2016 FA WSL

FA WSL
Season	2016
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 FA WSL is the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea are the defending WSL 1 champions.

Teams

WSL 1

Doncaster Rovers Belles

Reading

Locations of the 2016 Super League teams

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2015 season
Arsenal	Borehamwood	Meadow Park	4,502	3rd
Birmingham City	Solihull	Damson Park	3,050	6th
Chelsea	Staines	Wheatsheaf Park	3,009	1st
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231	12 2nd, WSL 2
Liverpool	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	7th
Manchester City	Manchester	Academy Stadium	7,000	2nd
Notts County	Nottingham	Meadow Lane	20,229	5th
Reading	Farnborough	The Rushmoor Community Stadium	6,000	111st, WSL 2
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	The Hetton Centre	2,500	4th

WSL 2

Locations of the 2016 WSL 2 teams

Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.^[1]

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2015 season
Aston Villa	Sutton Coldfield	Central Ground, Coles Lane	2,000	5th
Bristol City	Filton	Stoke Gifford Stadium	1,500	1st8th, WSL 1
Durham	Durham	New Ferens Park	3,000	7th
Everton	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	3rd
London Bees	Canons Park	The Hive Stadium	5,176	8th
Millwall Lionesses	London	The Den	20,146	9th
Oxford United	Abingdon	Northcourt Road	2,000	6th
Sheffield	Dronfield	Coach and Horses	2,000	221st, WPL
Watford	Berkhamsted	Broadwater	2,000	10th
Yeovil Town	Yeovil	Huish Park	9,565	4th

WSL 1

FA WSL 1
Season	2016
Matches played	18
Goals scored	51 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer	Toni Duggan Dominique Janssen Jane Ross (all 3 goals)
Biggest home win	Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016)
Biggest away win	Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–4 Chelsea (24 March 2016)
Highest scoring	Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016)
Longest winning run	5 matches Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run	5 matches Manchester City
Longest winless run	5 matches Reading
Longest losing run	3 matches Doncaster Rovers Belles
Highest attendance	2,227 Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016)
Lowest attendance	507 Liverpool 1–0 Birmingham City (23 March 2016)
Total attendance	19,395
Average attendance	1,078
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 28 March 2016.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City	5	5	0	0	13	0	+13	15	Qualification to Champions League
2	Chelsea	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Qualification to Champions League
3	Arsenal	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1	7
4	Notts County	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
5	Liverpool	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4
6	Birmingham City	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4
7	Sunderland	4	0	3	1	4	6	−2	3
8	Reading	5	0	3	2	6	9	−3	3
9	Doncaster Rovers Belles	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0	Relegation to FA WSL 2

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ^{Note 1}	ARS	BIR	CHE	DON	LIV	MCI	NTC	REA	SUN
Arsenal !Arsenal		0–0	0–2					3–1
Birmingham City !Birmingham City				2–1		0–2
Chelsea !Chelsea
Doncaster Rovers Belles !Doncaster Rovers Belles			1–4
Liverpool !Liverpool		1–0	1–2						2–2
Manchester City !Manchester City	2–0			6–0			1–0
Notts County !Notts County					3–2			2–2
Reading	1–2								1–1
Sunderland						0–2		1–1

Updated to games played on 2 May 2016.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 2 May 2016. ^[2]^[3]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Toni Duggan	Manchester City	3
	Dominique Janssen	Arsenal
	Jane Ross	Manchester City
2	Brooke Chaplen	Sunderland	2
	Jessica Clarke	Notts County
	Fran Kirby	Chelsea
	Beth Mead	Sunderland
	Helen Ward	Reading
	Caroline Weir	Liverpool
	Ellen White	Notts County

WSL 2

FA WSL 2
Season	2016
Matches played	23
Goals scored	72 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Simone Magill Katie Wilkinson (4 goals)
Biggest home win	Everton 5–1 London Bees (1 May 2016)
Biggest away win	Oxford United 1–5 Durham (24 April 2016) Millwall Lionesses 0–4 Yeovil Town (30 April 2016)
Highest scoring	Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses (24 March 2016)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2016.

