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Country | England |
Dates | 11 October 2023 – 31 March 2024 |
Teams | 24 |
Defending champions | Arsenal |
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Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 117 (3.66 per match) |
Attendance | 44,911 (1,403 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Rachel Daly (8 goals) |
The 2023–24 FA Women's League Cup is the thirteenth edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. It is sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation in 2011, and was officially known as the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup[1] for sponsorship reasons. All 24 teams from the WSL and Championship will contest the competition. Arsenal are the defending champions.[2]
Format
The competition kept the same format as the previous season, starting with a group stage split regionally. Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage are exempt from the League Cup group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. As a result, the initial group stage draw made on 1 August 2023 featured 21 of the 24 teams: one Northern group had five teams drawn into it with the remaining Northern group and all three Southern groups initially featuring four teams each. The three teams excluded from the draw were Chelsea, who automatically entered the Champions League group stage and therefore joined the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, and Manchester United and Arsenal who will take part in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Should either team be eliminated during qualification, they would enter the League Cup group stage and be drawn into an existing group of four in their geographical region.[3] Arsenal were eliminated from the Champions League in the first qualifying round and were drawn into Group D.[4] Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League in the second qualifying round and were automatically drawn into Group B.
The first place team in each of the five groups will qualify for the knock-out stage. As Arsenal and Manchester United both failed to progress in the Champions League, the two best-placed runners-up will also progress to make up eight teams in the quarter-finals.
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Durham (E) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
4 | Sheffield United (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
5 | Blackburn Rovers (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated
Durham | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Sheffield United | 2–3 | Sunderland |
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Durham | 1–1 | Sheffield United |
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Aston Villa | 5–1 | Durham |
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Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | Sunderland |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
4 | Liverpool (E) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
5 | Everton (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated
Leicester City | 2–1 | Liverpool |
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Everton | 1–2 | Manchester City |
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Manchester City | 2–2 | Leicester City |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | London City Lionesses | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Lewes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Lewes | 1–1 | Crystal Palace |
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Lewes | 0–1 | London City Lionesses |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Bristol City (E) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
5 | Reading (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated
Bristol City | 1–1 | Southampton |
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Reading | 0–1 | Southampton |
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Arsenal | 3–1 | Bristol City |
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Southampton | 1–2 | Arsenal |
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Arsenal | 3–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Bristol City | 1–1 | Reading |
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Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Birmingham City (E) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated
Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Birmingham City |
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Charlton Athletic | v | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Due to Arsenal's and Manchester United's failure to progress from Champions League qualifying, they entered the League Cup group stage. With only one team receiving bye to the League Cup quarter-finals, two best-placed runner-up team progressed with the five group winners to make up the final eight. The ranking to determine which two second-placed teams progressed was calculated on a points-per-game basis.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | D | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | 2.33 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | A | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 2.33 | |
3 | B | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 2.33 | |
4 | C | London City Lionesses | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2.00 | |
5 | E | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
Chelsea will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the Champions League group stage. The quarter-finals will take place on 7 and 8 February 2024.[5]
Semi-finals
The semi-finals will take place on 6 and 7 March 2024.[5]
Final
On 15 December 2023, it was announced that the 2024 FA Women's League Cup Final would be held at Molineux Stadium, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, for the first time. The final will take place on 31 March 2024.[6]
References
- ↑ The FA Official site
- ↑ "Chelsea 1–3 Arsenal: Arsenal win first league cup since 2019". Sport Illustrated. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "2023–24 Conti Cup draw made". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Defending champions Arsenal drawn into Group D for Continental Tyres League Cup". FA Women's Competitions. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Conti Cup group stage dates". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup Final venue confirmed". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.