2024–25 Women's Super League

Football league season
Women's Super League
Season2024–25
Dates20 September 2024 – 11 May 2025
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010.[1] It is the sixth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.

Ahead of the season, the WSL announced a change to the way games were broadcast domestically in the UK. The FA Player streaming service was replaced by the league's YouTube channel for the live broadcast of all 66 league matches not televised by BBC or Sky Sports.[2] The transition followed the creation and subsequent takeover of the running of the league by NewCo, an independent, club-owned entity, which replaced The Football Association after recommendations from a government-backed review into the women's game in 2023.[3]

Teams

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Locations of the 2024–25 WSL teams

Twelve teams will contest the 2024–25 Women's Super League season. Crystal Palace secured promotion as 2023–24 Women's Championship champions on 28 April 2024, marking their first appearance in the WSL.[4] They replaced Bristol City, who were relegated one season after their return to the WSL since being promoted from the Women's Championship the season prior.[5]

Team Location Ground Capacity 2023–24 season
Arsenal Holloway Emirates Stadium[a] 60,704 3rd
Aston Villa Aston Villa Park 42,640 7th
Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium 6,134 9th
Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Kingsmeadow[b] 4,850 1st
Crystal Palace Sutton VBS Community Stadium[c] 7,032 WC, 1st
Everton Liverpool Walton Hall Park[d] 2,200 8th
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,212 10th
Liverpool St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium[e] 18,000 4th
Manchester City Manchester Academy Stadium[f] 7,000 2nd
Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports Village[g] 12,000 5th
Tottenham Hotspur Leyton Brisbane Road 9,271 6th
West Ham United Dagenham Victoria Road 6,078 11th
  1. ^ Three matches to be played at Meadow Park.
  2. ^ Three matches to be played at Stamford Bridge.
  3. ^ Four matches to be played at Selhurst Park.
  4. ^ Match v Liverpool moved to Goodison Park.
  5. ^ Three matches to be played at Anfield.
  6. ^ Three matches to be played at City of Manchester Stadium.
  7. ^ Three matches to be played at Old Trafford.

Stadium changes

Having spent the previous six seasons at Prenton Park, Liverpool relocated to Totally Wicked Stadium, home of St Helens R.F.C., ahead of the 2024–25 season.[6] Arsenal announced Emirates Stadium would become the team's primary ground ahead of the 2024–25 season, hosting at least eight of the team's home league games. Meadow Park, the ground the team has groundshared since the 1990s, will retain the three remaining fixtures.[7] After four seasons at Walsall's Bescot Stadium following promotion in 2020, Aston Villa announced Villa Park would become the team's home stadium for league matches ahead of the 2024–25 season.[8]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shirt sponsor (back) Shorts sponsor
Arsenal Sweden Jonas Eidevall Scotland Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates Visit Rwanda None None
Aston Villa Netherlands Robert de Pauw Scotland Rachel Corsie Castore Cazoo Trade Nation None None
Brighton & Hove Albion Australia Dario Vidošić Spain Vicky Losada[9] Nike American Express Experience Kissimmee[10] None None
Chelsea France Sonia Bompastor England Millie Bright Nike Infinite Athlete BingX None Singer Capital Markets
Crystal Palace England Laura Kaminski England Aimee Everett Macron Cinch Kaiyun Sports None None
Everton Denmark Brian Sørensen England Megan Finnigan[11] Hummel Stake.com KICK Christopher Ward None
Leicester City France Amandine Miquel TBA Adidas King Power Bia Saigon Sekonda None
Liverpool England Matt Beard Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey Nike Standard Chartered Expedia None None
Manchester City Wales Gareth Taylor TBA Puma Etihad Airways OKX Nissan Joie
Manchester United England Marc Skinner TBA Adidas Snapdragon[12] DXC Technology None None
Tottenham Hotspur Sweden Robert Vilahamn England Bethany England[13] Nike AIA Cinch Tumi None
West Ham United England Rehanne Skinner TBA Umbro Betway JD Sports ZO Skin Health Maldon Accident Repair Centre

