2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

The 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup was the 8th edition of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship's league cup competition. It is sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation, and is officially known as the FA Continental Tyres League Cup. All 22 teams of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship contest the competition - the largest field in the history of the cup.

2018–19 FA Women's League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates18 August 2018 –
23 February 2019
Teams22
Defending championsArsenal
Final positions
ChampionsManchester City
Runner-upArsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored218 (3.82 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vivianne Miedema (9)
Katie McCabe of Arsenal celebrating after the first goal in their semi-final victory against Manchester United.

Arsenal are the defending champions. Before the competition, only Manchester City and Arsenal had won the cup in the previous seven seasons it was contested in.

Format changes

Following the previous season's reversion to a group format in the initial stage, the 2018–19 WSL Cup will keep the same format but expand to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 22. As a result, two of the four groups will contain six teams while the others remain at five, with only the top two going through to the quarter-finals from each.[1]

Group stage

Group One North

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI BIR BRI SHU AST LEI
1 Manchester City 5 4 1 0 0 17 0 +17 14 Advance to knock-out stage — — — 6–0 — 4–0
2 Birmingham City 5 3 0 2 0 10 0 +10 11 0–0 — 0–0 — 2–0 —
3 Bristol City 5 2 1 1 1 10 8 +2 9 0–3 — — 3–1 5–2 —
4 Sheffield United 5 2 0 0 3 6 13 −7 6 — 0–2 — — — 3–1
5 Aston Villa 5 1 0 0 4 4 13 −9 3 0–4 — — 1–2 — —
6 Leicester City Women 5 0 1 0 4 3 16 −13 2 — 0–6 2–2 — 0–1 —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Aston Villa1–2Sheffield United
  • Hanssen 54'
 Report
  • Cox 40'
  • Marsden 85'
Attendance: 194
Birmingham City0–0Manchester City
Report
Penalties
Mannion soccer ball with check mark
Staniforth soccer ball with red X
Harrop soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark
White soccer ball with check mark
Mayling soccer ball with red X
Ladd soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Parris
soccer ball with check mark Weir
soccer ball with check mark Emslie
soccer ball with check mark Houghton
soccer ball with red X McManus
soccer ball with red X Walsh
soccer ball with check mark Beattie
Attendance: 572
Referee: Jack Shepherd
Leicester City Women2–2Bristol City
  • Johnson 1'
  • Domingo 77'
 Report
  • Graham 55' (pen.), 86'
Penalties
4–2
Farley Way Stadium, Quorn
Attendance: 294
Referee: Jamie O’Connor
Birmingham City2–0Aston Villa
  • Harrop 71'
  • Wellings
Report
Attendance: 638
Bristol City3–1Sheffield United
  • Graham 26'
  • Dykes 58'
  • Woolley 73'
 Report
  • Pennock 12'
Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton
Referee: Richard Lawrence
Manchester City4–0Leicester City Women
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: James Bell
Leicester City Women0–1Aston Villa
Report
  • Welsh 19'
Farley Way Stadium, Quorn
Attendance: 312
Sheffield United0–2Birmingham City
Report
Attendance: 331
Referee: Asaka Matsushita
Bristol City0–3Manchester City
Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton
Attendance: 451
Referee: Savvas Yianni
Manchester City6–0Sheffield United
Referee: Helen Conley
Bristol City5–2Aston Villa
  • Graham 7', 19'
  • Kemppi 34', 52'
  • Robinson 85'
 Report
  • Baptiste 60'
  • Hanssen 89'
Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton
Attendance: 218
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Leicester City Women0–6Birmingham City
Report
Farley Way Stadium, Quorn
Attendance: 364
Referee: Abigail Marriott
Aston Villa0–4Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 458
Referee: Robert Massey Ellis
Birmingham City0–0Bristol City
Report
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 363
Referee: Lucy Oliver
Sheffield United3–1Leicester City Women
  • Jones 7'
  • Dixon 8'
  • Cox 19'
 Report
  • Franklin-Fraiture 33'
Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 234
Referee: Melissa Burgin

