2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup explained

FA Women's National League Cup
Year:2022–23
Country:England
Wales
Dates:25 September 2022 – 23 April 2023
Num Teams:72
Defending Champions:Southampton
Champions:Nottingham Forest
Count:1
Matches:70
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:31 August 2023

The 2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup was the 31st running of the competition, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the National League Plate.

All 72 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the National League Plate tournament.

Southampton were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.[1]

The final was played at the Pirelli Stadium on 23 April 2023 between Nottingham Forest and Watford. Nottingham Forest claimed their first title following a 3–2 win after extra time.[2]

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Preliminary Round

With 36 teams progressing from the determining round, four need to be eliminated to allow a single-elimination knockout tournament to take place. Twenty eight of the winners from the determining round were given byes to the first round, with eight teams being drawn against each other in preliminary round ties.

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Downey . Sophie . 21 May 2022 . Southampton Women win promotion to second tier after victory against Wolves . 21 May 2022 . The Guardian . en.
  2. Web site: Nottingham Forest: Reds focused on title hopes after Women's National League Cup win. 1 May 2023 . BBC Sport . 27 April 2023.
  3. Web site: The FA Women's National League . Full Time . The Football Association . 10 September 2023.