The Football Association Women's Challenge Cup Competition, now known as the SSE Women’s FA Cup, began in 1970 and is the largest and most prestigious domestic knockout competition within the women’s game. Clubs are eligible to enter the competition provided they compete in the top division of a women’s County League or higher and c260 clubs entered annually.

In 2015, The Final was played at Wembley Stadium for the first time reflecting the incredible growth in interest in the women’s game, attracting a record crowd of 30,710. In the 2016 Final Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to further consolidate their position as the most successful club in the competition, lifting the trophy for a record 14th time in front of another record crowd of 32,912 and two million views at home on the BBC.

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For information on The SSE Women's FA Cup prize fund click here.

Download a copy of The SSE Women's FA Cup Rules from the resource block below.

The FA WSL is the top league within English domestic football and is runs under a club licensing system with no relegation out of the league during the current licence period which runs 2014-2017.

In 2016 there are nine clubs in FA WSL 1 (step S1) and 10 teams in FA WSL 2 (step S2).

At the end of the season two clubs will be promoted from FA WSL 2 to FA WSL 1 with one club being relegated to FA WSL 2. Currently played March to November, The FA WSL will transition to a more traditional season starting September 2017.

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The FA directly supports the running of The FA Women’s Premier League (FA WPL) which was founded in June 2014 with the integration of the previous FA Women’s Premier League and the four Combination Leagues.

The FA provides the competition secretary function, a league development grant and appoints two members of the League Management Committee whilst the clubs elected the Chairman and other officers including Vice Chair, Development, Facilities, Treasurer, Discipline and Divisional Representatives.

FA WPL consists of six divisions of 12 teams, the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions with four Division Ones (North, Midlands, South-East and South-West) which sit underneath, making 72 clubs in total when at full strength. The FA WSL includes a Reserves Section for clubs with reserve teams.

In addition to the divisional competitions, the League also runs a Cup, Plate and Reserve Cup competition each season. The winners of the Southern and Northern Premier Divisions compete in The FA WPL Championship Play-Off to determine the overall FA WPL champions. The champions earn the right to promotion to FA Women’s Super League 2, subject to meeting licence criteria. The teams and divisions for 2016-17 season are:

Northern Premier
Blackburn Rovers LFC
Bradford City WFC
Derby County LFC
Fylde Ladies
Huddersfield Town LFC
Leicester City WFC
Middlesbrough LFC
Newcastle United WFC
Nottingham Forest LFC
Stoke City LFC
West Bromwich Albion

Southern Premier
C & K Basildon LFC
Cardiff City LFC
Charlton Athletic WFC
Coventry United LFC
Crystal Palace LFC
Lewes LFC
Portsmouth FC Ladies
Queens Park Rangers LFC
Swindon Town LFC
Tottenham Hotspur LFC

North Div 1
Blackpool Wren Rovers FC
Brighouse Town Ladies
Chester Le Street LFC
Chorley LFC
Crewe Alexandra
Guiseley AFC Vixens
Hull City
Leeds FC
Liverpool Marshalls Feds LFC
Morecambe LFC
Mossley Hill LFC
Tranmere Rovers LFC

Midland Div 1
Birmingham & West Midlands
Leicester City LFC
Long Eaton united
Loughborough Foxes WFC
Loughborough Students WFC
Radcliffe Olympic LFC
Rotherham United LFC
Solihull LFC
Sporting Khalsa Women FC
Steel City Wanderers LFC
The New Saints (TNS)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

South East Div 1
AFC Wimbledon
Actonians
Cambridge United FC
Denham United LFC
Enfield Town LFC
Gillingham Football Club
Ipswich Town LFC
Lowestoft Town
Luton Town LFC
Milton Keynes Dons LFC
Norwich City LFC
Stevenage

South West Div 1
Basingstoke
Brislington
Cheltenham Town LFC
Chichester City LFC
Exeter City LFC
Keynsham Town LFC
Larkhall Athletic LFC
Maidenhead United
Plymouth Argyle LFC
Shanklin LFC
Southampton Saints LFC
St Nicholas LFC

Reserves North
Blackburn Rovers (Reserves)
Bradford City WFC (Reserves)
Brighouse Town (Reserves)
Fylde Ladies (Reserves)
Guiseley Vixens (Reserves)
Huddersfield Town LFC (Reserves)
Hull City (Reserves)
Leeds LFC (Reserves)
Middlesbrough (Reserves)
Newcastle United WFC (Reserves)
 
Reserves Midlands
Cardiff City LFC (Reserves)
Coventry United LFC (Reserves)
Derby County LFC (Reserves)
Leicester City LFC (Reserves)
Leicester City WFC (Reserves)
Loughborough Foxes (Reserves)
Loughborough Students WFC (Reserves)
Nottingham Forest LFC (Reserves)
Sporting Khalsa Women (Reserves)
Stoke City LFC (Reserves)
The New Saints (Reserves)
West Bromwich Albion (Reserves)

Reserves South
C & K Basildon LFC (Reserves)
Charlton Athletic WFC (Reserves)
Crystal Palace LFC (Reserves)
Denham (Reserves)
Lewes LFC (Reserves)
Milton Keynes (Reserves)
Portsmouth FC Ladies (Reserves)
Queens Park Rangers LFC (Reserves)
Southampton Saints LFC (Reserves)
Tottenham Hotspur (Reserves)
West Ham United LFC (Reserves)

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The competition structure for women’s open-age football is known as the Women’s Football Pyramid and is regulated by the Women’s Football Pyramid Regulations (see diagram and PDF below).
New teams join the competition structure at County League step W5. A promotion pool is operated between County and Regional Leagues. Teams gain promotion from Regional Leagues step W3 to The FA Women’s Premier League (FA WPL) step W2 by winning their respective leagues.
The FA WPL determines its overall champion through a play-off match between the Southern and Northern Premier Division winners. The champions are promoted to The FA Women’s Super League (FA WSL), subject to meeting licence criteria.

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