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Line 2: {{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2021}} {{infobox football tournament \| name = FA Women's League Cup ~~\| organiser = [[The FA]]~~ \| founded = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|2011}}▼ \| number of teams = 23▼ \| current champions = [[Chelsea F.C. Women\|Chelsea]] (1st title)▼ \| region = {{ENG}}▼ \| most successful club = [[Arsenal Ladies F.C.\|Arsenal]]<br />(5 times)▼ \| current = [[2020–21 FA Women's League Cup]]▼ \| image = FA Women's League Cup logo.png \| ~~imagesize~~organiser = ~~160px~~[[The Football Association]] ▲\| founded = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|2011}} ▲\| number of teams = 2324 ▲\| current champions = [[~~Chelsea~~Arsenal W.F.C. ~~Women~~\|~~Chelsea~~Arsenal]] (~~1st~~7th title) ▲\| region = ~~{{ENG}}~~England ▲\| most successful club = [[Arsenal ~~Ladies~~ W.F.C.\|Arsenal]]~~<br~~ />(57 ~~times~~titles) ▲\| current = [[~~2020–21 FA~~2024–25 Women's League Cup]] }} The '''Women's League Cup''' is a league cup [[competition]] in [[England\|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'''. [[Continental AG]] sponsored the competition from the inception until 2024 and during this period, the cup was referred to as the '''FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup'''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=FA WSL goes Continental\|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2011/FA-WSL-Continental-Cup-Burton-Albion\|publisher=The FA\|access-date=5 October 2011\|date=19 August 2011}}</ref> Following the completed takeover by Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), the cup is now referred to as '''The Women's League Cup.'''<ref>{{cite web \|title=WSL and Women's Championship takeover: Deal complete for club-owned body to replace FA \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq5dz0w549go \|website=BBC Sport \|date=15 August 2024}}</ref> ~~Nine~~Thirteen editions have been played, with [[Arsenal LW.F.C.\|Arsenal]] ~~winning~~being ~~five~~the ~~finals~~most successful club with seven titles.▼ The '''FA Women's League Cup''' is a league cup [[competition]] in [[England\|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 League Cup'''<ref>{{cite web\|title=FA WSL goes Continental\|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2011/FA-WSL-Continental-Cup-Burton-Albion\|publisher=The FA\|access-date=5 October 2011\|date=19 August 2011}}</ref> (sometimes abbreviated to the '''Conti Cup'''). ▲Nine editions have been played with [[Arsenal L.F.C.\|Arsenal]] winning five finals. ==History== [[File:Chelsea FC Women v Arsenal WFC, 29 February 2020 (01).jpg\|thumb\|150px\|Winners trophy]] Before the creation of the Women's Super League the top women's clubs competed in the [[FA Women's Premier League Cup]]. The first edition was played after the inaugural FA WSL season. [[Arsenal L.F.C.\|Arsenal]], having already won the WSL and the [[FA Women's Cup]], completed the national treble after a 4–1 win over [[Birmingham City L.F.C.\|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=VIDEO: Gunners lift Continental Cup\|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2011/birmingham-arsenal-contcup-report-240911\|publisher=The FA\|access-date=5 October 2011\|date=25 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Arsenal and Tavagnacco take first-leg leads\|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1689853.html\|publisher=UEFA\|access-date=5 October 2011\|date=29 September 2011}}</ref>▼ ▲The first League Cup edition under the WSL was played after the inaugural FA WSL season. [[Arsenal L.F.C.