The 2017 FA Women's Cup final was the 47th final of the

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, England's primary

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for

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teams. The showpiece event was the 24th to be played directly under the auspices of

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(FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final for

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reasons. The final was contested between Birmingham City Ladies and Manchester City Ladies on 13 May 2017 at

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in London. The match was the third FA Women's Cup Final to be held at Wembley and attracted a record crowd (35,271) for a Women's Cup final.

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