2016 FA WSL Cup

FA WSL Cup 2016 England 8 May 2016 – 2 October 2016 19 Manchester City Birmingham City 18 56 13,454 ENG Nikita Parris Manchester CitySCO Jane Ross Manchester CityENG Fara Williams Arsenal (3 Goals Each) 2015 2017–18 The 2016 FA WSL Cup was the sixth 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 19 teams of the two divisions of the WSL took part in the competition. Arsenal were the defending champions; only they and Manchester City had won the cup in the previous five seasons it was contested in. The format was changed to a true knock-out tournament.http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/12506 FA WSL Continental Cup is knockout! shekicks.net 10 December 2015 12 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111834/http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/12506 22 December 2015 dead With 19 entrants, the bottom six teams played a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that was seeded, so WSL 1 teams met WSL 2 teams, who had home advantage.Posted 29 March 2016, 07:30 in http://shekicks.net/news/view/12944 Continental Tyres Cup Draw She Kicks 2016-03-29 2016-08-13 11 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411162844/http://shekicks.net/news/view/12944 dead Preliminary round | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|8 May 2016 Sheffield 3–1 Durham Oxford United 1–0 Millwall Lionesses Watford 0–2 London Bees Sheffield v Durham 8 May 2016 Sheffield 3–1 https://durhamwfc.co.uk/2016/05/08/report-sheffield-3-1-durham/ Durham *Johnson 29 Flanagan 85 Dale 88 *Lee 85 Home of Football Sheffield Oxford United v Millwall Lionesses 8 May 2016 Oxford United 1–0 https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2016/may/united-women-beat-millwall/ Millwall Lionesses *Timms 79 Northcourt Road Abingdon 405 Watford v London Bees 8 May 2016 Watford 0–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/08/england/wsl-cup/watford-lfc/barnet-lfc/2230978/ London Bees *Goddard 45 Watts 48 Broadwater Berkhamsted First round | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|2 July 2016 Aston Villa 0–8 Manchester City Everton 0–1 Liverpool Reading 1–3 Arsenal London Bees 3–3 4–2 Chelsea Sheffield 2–0 Bristol City |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|3 July 2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Sunderland Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham City Yeovil Town 1–3 Notts County Aston Villa v Manchester City 2 July 2016 Aston Villa 0–8 http://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/2016/07/02/aston-villa-ladies-v-manchester-city-women-continental-cup-match-report-2-july/1467385817620 Manchester City *Parris 9 18 59 Ross 17 90 Middag 32 Corboz 79 Scott 90 Central Ground Sutton Coldfield Sarah Garrett 492 Everton v Liverpool 2 July 2016 Everton 0–1 October 2025 Liverpool *Lundh 45 Select Security Stadium Widnes 1,033 Reading v Arsenal 2 July 2016 Reading 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20160703115438/http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1617/post/ladies/ladies-reading-1-3-arsenal-report Arsenal *Follis 66 *Losada 47 Williams 50 64 pen. The Hive Stadium Canons Park 1,034 London Bees v Chelsea 2 July 2016 London Bees 3–3 y https://web.archive.org/web/20160703113935/http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/07/ladies-report--london-bees---chelsea.html Chelsea *Flaherty 58 o.g. Wilson 80 Cooper 114 *England 8 95 Bright 90+2 *Beckett Watts Goddard Cooper Will 4–2 * Davison Carney So-Yun Flaherty The Hive Stadium Canons Park 763 Sheffield v Bristol City 2 July 2016 Sheffield 2–0 October 2025 Bristol City *Michalska 58 Flanagan 81 Home of Football Stadium Sheffield 138 Doncaster Rovers Belles v Sunderland 3 July 2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/continental-cup-doncaster-rovers-belles-2-sunderland-ladies-1-456663 Sunderland *Little 22 Cresswell *Ramshaw 62 Home of Football Stadium Sheffield Jane Simms 188 Oxford United v Birmingham City 3 July 2016 Oxford United 0–2 https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2016/july/oxford-united-women-0-birmingham-city-ladies-2/ Birmingham City *Hegerberg pen. Lawley Northcourt Stadium Abingdon 454 Yeovil Town v Notts County 3 July 2016 Yeovil Town 1–3 October 2025 Notts County *Lawrence 75 *White 2 23 Whelan 65 Raleigh Grove Sherborne 406 Quarter-finals | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|5 August 2016 Arsenal 3–2 Notts County |- | colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|7 August 2016 Birmingham City 1–0 Liverpool Manchester City 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Sheffield 0–2 London Bees Arsenal v Notts County 5 August 2016 Arsenal 3–2 https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1617/post/ladies/ladies-arsenal-3-2-notts-county Notts County *Stoney 9 Smith 82 Williams 90 pen. *Whelan 40 Clarke 52 The Hive Canons Park 421 Birmingham City v Liverpool 7 August 2016 Birmingham City 1–0 y October 2025 Liverpool *Haines 120+1 Damson Park Solihull 712 Manchester City v Doncaster Rovers Belles 7 August 2016 14:00 BST Manchester City 4–1 http://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/2016/08/07/manchester-city-women-v-doncaster-rovers-belles-conti-cup-match-report/1470579061449 Doncaster Rovers Belles *Christiansen 38 Stanway 76 Duggan 82 Ross 88 *Mathews 80 Academy Stadium Manchester Anthony Backhouse 1,153 Sheffield v London Bees 7 August 2016 Sheffield 0–2 October 2025 London Bees *Goddard 63 Clarke 90 Home of Football Sheffield Semi-finals Played on 3 and 4 September 2016. London Bees 0–4 Birmingham City Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal London Bees v Birmingham City 3 September 2016 London Bees 0–4 October 2025 Birmingham City *Linnett 26 Harrop 53 Wellings 84 Davies 90 o.g. The Hive Canons Park 398 Manchester City v Arsenal 4 September 2016 Manchester City 1–0 http://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/2016/09/04/manchester-city-women-v-arsenal-ladies-conti-cup-semi-final-4-september/1472996292207 Arsenal *Beattie 79 Academy Stadium Manchester 1,643 Final 2016 FA WSL Cup final Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed a double.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37520227 Women's Continental Cup final: Manchester City 1-0 Birmingham City (aet) BBC 2 October 2016 2 October 2016 21 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721140706/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37520227 live Manchester City 1–0 Birmingham City Manchester City v Birmingham City 2016 10 2 y Manchester City 1–0 y https://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/2016/10/02/man-city-women-v-birmingham-continental-tyres-cup-final-match-report-2-october/1475423312526 Birmingham City *Bronze 104 Academy Stadium Manchester Rebecca Welch 4,214 References External links Official website League Cup at soccerway.com Category:2015–16 in English football cups 2016 WSL Cup 2016