2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

The 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup was the 8th edition of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship's league cup competition. It is sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation, and is officially known as the FA Continental Tyres League Cup. All 22 teams of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship contest the competition - the largest field in the history of the cup.

2018–19 FA Women's League Cup
CountryEngland
Dates18 August 2018 –
23 February 2019
Teams22
Defending championsArsenal
Matches played54
Goals scored222 (4.11 per match)
All statistics correct as of 11:39, 20 August 2018 (UTC).
Katie McCabe of Arsenal celebrating after the first goal in their semi-final victory against Manchester United.

Arsenal are the defending champions. Before the competition, only Manchester City and Arsenal had won the cup in the previous seven seasons it was contested in.

Format changes

Following the previous season's reversion to a group format in the initial stage, the 2018–19 WSL Cup will keep the same format but expand to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 22. As a result, two of the four groups will contain six teams while the others remain at five, with only the top two going through to the quarter-finals from each.[1]

Group stage

Group One North
Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI BIR BRI SHU AST LEI
1 Manchester City 5 4 1 0 0 17 0 +17 14 Advance to Knock-out stage — — — 6–0 — 4–0
2 Birmingham City 5 3 0 2 0 10 0 +10 11 0–0 — 0–0 — 2–0 —
3 Bristol City 5 2 1 1 1 10 8 +2 9 0–3 — — 3–1 5–2 —
4 Sheffield United 5 2 0 0 3 6 13 −7 6 — 0–2 — — — 3–1
5 Aston Villa 5 1 0 0 4 4 13 −9 3 0–4 — — 1–2 — —
6 Leicester City Women 5 0 1 0 4 3 16 −13 2 — 0–6 2–2 — 0–1 —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group Two North
Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNU REA EVE DUR LIV
1 Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Advance to Knock-out stage — 0–2 — 1–0 —
2 Reading 4 2 0 1 1 9 5 +4 7 — — — 4–1 1–1
3 Everton 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 0–3 3–2 — — —
4 Durham 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 −3 4 — — 1–0 — 3–3
5 Liverpool 4 0 2 0 2 5 8 −3 4 0–1 — 1–3 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group One South
Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BHA CRY TOT LON YEO
1 Chelsea 5 5 0 0 0 25 2 +23 15 Advance to Knock-out stage — 3–1 — — — 7–0
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 0 1 1 15 8 +7 10 — — 5–1 — 3–1 —
3 Crystal Palace 5 2 1 0 2 10 12 −2 8 0–4 — — 1–1 7–2 —
4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 1 1 2 9 12 −3 6 0–5 2–2 — — — —
5 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 9 19 −10 5 1–6 — — 4–2 — 1–1
6 Yeovil Town 5 0 0 1 4 2 17 −15 1 — 1–4 0–1 0–4 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group Two South
Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS WHU LEW CHA MIL
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 0 20 2 +18 12 Advance to Knock-out stage — 3–1 — 5–0 —
2 West Ham United 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 — — 4–1 — 4–0
3 Lewes 4 2 0 0 2 8 13 −5 6 0–9 — — 5–0 —
4 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 14 −10 3 — 0–2 — — 4–2
5 Millwall Lionesses 4 0 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 1–3 — 0–2 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round was made on 18 December 2018.

Manchester United2–0West Ham United
 Report Report
Attendance: 1,029
Arsenal2–1Birmingham City
 Report Report Lucy Quinn  61'  90'
Chelsea4–0Reading
 Report Report
Attendance: 973
Manchester City7–1Brighton & Hove Albion
 Report Report
Attendance: 786

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 12 January 2019.

Chelsea0–2Manchester City
 Report Nikita Parris  49', 81'
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: David Rock
Arsenal2–1Manchester United
Vivianne Miedema  18', 60' Report
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Amy Fearn

Final
Main article: 2019 FA WSL Cup Final
Arsenal0–0 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
Report
Penalties
Little
Williamson
van de Donk
Bloodworth 		2–4 Stanway
Hemp
Emslie
Houghton
Beckie
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Lucy Oliver

See also

References
  1. "Continental Tyres League Cup fixtures". The FA. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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