2016 FA WSL

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FA WSL
Season2016
Champions Manchester City
← 2015

The 2016 FA WSL was 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 were the defending WSL 1 champions.

Contents

Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea. [1] [2]

Teams

WSL 1
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Locations of the 2016 Super League teams
TeamLocationGroundCapacity2015 season
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,5023rd
Birmingham City Solihull Damson Park 3,0506th
Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 3,0091st
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Liverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 13,3507th
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium 7,0002nd
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 20,2295th
Reading High Wycombe Adams Park 10,000
Sunderland Hetton-le-Hole Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground 2,5004th
WSL 2

Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season. [3]

TeamLocationGroundCapacity2015 season
Aston Villa Sutton Coldfield Central Ground, Coles Lane2,0005th
Bristol City Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 1,500
Durham Durham New Ferens Park 3,0007th
Everton Widnes Halton Stadium 13,3503rd
London Bees Canons Park The Hive Stadium 5,1768th
Millwall Lionesses London The Den 20,1469th
Oxford United Abingdon Northcourt Road2,0006th
Sheffield Dronfield Coach and Horses2,000
Watford Berkhamsted Broadwater2,00010th
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,5654th

WSL 1

FA WSL 1
Season2016
Champions Manchester City
Relegated Doncaster Rovers Belles
Matches played72
Goals scored212 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko
(9 goals)
Biggest home win Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
(2 May 2016)
Biggest away win Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea
(30 June 2016)
Highest scoring Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool
(8 May 2016)
Highest attendance4,096
Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea
(25 September 2016)
Average attendance1,128 [4]
← 2015

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C)161330364+3242Qualification for the Champions League
2 Chelsea 1612134217+2537
3 Arsenal 1610243314+1932
4 Birmingham City 167631813+527
5 Liverpool 167452723+425
6 Notts County 164481626−1016Club folded after end of season
7 Sunderland 1624101741−2410
8 Reading 161691526−119
9 Doncaster Rovers 161015848−403Relegation to FA WSL 2
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away ARS BIR CHE DON LIV MCI NTC REA SUN
Arsenal 0–00–22–01–20–12–03–15–1
Birmingham City 0–00–42–12–10–21–00–01–0
Chelsea 1–21–14–06–30–22–13–22–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–50–11–41–30–41–21–41–4
Liverpool 3–51–01–21–00–00–02–02–2
Manchester City 2–01–12–06–01–11–02–03–0
Notts County 0–20–11–32–13–21–52–22–1
Reading 1–21–10–30–10–11–21–11–1
Sunderland 0–41–70–54–00–40–21–11–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko in 2009 E Aluko2009.jpg
Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko in 2009
As of 16 January 2017. [5] [6]
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Eniola Aluko Chelsea 9
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Ross Manchester City 8
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Caroline Weir Liverpool 7
4 Flag of England.svg Danielle Carter Arsenal 6
5 Flag of England.svg Fran Kirby Chelsea5
Flag of England.svg Beth Mead Sunderland
Flag of England.svg Katie Chapman Chelsea
Flag of England.svg Toni Duggan Manchester City
Flag of England.svg Jessica Clarke Notts County
Flag of South Korea.svg Ji So-yun Chelsea

WSL 2

FA WSL 2
Season2016
Champions Yeovil Town
Promoted Bristol City
Yeovil Town
Matches played90
Goals scored279 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorer Iniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson
(13 goals)
Biggest home win Yeovil Town 5–0 Watford
(1 May 2016)
Biggest away win Watford 0–5 London Bees
(16 May 2016)
Highest scoring Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses
(24 March 2016)
← 2015

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Yeovil Town (C)1812334116+2539Promotion to FA WSL 1
2 Bristol City 1812333716+2139
3 Everton 1810443518+1734
4 Durham 1810353019+1133
5 Sheffield 187562518+726
6 Aston Villa 187382627−124
7 London Bees 186482839−1122
8 Millwall Lionesses 183782431−716
9 Oxford United 1841132042−2213
10 Watford 1821151353−407
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away AST BRI DUR EVE LON MIL OXF SHE WAT YEO
Aston Villa 2–22–00–21–13–12–11–24–00–2
Bristol City 2–01–00–13–02–14–10–04–13–2
Durham 3–00–01–32–02–12–11–03–00–2
Everton 2–12–31–15–11–13–01–13–03–0
London Bees 2–10–32–23–42–13–10–52–20–2
Millwall Lionesses 2–21–20–12–21–10–31–12–10–4
Oxford United 0–10–51–50–14–23–51–02–02–2
Sheffield 1–23–10–11–00–12–22–13–01–1
Watford 0–20–21–62–10–51–23–21–31–2
Yeovil Town 4–22–04–01–02–31–12–03–05–0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2017. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Joint top goalscorers -- Jo Wilson (L) & Iniabasi Umotong (R) 2016 FA WSL 2 joint top goalscorers.jpg
Joint top goalscorers — Jo Wilson (L) & Iniabasi Umotong (R)
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Iniabasi Umotong Oxford United 13
Flag of England.svg Jo Wilson London Bees
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Wiltshire Yeovil Town 11
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Claire Emslie Bristol City 10
5 Flag of England.svg Millie Farrow Bristol City9
Flag of England.svg Beth Hepple Durham
Flag of England.svg Bethan Merrick Aston Villa
8 Flag of England.svg Ann-Marie Heatherson Yeovil Town7
Flag of England.svg Jodie Michalska Sheffield
10 Flag of England.svg Claudia Walker Everton 6
Flag of England.svg Katie Wilkinson Aston Villa
Flag of England.svg Ashlee Hincks Millwall Lionesses

WSL Cup

The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament. [8] 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. [9]

Preliminary round

Team 1 Score Team 2
8 May 2016
Sheffield 3–1 Durham
Oxford United 1–0 Millwall Lionesses
Watford 0–2 London Bees

First round

Team 1 Score Team 2
2 July 2016
Aston Villa 0–8 Manchester City
Everton 0–1 Liverpool
Reading 1–3 Arsenal
London Bees 3–3 (4–2 p) Chelsea
Sheffield 2–0 Bristol City
3 July 2016
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Sunderland
Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham City
Yeovil Town 1–3 Notts County

Second round

Team 1 Score Team 2
5 August 2016
Arsenal 3–2 Notts County
7 August 2016
Birmingham City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Liverpool
Manchester City 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles
Sheffield 0–2 London Bees

Semi-finals

Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.

Team 1 Score Team 2
London Bees 0–4 Birmingham City
Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal

Final

Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double. [10]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Manchester City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Birmingham City

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