2019–20 FA Women's League Cup

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2019–20 FA Women's League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates21 September 2019 –
29 February 2020
Teams23
Defending championsManchester City
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea (1st title)
Runner-upArsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored242 (4.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bethany England (7)

The 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup was the ninth edition of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition since its creation, and is 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 contested the competition - the largest field in the history of the cup and an increase of one from the previous year's competition. Manchester City were the defending champions. As of the start the competition, only Manchester City and Arsenal 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 has been used 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,[1] 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[2] meant that, though the competition would have its highest ever number of participants, one group would still have to contain only five clubs.[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHU AST LIV DUR COV BLB
1 Sheffield United 5 3 0 1 1 14 8 +6 10 Advance to knock-out stage 2–2 4–1
2 Aston Villa 5 3 0 1 1 12 8 +4 10 3–1 2–0 5–2
3 Liverpool 5 3 0 0 2 16 7 +9 9 2–3 3–1
4 Durham 5 3 0 0 2 11 8 +3 9 0–4 3–0 4–0
5 Coventry United 5 0 3 0 2 6 14 −8 6 2–2 1–5 1–1
6 Blackburn Rovers 5 0 0 1 4 5 19 −14 1 0–6 1–3
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Liverpool2–3Sheffield United
Report
Attendance: 687
Referee: Kristian Silcock
Durham3–0Aston Villa
Report
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 359
Referee: Jonny Urwin

Aston Villa3–1Sheffield United
Report
Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere
Attendance: 405
Referee: Ashley List
Blackburn Rovers1–3Durham
Report
Sir Tom Finney Stadium, Bamber Bridge
Attendance: 458
Referee: Magdalena Golba

Aston Villa2–0Liverpool
Report
Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere
Attendance: 355
Referee: Scott Tallis
Durham4–0Coventry United
Report
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 321
Referee: Melissa Burgin


Group B

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BHA BRI LON CHA LCL
1 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 0 25 0 +25 13 Advance to knock-out stage 7–0 9–0 4–0
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 1 0 1 13 4 +9 11 0–0 1–2
3 Bristol City 5 3 0 1 1 11 11 0 10 3–0 1–1
4 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 3 17 −14 5 0–5 0–0
5 Charlton Athletic 5 1 0 1 3 3 12 −9 4 0–3 2–5 1–0
6 London City Lionesses 5 0 1 0 4 3 14 −11 2 0–5 2–4 0–3
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record


London Bees0–0Charlton Athletic
Report
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 162
Referee: Cristiana Hattersley

Charlton Athletic1–0London City Lionesses
Report
The Oakwood, Crayford
Attendance: 226
Referee: Chloe-Ann Anderson

Group C

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNU MCI BIR EVE LEI
1 Manchester United 4 4 0 0 0 19 2 +17 12 Advance to knock-out stage 2–0 11–1
2 Manchester City 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 2–1 5–0
3 Birmingham City 4 2 0 0 2 8 6 +2 6 1–3 1–0
4 Everton 4 1 0 0 3 5 8 −3 3 0–3 1–4
5 Leicester City 4 0 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0 1–5 0–4
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Birmingham City1–0Everton
Report
Attendance: 511
Referee: Lucy Oliver




Group D

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE REA WHU TOT CRY LEW
1 Chelsea 5 4 0 1 0 13 3 +10 13 Advance to knock-out stage 1–1 2–0 5–1
2 Reading 5 3 1 0 1 14 4 +10 11 0–1 6–0 3–2
3 West Ham United 5 3 0 1 1 13 5 +8 10 2–2 7–0 3–1
4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 1 0 2 12 11 +1 8 0–4 6–0
5 Crystal Palace 5 1 0 0 4 3 21 −18 3 0–3 0–3
6 Lewes 5 0 0 0 5 6 17 −11 0 1–2 2–3
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Crystal Palace0–3Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 807
Referee: Abigail Bryne
Reading3–2Lewes
Report
Attendance: 709
Referee: Louise Sanders

Reading0–1West Ham United
Report
Attendance: 877
Referee: Ryan Atkins

West Ham United3–1Lewes
Report
Rush Green Stadium, Romford
Attendance: 652
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Reading6–0Crystal Palace
Report
Attendance: 744
Referee: Emily Heaslip

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 round took place on Wednesday 15 January 2020 and contained two FA Women's Championship teams, double the amount that reached the quarter-finals the previous season.


Arsenal1–0Reading
Report
Referee: Emily Heaslip

Sheffield United0–4Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Jane Simms

Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 18 January 2019 and was broadcast live on BT Sport Score. The round took place on 29 January 2020 and contained the same four semi-finalists as the previous season.


Manchester United0–1Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Elizabeth Sims

Final

Beth England scoring the winning goal.

On 16 January, it was announced the 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final would be held at the City Ground, the home of Nottingham Forest, for the first time.[5] The game was televised live domestically on BT Sport and internationally via the FA's own streaming service the FA Player.[6]

Arsenal1–2Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 6,743
Referee: Helen Conley

See also

References

  1. "Women's Super League: New full-time, professional era - all you need to know". BBC Sport. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. "Yeovil Town Ladies: Championship licence denied and club to go down two tiers". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Women's Continental League Cup: Manchester rivals to meet in group stage". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "FA Womens Super cup 2019/20; group stage: B". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. "Conti Cup Final to be held at Forest". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  6. The Football Association. "League Cup final on FA Player". www.thefa.com.

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