2024–25 Women's Super League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 20 September 2024 – 11 May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010.[1] It is the sixth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
Ahead of the season, the WSL announced a change to the way games were broadcast domestically in the UK. The FA Player streaming service was replaced by the league's YouTube channel for the live broadcast of all 66 league matches not televised by BBC or Sky Sports.[2] The transition followed the creation and subsequent takeover of the running of the league by NewCo, an independent, club-owned entity, which replaced The Football Association after recommendations from a government-backed review into the women's game in 2023.[3]
Teams
Twelve teams will contest the 2024–25 Women's Super League season. Crystal Palace secured promotion as 2023–24 Women's Championship champions on 28 April 2024, marking their first appearance in the WSL.[4] They replaced Bristol City, who were relegated one season after their return to the WSL since being promoted from the Women's Championship the season prior.[5]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2023–24 season |
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Arsenal | Holloway | Emirates Stadium[a] | 60,704 | 3rd |
Aston Villa | Aston | Villa Park | 42,640 | 7th |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley | Broadfield Stadium | 6,134 | 9th |
Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | Kingsmeadow[b] | 4,850 | 1st |
Crystal Palace | Sutton | Gander Green Lane[c] | 7,032 | WC, 1st |
Everton | Liverpool | Walton Hall Park[d] | 2,200 | 8th |
Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,212 | 10th |
Liverpool | St Helens | Totally Wicked Stadium[e] | 18,000 | 4th |
Manchester City | Manchester | Academy Stadium[f] | 7,000 | 2nd |
Manchester United | Leigh | Leigh Sports Village[g] | 12,000 | 5th |
Tottenham Hotspur | Leyton | Brisbane Road[h] | 9,271 | 6th |
West Ham United | Dagenham | Victoria Road | 6,078 | 11th |
- ^ Three matches to be played at Meadow Park.
- ^ Three matches to be played at Stamford Bridge.
- ^ Four matches to be played at Selhurst Park.
- ^ Match v Liverpool moved to Goodison Park.
- ^ Three matches to be played at Anfield.
- ^ Three matches to be played at City of Manchester Stadium.
- ^ Three matches to be played at Old Trafford.
- ^ Three matches to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Stadium changes
Having spent the previous six seasons at Prenton Park, Liverpool relocated to Totally Wicked Stadium, home of St Helens R.F.C., ahead of the 2024–25 season.[6] Arsenal announced Emirates Stadium would become the team's primary ground ahead of the 2024–25 season, hosting at least eight of the team's home league games. Meadow Park, the ground the team has groundshared since the 1990s, will retain the three remaining fixtures.[7] After four seasons at Walsall's Bescot Stadium following promotion in 2020, Aston Villa announced Villa Park would become the team's home stadium for league matches ahead of the 2024–25 season.[8]
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Chelsea | Emma Hayes | Signed by the United States national team | 18 May 2024[16][17] | End of season (1st) | Sonia Bompastor | 29 May 2024[18] |
Aston Villa | Carla Ward | Resigned | 18 May 2024[19] | End of season (7th) | Robert de Pauw | 29 June 2024[20] |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Mikey Harris | End of interim period | 18 May 2024[21] | End of season (9th) | Dario Vidošić | 10 July 2024[21] |
Leicester City | Jennifer Foster | End of interim period | 18 May 2024[22] | End of season (10th) | Amandine Miquel | 15 July 2024[22] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
4 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Results
References
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- ^ Sim, Josh (23 July 2024). "YouTube replaces FA Player as streaming home of WSL". SportsPro.
- ^ Simmons, Kelly (25 January 2024). "Get the big decisions right and this can be a landmark year for women's football". The Guardian.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Women promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship title". Sky Sports. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Bristol City relegated from the WSL following defeat to Manchester City". One Football.
- ^ "Liverpool Women to share with rugby league side St Helens". BBC Sport. 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Emirates Stadium becomes Arsenal Women's main home". www.arsenal.com. 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Villa Park to become main stadium for Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk. 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Losada named club captain". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Experience Kissimmee announces partnership with Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 11 June 2024.
- ^ Hughes, David (27 September 2023). "Finnigan On Everton Captaincy Pride". Everton F.C.
- ^ "Le Tissier becomes United Women captain". Manchester United F.C. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "United and Adidas unveil 24/25 home kit". Manchester United F.C. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ George-Miller, Dustin (19 September 2023). "Spurs Women update – New striker, new captain, kit numbers". Cartilage Free Captain.
- ^ "Katrina Gorry appointed West Ham United women's team Club captain". West Ham United. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Emma Hayes to depart Chelsea at the end of the season". Chelsea F.C. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Hayes named new head coach of USWNT". ussoccer.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Sonia Bompastor to become Chelsea Women Head Coach". Chelsea F.C. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Carla Ward to step down at the end of the season". Aston Villa F.C. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Robert de Pauw appointed new women's manager". Aston Villa F.C. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Dario Vidosic appointed women's first team head coach". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Amandine Miquel Named New LCFC Women Manager". Leicester City F.C. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.