2024–25 Women's League Cup
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The 2024–25 Women's League Cup was the 14th edition of the
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and
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's league cup competition. All 23 teams from the WSL and Championship took part in the competition.
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were the defending champions. It marked the first time since the competition's inception in 2011 that the cup would not be played under the named sponsorship of
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or under the branding of
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following the completed takeover by Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL). On 16 December 2024, the WPLL announced a partnership with Subway, with the competition officially known as the Subway Women’s League Cup for sponsorship reasons.


Format

The competition kept the same format as the previous season, starting with a group stage split regionally. However, the competition ran with 23 teams, one fewer than previous season, after Reading withdrew from the Championship in June 2024. Teams competing in the
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group stage are exempt from the League Cup group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. As a result, the initial group stage draw made on 19 August 2024 featured 20 of the 23 teams, with all groups featuring four teams each. The three teams excluded from the draw were Chelsea, who automatically entered the Champions League group stage, and Manchester City and Arsenal who advanced in the Champions League qualifying rounds, and will all enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage. The first place team in each of the five groups qualifies for the knock-out stage.


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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Group E

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Knockout stage


Quarter-finals

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, Chelsea and
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entered the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the Champions League group stage. The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final took place on 16 December 2024. ---- ---- ----


Semi-finals

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Final

On 16 December 2024, it was announced that the 2025 final would be held at
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, the home of
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, for the first time. It was also announced that VAR and goal-line technology would be returning.


Top goalscorers


See also

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References


External links


Official website
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