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Wikipedia - FA Women's League Cup
The FA Women's League Cup is a league cup competition in English women's association football. The competition was originally open to the eight teams in the FA WSL, but since the WSL's restructuring to two divisions, it has featured 23 teams. Prior to this it was known as the FA WSL Cup. The sponsor Continental AG was announced on 19 August 2011, meaning that for sponsorship reasons the competition is referred to as the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup.
Thirteen editions have been played, with Arsenal being the most successful club with seven titles.
History
Before the creation of the FA Women's Super League the top women's clubs competed in the FA Women's Premier League Cup.
The first League Cup edition under the WSL was played after the inaugural FA WSL season. Arsenal, having already won the WSL and the FA Women's Cup, completed the national treble after a 4–1 win over Birmingham City.
The 2012 cup saw a change of format. The straight knock-out was abolished and group-stage with two groups was created. The top two of each group advance to the semi-finals.
2014 saw 18 teams enter, with the new WSL 2 teams joining the WSL teams. There are three groups of six teams. In 2015 for the first time a quarter-final stage was played.
For 2016 the cup changed to a true knock-out format and abolished the group stage. A move which was made in agreement with the clubs to increase excitement and competitiveness. 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.
In 2017–18 again a group stage was added.
In 2018–19, as part of the restructuring of women's football, 22 teams entered. The competition was split up into 11 North and South, with each region having one group of six and one group of five. Each team would play one match against each other, with the top two in each group advancing to a quarter-final.
The format was similar in 2019–20, with an extra team in the South. The groups are A (North, 6 teams) B (South, 6 teams) C (North, 5 teams) D (South, 6 teams) making 23 teams.
Turneul se desfășoară după un format în două etape, cu faza grupelor urmată de fazele eliminatorii. Faza grupelor este formată din opt grupe de câte trei echipe, fiecare echipă jucând două meciuri în grupă, câte unul pe teren propriu și unul în deplasare. Cele opt câștigătoare de grupă și cele două cele mai bune echipe de pe locul doi se califică în fazele eliminatorii.
Fazele eliminatorii se desfășoară după un format de meciuri cu eliminare directă, cu sferturi de finală, semifinale și finală. Finala se dispută pe un teren neutru, iar câștigătoarea primește Cupa Ligii FA WSL.
Anglia – Cupa Ligii FA WSL este o competiție prestigioasă care oferă cluburilor o oportunitate suplimentară de a câștiga trofee și de a se califica în competițiile europene. De asemenea, este o platformă pentru jucătoarele tinere și talentate de a-și demonstra abilitățile și de a se impune la nivel național.