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2024–25 Women's League Cup

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2024–25 Women's League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates2 October 2024 – 15 March 2025
Teams23
Defending championsArsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored112 (3.73 per match)
Attendance24,077 (803 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Maria Edwards
(5 goals)

All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Women's League Cup is the fourteenth edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. All 23 teams from the WSL and Championship contested the competition. Arsenal are the defending champions.[1] It marked the first time since the competition's inception in 2011 that the cup would not be played under the named sponsorship of Continental AG[2] or under the branding of The Football Association following the completed takeover by Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL).[3] On 16 December 2024, the WPLL announced a partnership with Subway, with the competition officially known as the Subway Women’s League Cup for sponsorship reasons.[4]

Format

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The competition kept the same format as the previous season, starting with a group stage split regionally. However, the competition ran with 23 teams, one fewer than previous season, after Reading withdrew from the Championship in June 2024.[5] Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage are exempt from the League Cup group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. As a result, the initial group stage draw made on 19 August 2024 featured 20 of the 23 teams, with all groups featuring four teams each. The three teams excluded from the draw were Chelsea, who automatically entered the Champions League group stage, and Manchester City and Arsenal who advanced in the Champions League qualifying rounds, will all enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.

The first place team in each of the five groups qualifies for the knock-out stage.

Group stage

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Number of teams per tier still in competition
Women's Super League (UWCL)[a] Women's Super League[a] Women's Championship Total
3 / 3
9 / 9
11 / 11
23 / 23
  1. ^ a b Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City will join in the quarter finals as they are currently playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League (UWCL).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester United 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Liverpool 3 2 0 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Everton 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
4 Newcastle United 3 0 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Manchester United2–0Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
Everton0–2Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 789
Referee: Phoebe Cross
Newcastle United1–6Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Hannah Gardner
Liverpool4–0Everton
 Report
Attendance: 3,219
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
Manchester United5–3Newcastle United
 Report
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Elizabeth Simms

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Durham 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Sunderland 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 Sheffield United 3 0 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Blackburn Rovers1–2Durham
 Report
Attendance: 159
Referee: Hannah Gardner
Sheffield United1–2Sunderland
 Report
Attendance: 202
Referee: Lauren Whiteman
Durham1–1Sheffield United
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 582
Referee: Melissa Burgin
Sunderland1–3Blackburn Rovers
 Report
Attendance: 376
Referee: Lucy May
Blackburn Rovers4–2Sheffield United
 Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Aimee Keir
Sunderland1–2Durham
 Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Grace Lowe

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 London City Lionesses 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Southampton 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Portsmouth 3 0 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
West Ham United6–1Portsmouth
 Report
Attendance: 256
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Southampton0–1London City Lionesses
Report
Attendance: 753
Referee: Levi Gray
London City Lionesses1–4West Ham United
 Report
Attendance: 931
Referee: Jade Wardle
Portsmouth0–4Southampton
Report
Westleigh Park, Havant
Attendance: 380
Referee: Aaron Ford
Portsmouth2–5London City Lionesses
 Report
Westleigh Park, Havant
Attendance: 201
Referee: Sophie Dennington
West Ham United3–0Southampton
 Report
Attendance: 468
Referee: Amy Fearns

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 2 0 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Leicester City 3 1 1 1 0 6 3 +3 6
3 Birmingham City 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4 Bristol City 3 0 1 0 2 4 10 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Birmingham City0–3Brighton & Hove Albion
Report
Attendance: 842
Referee: Amy Fearns
Bristol City1–3Birmingham City
 Report
Robins HPC, Failand
Attendance: 272
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Brighton & Hove Albion6–2Bristol City
 Report
Attendance: 710
Referee: Joanne Horwood
Leicester City5–2Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 289
Referee: Phoebe Cross

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Aston Villa 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 Crystal Palace 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4 Charlton Athletic 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Aston Villa2–0Crystal Palace
 Report
Attendance: 422
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
Charlton Athletic1–2Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 664
Referee: Lisa Benn
Tottenham Hotspur1–0Aston Villa
 Report
Attendance: 820
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
Crystal Palace2–0Charlton Athletic
 Report
Attendance: 172
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
Crystal Palace0–2Tottenham Hotspur
Report
Attendance: 257
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Aston Villa4–1Charlton Athletic
 Report
Attendance: 659
Referee: Stacey Fullicks

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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Number of teams per tier still in competition
Women's Super League Women's Championship Total
7 / 12
1 / 11
8 / 23

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the Champions League group stage. The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final will took place on 16 December 2024.[6]

ChelseavDurham
Tottenham HotspurvWest Ham United
Manchester UnitedvManchester City
Brighton & Hove AlbionvArsenal

Semi-finals

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Brighton & Hove Albion or ArsenalvManchester United or Manchester City
Chelsea or DurhamvTottenham Hotspur or West Ham United

Final

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On 16 December 2024, it was announced that the 2025 Women's League Cup final would be held at Pride Park Stadium, the home of Derby County, for the second time.[7]

TBDvTBD

Top goalscorers

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Rank[8] Player Club Goals
1 England Maria Edwards Blackburn Rovers 5
2 England Mia Enderby Liverpool 4
France Viviane Asseyi West Ham
4 Republic of Ireland Eleanor Ryan-Doyle Durham 3
England Megan Hornby Portsmouth
England Emma Thompson Southampton
7 14 players 2

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal beat Chelsea to win Women's League Cup - as it happened". BBC. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Continental Tyres Celebrates 13th Year of Sponsoring Women's League Cup". Tyre Trade News. 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "WSL and Women's Championship takeover: Deal complete for club-owned body to replace FA". BBC Sport. 15 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Subway Partners with Women's Professional Leagues Limited to become the Women's League Cup Title Partner". The Football Association. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Reading withdraw women's team from Championship". BBC Sport. 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ "2024/2025 Women's League Cup – Quarter and Semi-Final Draw". The Football Association. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Derby County's Pride Park Chosen as Women's League Cup Final Venue". The Football Association. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ "The FA Women's League Cup Top Scorers". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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