2016 FA WSL
Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
← 2015 |
The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.
Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.[1][2]
Teams
[edit]- WSL 1
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2015 season |
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Arsenal | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 4,502 | 3rd |
Birmingham City | Solihull | Damson Park | 3,050 | 6th |
Chelsea | Staines | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,009 | 1st |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | 2nd, WSL 2 |
Liverpool | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 13,350 | 7th |
Manchester City | Manchester | Academy Stadium | 7,000 | 2nd |
Notts County | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 20,229 | 5th |
Reading | High Wycombe | Adams Park | 10,000 | 1st, WSL 2 |
Sunderland | Hetton-le-Hole | Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground | 2,500 | 4th |
- WSL 2
Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[3]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2015 season |
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Aston Villa | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground, Coles Lane | 2,000 | 5th |
Bristol City | Filton | Stoke Gifford Stadium | 1,500 | 8th, WSL 1 |
Durham | Durham | New Ferens Park | 3,000 | 7th |
Everton | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 13,350 | 3rd |
London Bees | Canons Park | The Hive Stadium | 5,176 | 8th |
Millwall Lionesses | London | The Den | 20,146 | 9th |
Oxford United | Abingdon | Northcourt Road | 2,000 | 6th |
Sheffield | Dronfield | Coach and Horses | 2,000 | 1st, WPL |
Watford | Berkhamsted | Broadwater | 2,000 | 10th |
Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Huish Park | 9,565 | 4th |
WSL 1
[edit]Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Matches played | 72 |
Goals scored | 212 (2.94 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Eniola Aluko (9 goals) |
Biggest home win | Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016) |
Biggest away win | Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea (30 June 2016) |
Highest scoring | Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool (8 May 2016) |
Highest attendance | 4,096 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea (25 September 2016) |
Average attendance | 1,128[4] |
← 2015 |
Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 42 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 37 | |
3 | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 32 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 27 | |
5 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 | |
6 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | Club folded after end of season |
7 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 10 | |
8 | Reading | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 9 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 3 | Relegation to FA WSL 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/E_Aluko2009.jpg/220px-E_Aluko2009.jpg)
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 7 |
4 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 6 |
5 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 5 |
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Sunderland | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Manchester City | ||
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Notts County | ||
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Chelsea |
WSL 2
[edit]Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Yeovil Town |
Promoted | Bristol City Yeovil Town |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 279 (3.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Iniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Yeovil Town 5–0 Watford (1 May 2016) |
Biggest away win | Watford 0–5 London Bees (16 May 2016) |
Highest scoring | Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses (24 March 2016) |
← 2015 |
Bristol Academy were relegated from the WSL 1 last season and renamed Bristol City, while Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.
Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Yeovil Town (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 39 | Promotion to FA WSL 1 |
2 | Bristol City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 39 | |
3 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 34 | |
4 | Durham | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 33 | |
5 | Sheffield | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
7 | London Bees | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 22 | |
8 | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 16 | |
9 | Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 13 | |
10 | Watford | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 53 | −40 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
[edit]- The match Millwall Lionesses vs Oxford United was initially postponed because Millwall's stadium, The Den, was being used for a men's game. The FA WSL Management Committee then decided to award the match to Oxford United.[7]
Top goalscorers
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/2016_FA_WSL_2_joint_top_goalscorers.jpg/220px-2016_FA_WSL_2_joint_top_goalscorers.jpg)
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Oxford United | 13 |
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London Bees | ||
3 | ![]() |
Yeovil Town | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
Bristol City | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
Bristol City | 9 |
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Durham | ||
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Aston Villa | ||
8 | ![]() |
Yeovil Town | 7 |
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Sheffield | ||
10 | ![]() |
Everton | 6 |
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Aston Villa | ||
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Millwall Lionesses |
WSL Cup
[edit]The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament.[8] 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.[9]
Preliminary round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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8 May 2016 | ||
Sheffield | 3–1 | Durham |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses |
Watford | 0–2 | London Bees |
Oxford United | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses |
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Report |
Watford | 0–2 | London Bees |
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First round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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2 July 2016 | ||
Aston Villa | 0–8 | Manchester City |
Everton | 0–1 | Liverpool |
Reading | 1–3 | Arsenal |
London Bees | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Chelsea |
Sheffield | 2–0 | Bristol City |
3 July 2016 | ||
Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–1 | Sunderland |
Oxford United | 0–2 | Birmingham City |
Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Notts County |
London Bees | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Chelsea |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Sheffield | 2–0 | Bristol City |
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Report |
Oxford United | 0–2 | Birmingham City |
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Report |
Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Notts County |
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Report |
Second round
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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5 August 2016 | ||
Arsenal | 3–2 | Notts County |
7 August 2016 | ||
Birmingham City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool |
Manchester City | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Sheffield | 0–2 | London Bees |
Arsenal | 3–2 | Notts County |
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Report |
Birmingham City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool |
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Report |
Manchester City | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
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Report |
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Semi-finals
[edit]Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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London Bees | 0–4 | Birmingham City |
Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal |
London Bees | 0–4 | Birmingham City |
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Report |
Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal |
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Report |
Final
[edit]Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.[10]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Manchester City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Birmingham City |
Manchester City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Birmingham City |
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Report |
References
[edit]- ^ Leighton, Tony. "Manchester City seal Women's Super League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Man City Women are champions!". Manchester City W.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Posted 11 December 2015, 12:52 in (11 December 2015). "Bristol Name Change Approved". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Year-on-year growth in Women's Super League attendances". thefa.com. 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "PLAYER STATS". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ United awarded win over Millwall
- ^ "FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout!". shekicks.net. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Posted 29 March 2016, 07:30 in (29 March 2016). "Continental Tyres Cup Draw". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham City (aet)". BBC. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- WSL Season at soccerway.com
- WSL 2 Season at soccerway.com
- League Cup at soccerway.com