The FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division is a league in the third level in the
women's football pyramid in England, along with the
Northern
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division. These two divisions are part of the
FA Women's National League
The FA Women's National League, formerly WFA National League and FA Women's Premier League (WPL), is a group of six football divisions run by the English Football Association. Founded in 1991 by the Women's Football Association, the League includ ...
and below the
Women's Super League
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 ...
and
Women's Championship
The Women's Championship (formerly The FA Women's Championship) is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2).
WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 d ...
.
The league is played on a home and away basis, with each team playing each other twice, and points being awarded in the standard
three points for a win
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format. The bottom two clubs are relegated, also on a geographical basis, to the Division One South West, and Division One South East. The winner plays the winner of the Northern Premier League winner to determine an overall National League champion who is promoted to the Championship.
Southern Premier Division teams are eligible to play in the
Women's National League Cup as well as the
Women's FA Cup
The Women's FA Challenge Cup Competition is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in English football. Founded in 1970, it has been named the WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup and now Women's FA Cup (Vitality Women's FA Cup for sponsorship reas ...
.
Name
It was known as the 'Women's Premier League Southern Division' before the 2018–19 season.
Current teams (2022–23 season)
Previous winners
From the 2014–15 season onwards, the club promoted to the
Women's Championship
The Women's Championship (formerly The FA Women's Championship) is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2).
WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 d ...
(via a play-off between the Northern and Southern division champions), and overall champions of the FA Women's National League, are marked in bold.
See also
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Women's association football
Women's association football, more commonly known simply as women's football or women's soccer, is a team sport of association football when played by women only. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries and 176 national te ...
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List of women's football teams
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International competitions in women's association football
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References
External links
The FA Women's Page
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Sports leagues established in 1992
Third level women's association football leagues in Europe
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