2022 Women's FA Cup final explained

2022 Women's FA Cup final
Event:2021–22 Women's FA Cup
Team1:Chelsea
Team1score:3
Team2:Manchester City
Team2score:2
Details:After extra time
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Woman Player1:Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea)[1]
Referee:Kirsty Dowle (Kent)[2]
Attendance:49,094
Previous:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Women's FA Cup final was the 52nd final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 28th to be played directly under the auspices of The Football Association (FA) and was named the Vitality Women's FA Cup Final due to sponsorship reasons.

The final was contested between Chelsea and Manchester City on 15 May 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London[3] and broadcast on BBC1. Chelsea won 3–2 after extra time to clinch their fourth title, in front of a competition-record crowd of 49,094.

Match details

GK 38 Ann-Katrin Berger
CB 4
CB 3
CB 16 Magdalena Eriksson (c)
RM 7
CM 5
CM 22
LM 11
RW 23
LW 9
CF 20 Sam Kerr
Substitutes:
GK 1 Zećira Mušović
MF 10
FW 14 Fran Kirby
MF 17
DF 18
FW 19 Lauren James
MF 21
MF 24
DF 25
Manager:
Emma Hayes
GK 26 Ellie Roebuck
RB 20
CB 33
CB 5 Alex Greenwood (c)
LB 3
RM 10
CM 24
LM 19
RW 9
CF 21
LW 15
Substitutes:
MF 7
MF 12
FW 13
FW 16
MF 17
FW 18
DF 30
GK 35 Khiara Keating
DF 41 Julie Blakstad
Manager:
Gareth Taylor
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Match officials

width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions in three normal-time stoppages and/or a fourth stoppage in extra-time.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wrack . Suzanne . Chelsea clinch double as Sam Kerr sinks Manchester City to win FA Cup final . 21 May 2022 . . 15 May 2022.
  2. News: Kirsty Dowle to referee FA Cup Final . 21 May 2022 . . 21 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Details for the Vitality Women's FA Cup 2021–22 campaign. thefa.com. The Football Association. 6 August 2021.