual tracking system specifically in female football. There appears a gap in the literature on specific barriers and athlete preferences for menstrual cycle tracking and adjustments to training load in female football.  Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore female footballer’s experiences of menstrual cycle tracking, as well as athlete preferences for how best to implement a tracking strategy in female football.