2017–18 FA WSL Cup

2017–18 FA WSL Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates11 October 2017 –
14 March 2018
Teams20
Defending championsManchester City
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upManchester City
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored180 (3.83 per match)
Attendance22,859 (486 per match)
Top goal scorer Fran Kirby Chelsea (7 Goals)

The 2017–18 FA WSL Cup was the seventh edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All 20 teams of the two divisions of the WSL took part in the competition - the largest field in its history.

Manchester City were the defending champions; only they and Arsenal had won the cup in the previous six seasons it was contested in.

Format changes

After a one-year experiment with a pure knockout formula, the WSL Cup returned to a format featuring a group stage. Four groups of five teams each, with an approximately even split between the two divisions, competed for two qualification spots for the knock-out round in each group, with each team playing every other team only once. Similarly to previous iterations, the groups had a geographical split, with two "Northern" groups and two "Southern". Another new implementation for the season was an automatic penalty shoot-out for all games tied after 90 minutes, with a bonus point awarded for the team who emerged victorious afterwards.[1]

After the group stage, the remaining eight teams contested a non-seeded standard knock-out format as in the 2015 season.[1]

Group stage

Group One North

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SUN LIV SHE AST DUR
1 Sunderland 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 10 Advance to knock-out stage — 1–0 — 3–1 —
2 Liverpool 4 2 1 0 1 11 2 +9 8 — — 6–0 5–1 —
3 Sheffield 4 1 0 2 1 8 10 −2 5 1–1 — — — 5–1
4 Aston Villa 4 1 1 0 2 7 12 −5 5 — — 2–2 — 3–2
5 Durham 4 0 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2 0–0 0–0 — — —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Liverpool6–0Sheffield
  • Weir 10', 29'
  • Gilliatt 52' (o.g.)
  • Ingle 65'
  • Johnson 83'
  • England 90'
 Report
Attendance: 352
Referee: Simon Mather
Durham0–0Sunderland
Report
Penalties
2–3
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 641
Sheffield5–1Durham
 Report
  • Atkinson 26'
Home of Football, Sheffield
Attendance: 122[2]
Sunderland3–1Aston Villa
 Report
  • Brown 90'
Mariners Park, South Shields
Attendance: 228[3]
Aston Villa2–2Sheffield
 Report
Penalties
11–10
Attendance: 140[4]
Durham0–0Liverpool
Report
Penalties
  • Hill
  • Wilson
  • Hepple
  • Worthington
  • Johnson
  • Atkinson
  • Christon
  • Gears
4–5
New Ferens Park, Durham
Attendance: 351
Referee: Helen Byrne
Liverpool5–1Aston Villa
 Report
  • Jones 67'
Attendance: 282
Referee: Natalie Aspinall
Sheffield1–1Sunderland
  • Lord-Mears 44'
 Report
Penalties
2–4
Home of Football, Sheffield
Aston Villa3–2Durham
 Report
  • Atkinson 22'
  • Ness 90+1'
Sunderland1–0Liverpool
 Report
Mariners Park, South Shields
Attendance: 128
Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Group Two North

