Dataset for: Success from the Spot: Insights into Penalty Performance in Elite Women’s Football

This dataset supports the study “Success from the Spot: Insights into Penalty Performance in Elite Women’s Football” published in Applied Sciences (MDPI). It contains observational data on 240 penalty kicks taken in elite women’s football competitions, specifically the Spanish Liga F and the English Women’s Super League, across the 2022/23 to 2024/25 seasons.The data were collected using an observational methodology and coded according to 12 criteria and 55 categories, capturing contextual, situational, and technical variables such as match status, match period, shot placement, and goalkeeper action. Statistical analyses in the associated study were conducted using chi-square goodness-of-fit and independence tests.The repository includes a single file in IBM SPSS Statistics (.sav) format, enabling replication of the original analyses and facilitating further research on performance indicators and decision-making in elite women’s football.