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The FA Women’s Super League (WSL) was launched at Wembley yesterday, with the first game taking place on Wednesday 13th April between Chelsea Ladies and Arsenal. The league will see eight teams  go head to head in an elite all-female competition that will be broadcast on ESPN over the coming weeks.  

Teams taking part include: Birmingham City, Bristol Academy Ladies, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Lincoln Ladies, Liverpool, Chelsea Ladies and Arsenal.

 

Sue Tibballs, Chief Executive of the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation said:

“The launch of the Women’s Super League is a welcome opportunity to boost profile and investment in the women’s football at a time when our research shows that there’s a real desire among women to play the game.

“What we need to see is real support from the top of the game to make sure the WSL inspires a new generation of women to get their boots on and get involved on the pitch, and support their teams from the terraces.”

 

You can find out more about the Women’s Super League by visiting: www.fawsl.com

 

Women’s football – facts and stats

  • 150,000 women play football every week, 13 times less than men
  • However, football is the most popular team sport for women
  • 56,000 women would like to play more football
  • Only 13% of women who regularly play football do so as part of a formal football club, compared with 21% of regular male players
  • Football participation rates drop by around 50% between the ages of 16 and 20
  • More than a million people watched the Women’s FA Cup Final in 2009
  • 44% of sports fans agree that women’s team sports are just as exciting to watch as men’s
  • 63% of sports fans agree that the top sportswomen may not be as powerful, but they are just as skilful as the top men
  • 56% of sports fans agree that women’s team sports are going to get a lot bigger in this country over the next five years
Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation