2016 FA WSL

Sixth season of the top English women's association football league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2016 FA WSL 1 was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.

Season2016
ChampionsManchester City
RelegatedDoncaster Rovers Belles
Champions LeagueManchester City
Chelsea
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FA WSL 1
Season2016
ChampionsManchester City
RelegatedDoncaster Rovers Belles
Champions LeagueManchester City
Chelsea
Matches72
Goals212 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerEniola Aluko
(9 goals)
Biggest home winManchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
(2 May 2016)
Biggest away winSunderland 0–5 Chelsea
(30 June 2016)
Highest scoringChelsea 6–3 Liverpool
(8 May 2016)
Highest attendance4,096
Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea
(25 September 2016)
Average attendance1,128[1]
← 2015
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Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.[2][3]

Teams

Locations of the 2016 Super League teams
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TeamLocationGroundCapacity2015 season
ArsenalBorehamwoodMeadow Park4,5023rd
Birmingham CitySolihullDamson Park3,0506th
ChelseaStainesWheatsheaf Park3,0091st
Doncaster Rovers BellesDoncasterKeepmoat Stadium15,231 2nd, WSL 2
LiverpoolWidnesHalton Stadium13,3507th
Manchester CityManchesterAcademy Stadium7,0002nd
Notts CountyNottinghamMeadow Lane20,2295th
ReadingHigh WycombeAdams Park10,0001st, WSL 2
SunderlandHetton-le-HoleEppleton Colliery Welfare Ground2,5004th
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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 16 13 3 0 36 4 +32 42 Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase
2 Chelsea 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 Club folded after the end of the season
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 the FA WSL 2
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Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ARS BIR CHE DON LIV MCI NTC REA SUN
Arsenal 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 5–1
Birmingham City 0–0 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0
Chelsea 1–2 1–1 4–0 6–3 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–1
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–5 0–1 1–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–4 1–4
Liverpool 3–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2
Manchester City 2–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
Notts County 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 3–2 1–5 2–2 2–1
Reading 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Sunderland 0–4 1–7 0–5 4–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1
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Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: FA WSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorer Eniola Aluko in 2009
As of 16 January 2017. [4][5]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Eniola Aluko Chelsea 9
2 Scotland Jane Ross Manchester City 8
3 Scotland Caroline Weir Liverpool 7
4 England Danielle Carter Arsenal 6
5 England Fran Kirby Chelsea 5
England Beth Mead Sunderland
England Katie Chapman Chelsea
England Toni Duggan Manchester City
England Jessica Clarke Notts County
South Korea Ji So-yun Chelsea
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