2012 FA WSL Cup

2012 FA WSL Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates18 March 2012 –
10 October 2012
Teams8
Defending championsArsenal
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upBirmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played15

The 2012 FA WSL Cup was the second edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All eight teams of the WSL took part.

Arsenal were the defending champions from the inaugural season.

To allow for more games, the format was changed from a straight knock-out to a group stage format with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals. Arsenal defended their title with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City in a rematch of the previous final. They thus won a double of league championship and League Cup, missing out on the Women's FA Cup.[1]

Group Stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRI BIR EVE DON
1 Bristol Academy 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–1 — —
2 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 — — 1–0 2–0
3 Everton 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3 0–4 — — 1–0
4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0 0–1 — — —
Source:
Birmingham City1–0Everton
  • Taylor 88' (pen.)
 Report
The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon
Attendance: 208
Referee: Ian Rathbone
Bristol Academy1–1Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 287
Referee: Lee Sheridan
Everton1–0Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
Attendance: 277
Referee: Natalie Walker
Everton0–4Bristol Academy
Report
Attendance: 340
Referee: Mark Duncan
Birmingham City2–0Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon
Attendance: 464
Referee: Sasa Ihringova

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIN ARS CHE LIV
1 Lincoln 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9 Advance to Knockout stage — 4–3 — 3–2
2 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 — — 3–0 —
3 Chelsea 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 1–2 — — 2–1
4 Liverpool 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0 — 0–3 — —
Source:
Chelsea1–2Lincoln
 Report
Attendance: 132
Liverpool0–3Arsenal
Report
Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium, Skelmersdale
Chelsea2–1Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 157
Lincoln4–3Arsenal
 Report
Lincoln3–2Liverpool
  • Cantrell 25'
  • Harris 34'
  • Stoney 85'
 Report
Attendance: 154
Referee: Martin Dexter
Arsenal3–0Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 634
Referee: Ashvin Degnarain

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September – Filton
 
 
Bristol Academy0
 
10 October – Barnet
 
Arsenal4
 
Arsenal1
 
2 September – Lincoln
 
Birmingham City0
 
Lincoln1
 
 
Birmingham City2
 

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lincoln 1–2 Birmingham City
Bristol Academy 0–4 Arsenal
Lincoln1–2Birmingham City
 Report
Referee: Stephen Ross
Bristol Academy0–4Arsenal
Report
Report
Attendance: 570
Referee: Adam Bromley

Final

Main article: 2012 FA WSL Cup final
Arsenal1–0Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

See also

References

  1. ^ "Back-to-back doubles". thefa.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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