Group Two North

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNU REA EVE DUR LIV
1 Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knock-out stage — 0–2 — 1–0 —
2 Reading 4 2 0 1 1 9 5 +4 7 — — — 4–1 1–1
3 Everton 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 0–3 3–2 — — —
4 Durham 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 −3 4 — — 1–0 — 3–3
5 Liverpool 4 0 2 0 2 5 8 −3 4 0–1 — 1–3 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Liverpool0–1Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 829
Referee: Nat Cox
Reading4–1Durham
 Report
  • Hepple 79'
Attendance: 246
Referee: Alex Rayment
Manchester United0–2Reading
Report
Attendance: 4,835
Referee: Anthony Tankard
Durham1–0Everton
  • Ness 20'
 Report
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 284
Referee: Lewis Sandoe
Durham3–3Liverpool
  • Roberts 3', 21'
  • Cottam 57'
 Report
Penalties
4–5
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 352
Referee: Lucy Oliver
Everton3–2Reading
 Report
  • Finnigan 24' (o.g.)
  • Chaplen 79'
Attendance: 143
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Manchester United1–0Durham
 Report
Attendance: 686
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Reading1–1Liverpool
 Report
  • Sweetman-Kirk 66'
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • Allen soccer ball with red X
 4–5
Attendance: 323
Referee: Lisa Benn
Everton0–3Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 267
Referee: Rebecca Walsh
Liverpool1–3Everton
 Report
  • Boye-Hlorkah 2'
  • Magill 10'
  • Hughes
Attendance: 207
Referee: Jon Kenny

Group One South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BHA CRY TOT LON YEO
1 Chelsea 5 5 0 0 0 25 2 +23 15 Advance to knock-out stage — 3–1 — — — 7–0
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 0 1 1 15 8 +7 10 — — 5–1 — 3–1 —
3 Crystal Palace 5 2 1 0 2 10 12 −2 8 0–4 — — 1–1 7–2 —
4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 1 1 2 9 12 −3 6 0–5 2–2 — — — —
5 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 9 19 −10 5 1–6 — — 4–2 — 1–1
6 Yeovil Town 5 0 0 1 4 2 17 −15 1 — 1–4 0–1 0–4 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Chelsea3–1Brighton & Hove Albion
 Report
  • Whelan 77'
Attendance: 1,095
Referee: Jack Packman
Crystal Palace1–1Tottenham Hotspur
  • Balfour 64'
 Report
  • Green 37'
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 372
Referee: James Simpson
London Bees1–1Yeovil Town
  • Wilson 29'
 Report
  • Fergusson 40'
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 246
Referee: Ian Stewart
Tottenham Hotspur2–2Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Dean 7'
  • Wynne 35'
 Report
  • Williams 51'
  • Umotong 90+1'
Penalties
10–9
Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Attendance: 144
Referee: Andreas Anastasiou
London Bees1–6Chelsea
  • Pickett 40'
 Report
Attendance: 374
Referee: Neil Morrison
Yeovil Town0–1Crystal Palace
Report
The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester
Attendance: 301
Referee: Scott Robertson
Brighton & Hove Albion3–1London Bees
  • Umotong 27'
  • Brazil 36'
  • Whelan 88'
 Report
  • Howells 22'
Attendance: 171
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Crystal Palace0–4Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 476
Referee: David Spain
Yeovil Town0–4Tottenham Hotspur
Report
  • Wiltshire 7'
  • Haines 22', 39', 61'
The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester
Attendance: 415
Referee: Matthew Russell
Chelsea7–0Yeovil Town
 Report
Attendance: 916
Referee: Lisa Benn
Brighton & Hove Albion5–1Crystal Palace
  • Perry 14'
  • Natkiel 38', 64'
  • Brett 40'
  • Gibbons 72'
 Report
  • Burr 85'
Attendance: 204
Referee: Alex Blake
London Bees4–2Tottenham Hotspur
  • Davy 45', 46'
  • Wilkinson 60'
  • Forman 84'
 Report
  • Dean 5'
  • Wiltshire 40'
Attendance: 146
Referee: Michael Begley
Tottenham Hotspur0–5Chelsea
Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Attendance: 358
Referee: Abigail Marriott
Yeovil Town1–4Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Syme 37'
 Report
The Avenue Stadium, Dorchester
Attendance: 224
Referee: James Robinson
Crystal Palace7–2London Bees
  • Hincks 12', 24', 45+2' (pen.), 67'
  • Burr 52', 70'
  • True 76'
 Report
  • Pickett 15'
  • Davy 21'
Attendance: 146
Referee: Chris Myers

