The 2012 FA WSL is the second season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 8 April 2012 and was scheduled to end in October 2012. The league is to break between 8 July and 19 August to allow preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.[1]
Season | 2012 |
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Champions | Arsenal |
Champions League | Arsenal Birmingham City |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 180 (3.21 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kim Little (11) |
Biggest home win | Birmingham 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles 6 May 2012 |
Biggest away win | Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–4 Arsenal 25 August 2012 |
Highest scoring | Liverpool 2–5 Birmingham City 9 September 2012 |
Highest attendance | 5052 Arsenal v Chelsea |
Lowest attendance | 105 Liverpool v Bristol Academy |
← 2011 2013 → |
Arsenal won the competition, their ninth consecutive English title. Entry to the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League was earned by Arsenal, as champions, and Birmingham City, as runners–up.
Teams edit
Team | Location | Ground | 2011 season |
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Arsenal | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | FA WSL, 1st |
Birmingham City | Stratford-upon-Avon | The DCS Stadium | FA WSL, 2nd |
Bristol Academy | Filton | Stoke Gifford Stadium | FA WSL, 5th |
Chelsea | Staines | Wheatsheaf Park | FA WSL, 6th |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | FA WSL, 7th |
Everton | Crosby | The Arriva Park | FA WSL, 3rd |
Lincoln Ladies | Lincoln | Ashby Avenue | FA WSL, 4th |
Liverpool | Skelmersdale | Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium | FA WSL, 8th |
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Arsenal (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 34 | Qualification to Champions League |
2 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 26 | |
3 | Everton | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 25 | |
4 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | |
5 | Lincoln Ladies | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 18 | |
6 | Chelsea | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 17 | |
7 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 11 | |
8 | Liverpool | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results edit
Top scorers edit
Players with at least five goals.
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[2][3] |
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1 | Kim Little | Arsenal | 11 |
2 | Jodie Taylor | Birmingham | 8 |
3 | Precious Hamilton | Lincoln | 7 |
Helen Lander | Chelsea | ||
5 | Rachel Williams | Birmingham | 6 |
6 | Remi Allen | Lincoln | 5 |
Katie Chapman | Arsenal | ||
Toni Duggan | Everton | ||
Jordan Nobbs | Arsenal | ||
Fara Williams | Everton |
League Cup edit
To allow for more games the League Cup format was changed from a straight knock-out to a group stage format with the top two advancing to the semi-finals. Arsenal defended their title with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City in a rematch of last year's final. They thus won a double this season of League and League Cup, missing out on the Women's FA Cup.[4]
Group 1 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRI | BIR | EVE | DON | |
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1 | Bristol Academy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 1–1 | — | — | |
2 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | 0–4 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
Birmingham City | 1–0 | Everton |
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Bristol Academy | 1–1 | Birmingham City |
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Everton | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
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Everton | 0–4 | Bristol Academy |
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Birmingham City | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
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Group 2 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIN | ARS | CHE | LIV | |
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1 | Lincoln Ladies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | |
2 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
3 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Liverpool | 0–3 | Arsenal |
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Lincoln Ladies | 3–2 | Liverpool |
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Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 September – Filton | ||||||
Bristol Academy | 0 | |||||
10 October – Barnet | ||||||
Arsenal | 4 | |||||
Arsenal | 1 | |||||
2 September – Lincoln | ||||||
Birmingham City | 0 | |||||
Lincoln Ladies | 1 | |||||
Birmingham City | 2 | |||||
Semifinals edit
Lincoln Ladies | 1–2 | Birmingham City |
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Bristol Academy | 0–4 | Arsenal |
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Report
Report |
FA WSL Cup Final edit
Arsenal | 1–0 | Birmingham City |
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Report |
References edit
- ^ "FAQ's 21 to 28". FAWSL. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 Goal scorers". women.soccerway.com.
- ^ "the stats". fawsl.com.
- ^ "Back-to-back doubles". thefa.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links edit
- Season on soccerway.com