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chelsea England Emma Hayes Signed by the United States national team 18 May 2024[14][15] End of season (1st) France Sonia Bompastor 29 May 2024[16]
Aston Villa England Carla Ward Resigned 18 May 2024[17] End of season (7th) Netherlands Robert de Pauw 29 June 2024[18]
Brighton & Hove Albion England Mikey Harris End of interim period 18 May 2024[19] End of season (9th) Australia Dario Vidošić 10 July 2024[19]
Leicester City England Jennifer Foster End of interim period 18 May 2024[20] End of season (10th) France Amandine Miquel 15 July 2024[20]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Championship
First match(es) will be played: 21 September 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA CHE CRY EVE LEI LIV MCI MUN TOT WHU
Arsenal 8 Dec 10 Nov 13 Oct 19 Jan 6 Oct 20 Apr 23 Mar 22 Sep 11 May 16 Feb 2 Mar
Aston Villa 27 Apr 11 May 2 Feb 17 Nov 2 Mar 13 Oct 3 Nov 26 Jan 23 Mar 29 Sep 15 Dec
Brighton & Hove Albion 4 May 5 Oct 2 Mar 2 Feb 21 Sep 3 Nov 20 Apr 30 Mar 20 Oct 15 Dec 17 Nov
Chelsea 26 Jan 20 Sep 8 Dec 20 Apr 16 Feb 16 Mar 11 May 17 Nov 6 Oct 20 Oct 30 Mar
Crystal Palace 30 Mar 16 Mar 13 Oct 27 Sep 10 Nov 4 May 2 Mar 3 Nov 15 Dec 26 Jan 27 Apr
Everton 16 Mar 19 Jan 27 Apr 3 Nov 22 Mar 2 Feb 16 Nov 15 Dec 29 Sep 11 May 13 Oct
Leicester City 29 Sep 16 Feb 23 Mar 15 Dec 6 Oct 20 Oct 26 Jan 27 Apr 17 Nov 30 Mar 11 May
Liverpool 15 Dec 30 Mar 19 Jan 10 Nov 20 Oct 4 May 22 Sep 13 Oct 16 Mar 27 Apr 2 Feb
Manchester City 2 Feb 20 Oct 29 Sep 23 Mar 11 May 20 Apr 8 Dec 16 Feb 19 Jan 8 Nov 6 Oct
Manchester United 3 Nov 10 Nov 26 Jan 27 Apr 16 Feb 30 Mar 2 Mar 8 Dec 4 May 13 Oct 21 Sep
Tottenham Hotspur 17 Nov 20 Apr 16 Mar 4 May 22 Sep 8 Dec 19 Jan 6 Oct 2 Mar 2 Feb 3 Nov
West Ham United 20 Oct 4 May 16 Feb 19 Jan 8 Dec 26 Jan 10 Nov 29 Sep 16 Mar 20 Apr 23 Mar
First match(es) will be played: 21 September 2024. Source: Women's Super League Results and Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ Leighton, Tony (2009-04-05). "Anger at delay of women's summer Super League". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  2. ^ Sim, Josh (23 July 2024). "YouTube replaces FA Player as streaming home of WSL". SportsPro.
  3. ^ Simmons, Kelly (25 January 2024). "Get the big decisions right and this can be a landmark year for women's football". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace Women promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship title". Sky Sports. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Bristol City relegated from the WSL following defeat to Manchester City". One Football.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Women to share with rugby league side St Helens". BBC Sport. 3 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Emirates Stadium becomes Arsenal Women's main home". www.arsenal.com. 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Villa Park to become main stadium for Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk. 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Losada named club captain". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Experience Kissimmee announces partnership with Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 11 June 2024.
  11. ^ Hughes, David (27 September 2023). "Finnigan On Everton Captaincy Pride". Everton F.C.
  12. ^ "United and Adidas unveil 24/25 home kit". Manchester United F.C. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ^ George-Miller, Dustin (19 September 2023). "Spurs Women update – New striker, new captain, kit numbers". Cartilage Free Captain.
  14. ^ "Emma Hayes to depart Chelsea at the end of the season". Chelsea F.C. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Hayes named new head coach of USWNT". ussoccer.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Sonia Bompastor to become Chelsea Women Head Coach". Chelsea F.C. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Carla Ward to step down at the end of the season". Aston Villa F.C. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Robert de Pauw appointed new women's manager". Aston Villa F.C. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Dario Vidosic appointed women's first team head coach". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Amandine Miquel Named New LCFC Women Manager". Leicester City F.C. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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