2016 FA WSL Cup

2016 FA WSL Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates8 May 2016 –
2 October 2016
Teams19
Defending championsArsenal
Final positions
ChampionsManchester City
Runners-upBirmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played18

The 2016 FA WSL Cup was the sixth 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 19 teams of the two divisions of the WSL took part in the competition.

Arsenal were the defending champions; only they and Manchester City had won the cup in the previous five seasons it was contested in.

The format was changed to a true knock-out tournament.[1] With 19 entrants, the bottom six teams played a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that was seeded, so WSL 1 teams met WSL 2 teams, who had home advantage.[2]

Preliminary round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 May 2016
Sheffield 3–1 Durham
Oxford United 1–0 Millwall Lionesses
Watford 0–2 London Bees
Sheffield3–1Durham
  • Johnson 29'
  • Flanagan 85'
  • Dale 88'
 Report
  • Lee 85'
Home of Football, Sheffield
Oxford United1–0Millwall Lionesses
  • Timms 79'
 Report
Northcourt Road, Abingdon
Attendance: 405
Watford0–2London Bees
Report
Broadwater, Berkhamsted

First round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
2 July 2016
Aston Villa 0–8 Manchester City
Everton 0–1 Liverpool
Reading 1–3 Arsenal
London Bees 3–3 (4–2 p) Chelsea
Sheffield 2–0 Bristol City
3 July 2016
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Sunderland
Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham City
Yeovil Town 1–3 Notts County
Aston Villa0–8Manchester City
Report
Central Ground, Sutton Coldfield
Attendance: 492
Referee: Sarah Garrett
Everton0–1Liverpool
Report
Attendance: 1,033
Reading1–3Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 1,034
London Bees3–3 (a.e.t.)Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
  • Will
4–2
Attendance: 763
Sheffield2–0Bristol City
 Report
Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 138
Doncaster Rovers Belles2–1Sunderland
 Report
Home of Football Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 188
Referee: Jane Simms
Oxford United0–2Birmingham City
Report
Northcourt Stadium, Abingdon
Attendance: 454
Yeovil Town1–3Notts County
 Report
Raleigh Grove, Sherborne
Attendance: 406

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
5 August 2016
Arsenal 3–2 Notts County
7 August 2016
Birmingham City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Liverpool
Manchester City 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles
Sheffield 0–2 London Bees
Arsenal3–2Notts County
 Report
Attendance: 421
Birmingham City1–0 (a.e.t.)Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 712
Manchester City4–1Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
  • Mathews 80'
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Sheffield0–2London Bees
Report
Home of Football, Sheffield

Semi-finals

Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
London Bees 0–4 Birmingham City
Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal
London Bees0–4Birmingham City
Report
Attendance: 398
Manchester City1–0Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 1,643

Final

Main article: 2016 FA WSL Cup final

Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed a double.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Birmingham City
Manchester City1–0 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Rebecca Welch

References

  1. ^ "FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout!". shekicks.net. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ Posted 29 March 2016, 07:30 in (2016-03-29). "Continental Tyres Cup Draw". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham City (aet)". BBC. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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