2026–27 Women's Super League
Football league season
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The 2026–27 Women's Super League will be the 16th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010.[1] It will be the eighth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels of women's football in England.
| Season | 2026–27 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 September 2026 – 23 May 2027 |
← 2025–26 2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 4 September 2026. | |
Manchester City are the defending champions.
Teams
Fourteen teams will contest the 2026–27 Women's Super League season, an increase of two teams after a league expansion was announced in June 2025.[2] Birmingham City and Crystal Palace were promoted as 2025–26 Women's Super League 2 winner and runner-up on 2 May 2026.[3][4] Birmingham City returns to the top flight after being relegated at the end of the 2021–22 season, while Crystal Palace returns after one season in the WSL2.
There was a one-game play-off between Leicester City (12th-placed WSL team) and Charlton Athletic (3rd-placed WSL2 team) on 23 May 2026, to decide the fourteenth team. Charlton were eventual winners on penalties, and will make their WSL debut, returning to the English women's top tier after 18 years absent since they were relegated from the old FA Women's Premier League National Division in 2008.[5]
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2025–26 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | London (Holloway) | Emirates Stadium | 60,704 | 2nd |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham (Aston) | Villa Park | 42,640 | 9th |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham (Bordesley) | St Andrew's | 29,902 | WSL2, 1st |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley | Broadfield Stadium[a] | 6,134 | 7th |
| Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | The Valley | 27,111 | WSL2, 3rd |
| Chelsea | London (Fulham) | Stamford Bridge | 40,044 | 3rd |
| Crystal Palace | London (Sutton) | Gander Green Lane | 5,013 | WSL2, 2nd |
| Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | Goodison Park | 39,414 | 8th |
| Liverpool | St Helens | BrewDog Stadium[b] | 18,000 | 11th |
| London City Lionesses | London (Bromley) | Hayes Lane | 5,000 | 6th |
| Manchester City | Manchester (Bradford) | Academy Stadium[c] | 7,000 | 1st |
| Manchester United | Leigh | Leigh Sports Village[d] | 12,000 | 4th |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London (Leyton) | Brisbane Road[e] | 9,271 | 5th |
| West Ham United | London (Dagenham) | Victoria Road | 6,078 | 10th |
- Some matches to be played at Falmer Stadium.
- Some matches to be played at City of Manchester Stadium.
- Some matches to be played at Old Trafford.
- Some matches to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Personnel and kits
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | London City Lionesses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for WSL2 promotion/relegation play-off |
| 14 | West Ham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the WSL2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.