The 2019–20
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 ninth 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 since its creation, and was officially known as the FA Women's Continental League Cup for sponsorship reasons. All 23 teams from the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship took part in the competition - the largest field in its history and an increase of one from the previous year.
Manchester City
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were the defending champions; only they and
Arsenal
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had previously won the cup in the eight seasons it has previously been contested in.
Format changes
The 2019–20 Women's League Cup kept the same format, including an initial group stage, that was in use since the 2017–18 edition, but expanded by one to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 23. The season was intended to be the first in which the FA WSL and FA Championship both had twelve teams, allowing for a league cup group stage with four equal groups of six teams. However, the demotion of
Yeovil Town from the WSL to the third tier
FA Women's National League
The FA Women's National League is a group of six football divisions which sit at the third and fourth tiers of women's football in England.
Founded in 1991 as the WFA National League, the league was run by the Women's Football Association, before ...
meant that, though the competition would have its highest ever number of participants, one group would still have to contain only five clubs.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round was made live via
Talksport 2 on 16 December 2019 with the winners of each group all receiving home advantage. The matches were played on Wednesday 15 January 2020 and contained two
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 ...
teams, double the amount that reached the quarter-finals the
previous season.
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Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 18 January 2019 and was broadcast live on ''
BT Sport Score''. The matches were played on 29 January 2020 and contained the same four semi-finalists as the
previous season.
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Final
On 16 January, it was announced the 2020 FA Women's League Cup final would be held at the
City Ground
The City Ground is a association football, football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest since 1898 and has a capacity of 30,455.
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, the home of
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football.
Founde ...
, for the first time. The game was televised live domestically on
BT Sport
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and internationally via the FA's own streaming service the FA Player.
See also
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2019–20 FA WSL
The 2019–20 FA WSL season (also known as the Barclays FA Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the FA Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It was the second season after the rebranding of the ...
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2019–20 FA Women's Championship
The 2019–20 FA Women's Championship was the second 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. The season began on 18 August 2019.
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References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 FA Women's League Cup
FA Women's League Cup seasons
Cup
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2019–20 in English football cups