\|Arsenal]], having already won the WSL and the [[FA Women's Cup]], completed the national treble after a 4–1 win over [[Birmingham City L.F.C.\|Birmingham City]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=VIDEO: Gunners lift Continental Cup\|url=http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2011/birmingham-arsenal-contcup-report-240911\|publisher=The FA\|access-date=5 October 2011\|date=25 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Arsenal and Tavagnacco take first-leg leads\|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1689853.html\|publisher=UEFA\|access-date=5 October 2011\|date=29 September 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|title=FA WSL Conti Cup draw announced\|url=http://www.fawsl.com/news/fa_wsl_conti_cup_draw_announced.html\|publisher=fawsl.com\|access-date=21 February 2012\|date=21 February 2012}}</ref> [[File:Arsenal Ladies Vs Notts County (22087597093) (2).jpg\|thumb\|[[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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/12506 \| title=FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout! \| publisher=shekicks.net \| date=10 December 2015 \| access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://shekicks.net/2017/08/16/continental-tyres-cup-groups-drawn/\|title = Continental Tyres Cup Groups Drawn\|date = 16 August 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fawsl.com/matchesCup.html#k8jxXGsE2WAqG17q.97\|title=Matches Cup, TheFA WSL\|website=www.fawsl.com\|access-date=2018-08-06}}</ref> Line 36: ==List of finals== Only ~~Chelsea~~Arsenal, ~~Arsenal~~Chelsea and Manchester City have won the FA Women's League Cup. Arsenal, Birmingham City and Chelsea have lost the most finals, finishing as runners-up three times.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37520227 \| title=Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1–0 Birmingham City (aet) \| ~~publisher~~website=BBC Sport \| date=2 October 2016 \| access-date=2 October 2016}}</ref> {\| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Women's League Cup winners !scope="col"\|Season !scope="col"\|~~Winner~~Winners !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Runners–up Line 47: !scope="col"\|Attendance \|- \|align=center\|[[2011 FA WSL~~#League~~ Cup\|2011]] !scope=row\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|align=center\|[[2011 FA WSL Cup final\|4–1]] \|[[Birmingham City W.F.C.\|Birmingham City]] \|[[Pirelli Stadium]], [[Burton upon Trent]] \|align=center\|2,167 \|- \|align=center\|[[2012 FA WSL~~#League~~ Cup\|2012]] !scope=row\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|align=center\|[[2012 FA WSL Cup final\|1–0]] \|[[Birmingham City W.F.C.\|Birmingham City]] \|[[Underhill Stadium]], [[Chipping Barnet\|London]] \|align=center\|2,535 \|- \|align=center\|[[2013 FA WSL~~#League~~ Cup\|2013]] !scope=row\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|align=center\|[[2013 FA WSL Cup final\|2–0]] \|[[Notts County Ladies F.C.\|Lincoln]] \|[[The Hive Stadium\|The Hive]], [[Canons Park\|London]] \|align=center\|3,421 \|- \|align=center\|[[2014 ~~FA WSL#~~FA WSL Cup\|2014]] !scope=row\|[[Manchester City W.F.C.\|Manchester City]] \|align=center\|[[2014 FA WSL Cup final\|1–0]] \|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|[[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] \|align=center\|3,697 \|- \|align=center\|[[2015 FA ~~WSL#~~WSL Cup\|2015]] !scope=row\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|align=center\|[[2015 FA WSL Cup final\|3–0]] \|[[Notts County Ladies F.C.\|Notts County]] \|[[New York Stadium]], [[Rotherham]] \|align=center\|5,028 \|- \|align=center\|[[2016 FA ~~WSL#~~WSL Cup\|2016]] !scope=row\|[[Manchester City W.F.C.