Group Two South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS WHU LEW CHA MIL
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 0 20 2 +18 12 Advance to knock-out stage — 3–1 — 5–0 —
2 West Ham United 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 — — 4–1 — 4–0
3 Lewes 4 2 0 0 2 8 13 −5 6 0–9 — — 5–0 —
4 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 14 −10 3 — 0–2 — — 4–2
5 Millwall Lionesses 4 0 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 1–3 — 0–2 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Arsenal3–1West Ham United
 Report
  • Visalli 48'
Attendance: 834
Referee: Stephen Bates
Lewes5–0Charlton Athletic
  • Bergin 11' (pen.), 43'
  • Lane 22'
  • Carter 86', 90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 205
Referee: Jamie Wells
Charlton Athletic4–2Millwall Lionesses
  • Graham 11', 48'
  • Bailes 60'
  • Bryan 83'
 Report
  • Ravenscroft 39'
  • Clarke 45'
The Oakwood, Crayford
Attendance: 204
Referee: Isaac Hearle
West Ham United4–1Lewes
 Report
  • Lane 8'
Rush Green Stadium, Romford
Attendance: 255
Referee: Jamie Pope
Lewes0–9Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 945
Referee: Alex Blake
West Ham United4–0Millwall Lionesses
  • de Graaf 6', 86'
  • Visalli 9'
  • Kmita 12'
 Report
Rush Green Stadium, Romford
Attendance: 557
Referee: Tom Bishop
Millwall Lionesses0–2Lewes
Report
  • Carter 68'
  • Quayle 78'
Princes Park, Dartford
Attendance: 143
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Arsenal5–0Charlton Athletic
 Report
Referee: Lee Brennan
Millwall Lionesses1–3Arsenal
  • Ravenscroft 32'
 Report
Princes Park, Dartford
Attendance: 463
Referee: Dean Skipper
Charlton Athletic0–2West Ham United
Report
The Oakwood, Crayford
Attendance: 202
Referee: Gerry Heron

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round was made on 18 December 2018.

Manchester United2–0West Ham United
 Report Report
  • Brooke Hendrix Yellow card 24'
  • Kate Longhurst Yellow card 53'
  • Ria Percival Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 1,029
Arsenal2–1Birmingham City
 Report Report Lucy Quinn 61' Yellow card 90'
Chelsea4–0Reading
 Report Report
Attendance: 973
Manchester City7–1Brighton & Hove Albion
 Report Report
  • Danielle Buet 9'
  • Emily Simpkins Yellow card 40'
  • Kayleigh Green Yellow card 73'
  • Victoria Williams Yellow card 82'
Attendance: 786

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 12 January 2019.

Chelsea0–2Manchester City
 Report Nikita Parris 49', 81'
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: David Rock
Arsenal2–1Manchester United
Vivianne Miedema 18', 60' Report
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Amy Fearn

Final
Main article: 2019 FA WSL Cup Final
Arsenal0–0 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
Report
Penalties
Little soccer ball with check mark
Williamson soccer ball with red X
van de Donk soccer ball with red X
Bloodworth soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Stanway
soccer ball with red X Hemp
soccer ball with check mark Emslie
soccer ball with check mark Houghton
soccer ball with check mark Beckie
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Lucy Oliver

See also

References
  1. "Continental Tyres League Cup fixtures". The FA. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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