2013 FA WSL
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 177 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 Natasha Dowie |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 5–0 Everton |
| Biggest away win | Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–9 Liverpool |
| Highest scoring | Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–9 Liverpool |
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The 2013 FA WSL was the third season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 14 April and ended on 29 September.
Arsenal were the defending champions, having won their ninth consecutive English title last season. The top two teams qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.
The season was the last before the creation of a second division of the WSL. All teams had to reapply for a place in WSL 1 next season. Doncaster Belles will be the only current team not to be granted a place, thus playing WSL 2 next season. Manchester City will take their place in the top flight next season. Lincoln Ladies will retain their place in WSL 1 but reconstitute as Notts County Ladies for 2014.[1]
Teams
The same teams as last season returned, as there was no relegation system in place.
Liverpool, who finished bottom in 2011 and 2012, relocated from Skelmersdale to the Halton Stadium in Widnes prior to the 2013 season as part of an ambitious programme of investment.[2] Lincoln Ladies left Ashby Avenue to return full–time to Sincil Bank.[3]
| Team | Location | Ground | 2012 WSL finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 1st |
| Birmingham City | Stratford-upon-Avon | The DCS Stadium | 2nd |
| Bristol Academy | Filton | Stoke Gifford Stadium | 4th |
| Chelsea | Staines | Wheatsheaf Park | 6th |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 7th |
| Everton | Crosby | The Arriva Stadium | 3rd |
| Lincoln Ladies | Lincoln | Sincil Bank | 5th |
| Liverpool | Widnes | Halton Stadium | 8th |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 36 | 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 31 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 30† | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Lincoln Ladies | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 10 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers Belles (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 6†† |
Updated to games played on 29 September 2013.
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
†: Arsenal were deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player [4]
††: Doncaster Rovers Belles relegated to the Super League Second Division on financial grounds.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | ARS | BIR | BRI | CHE | DON | EVE | LIV | LIN |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol Academy | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–1 | |
| Chelsea | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–6 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–9 | 1–0 | |
| Everton | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Liverpool | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |
| Lincoln Ladies | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Source: FA WSL results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natasha Dowie |
Liverpool | 13 |
| 2 |  Nicole Rolser |
Liverpool | 10 |
| 3 |  Natalia de Pablos |
Bristol Academy | 9 |
| 4 |  Louise Fors |
Liverpool | 7 |
| 5 | Danielle Carter |
Arsenal | 6 |
| Jordan Nobbs |
Arsenal | 6 | |
| Nikita Parris |
Everton | 6 | |
| Toni Duggan |
Everton | 6 | |
| Sofia Jakobsson |
Chelsea | 6 | |
| Eniola Aluko |
Chelsea | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "WSL: Liverpool Ladies to play at Stobart Stadium". BBC. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Lincoln Ladies in deal to play home games at Sincil Bank". Lincolnshire Echo. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "FA Charge Arsenal Ladies". London: http://www.fawsl.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Goal scorers". women.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "the stats". fawsl.com.
External links
- Official website
- Season on soccerway.com
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