The 2018–19
FA Women's League Cup
The Women's League Cup, also known as the Subway Women's League Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is a league cup competition in English women's association football. The competition was originally open to the eight teams in the FA WSL, but since t ...
was the eighth edition of the
FA Women's Super League
The Women's Super League (WSL), also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, and formerly the FA WSL, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in England. Currently oper ...
and
FA Women's Championship
The Women's Super League 2, also known as Barclays Women's Super League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in England, operated by WSL Football. It is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The div ...
's league cup competition. It was sponsored by
Continental AG
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, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA Continental Tyres League Cup. All 22 teams of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship contest the competition - the largest field in its history.
Arsenal
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were the defending champions; only they and
Manchester City
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had won the cup in the previous seven seasons it was contested in.
Format changes
Following the previous season's reversion to a group format in the initial stage, the 2018–19 WSL Cup kept the same format but expanded to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 22. As a result, two of the four groups contained six teams while the others remained at five, with only the top two going through to the quarter-finals from each.
Group stage
Group One North
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Group Two North
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Group One South
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Group Two South
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Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round was made on 18 December 2018.
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Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 12 January 2019.
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Final
See also
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2018–19 FA WSL
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2018–19 FA Women's Championship
The 2018–19 FA Women's Championship was the first rebranded edition of the FA Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England, renamed from the FA WSL 2 which was founded in 2014. The season ran from 8 September 2018 to 12 M ...
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 FA Women's League Cup
FA Women's League Cup seasons
Cup
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2018–19 in English football cups