2018–19 FA Women's League Cup
The 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup was the 8th edition of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship's league cup competition. It is sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation, and is officially known as the FA Continental Tyres League Cup. All 22 teams of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship contest the competition - the largest field in the history of the cup.
| Country | England |
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| Dates | 18 August 2018 – 23 February 2019 |
| Teams | 22 |
| Defending champions | Arsenal |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 222 (4.11 per match) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 11:39, 20 August 2018 (UTC). | |
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Arsenal are the defending champions. Before the competition, only Manchester City and Arsenal had won the cup in the previous seven seasons it was contested in.
Format changes
Following the previous season's reversion to a group format in the initial stage, the 2018–19 WSL Cup will keep the same format but expand to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 22. As a result, two of the four groups will contain six teams while the others remain at five, with only the top two going through to the quarter-finals from each.[1]
Group stage
Group One North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | BIR | BRI | SHU | AST | LEI | |
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| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 14 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | — | — | 6–0 | — | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | 0–3 | — | — | 3–1 | 5–2 | — | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | 0–4 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 6 | Leicester City Women | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | — | 0–6 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Group Two North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MNU | REA | EVE | DUR | LIV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Reading | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–3 | ||
| 5 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Group One South
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BHA | CRY | TOT | LON | YEO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 15 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 10 | — | — | 5–1 | — | 3–1 | — | ||
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | 0–4 | — | — | 1–1 | 7–2 | — | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 0–5 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | London Bees | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | 1–6 | — | — | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Yeovil Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | — | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Group Two South
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | WHU | LEW | CHA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 12 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | — | |
| 2 | West Ham United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | — | — | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Lewes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | 0–9 | — | — | 5–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 4–2 | ||
| 5 | Millwall Lionesses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round was made on 18 December 2018.
| Manchester United | 2–0 | West Ham United |
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| Arsenal | 2–1 | Birmingham City |
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| Chelsea | 4–0 | Reading |
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| Manchester City | 7–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 12 January 2019.
| Chelsea | 0–2 | Manchester City |
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| Arsenal | 2–1 | Manchester United |
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| Vivianne Miedema |
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Final
| Arsenal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City |
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| Penalties | ||
Little  Williamson  van de Donk Bloodworth |
2–4 | |
References
- "Continental Tyres League Cup fixtures". The FA. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.