The 2024–25 Women's Championship season (known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the rebranded

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, the second tier of

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, and the tenth season since the creation of the WSL 2. Ahead of the season, it was announced that selected league matches would be streamed live globally on the league's YouTube channel. The transition followed the creation and subsequent takeover of the running of the league by NewCo, an independent, club-owned entity, which replaced The Football Association after recommendations from a government-backed review into the women's game in 2023.

Teams

Twelve teams were originally due to compete in the Championship for the 2024–25 season, the same number as the previous season, although this was later reduced to eleven prior to the start of the season.

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were promoted to the Women's Super League as

2023–24 Women's Championship The 2023–24 Women's Championship season (known Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the rebranded Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England, and the ninth season since the crea ...

winners. They will be replaced by

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who returned to the division following relegation from the Women's Super League after one season. Following a switch to a two down, two up system with the

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, the 2024–25 season marks the first time more than one newly-promoted team will contest the Championship.

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and

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were relegated to the FA Women's National League, Lewes after a six-season spell and Watford after one season following their promotion the previous year. They were replaced by

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, winners of the 2023–24 FA Women's National League North, and

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, winners of the 2023–24 FA Women's National League South. Both these clubs are making their Championship debuts. On 30 June 2024, it was announced

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had withdrawn from the Championship and would re-enter at the fifth tier ( Southern Region), citing financial issues. The FA confirmed the league would instead operate with eleven teams for the season, reducing from two relegation spots to one. The league will return to a twelve team league at the beginning of the 2025–26 season.

Managerial changes

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Clean sheets

References

External links

Official website
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