2014 FA WSL

The 2014 FA WSL is the fourth season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England.

Liverpool L.F.C. are the defending champions from the 2013 FA WSL. The top two teams qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.^{[citation needed]}

Beginning in the 2014 season, the WSL added a second division, the WSL 2. Because the divisions are interconnected, WSL 1 teams face the risk of relegation for the first time in the league's history. There is, however, no connection to the third level league, the newly restructured FA Championship League, so WSL 2 teams cannot be relegated.^[1] WSL 1 consists of eight teams while the WSL 2 is made up of ten.^{[citation needed]}

Starting places in both divisions were granted based on applications sent in by clubs, so Manchester City was able to enter its newly created women's team directly into the WSL 1.^{[citation needed]} The governing body announced it will partially fund teams in the league, awarding £70,000 to clubs in WSL1 and £23,000 in WSL2.^[2]

WSL 1

Teams

Manchester City replaces Doncaster Rovers Belles. Lincoln Ladies were renamed to Notts County Ladies and relocated from Lincoln to Nottingham.

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Bristol Academy

Chelsea

Manchester City

Everton

Notts County Ladies

Liverpool

Locations of the 2013 Super League teams

League table

Updated to games played on 29 September 2013.
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(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.

WSL 2

Teams

Ten teams.

Aston Villa

Doncaster Rovers Belles

Durham

London Bees

Millwall Lionesses

Oxford United

Reading

Sunderland

Watford

Yeovil Town

Locations of the 2014 Super League teams

League table

Updated to games played on 29 September 2013.
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(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.

References

External links

• Official website
• Season on soccerway.com