2019–20 FA Women's League Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Dates | 21 September 2019 – 29 February 2020 |
Teams | 23 |
Defending champions | Manchester City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
Runner-up | Arsenal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 242 (4.03 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Bethany England (7) |
The 2019–20
Manchester City were the defending champions. As of the start the competition, only Manchester City and Arsenal had previously won the cup in the eight seasons it has previously been contested in.
Format changes
The 2019–20 Women's League Cup kept the same format including an initial group stage that has been used since the 2017–18 edition but expanded by one to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 23. The season was intended to be the first in which the FA WSL and FA Championship both had twelve teams,
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHU
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1 | Sheffield United
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5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 5–2 | ||
3 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | 2–3 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | ||
4 | Durham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — | — | 4–0 | — | ||
5 | Coventry United
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5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
6 | Blackburn Rovers
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | — | — | 0–6 | 1–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | BHA | BRI | LON | CHA | LCL | |
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1 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 13 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | 7–0 | 9–0 | 4–0 | — | |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
3 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | London Bees | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 5 | — | 0–5 | — | — | 0–0 | — | ||
5 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | — | 0–3 | 2–5 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | London City Lionesses | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 | 0–5 | 2–4 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Arsenal | 9–0 | London Bees |
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Charlton Athletic | 2–5 | Bristol City |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MNU | MCI | BIR | EVE
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1 | Manchester United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 12 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 2–0 | — | — | 11–1 | |
2 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
4 | Everton
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | — | — | ||
5 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | — | — | 1–5 | 0–4 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
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Everton | 0–3 | Manchester United |
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Everton | 1–4 | Manchester City |
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Manchester United | 11–1 | Leicester City |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | REA | WHU | TOT | CRY | LEW | |
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1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | — | |
2 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | — | 0–4 | — | — | — | 6–0 | ||
5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | 0–3 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
6 | Lewes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Lewes | 2–3 | Crystal Palace |
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Chelsea | 2–0 | West Ham United |
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Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Reading | 0–1 | West Ham United |
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Chelsea | 5–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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West Ham United | 3–1 | Lewes |
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Chelsea | 1–1 | Reading |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0 | Lewes |
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West Ham United | 7–0 | Crystal Palace |
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Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round was made live via
Chelsea | 3–1 | Aston Villa |
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Sheffield United | 0–4 | Manchester City |
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Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 18 January 2019 and was broadcast live on BT Sport Score. The round took place on 29 January 2020 and contained the same four semi-finalists as the previous season.
Arsenal | 2–1 | Manchester City |
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Manchester United | 0–1 | Chelsea |
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Final
On 16 January, it was announced the 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final would be held at the
Arsenal | 1–2 | Chelsea |
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See also
References
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- ^ "Yeovil Town Ladies: Championship licence denied and club to go down two tiers". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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- ^ "FA Womens Super cup 2019/20; group stage: B". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Conti Cup Final to be held at Forest". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ The Football Association. "League Cup final on FA Player". www.thefa.com.