The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the

FA WSL The Women's Super League (WSL), currently known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features ...

since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions. Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.

Teams

;WSL 1 ;WSL 2 Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.

WSL 1

Table

Results

Top goalscorers

WSL 2

Bristol Academy were relegated from the WSL 1 last season and renamed Bristol City, while Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.

Table

Results

* The match Millwall Lionesses vs Oxford United was initially postponed because Millwall's stadium, The Den, was being used for a men's game. The FA WSL Management Committee then decided to award the match to Oxford United.

Top goalscorers

WSL Cup

The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament. 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.

Preliminary round

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First round

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Second round

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Semi-finals

Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.

Final

Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.

References

External links

Official websiteWSL Season
at soccerway.com
WSL 2 Season
at soccerway.com
League Cup
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