2016 FA WSL

FA WSL

Season	2016
Champions	Manchester City W.F.C.
← 2015 2017–18 →

The 2016 FA WSL is the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.

Manchester City W.F.C. won the WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2-0 win over Chelsea. This is Manchester City's first WSL 1 title.

Teams

WSL 1

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Chelsea

Manchester City

Notts County

Liverpool

Sunderland

Doncaster Rovers Belles

Reading

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Locations of the 2016 Super League teams

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2015 season
Arsenal	Borehamwood	Meadow Park	4,502	3rd
Birmingham City	Solihull	Damson Park	3,050	6th
Chelsea	Staines	Wheatsheaf Park	3,009	1st
Doncaster Rovers Belles	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231	2nd, WSL 2
Liverpool	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	7th
Manchester City	Manchester	Academy Stadium	7,000	2nd
Notts County	Nottingham	Meadow Lane	20,229	5th
Reading	Farnborough	Adams Park	10,000	1st, WSL 2
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	The Hetton Centre	2,500	4th

WSL 2

Aston Villa

Durham

Everton

London Bees

Millwall Lionesses

Oxford United

Watford

Yeovil Town

Bristol City

Sheffield

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Locations of the 2016 WSL 2 teams

Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2015 season
Aston Villa	Sutton Coldfield	Central Ground, Coles Lane	2,000	5th
Bristol City	Filton	Stoke Gifford Stadium	1,500	8th, WSL 1
Durham	Durham	New Ferens Park	3,000	7th
Everton	Widnes	Halton Stadium	13,350	3rd
London Bees	Canons Park	The Hive Stadium	5,176	8th
Millwall Lionesses	London	The Den	20,146	9th
Oxford United	Abingdon	Northcourt Road	2,000	6th
Sheffield	Dronfield	Coach and Horses	2,000	1st, WPL
Watford	Berkhamsted	Broadwater	2,000	10th
Yeovil Town	Yeovil	Huish Park	9,565	4th

WSL 1

FA WSL 1

Season	2016
Champions	Manchester City
Relegated	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Matches played	64
Goals scored	180 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Eniola Aluko (9 goals)
Biggest home win	Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016)
Biggest away win	Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea (30 June 2016)
Highest scoring	Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool (8 May 2016)
Highest attendance	4,096 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea (25 September 2016)
Average attendance	1,128
← 2015 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 10 July 2016.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C, Q)	16	13	3	0	36	4	+32	42	Qualification to Champions League
2	Chelsea (Q)	16	12	1	3	42	17	+25	37
3	Arsenal	16	10	2	4	33	14	+19	32
4	Birmingham City	16	7	6	3	18	13	+5	27
5	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	27	23	+4	25
6	Notts County	16	4	4	8	16	26	−10	16
7	Sunderland	16	2	4	10	17	41	−24	10
8	Reading	16	1	6	9	15	26	−11	9
9	Doncaster Rovers (R)	16	1	0	15	8	48	−40	3	Relegation to FA WSL 2

Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2016. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

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