The 2022–23 Women's Championship season (also known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the rebranded

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, the second tier of women's football in England. Ahead of the season the top two tiers unveiled a new visual identity, dropping "

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" from the league names as part of the long term strategy for the leagues to be under new ownership in the future. Having sponsored the first tier since the 2019–20 season, it marks the first season of

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as the title partner of the Women's Championship. On 2 April 2023, Coventry United were mathematically confirmed as relegated from the Championship after four seasons in the second division. They sat 10 points adrift from safety with three games remaining. On 23 April 2023,

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were confirmed as champions with one game remaining, holding a four point lead ahead of final day opponents

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. They earned promotion back to the WSL after two seasons in the Championship.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the Championship for the 2022–23 season, the same number as the previous season.

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were promoted to the FA WSL as 2021–22 FA Women's Championship winners. They were replaced by

who finished bottom of the FA WSL in the 2021–22 season and were relegated after 20 years in the top flight.

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were relegated to the

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after just one season in the Championship. They were replaced by Southern Premier Division winners

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who beat Northern Premier Division winners

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in the 2021–22 FA Women's National League playoff to earn promotion.

Managerial changes

Table

Results

Top scorers

As of 30 April 2023

Awards

Annual awards

References

External links

Official website
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