The 2013 FA WSL was the third season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 14 April and ended on 29 September.
Arsenal were the defending champions, having won their ninth consecutive English title last season. The top two teams qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.
The season was the last before the creation of a second division of the WSL. All teams had to reapply for a place in WSL 1 in the next season. Doncaster Belles were the only current WSL team not granted a WSL 1 place, thus they played in the WSL 2 the following season. This decision had already been taken before Doncaster finished the season bottom of the WSL with the lowest points tally, as no relegation to the WSL 2 based on points was scheduled until the WSL 2 had completed its inaugural season to produce a corresponding promotion team. The reason for Doncaster's relegation from WSL 1 was a failed reapplication based on financial criteria, which is an aspect of the WSL the FA monitors very closely since it funds the participating teams and the teams must regularly prove they can match the FA funding. The Belles' place in the top flight the following season was taken by the Manchester City Ladies team from the FA Women's Premier League National Division, but now re-branded as Manchester City Women. Likewise, Lincoln Ladies retained their place in WSL 1 but relocated and re-branded as Notts County Ladies for the following season.[1]
The same teams as last season returned, as there was no relegation system in place.
Liverpool, who finished bottom in 2011 and 2012, relocated from Skelmersdale to the Halton Stadium in Widnes prior to the 2013 season as part of an ambitious programme of investment.[2] Lincoln Ladies left Ashby Avenue to return full-time to Sincil Bank.[3]
^"Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
^"WSL: Liverpool Ladies to play at Stobart Stadium". BBC. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^"Lincoln Ladies in deal to play home games at Sincil Bank". Lincolnshire Echo. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^"FA Charge Arsenal Ladies". London: fawsl.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
^"Back-to-back doubles". thefa.com. 4 October 2013.
External linksedit
Official website
Season on soccerway.com
April 10, 2024
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The 2013 FA WSL was the third season of the FA WSL the top level women s football league of England The season began on 14 April and ended on 29 September FA WSLSeason2013ChampionsLiverpool 1st title Matches played56Goals scored177 3 16 per match Top goalscorerNatasha DowieBiggest home winArsenal 5 0 EvertonBiggest away winDoncaster Rovers Belles 0 9 LiverpoolHighest scoringDoncaster Rovers Belles 0 9 Liverpool 20122014 Arsenal were the defending champions having won their ninth consecutive English title last season The top two teams qualified for the 2014 15 UEFA Women s Champions League The season was the last before the creation of a second division of the WSL All teams had to reapply for a place in WSL 1 in the next season Doncaster Belles were the only current WSL team not granted a WSL 1 place thus they played in the WSL 2 the following season This decision had already been taken before Doncaster finished the season bottom of the WSL with the lowest points tally as no relegation to the WSL 2 based on points was scheduled until the WSL 2 had completed its inaugural season to produce a corresponding promotion team The reason for Doncaster s relegation from WSL 1 was a failed reapplication based on financial criteria which is an aspect of the WSL the FA monitors very closely since it funds the participating teams and the teams must regularly prove they can match the FA funding The Belles place in the top flight the following season was taken by the Manchester City Ladies team from the FA Women s Premier League National Division but now re branded as Manchester City Women Likewise Lincoln Ladies retained their place in WSL 1 but relocated and re branded as Notts County Ladies for the following season 1 Contents 1 Teams 2 League table 3 Results 4 Top scorers 5 League Cup 5 1 Group 1 5 2 Group 2 5 3 Knockout stage 5 3 1 Semi finals 5 4 WSL Cup Final 6 References 7 External linksTeams editThe same teams as last season returned as there was no relegation system in place Liverpool who finished bottom in 2011 and 2012 relocated from Skelmersdale to the Halton Stadium in Widnes prior to the 2013 season as part of an ambitious programme of investment 2 Lincoln Ladies left Ashby Avenue to return full time to Sincil Bank 3 Team Location Ground 2012 WSL finishArsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park 1stBirmingham City Stratford upon Avon The DCS Stadium 2ndBristol Academy Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium 4thChelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park 6thDoncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 7thEverton Crosby The Arriva Stadium 3rdLincoln Ladies Lincoln Sincil Bank 5thLiverpool Widnes Halton Stadium 8th nbsp nbsp Arsenal nbsp Birmingham City nbsp Bristol Academy nbsp Chelsea nbsp Doncaster Rovers Belles nbsp Everton nbsp Lincoln Ladies nbsp Liverpoolclass notpageimage Locations of the 2013 Super League teamsLeague table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Liverpool C 14 12 0 2 46 19 27 36 Qualification to Champions League2 Bristol Academy 14 10 1 3 30 20 10 313 Arsenal a 14 10 3 1 31 11 20 304 Birmingham City 14 5 3 6 16 21 5 185 Everton 14 4 3 7 23 30 7 156 Lincoln Ladies 14 2 4 8 10 15 5 107 