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Country | England |
Dates | 1 October 2022 – 5 March 2023 |
Teams | 24 |
Defending champions | Manchester City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Arsenal (6th title) |
Runner-up | Chelsea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 44 |
Goals scored | 137 (3.11 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Sam Kerr (6 goals) |
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The 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup was the twelfth edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. It was 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 contested the competition. Manchester City were the defending champions.[2]
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 9 August 2022 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 City 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] Manchester City were eliminated from the Champions League in the first qualifying round and were therefore placed in Group B as the only Northern group with four teams.
The first place team in each of the five groups will qualify for the knock-out stage. Because Manchester City failed to progress from Champions League qualifying, one best-placed runner-up will also progress to make up eight teams in the quarter-finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
Aston Villa | 1–1 | Manchester United |
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Attendance: 2,109[4]
Referee: Melissa Burgin[5]
Durham | 3–3 | Sheffield United |
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Attendance: 324[6]
Referee: Matthew Corlett[7]
Everton | 1–1 | Aston Villa |
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4–2 |
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Attendance: 1,202[8]
Referee: Thomas Kirk[9]
Durham | 2–2 | Manchester United |
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3–1 |
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Attendance: 1,695[10]
Referee: Thomas Parsons[11]
Sheffield United | 0–3 | Everton |
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Aston Villa | 1–0 | Durham |
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Attendance: 526
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Manchester United | 4–2 | Everton |
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Attendance: 1,519[12]
Referee: Simon Kirk
Sheffield United | 1–2 | Aston Villa |
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Attendance: 104[13]
Referee: Andrew Kitchen[14]
Everton | 0–1 | Durham |
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Manchester United | 4–0 | Sheffield United |
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Attendance: 1,273[15]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Manchester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 12 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
5 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Sunderland | 0–1 | Liverpool |
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Attendance: 590[16]
Referee: Phoebe Cross[17]
Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | Leicester City |
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Attendance: 247[18]
Referee: Melissa Cairns[19]
Leicester City | 0–4 | Liverpool |
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Attendance: 354[20]
Referee: Tom Nield[21]
Manchester City | 6–0 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Attendance: 1,419[22]
Referee: Melissa Burgin[23]
Manchester City | 3–0 | Sunderland |
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Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
Liverpool | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Attendance: 969
Referee: Melissa Burgin
Liverpool | 0–2 | Manchester City |
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Attendance: 965[24]
Referee: Martin Woods[25]
Sunderland | 0–5 | Leicester City |
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Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester City |
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Attendance: 651[28]
Blackburn Rovers | Cancelled | Sunderland |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | London City Lionesses | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Birmingham City | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Attendance: 461[31]
Referee: Ritchie Watkins
London City Lionesses | 2–2 | West Ham United |
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Attendance: 410[32]
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
London City Lionesses | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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Attendance: 268
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
West Ham United | 2–0 | Birmingham City |
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Attendance: 585[33]
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Birmingham City | 1–2 | London City Lionesses |
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Attendance: 481[34]
Referee: Jeda Wardle
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | West Ham United |
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3–0 |
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Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Lewes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Lewes | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic |
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Attendance: 403
Referee: C. Small
Bristol City | 4–0 | Crystal Palace |
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Attendance: 423[36]
Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Lewes |
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Attendance: 296
Referee: Aimee Keir
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Bristol City |
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Attendance: 296[37]
Referee: Nicoleta Bria
Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Crystal Palace |
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Attendance: 302[39]
Lewes | 0–1 | Bristol City |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Coventry United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Reading | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Amy Fearn
Coventry United | 2–0 | Southampton |
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Attendance: 264[41]
Southampton | 0–3 | Reading |
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Attendance: 4,258
Referee: Louise Saunders
Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Coventry United |
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Attendance: 566
Referee: Josh Smith
Coventry United | 0–4 | Reading |
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Attendance: 192
Referee: Phoebe Cross
Southampton | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
Due to Manchester City's failure to progress from Champions League qualifying, they entered the League Cup group stage. With only two teams receiving byes to the League Cup quarter-finals, the best-placed runner-up team progressed with the five group winners to make up the final eight. With the three Southern groups containing one fewer team than the two Northern groups, the ranking to determine which second-placed team 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 | B | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | 2.25 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
2 | A | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | 2.00 | |
3 | E | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 2.00 | |
4 | C | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 | |
5 | D | Lewes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 |
Chelsea and Arsenal entered 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.
Bristol City | 0–6 | Manchester City |
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Attendance: 2,647
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Liverpool | 0–1 | West Ham United |
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Attendance: 510
Referee: Martin Woods
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Chelsea |
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Attendance: 657 [42]
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Arsenal | 3–0 | Aston Villa |
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Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Carl Brook
Arsenal | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City |
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Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Abigail Byrne
West Ham United | 0–7 | Chelsea |
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Attendance: 1,092
Referee: Louise Saunders
On 5 December 2022, it was announced that the 2023 FA Women's League Cup Final would be held at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace, for the first time. The final took place on 5 March 2023.[43]
Chelsea | 1–3 | Arsenal |
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Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
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