FA Women's Community Shield
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Region |
 |
| Current champions | Arsenal |
| Most successful club(s) |
Arsenal (5 times) |
The FA Women's Community Shield was an association football match in England. It was a national super cup, and the equivalent of the FA Community Shield in male football. It was the first competitive match of the football season. The match was competed between the champions of the FA Women's Premier League and the winners of the FA Women's Cup. When the Premier League champion also won the FA Cup, the Cup runners-up played the match.
The first match was played in 2000 and the last one in 2008. Since 2011 the FA WSL superseded the Premier League.
Inauguration
The Football Association (The FA) held the first charity match in 2000 when Double winners Charlton Athletic Women's drew against Arsenal Ladies at Craven Cottage (Fulham L.F.C.) and the only time shared the title. All proceeds were donated to Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. The Charity Shield (Community Shield since 2002) has been sponsored by Nationwide since its inauguration.
List of finals
No match was held in 2007, because of the World Cup, and since 2008.[1]
- 2000 — Charlton Athletic draw Arsenal 1–1
- 2001 — Arsenal beat Doncaster Rovers 5–2
- 2002 — Fulham beat Arsenal 5–3 on pens.
- 2003 — Fulham beat Doncaster Rovers 1–0
- 2004 — Charlton Athletic beat Arsenal 1–0
- 2005 — Arsenal beat Charlton Athletic 4–0
- 2006 — Arsenal beat Everton 3–0
- 2008 — Arsenal beat Everton 1–0
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2000, 2004 | ||
| Fulham | 2002, 2003 | ||
| Everton | – | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | – | ||
See also
References
External links
- "The FA Women's Community Shield". Archived from the original on 2008-12-05.