The 2022–23 Women's Championship season (also known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the fifth season of the rebranded
Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England.
Ahead of the season the top two tiers unveiled a new visual identity, dropping "
The FA" from the league names as part of the long term strategy for the leagues to be under new ownership in the future. Having sponsored the first tier since the
2019–20 season, it marks the first season of
Barclays
Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services.
Barclays traces ...
as the title partner of the Women's Championship.
Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the Championship for the 2022–23 season, the same number as the previous season.
Liverpool were promoted to the FA WSL as
2021–22 FA Women's Championship
The 2021–22 FA Women's Championship is the fourth season of the rebranded FA Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England. It was renamed from the FA WSL 2 which was founded in 2014.
Teams
Twelve teams will compete in ...
winners. They were replaced by
Birmingham City who finished bottom of the FA WSL in the 2021–22 season and were relegated after 20 years in the top flight.
Watford were relegated to the FA Women's National League after just one season in the Championship. They were replaced by Southern Premier Division winners
Southampton who beat Northern Premier Division winners
Wolverhampton Wanderers in the
2021–22 FA Women's National League playoff to earn promotion.
Managerial changes
Table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
Results by round
See also
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2022–23 FA Women's League Cup
The 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup was the twelfth edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation in 2011, and was o ...
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2022–23 Women's Super League (tier 1)
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2022–23 FA Women's National League
The 2022–23 FA Women's National League is the 31st season of the competition, and the fifth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as th ...
(tier 3 & 4)
References
External links
Official website
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Women's Championship (England)
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Women's Championship