2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Cup

2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Country England
Teams 71
All statistics correct as of 25 June 2017.

The 2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Cup is the 27th running of the competition, which began in 1991. It is the major League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League, and for the fourth season it is being run alongside their secondary League Cup competition, the Premier League Plate.[1]

All 71 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the Premier League Plate tournament.

Tottenham Hotspur is the reigning champions, having defeated Charlton Athletic 4–3 on penalties the previous season,[2] but will not be defending their title after their promotion to the FA WSL 2.

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association. Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Qualifying rounds

Determining round

The competition begins with a Determining Round, which consisted of 70 teams in the FA Women's Premier League being drawn in pairs, with Plymouth Argyle being given a bye. The winners of these 35 games and Plymouth Argyle progress to the next stage of the competition, while the losers qualify for the 2017–18 FA Women's Premier League Plate.[3]

References

  1. "About the FA WPL". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. "Spurs beat Charlton Athletic on penalties to lift the Women's Premier League Cup". The Football Association. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. "FAWPL Cup Determining Round Draw". She Kicks. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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