Women's Super League

Women's Super League
FoundedMarch 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03)
First season2011
CountryEngland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toWomen's Championship
Domestic cup(s)Women's FA Cup
League cup(s)Women's League Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Women's Champions League
Current championsChelsea (7th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships
Top goalscorerVivianne Miedema (84)
TV partnersSky Sports
BBC Sport
see broadcasting for international
Websitewomensleagues.thefa.com
Current: 2024–25 Women's Super League

The Women's Super League (WSL), known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, and formerly the FA WSL, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in England. It was established in 2010 by the Football Association and features twelve fully professional teams. The league replaced the FA Women's Premier League National Division as the highest level of women's football in England, with eight teams competing in the inaugural 2011 season. In the WSL's first two seasons, there was no relegation from the division.

The WSL discarded the winter football season for six years, between 2011 and 2016, playing through the summer instead (from March until October). Since 2017–18, the WSL has operated as a winter league running from September to May, as was traditional before 2011. From 2014 to 2017–18, the Women's Super League consisted of two divisions – FA WSL 1 and FA WSL 2 – and brought a promotion and relegation system to the WSL. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, the second division was renamed the FA Women's Championship.

The WSL champions, runners-up and third-placed team qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League the following season. Since its inception, four clubs have won the title: Chelsea (7), Arsenal (3), Liverpool (2) and Manchester City (1).[a] The current WSL champions are Chelsea, who won their record-extending seventh title in the 2023–24 season, as well as their fifth consecutive title. As of the 2024–25 season, the league is operated by WSL and Women's Championship clubs.
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