2016 FA Women's Cup final

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2016 FA Women's Cup final
Event 2015–16 FA Women's Cup
Date14 May 2016 (2016-05-14)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Player of the Match Danielle Carter
Referee Sarah Garratt (Birmingham)
Attendance32,912 [1]
2015
2017

The 2016 FA Women's Cup final was the 46th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 23rd to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies on 14 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was the second FA Women's Cup Final to be held at Wembley.

Chelsea, managed by Emma Hayes, went into the match as defending champions, having won the 2015 FA Cup, while Arsenal, managed by Pedro Martínez Losa, had won the competition on thirteen previous occasions. But Chelsea were favourites to lift the trophy as Arsenal had enjoyed only moderate success since their victory at the 2014 Cup Final, and had been beaten by Chelsea in a match earlier in the 2016 season of the Women's Super League. [1] [2] [3] Arsenal won the match 1–0, with a first-half goal from Danielle Carter scored in the eighteenth minute, and securing the team their fourteenth FA Cup victory. Carter was also named Player of the Match. [1] [2] The match was attended by a crowd of 32,912, an increase on the 30,710 who attended the 2015 final. [1]

The match was refereed by Sarah Garratt of the Birmingham Football Association, whose appointment was announced by the Football Association on 5 May. The match saw Garratt taking charge of her first FA Cup Final. [4]

Match details

Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea
Carter Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 32,912
Referee: Sarah Garratt (Birmingham) [5]
GK13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sari van Veenendaal
DF2 Flag of England.svg Alex Scott (c)
DF5 Flag of England.svg Casey Stoney
DF22 Flag of Germany.svg Josephine Henning
DF3 Flag of England.svg Emma Mitchell
MF8 Flag of England.svg Jordan Nobbs
MF4 Flag of England.svg Fara Williams Sub off.svg 74'
MF6 Flag of Spain.svg Vicky Losada
MF9 Flag of England.svg Danielle Carter
FW10 Flag of England.svg Kelly Smith Sub off.svg 74'
FW24 Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala Yellow card.svg 82'Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutes:
DF20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominique Janssen Sub on.svg 74'
MF21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daniëlle van de Donk Sub on.svg 74'
MF14 Flag of England.svg Leah Williamson Sub on.svg 89'
GK1 Flag of Ireland.svg Emma Byrne
FW7 Flag of Spain.svg Natalia Pablos
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez Losa
GK1 Flag of Sweden.svg Hedvig Lindahl
DF3 Flag of England.svg Hannah Blundell
DF4 Flag of England.svg Millie Bright Sub off.svg 79'
DF5 Flag of England.svg Gilly Flaherty
DF16 Flag of England.svg Ana Borges
MF24 Flag of England.svg Drew Spence Sub off.svg 46'
MF17 Flag of England.svg Katie Chapman (c)
MF7 Flag of England.svg Gemma Davison
MF10 Flag of South Korea.svg Ji So-yun
FW8 Flag of England.svg Karen Carney Sub off.svg 55'
FW14 Flag of England.svg Fran Kirby
Substitutes:
FW15 Flag of England.svg Bethany England Yellow card.svg 84'Sub on.svg 79'
DF6 Flag of Ireland.svg Niamh Fahey Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Flag of England.svg Eniola Aluko Sub on.svg 55'
GK12 Flag of Jamaica.svg Rebecca Spencer
DF11 Flag of England.svg Claire Rafferty
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Emma Hayes

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