2019–20 FA Women's League Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup was the ninth edition of the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition since its creation, and was officially known as the FA Women's Continental League Cup for sponsorship reasons. All 23 teams from the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship took part in the competition - the largest field in its history and an increase of one from the previous year.
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| Country | England |
| Dates | 21 September 2019 – 29 February 2020 |
| Teams | 23 |
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| Champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Arsenal |
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| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 242 (4.03 per match) |
| Attendance | 45,783 (763 per match) |
| Top goal scorer |  Bethany England Chelsea (7 Goals) |
Manchester City were the defending champions; only they and Arsenal had previously won the cup in the eight seasons it has previously been contested in.
Format changes
The 2019–20 Women's League Cup kept the same format, including an initial group stage, that was in use since the 2017–18 edition, but expanded by one to accommodate the increase in teams in the top two divisions of women's football to 23. The season was intended to be the first in which the FA WSL and FA Championship both had twelve teams,[1] allowing for a league cup group stage with four equal groups of six teams. However, the demotion of Yeovil Town from the WSL to the third tier FA Women's National League[2] meant that, though the competition would have its highest ever number of participants, one group would still have to contain only five clubs.[3]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHU | AST | LIV | DUR | COV | BLB | |
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| 1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 5–2 | ||
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | 2–3 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Durham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 0–4 | 3–0 | — | — | 4–0 | — | ||
| 5 | Coventry United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | — | — | 0–6 | 1–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| Durham | 3–0 | Aston Villa |
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| Coventry United | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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| Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Durham |
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| Coventry United | 2–2 | Aston Villa |
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| Sheffield United | 2–2 | Coventry United |
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| Aston Villa | 5–2 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | BHA | BRI | LON | CHA | LCL | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 13 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | 7–0 | 9–0 | 4–0 | — | |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | London Bees | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 5 | — | 0–5 | — | — | 0–0 | — | ||
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | — | 0–3 | 2–5 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | London City Lionesses | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 | 0–5 | 2–4 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| Arsenal | 4–0 | Charlton Athletic |
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| London City Lionesses | 0–3 | London Bees |
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| Bristol City | 1–1 | London City Lionesses |
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| Charlton Athletic | 2–5 | Bristol City |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MNU | MCI | BIR | EVE | LEI | |
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| 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 12 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 2–0 | — | — | 11–1 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | — | — | 1–5 | 0–4 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| Birmingham City | 1–0 | Everton |
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| Leicester City | 1–5 | Birmingham City |
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| Leicester City | 0–4 | Everton |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | REA | WHU | TOT | CRY | LEW | |
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| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | — | |
| 2 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | — | 0–4 | — | — | — | 6–0 | ||
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | 0–3 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
| 6 | Lewes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| Reading | 0–1 | West Ham United |
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| West Ham United | 3–1 | Lewes |
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| West Ham United | 7–0 | Crystal Palace |
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Knock-out stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Reading | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Manchester City | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sheffield United | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Manchester City | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round was made live via Talksport 2 on 16 December 2019 with the winners of each group all receiving home advantage. The matches were played on Wednesday 15 January 2020 and contained two FA Women's Championship teams, double the amount that reached the quarter-finals the previous season.
Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 18 January 2019 and was broadcast live on BT Sport Score. The matches were played on 29 January 2020 and contained the same four semi-finalists as the previous season.
| Arsenal | 2–1 | Manchester City |
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| Manchester United | 0–1 | Chelsea |
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Final
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On 16 January, it was announced the 2020 FA Women's League Cup final would be held at the City Ground, the home of Nottingham Forest, for the first time.[4] The game was televised live domestically on BT Sport and internationally via the FA's own streaming service the FA Player.[5]
| Arsenal | 1–2 | Chelsea |
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