2013 FA WSL Cup

2013 FA WSL Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates23 March 2013 –
4 October 2013
Teams8
Defending championsArsenal
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upLincoln
Tournament statistics
Matches played15

The 2013 FA WSL Cup was the third 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 in the competition.

Arsenal were the defending champions and the only club to have won the cup in the previous two seasons it was contested in.

The competition was played in the same format as the previous year. Arsenal won their third title in as many editions with a 2–0 win over Lincoln.[1]

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS LIN BIR BRI
1 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to Knockout stage — — 2–1 4–2
2 Lincoln 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 1–1 — — —
3 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 — 1–1 — —
4 Bristol Academy 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 — 0–1 0–2 —
Source:
Bristol Academy0–2Birmingham City
Report
  • Williams 30'
  • Linnett 65'
Attendance: 675
Referee: Adrian Quelch
Lincoln1–1Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 283
Referee: Stuart Richardson
Bristol Academy0–1Lincoln
Report
  • Hamilton 87'
Attendance: 425
Referee: Thomas Blanch
Arsenal2–1Birmingham City
 report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 479
Referee: Adam Crysell
Arsenal4–2Bristol Academy
 Report
Attendance: 446
Referee: Anthony Da Costa
Birmingham City1–1Lincoln
 Report
  • Cantrell 38'
Attendance: 427
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV EVE DON CHE
1 Liverpool 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–1 1–0 —
2 Everton 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 — — — 2–1
3 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 — 1–3 — 1–1
4 Chelsea 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 0–4 — — —
Source:
Liverpool1–1Everton
 Report
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Sian Massey
Liverpool1–0Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
Attendance: 471
Referee: Rob Goodwin-Davey
Everton2–1Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 257
Referee: Elizabeth Jane Simms
Doncaster Rovers Belles1–3Everton
 Report
Attendance: 301
Referee: Duncan Street
Chelsea0–4Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 349
Referee: Paul Kelly

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 August – Borehamwood
 
 
Arsenal4
 
4 October – Barnet
 
Everton0
 
Arsenal2
 
7 August – Widnes
 
Lincoln0
 
Liverpool1 (2)
 
 
Lincoln (pen.)1 (4)
 

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Liverpool 1–1 (2–4 p) Lincoln
Arsenal 4–0 Everton
Liverpool1–1Lincoln
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 507
Referee: Barry Lamb
Arsenal4–0Everton
 Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 704

Final

Main article: 2013 FA WSL Cup final
Arsenal2–0Lincoln
 Report
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Lisa Rashid

See also

References

  1. ^ "Back-to-back doubles". thefa.com. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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