2012 FA WSL

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]

FA WSL

Season	2012
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

Team	Location	Ground	2011 season
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

 

 

Arsenal

 

Birmingham City

 

Bristol Academy

 

Chelsea

 

Doncaster Rovers Belles

 

Everton

 

Lincoln Ladies

 

Liverpool

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Locations of the 2012 Super League teams

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	BIR	BRI	CHE	DON	EVE	LIV	LIN
Arsenal		4–2	1–1	3–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	2–1
Birmingham City	1–1		1–1	4–2	4–0	1–2	3–1	3–1
Bristol Academy	0–3	2–2		0–1	3–2	1–1	1–0	0–1
Chelsea	2–4	0–1	0–0		3–1	3–1	2–2	2–3
Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–1		1–2	0–2	2–1
Everton	2–2	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–1		2–0	1–0
Liverpool	0–2	2–5	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–2		2–3
Lincoln Ladies	3–3	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–1	3–3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2012. Source: WSL matches
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Players with at least five goals.

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[2]^[3]
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

See also: 2011 FA WSL Cup and 2013 FA WSL Cup

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BRI	BIR	EVE	DON
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	—	—	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIN	ARS	CHE	LIV
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	—	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

	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

2 September 2012

Lincoln Ladies	1–2	Birmingham City
Alleway   88'		Taylor   44', 76'

Ashby Avenue, Lincoln

3 September 2012

Bristol Academy	0–4	Arsenal
	Report	Davison   39' Smith   70' Yankey   73' Beattie

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

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FA WSL Cup Final

10 October 2012

Arsenal	1–0	Birmingham City
Little   82'	Report

Underhill Stadium, Barnet

Attendance: 2,535

References

1. "FAQ's 21 to 28". FAWSL. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
2. "2012 Goal scorers". women.soccerway.com.
3. "the stats". fawsl.com.
4. . thefa.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

External links

• Season on soccerway.com