The 2020–21 FA Women's Championship will be the third season of the rebranded FA Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England. It was renamed from the FA WSL 2 which was founded in 2014. The season is scheduled to begin on 5 September 2020.
Twelve teams were originally scheduled to compete in the Championship for the 2020–21 season, an increase of one team from the previous season. This was a planned progression of the restructuring of the English women's game, a move prompted to provide for a fully professional Women's Super League (WSL) starting with the 2018–19 season. Membership of both the first and second tier is subject to a license, based on a series of off-the-field criteria.[1]
However, while the movement between the WSL and Championship was honoured with Aston Villa earning promotion and Liverpool taking their place, there was no relegation or promotion between the Championship and National League after the seasons from tier three and below were null and voided and results had been expunged. One team was scheduled to be relegated and replaced by the winners of both the National League North and South divisions. The season will therefore be contested by eleven teams.
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2020. Source: FA WSL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored Notes:
Stuart Wilson[2]