Chelsea 14 3 1 10 20 27 7 108 Doncaster Rovers Belles b 14 1 3 10 9 42 33 6 Relegation to FA WSL 2Source FA WSLRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C ChampionsNotes Arsenal were deducted 3 points for fielding an unregistered player 4 Doncaster Rovers Belles relegated to the Super League Second Division on financial grounds Results editHome Away ARS BIR BRI CHE DON EVE LIV LINArsenal 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 5 0 0 4 0 0Birmingham City 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 1 1Bristol Academy 2 3 1 0 2 0 3 1 4 3 3 4 2 1Chelsea 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 4 2 1 0 2Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 6 0 3 3 4 0 4 1 1 0 9 1 0Everton 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 4 1 0Liverpool 0 3 4 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 4 2 3 2Lincoln Ladies 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1Updated to match es played on 15 September Source FA WSL resultsLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Top scorers editRank Scorer Club Goals 5 6 1 Natasha Dowie Liverpool 132 Nicole Rolser Liverpool 103 Natalia de Pablos Bristol Academy 94 Louise Fors Liverpool 75 Danielle Carter Arsenal 6Jordan Nobbs Arsenal 6Nikita Parris Everton 6Toni Duggan Everton 6Sofia Jakobsson Chelsea 6Eniola Aluko Chelsea 6League Cup editSee also 2012 FA WSL Cup and 2014 FA WSL Cup The WSL Continental Cup was played in the same format as last year Arsenal won their third title in as many editions with a 2 0 win over Lincoln 7 Group 1 edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS LIN BIR BRI1 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 7 Advance to Knockout stage 2 1 4 22 Lincoln Ladies 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 5 1 1 3 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4 1 1 4 Bristol Academy 3 0 0 3 2 7 5 0 0 1 0 2 Source citation needed 2 May 201319 00Bristol Academy0 2Birmingham CityReport Williams nbsp 30 Linnett nbsp 65 Stoke Gifford Stadium FiltonAttendance 675Referee Adrian Quelch 2 May 201319 30Lincoln Ladies1 1ArsenalClarke nbsp 23 Report White nbsp 82 Sincil Bank LincolnAttendance 283Referee Stuart Richardson 5 May 201319 30Bristol Academy0 1Lincoln LadiesReport Hamilton nbsp 87 Stoke Gifford Stadium FiltonAttendance 425Referee Thomas Blanch 11 May 201313 00Arsenal2 1Birmingham CityDavison nbsp 50 White nbsp 88 Report Williams nbsp 48 pen Meadow Park BorehamwoodReferee Adam Crysell 19 May 201314 00Arsenal4 2Bristol AcademyWhite nbsp 25 Nobbs nbsp 49 Carter Loblack nbsp 54 Little nbsp 82 Report Watts nbsp 27 Curson nbsp 42 Meadow Park BorehamwoodAttendance 446Referee Anthony Da Costa 19 May 201314 00Birmingham City1 1Lincoln LadiesWilliams nbsp 3 Report Cantrell nbsp 38 Knights Lane TiddingtonAttendance 427Referee Robert Massey Ellis Group 2 edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV EVE DON CHE1 Liverpool 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 7 Advance to Knockout stage 1 1 1 0 2 Everton 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 2 13 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 3 1 14 Chelsea 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1 0 4 Source citation needed 23 March 201319 30Liverpool1 1EvertonFors nbsp 76 pen Report Parris nbsp 87 Halton Stadium WidnesAttendance 1 432Referee Sian Massey 28 April 201318 00Doncaster Rovers Belles1 1ChelseaSigsworth nbsp 4 Vidarsdottir nbsp 45 Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 4 May 201319 15Liverpool1 0Doncaster Rovers BellesDowie nbsp 46 Halton Stadium WidnesAttendance 471Referee Rob Goodwin Davey 5 May 201314 00Everton2 1ChelseaDuggan nbsp 34 Scott nbsp 90 Report Jakobsson nbsp 47 Rossett Park CrosbyAttendance 257Referee Elizabeth Jane Simms 18 May 201318 00Doncaster Rovers Belles1 3EvertonEngland nbsp 35 Report Parris nbsp 38 Jones nbsp 71 Duggan nbsp 90 pen Keepmoat Stadium DoncasterAttendance 301Referee Duncan Street 19 May 201314 00Chelsea0 4LiverpoolReportWheatsheaf Park StainesAttendance 357Referee Paul Kelly Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal 8 August Borehamwood Arsenal4 4 October Barnet Everton0 Arsenal2 7 August Widnes Lincoln Ladies0 Liverpool1 2 Lincoln Ladies pen 1 4 Semi finals edit 7 August 201319 30Liverpool1 1Lincoln LadiesDowie nbsp 1 Report Sweetman Kirk nbsp 50 PenaltiesWilliams nbsp Dowie nbsp Fors nbsp Bonner nbsp 2 4 Stoney nbsp Allen nbsp Walton nbsp Clarke nbsp Cantrell nbsp Halton Stadium WidnesAttendance 507Referee Barry Lamb 8 August 201319 45Arsenal4 0EvertonNobbs nbsp 8 Carter Loblack nbsp 35 White nbsp 40 Houghton nbsp 56 ReportMeadow Park Borehamwood WSL Cup Final edit 4 October 201319 30Arsenal2 0Lincoln LadiesWhite nbsp 76 Little nbsp 86 The Hive EdgwareAttendance 3 421Referee Lisa RashidReferences edit Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure BBC Sport 26 April 2013 Retrieved 26 April 2013 WSL Liverpool Ladies to play at Stobart Stadium BBC 17 January 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2013 Lincoln Ladies in deal to play home games at Sincil Bank Lincolnshire Echo 7 January 2013 Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2013 FA Charge Arsenal Ladies London fawsl com 16 September 2013 Retrieved 16 September 2013 2013 Goal scorers women soccerway com the stats fawsl com Back to back doubles thefa com 4 October 2013 External links editOfficial website Season on soccerway com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 FA WSL amp oldid 1212843816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
