2016 FA WSL Cup

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2016 FA WSL Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates8 May 2016 –
2 October 2016
Teams19
Defending champions Arsenal
Final positions
Champions Manchester City
Runners-up Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
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The 2016 FA WSL Cup was the sixth edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All 19 teams of the two divisions of the WSL took part in the competition.

Contents

Arsenal were the defending champions; only they and Manchester City had won the cup in the previous five seasons it was contested in.

The format was changed to a true knock-out tournament. [1] With 19 entrants, the bottom six teams played a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that was seeded, so WSL 1 teams met WSL 2 teams, who had home advantage. [2]

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
Sheffield 3–1 Durham
Report
Home of Football, Sheffield
Oxford United 1–0 Millwall Lionesses
Report
Northcourt Road, Abingdon
Attendance: 405
Watford 0–2 London Bees
Report
Broadwater, Berkhamsted

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
Aston Villa 0–8 Manchester City
Report
Central Ground, Sutton Coldfield
Attendance: 492
Referee: Sarah Garrett
Everton 0–1 Liverpool
Report
Select Security Stadium , Widnes
Attendance: 1,033
Reading 1–3 Arsenal
Report
The Hive Stadium , Canons Park
Attendance: 1,034
London Bees 3–3 (a.e.t.) Chelsea
Report
Penalties
4–2
The Hive Stadium , Canons Park
Attendance: 763
Sheffield 2–0 Bristol City
Report
Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 138
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Sunderland
Report
Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 188
Referee: Jane Simms
Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham City
Report
Northcourt Stadium, Abingdon
Attendance: 454
Yeovil Town 1–3 Notts County
Report
Raleigh Grove, Sherborne
Attendance: 406

Quarter-finals

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
Arsenal 3–2 Notts County
Report
The Hive , Canons Park
Attendance: 421
Birmingham City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Liverpool
Report
Damson Park , Solihull
Attendance: 712
Manchester City 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles
Report
Academy Stadium , Manchester
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Sheffield 0–2 London Bees
Report
Home of Football, Sheffield

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
London Bees 0–4 Birmingham City
Report
The Hive , Canons Park
Attendance: 398
Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal
Report
Academy Stadium , Manchester
Attendance: 1,643

Final

Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed a double. [3]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Manchester City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Birmingham City
Manchester City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Birmingham City
Report
Academy Stadium , Manchester
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Rebecca Welch

References

  1. ↑ "FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout!". shekicks.net. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Posted 29 March 2016, 07:30 in (2016-03-29). "Continental Tyres Cup Draw". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham City (aet)". BBC. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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