The 2017–18 FA WSL was the seventh edition of the
FA WSL
The Women's Super League (WSL), currently known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features t ...
since it was formed in 2010. It was the first season of WSL which ran as a winter league.
It started in September 2017 and ended in May 2018, with ten teams competing in both leagues.
The Football Association removed promotion and relegation between the two tiers for the end of the season. The league was instead restructured, with clubs required to apply for licenses under new criteria for the top tier in the 2018–19 season.
A one-off competition, the
FA WSL Spring Series
The FA WSL Spring Series was an interim edition of the FA WSL between the sixth and seventh full seasons. The Spring Series ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the 2016 FA WSL season which ran from March to September as a summer t ...
, ran from February to May 2017 to bridge the gap from the
2016 FA WSL
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 ...
season.
Teams
With the collapse of Notts County Ladies just prior to the
Spring Series, the ten clubs of WSL2 were invited to apply for a place in the 2017–18 season. Two sides, champions
Everton and runners-up
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
, applied. On 9 June 2017, subject to appeal, Everton were awarded the position.
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WSL 1
Ten teams competed this season.
Following the closure of
Notts County Ladies in April 2017, the FA announced that one place in the league would be given to a team which competed in the
Spring Series, based on an evaluation by the FA of applicant clubs' business plans, budget, youth development, facilities and on-pitch performance.
The place was subsequently given to Everton.
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There was no relegation based on results at the end of the season due to the league's restructure.]
Table
Results
Top goalscorers
WSL 2
Ten teams competed during this season.
Table
Results
Top goalscorers
See also
* 2017–18 FA WSL Cup
References
External links
Official website
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Women's Super League seasons
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2017–18 domestic women's association football leagues