2013 FA WSL

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FA WSL
Season2013
Champions Liverpool (1st title)
Matches played56
Goals scored177 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer Natasha Dowie
Biggest home winArsenal 5–0 Everton
Biggest away winDoncaster Rovers Belles 0–9 Liverpool
Highest scoringDoncaster Rovers Belles 0–9 Liverpool
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The 2013 FA WSL was the third season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 14 April and ended on 29 September.

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Arsenal were the defending champions, having won their ninth consecutive English title last season. The top two teams qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.

The season was the last before the creation of a second division of the WSL. All teams had to reapply for a place in WSL 1 in the next season. Doncaster Belles were the only current WSL team not granted a WSL 1 place, thus they played in the WSL 2 the following season. This decision had already been taken before Doncaster finished the season bottom of the WSL with the lowest points tally, as no relegation to the WSL 2 based on points was scheduled until the WSL 2 had completed its inaugural season to produce a corresponding promotion team. The reason for Doncaster's relegation from WSL 1 was a failed reapplication based on financial criteria, which is an aspect of the WSL the FA monitors very closely since it funds the participating teams and the teams must regularly prove they can match the FA funding. The Belles' place in the top flight the following season was taken by the Manchester City Ladies team from the FA Women's Premier League National Division, but now re-branded as Manchester City Women. Likewise, Lincoln Ladies retained their place in WSL 1 but relocated and re-branded as Notts County Ladies for the following season. [1]

Teams

The same teams as last season returned, as there was no relegation system in place.

Liverpool, who finished bottom in 2011 and 2012, relocated from Skelmersdale to the Halton Stadium in Widnes prior to the 2013 season as part of an ambitious programme of investment. [2] Lincoln Ladies left Ashby Avenue to return full-time to Sincil Bank. [3]

TeamLocationGround2012 WSL finish
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 1st
Birmingham City Stratford-upon-Avon The DCS Stadium 2nd
Bristol Academy Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium4th
Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 6th
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 7th
Everton Crosby The Arriva Stadium 3rd
Lincoln Ladies Lincoln Sincil Bank 5th
Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 8th
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Locations of the 2013 Super League teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C)1412024619+2736Qualification to Champions League
2 Bristol Academy 1410133020+1031
3 Arsenal [lower-alpha 1] 1410313111+2030
4 Birmingham City 145361621−518
5 Everton 144372330−715
6 Lincoln Ladies 142481015−510
7 Chelsea 1431102027−710
8 Doncaster Rovers Belles [lower-alpha 2] 141310942−336Relegation to FA WSL 2
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Arsenal were deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player [4]
  2. ↑ Doncaster Rovers Belles relegated to the Super League Second Division on financial grounds.

Results

Home \ Away ARS BIR BRI CHE DON EVE LIV LIN
Arsenal 2–00–02–13–15–00–40–0
Birmingham City 1–30–22–11–02–12–41–1
Bristol Academy 2–31–02–03–14–33–42–1
Chelsea 0–11–11–34–01–42–10–2
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–60–33–40–41–10–91–0
Everton 1–20–02–33–22–21–41–0
Liverpool 0–34–12–04–32–04–23–2
Lincoln Ladies 1–11–20–12–00–00–20–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September. Source: FA WSL results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals [5] [6]
1 Natasha Dowie Liverpool13
2 Nicole Rolser Liverpool10
3 Natalia de Pablos Bristol Academy9
4 Louise Fors Liverpool7
5 Danielle Carter Arsenal6
Jordan Nobbs Arsenal6
Nikita Parris Everton6
Toni Duggan Everton6
Sofia Jakobsson Chelsea6
Eniola Aluko Chelsea6

League Cup

The WSL Continental Cup was played in the same format as last year. Arsenal won their third title in as many editions with a 2–0 win over Lincoln. [7]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ARS LIN BIR BRI
1 Arsenal 321074+37Advance to Knockout stage ——2–14–2
2 Lincoln Ladies 312032+151–1———
3 Birmingham City 311143+14—1–1——
4 Bristol Academy 300327−50—0–10–2—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Bristol Academy 0–2 Birmingham City
Report
Stoke Gifford Stadium , Filton
Attendance: 675
Referee: Adrian Quelch
Lincoln Ladies 1–1 Arsenal
Report
Sincil Bank , Lincoln
Attendance: 283
Referee: Stuart Richardson
Bristol Academy 0–1 Lincoln Ladies
Report
Stoke Gifford Stadium , Filton
Attendance: 425
Referee: Thomas Blanch
Arsenal 2–1 Birmingham City
Report
Meadow Park , Borehamwood
Referee: Adam Crysell
Arsenal 4–2 Bristol Academy
Report
Meadow Park , Borehamwood
Attendance: 446
Referee: Anthony Da Costa
Birmingham City 1–1 Lincoln Ladies
Report
Knights Lane , Tiddington
Attendance: 427
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LIV EVE DON CHE
1 Liverpool 321061+57Advance to Knockout stage —1–11–0—
2 Everton 321063+37———2–1
3 Doncaster Rovers Belles 301225−31—1–3—1–1
4 Chelsea 301227−510–4———
Source: [ citation needed ]
Liverpool 1–1 Everton
Report
Halton Stadium , Widnes
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Sian Massey
Liverpool 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
Halton Stadium , Widnes
Attendance: 471
Referee: Rob Goodwin-Davey
Everton 2–1 Chelsea
Report
Rossett Park , Crosby
Attendance: 257
Referee: Elizabeth Jane Simms
Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–3 Everton
Report
Keepmoat Stadium , Doncaster
Attendance: 301
Referee: Duncan Street
Chelsea 0–4 Liverpool
Report
Wheatsheaf Park , Staines
Attendance: 357
Referee: Paul Kelly

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 August – Borehamwood
 
 
 Arsenal 4
 
4 October – Barnet
 
 Everton 0
 
 Arsenal 2
 
7 August – Widnes
 
 Lincoln Ladies 0
 
 Liverpool 1 (2)
 
 
 Lincoln Ladies (pen.)1 (4)
 

Semi-finals

Liverpool 1–1 Lincoln Ladies
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 507
Referee: Barry Lamb
Arsenal 4–0 Everton
Report

WSL Cup Final

Arsenal 2–0 Lincoln Ladies
The Hive , Edgware
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Lisa Rashid

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References

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  2. ↑ "WSL: Liverpool Ladies to play at Stobart Stadium". BBC. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies in deal to play home games at Sincil Bank". Lincolnshire Echo. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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  6. ↑ "the stats". fawsl.com.
  7. ↑ "Back-to-back doubles". thefa.com. 4 October 2013.
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