\|Manchester City]] \|align=center\|[[2016 FA WSL Cup final\|1–0]] <small>{{aet}}</small> \|[[Birmingham City W.F.C.\|Birmingham City]] \|[[Academy Stadium]], [[Manchester]] Line 110: \|align=center\|6,743 \|- \|align=center\|[[2020–21 FA Women's League Cup\|2020–21]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Williams\|first=Laura\|date=14 March 2021\|title=Bristol defence no match as Chelsea win consecutive Conti Cup final\|url=https://herfootballhub.com/chelsea-consecutive-conti-cup-final-bristol-city-vicarage-road/\|access-date=19 May 2021\|website=Her Football Hub\|language=en-GB}}</ref> \|align=center\|[[2020–21 FA Women's League Cup\|2020–21]]▼ !scope=row\|[[Chelsea F.C. Women\|Chelsea]] \|align=center\|[[2021 FA Women's League Cup Final\|–6–0]] \|[[Bristol City W.F.C.\|Bristol City]] \|▼ \|[[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] \|align=center\|0{{efn\|The 2021 final was played [[Behind closed doors (sport)\|behind closed doors]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]].}} ▲\|- \|align=center\|[[2021–22 FA Women's League Cup\|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Chelsea 1–3 Manchester City: Second-half comeback seals League Cup final victory\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60633395 \|website=BBC Sport\|date=5 March 2022\|access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref> !scope=row\|[[Manchester City W.F.C.\|Manchester City]] \|align=center\|[[2022 FA Women's League Cup Final\|3–1]] \|[[Chelsea F.C. Women\|Chelsea]] \|[[Plough Lane]], [[Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]] \|align=center\|8,004 \|- \|align=center\|[[2022–23 FA Women's League Cup\|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final \|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64826554 \|website=BBC Sport \|access-date=5 March 2023 \|date=5 March 2023}}</ref> !scope=row\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|align=center\|[[2023 FA Women's League Cup Final\|3–1]] \|[[Chelsea F.C. Women\|Chelsea]] \|[[Selhurst Park]], [[London]] \|align=center\|19,010 \|- ▲\|align=center\|[[~~2020–21~~2023–24 FA Women's League Cup\|~~2020–21~~2023–24]] !scope=row\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|align=center\|1–0 <small>{{aet}}</small> \|[[Chelsea F.C. Women\|Chelsea]] \|[[Molineux Stadium]], [[Wolverhampton]] \|align=center\|21,462 \|} {{notelist}} ==Results by team== Line 131 ⟶ 153: !scope="col"\|Total final<br>appearances \|- !scope="row"\|[[Arsenal W.F.C.\|Arsenal]] \|57 \|[[2011 FA WSL#League Cup\|2011]] \|[[~~2017–18~~2023–24 FA ~~WSL~~Women's League Cup\|~~2018~~2024]] \|3 \|[[2019–20 FA Women's League Cup\|2020]] \|810 \|- !scope="row"\|[[Manchester City W.F.C.\|Manchester City]] \|34 \|[[2014 FA WSL#FA WSL Cup\|2014]] \|[[~~2018–19~~2021–22 FA Women's League Cup\|~~2019~~2022]] \|1 \|[[2017–18 FA WSL Cup\|2018]] \|45 \|- !scope="row"\|[[Chelsea F.C. Women\|Chelsea]] \|12 \|[[2019–20 FA Women's League Cup\|2020]] \|[[~~2019–20~~2020–21 FA Women's League Cup\|~~2020~~2021]] \|03 \|[[2023–24 FA Women's League Cup\|2024]] \|—▼ \|15 \|- !scope="row"\|[[Birmingham City W.F.C.\|Birmingham City]] \|0 \|— Line 163 ⟶ 185: \|3 \|- !scope="row"\|[[Notts County Ladies F.C.\|''~~Notts County~~Lincoln'']] \|0 ▲\|— \|— \|1 \|[[2013 FA WSL#League Cup\|2013]] \|1 \|- !scope=row\|[[Notts County Ladies F.C.\|''Notts County'']] \|0 \|— Line 171 ⟶ 201: \|1 \|- ! scope="row" \|[[~~Notts~~Bristol ~~County Ladies~~City W.F.C.\|~~''Lincoln''~~Bristol City]] \|0 \|— \|— \|1 \|[[~~2013~~2020–21 FA ~~WSL#~~Women's League Cup\|~~2013~~2021]] \|1 \|- \|} Line 188 ⟶ 219: {{Women's League Cups in England}} {{Women's football in England}} {{National football league cups}} [[Category:FA Women's League Cup\| ]]