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The Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) and Barclays Women’s Championship (WC) are the top two professional women’s football leagues in England, with the Barclays WSL currently boasting more FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 players than any other league in the world. Both the Barclays WSL and Barclays WC leagues are made up of 12 clubs, and in both leagues, the teams all play each other twice each season.
The Barclays WSL 2023-24 season runs from October to May, and at the end of each season, the top three teams from the Barclays WSL qualify for the UEFA Women’s Champions League, with the team finishing bottom relegated to the Barclays WC.
The Barclays WC begins in August and finishes in April with the team finishing the season on top promoted to the Barclays WSL. The two teams who find themselves at the bottom are relegated to the third pyramid in English football.
Barclays WSL & Women’s Championship Competition Rules 2023-24
The FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup
The FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup is the cup competition for our top two professional leagues. Featuring all 24 Barclays WSL and Barclays WC clubs, the competition kicks off with group stages split into north and south regions, before the knockout rounds begin with the quarter-finals onwards.
The 2022-23 Season Final was a record-breaking fixture, as over 19,000 fans watched eventual winners Arsenal take on Chelsea at Selhurst Park.
club statistics up tp 2022/23
The leagues in numbers
12 Clubs
293
Players, currently competing in the Barclays Women's Super League from 34 different nations
See players 475
449
359
211
Titles
6
3
2
1
club statistics up tp 2022/23
The leagues in numbers
12 Clubs
271
Players competing last season in the Barclays Women's Championship from 14 different nations
See Players 49
39
39
34
32
Titles
6
3
2
1