Bristol Academy were relegated from the WSL 1 last season and renamed Bristol City, while Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bristol City	5	4	1	0	10	2	+8	13	Promotion to FA WSL 1
2	Everton	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	10	Promotion to FA WSL 1
3	Yeovil Town	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6	10
4	Durham	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
5	Aston Villa	5	3	0	2	7	6	+1	9
6	Millwall Lionesses	5	1	2	2	9	12	−3	5
7	London Bees	5	1	1	3	5	13	−8	4
8	Oxford United	5	1	0	4	6	14	−8	3
9	Sheffield	4	0	1	3	1	4	−3	1
10	Watford	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ^{Note 1}	AST	BRI	DUR	EVE	LON	MIL	OXF	SHE	WAT	YEO
Aston Villa			2–0				2–1
Bristol City	2–0							0–0		3–2
Durham					2–0
Everton	2–1				5–1				3–0
London Bees		0–3				2–1			2–2
Millwall Lionesses				2–2						0–4
Oxford United			1–5			3–5		1–0
Sheffield	1–2		0–1
Watford		0–2								1–2
Yeovil Town						1–1	2–0

Updated to games played on 2 May 2016.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 4 May 2016. ^[4]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Simone Magill	Everton	4
	Katie Wilkinson	Aston Villa
	Iniabasi Umotong	Oxford United
4	Rosella Ayane	Bristol City	3
	Millie Farrow	Bristol City
	Ann-Marie Heatherson	Yeovil Town
	Beth Hepple	Durham
	Ashlee Hinks	Millwall Lionesses
	Danielle Turner	Everton
	Sarah Wiltshire	Yeovil Town

WSL Cup

The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament.^[5] With 19 teams, the bottom six teams play a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that is seeded, so that WSL 1 teams meet WSL 2 teams, who have home advantage.^[6]

Preliminary Round
Sheffield FC	–	Durham
Oxford United	–	Millwall Lionesses
Watford	–	London Bees
Round of 16
Doncaster Rovers Belles	–	Sunderland
Yeovil Town	–	Notts County
Oxford United / Millwall Lionesses	–	Birmingham City
Everton	–	Liverpool
Aston Villa	–	Manchester City
Reading	–	Arsenal
Watford / London Bees	–	Chelsea
Sheffield FC / Durham	–	Bristol City

References

↑ http://shekicks.net/news/view/12509
↑ "Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
↑ "PLAYER STATS". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
↑ "PLAYER STATS". Retrieved 24 March 2016.
↑ "FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout!". shekicks.net. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
↑ http://shekicks.net/news/view/12944

External links

Official website
WSL Season at soccerway.com
WSL 2 Season at soccerway.com
League Cup at soccerway.com

FA WSL

2016 WSL 1 teams	Arsenal Birmingham City Chelsea Doncaster Rovers Belles Liverpool Manchester City Notts County Reading Sunderland

2016 WSL 2 teams	Aston Villa Bristol City Durham Everton London Bees Millwall Lionesses Oxford United Sheffield Watford Yeovil Town

Associated competitions	FA Women's Cup FA WSL Cup UEFA Women's Champions League

Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Foreign players Hat-tricks

Women's football in England

The Football Association

National teams

League system

Level 1	Women's Super League 1

Levels 2	Women's Super League 2

Levels 3–4	Women's Premier League (Northern, Southern)

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Cup competitions

List of clubs

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League competitions

Level 1	FA WSL 1 (16', 17')

Level 2	FA WSL 2 (16', 17')

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Level 4	FA Women's Premier League Division One (Midlands, North, South East, South West)

Cup competitions

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League competitions

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Level 2	FA WSL 2 (15', 16')

Level 3	FA Women's Premier League (North, South)

Level 4	FA Women's Premier League Division One (Midlands, North, South East, South West)

Cup competitions

2016–17 in European women's football (UEFA)

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Domestic leagues	Germany

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UEFA competitions	Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final

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UEFA competitions	Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final

International competitions	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification 2016 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2016 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification

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