英格兰足总女子超级联赛杯

英格兰足总女子超级联赛杯

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The FA Women's League Cup is a league cup competition in English women's association football. The competition was originally open to the eight teams in the FA WSL, but since the WSL's restructuring to two divisions, it has featured 23 teams. Prior to this it was known as the FA WSL Cup. The sponsor Continental AG was announced on 19 August 2011, meaning that for sponsorship reasons the competition is referred to as the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup.

Twelve editions have been played, with Arsenal being the most successful club with six titles.

History

Winners trophy

Before the creation of the FA Women's Super League the top women's clubs competed in the FA Women's Premier League Cup.

The first League Cup edition under the WSL was played after the inaugural FA WSL season. Arsenal, having already won the WSL and the FA Women's Cup, completed the national treble after a 4–1 win over Birmingham City.

The 2012 cup saw a change of format. The straight knock-out was abolished and group-stage with two groups was created. The top two of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Pedro Martínez Losa and Kelly Smith with the FA WSL Cup, 2015

2014 saw 18 teams enter, with the new WSL 2 teams joining the WSL teams. There are three groups of six teams. In 2015 for the first time a quarter-final stage was played.

For 2016 the cup changed to a true knock-out format and abolished the group stage. A move which was made in agreement with the clubs to increase excitement and competitiveness. With 19 teams, the bottom six teams play a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that is seeded, so that WSL 1 teams meet WSL 2 teams, who have home advantage.

In 2017–18 again a group stage was added.

In 2018–19, as part of the restructuring of women's football, 22 teams entered. The competition was split up into 11 North and South, with each region having one group of six and one group of five. Each team would play one match against each other, with the top two in each group advancing to a quarter-final.

The format was similar in 2019–20, with an extra team in the South. The groups are A (North, 6 teams) B (South, 6 teams) C (North, 5 teams) D (South, 6 teams) making 23 teams.

英格兰联赛杯女子(English Women's Premier League)是英格兰女子足球联赛最高级别联赛,成立于2000年,由英格兰足球总会组织和管理。

该联赛分为四个级别,最高级别为英格兰女子超级联赛,有10支球队,最低级别为英格兰女子第五级联赛,有128支球队。

英格兰联赛杯女子冠军将获得参加英格兰女子超级杯的资格,该赛事是英格兰女子足球联赛的年度冠军赛,由英格兰女子超级联赛冠军和英格兰女子第二级联赛冠军进行比赛。

该联赛的参赛球队水平较高,代表了英格兰女子足球的最高水平,也是各国女足国家队选拔人才的重要来源之一。