2017–18 FA WSL

FA WSL
Season 2017–18
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2018–19 →

The 2017–18 FA WSL will be the seventh edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. This will be the first season of WSL which runs as a winter league.[1] It is planned to start in September 2017 and ends in May 2018, with 10 teams competing in WSL 1 and 11 teams in WSL 2.[1][2]

A one-off competition, the FA WSL Spring Series, will run from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 FA WSL season and act as a warm up tournament.[3]

Spring Series

Each team will compete with each other once and compete for the Spring Series trophy.[3]

Teams

WSL 1
Team Location Ground Capacity 2016 season
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502 3rd
Birmingham City Solihull Damson Park 3,050 5th
Bristol City Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 1,500 122nd, WSL 2
Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 3,009 2nd
Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 4th
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,000 1st
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 20,229 6th
Reading Farnborough Adams Park 9,617 8th
Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole The Hetton Centre 2,500 7th
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,565 111st, WSL 2
WSL 2
Team Location Ground Capacity 2016 season
Aston Villa Sutton Coldfield Central Ground, Coles Lane 2,000 7th
Brighton & Hove Albion Withdean Withdean Stadium 8,850 221st, 2015–16 WPL
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 12 9th, WSL 1
Durham Durham New Ferens Park 3,000 4th
Everton Widnes Halton Stadium 13,350 3rd
London Bees Canons Park The Hive Stadium 5,176 6th
Millwall Lionesses London The Den 20,146 8th
Oxford United Abingdon Northcourt Road 2,000 9th
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses 2,000 5th
Watford Berkhamsted Broadwater 2,000 10th

WSL 1

FA WSL 1
Season 2017–18
← 2016
2018–19 →

All statistics correct as of 22:08, 9 October 2016 (UTC).

Ten teams will compete in this season.[1]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on September 2017. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

WSL 2

FA WSL 2
Season 2017–18
← 2016
2018–19 →

All statistics correct as of 22:08, 9 October 2016 (UTC).

Eleven teams will compete in this season.[1] Brighton & Hove Albion was promoted after beating Sporting Club Albion in the 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Championship play-off.[4][5]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 London Bees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Millwall Lionesses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sheffield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on September 2017. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "FA Women's Super League to move to new calendar in 2017". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "New calendar for FA WSL". Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Women's Premier League: Brighton beat Sporting Club Albion in play-off". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion Women promotion to Women's Super League approved". BBC Sport. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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