The FA Women's National League South is a
league in the third level in the
women's football pyramid in England, along with the
Northern division. These two divisions are part of the
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 ...
and below the
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
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 ...
.
The league is played on a home and away basis, with each team playing each other twice, and points being awarded in the standard
three points for a win
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format. The bottom two clubs are relegated, also on a geographical basis, to the Division One South West, and Division One South East.
For the 2023/24 season, changes were made meaning that two clubs would be relegated from the Women's Championship allowing one team each from National League North and South to be promoted to the Championship rather than having to play a season end playoff. This change resulted in two teams being relegated from the Championship at the end of the season.
Southern Premier Division teams are eligible to play in the
Women's National League Cup as well as the
Women's FA Cup
The Women's FA Challenge Cup is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in English football. Founded in 1970, it has been named the WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup, and now Women's FA Cup (currently known as the Adobe Women's FA Cup for sponso ...
.
Name
It was known as the 'Women's Premier League Southern Division' before the 2018–19 season.
Current teams (2024–25 season)
Previous winners
From the 2014–15 season onwards, the club promoted to the
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 ...
(via a play-off between the Northern and Southern division champions), and overall champions of the FA Women's National League, are marked in bold.
See also
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Women's association football
Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and about 200 national teams partic ...
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List of women's football teams
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International competitions in women's association football
This article lists all international competitions in women's football (soccer). The competitions included are for national teams as well as club sides. Competitions past and present are included. Some competitions may not be directly run by the ...
References
External links
The FA Women's Page
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Sports leagues established in 1992
Third-level women's association football leagues in Europe
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