2016 FA WSL

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FA WSL
Season2016
ChampionsManchester City
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The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the

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

WSL 1
Liverpool
Sunderland
Doncaster Rovers Belles
Reading
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Locations of the 2016 Super League teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2015 season
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
Sheffield
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Locations of the 2016 WSL 2 teams

Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.[3]

Team Location Ground Capacity 2015 season
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

Chelsea
(25 September 2016)
Average attendance1,128[4]
← 2015
Spring Series
→

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away
ARS
BIR
CHE
 DON
LIV
 MCI NTC REA
SUN
Arsenal
 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 5–1
Birmingham City
 0–0 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0
Chelsea
 1–2 1–1 4–0 6–3 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–5 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–4 1–4
Liverpool
 3–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2
Manchester City 2–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
Notts County 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–5 2–2 2–1
Reading 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Sunderland
 0–4 1–7 0–5 4–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko in 2009
As of 16 January 2017 [5][6]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Eniola Aluko
Chelsea
 9
2 Scotland Jane Ross Manchester City 8
3 Scotland Caroline Weir
Liverpool
 7
4 England Danielle Carter
Arsenal
 6
5 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 5
England Beth Mead
Sunderland
England Katie Chapman Chelsea
England Toni Duggan Manchester City
England Jessica Clarke Notts County
South Korea Ji So-yun Chelsea

WSL 2

Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses
(24 March 2016)
← 2015
Spring Series
→

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away
AST
 BRI
DUR
EVE
 LON MIL
OXF
SHE
WAT
YEO
Aston Villa
 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–2
Bristol City 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 4–1 3–2
Durham
 3–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–2
Everton
 2–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–0
London Bees 2–1 0–3 2–2 3–4 2–1 3–1 0–5 2–2 0–2
Millwall Lionesses 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–4
Oxford United
 0–1 0–5 1–5 0–1 4–2 3–5 1–0 2–0 2–2
Sheffield
 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1
Watford
 0–2 0–2 1–6 2–1 0–5 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–2
Yeovil Town
 4–2 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 5–0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2017. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Joint top goalscorers — Jo Wilson (L) & Iniabasi Umotong (R)
Rank Player Team Goals
1
Iniabasi Umotong
Oxford United
 13
England Jo Wilson London Bees
3 Wales Sarah Wiltshire
Yeovil Town
 11
4 Scotland Claire Emslie Bristol City 10
5 England Millie Farrow Bristol City 9
England Beth Hepple
Durham
England Bethan Merrick
Aston Villa
8 England Ann-Marie Heatherson Yeovil Town 7
England Jodie Michalska
Sheffield
10 England Claudia Walker
Everton
 6
England Katie Wilkinson Aston Villa
England Ashlee Hincks Millwall Lionesses

WSL Cup

See also:
2015 FA WSL Cup and 2017–18 FA WSL Cup

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 May 2016
Sheffield
 		3–1
Durham
Oxford United
 		1–0 Millwall Lionesses
Watford
 0–2 London Bees
Durham
Home of Football, Sheffield
Oxford United
1–0Millwall Lionesses
 Report
Northcourt Road, Abingdon
Attendance: 405
Watford
0–2London Bees
Broadwater, Berkhamsted

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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
Aston Villa
0–8Manchester City
Report
Central Ground, Sutton Coldfield
Attendance: 492
Referee: Sarah Garrett
Liverpool
Report
Select Security Stadium, Widnes
Attendance: 1,033
Arsenal
 Report
The Hive Stadium, Canons Park
Attendance: 1,034
Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
The Hive Stadium, Canons Park
Attendance: 763
Sheffield
2–0Bristol City
 Report
Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 138
Sunderland
 Report
Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 188
Referee: Jane Simms
Birmingham City
Report
Northcourt Stadium, Abingdon
Attendance: 454
Yeovil Town
1–3Notts County
 Report
Raleigh Grove, Sherborne
Attendance: 406

Second round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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
3–2Notts County
 Report
The Hive, Canons Park
Attendance: 421
Liverpool
 Report
Damson Park, Solihull
Attendance: 712
Manchester City4–1Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
Academy Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Sheffield
0–2London Bees
Report
Home of Football, Sheffield

Semi-finals

Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
London Bees 0–4
Birmingham City
Manchester City 1–0
Arsenal
Birmingham City
Report
The Hive, Canons Park
Attendance: 398
Arsenal
 Report
Academy Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 1,643

Final

Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.[10]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City 1–0 (
a.e.t.
)
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
 Report
Academy Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Rebecca Welch

References

  1. ^ Leighton, Tony. "Manchester City seal Women's Super League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Man City Women are champions!". Manchester City W.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Year-on-year growth in Women's Super League attendances". thefa.com. 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "PLAYER STATS". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ United awarded win over Millwall
  8. ^ "FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout!". shekicks.net. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham City (aet)". BBC. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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