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI EVE BIR DON OXF
1 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Advance to knock-out stage — 2–1 2–0 — —
2 Everton 4 3 0 0 1 9 2 +7 9 — — 1–0 — 4–0
3 Birmingham City 4 2 0 0 2 7 5 +2 6 — — — 3–2 4–0
4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 4 1 0 0 3 9 10 −1 3 2–3 0–3 — — —
5 Oxford United 4 0 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0 0–6 — — 1–5 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Doncaster Rovers Belles0–3Everton
Report
Box Score
Attendance: 482
Referee: Luke Watson
Oxford United0–6Manchester City
Report
Court Place Farm, Marston
Attendance: 777
Everton1–0Birmingham City
 Report
Box Score
Attendance: 181
Referee: Andy Spence
Birmingham City3–2Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
Attendance: 682[5]
Manchester City2–1Everton
 Report
Attendance: 873
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Everton4–0Oxford United
 Report
Box Score
Attendance: 188
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Manchester City2–0Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Christopher Porter
Oxford United1–5Doncaster Rovers Belles
  • Short 12'
 Report
Court Place Farm, Marston
Attendance: 172
Doncaster Rovers Belles2–3Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 924
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Group One South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REA ARS WAT MIL LON
1 Reading 4 4 0 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Advance to knock-out stage — — 4–0 — 4–0
2 Arsenal 4 3 0 0 1 19 4 +15 9 1–2 — — — 7–0
3 Watford 4 1 0 1 2 2 11 −9 4 — 0–6 — 1–0 —
4 Millwall Lionesses 4 1 0 0 3 6 14 −8 3 0–5 2–5 — — —
5 London Bees 4 0 1 0 3 4 16 −12 2 — — 1–1 3–4 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Watford1–0Millwall Lionesses
 Report
Gaywood Park, Kings Langley
Arsenal7–0London Bees
 Report
Reading4–0Watford
 Report
Attendance: 211[6]
Millwall Lionesses2–5Arsenal
 Report
St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe
Attendance: 451[7]
London Bees3–4Millwall Lionesses
 Report
Attendance: 243[8]
Arsenal1–2Reading
 Report
Attendance: 380[9]
Reading4–0London Bees
 Report
Attendance: 2,110
Watford0–6Arsenal
Report 1 Report 2
Gaywood Park, Kings Langley
Attendance: 823
London Bees1–1Watford
Penalties
4–3
Millwall Lionesses0–5Reading
Report
St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe

Group Two South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BRI BHA TOT YEO
1 Chelsea 4 4 0 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Advance to knock-out stage — — — 4–1 8–0
2 Bristol City 4 2 0 0 2 6 4 +2 6 1–2 — 3–0 — —
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 2 0 0 2 8 9 −1 6 0–3 — — — 4–2
4 Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 0 0 2 6 9 −3 6 — 2–0 1–4 — —
5 Yeovil Town 4 0 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0 — 0–2 — 1–2 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Brighton & Hove Albion4–2Yeovil Town
 Report
Culver Road, Lancing
Tottenham Hotspur2–0Bristol City
 Report
Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Brighton & Hove Albion0–3Chelsea
Report
Culver Road, Lancing
Attendance: 364 [10]
Yeovil Town1–2Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 283[11]
Bristol City1–2Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 400
Tottenham Hotspur1–4Brighton & Hove Albion
 Report
Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt
Attendance: 215
Yeovil Town0–2Bristol City
Report
Viridor Stadium, Taunton
Chelsea8–0Yeovil Town
 Report
Attendance: 1,289[13]
Chelsea4–1Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
  • Pickett 65'
Attendance: 1,541

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Everton1 (3)
Reading (pen.)1 (4)
Reading2
Arsenal3
Arsenal3
Sunderland1
Arsenal1
Manchester City0
Chelsea5
Liverpool1
Chelsea0
Manchester City1
Bristol City0
Manchester City2

Quarter-finals

Everton1–1 (a.e.t.)Reading
 Report Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 155
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Arsenal3–1Sunderland
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Josh Smith
Bristol City0–2Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 352
Referee: Savvas Yianni
Chelsea5–1Liverpool
 Report Stoney 51'
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Alex Burke

Semi-finals

Chelsea0–1Manchester City
Report Nadim 19'
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Reading2–3Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 749
Referee: Ryan Atkin

Final

Main article: 2018 FA WSL Cup final
Arsenal1–0Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 2,136

Top goalscorers

As of 18 December 2017.[14]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Fran Kirby Chelsea 7
2 Chloe Kelly Everton 5
3 Melissa Johnson Sheffield 4
Christie Murray Doncaster Rovers Belles

See also

References

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