The Women's Super League is the pinnacle of domestic women's football in England.
Launched in 2011 to replace the FA Women's Premier League National Division as the top level of women's football, the popularity of the league continues to soar with each passing season.
Women's Super League dates
The 2026/27 Women's Super League season starts on the weekend of 4-5 September and the final round of fixtures takes place on the weekend of the 22-23 May.
Women's Super League teams
Manchester City earned their first Women's Super League title in 2025/26, led by the ever prolific Bunny Shaw.
Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are also expected to be in the mix, while Aston Villa, Brighton, London City Lionesses, Everton, Leicester, Liverpool, Tottenham, Birmingham City and West Ham make up the division.
The final team for the 2026/27 WSL is currently TBC.
Women's Super League format
For the 2026/27 season, as part of a new expansion, there will be 14 teams in the WSL.
The 14 teams in the Women's Super League play each other once at home and once away. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.
After 26 matches the team with the most points are crowned champions. If clubs are level on points, goal difference and then goals scored will be used to determine who finishes higher in the table.
The champions qualify for the Champions League group stage, while the runners-up go into the second round of qualifying for the tournament and the third-place team enter at the first qualification stage.
The club which finishes 12th is relegated to the Championship.
Women's Super League history
The 2026/27 Women's Super League is the 16th season of the competition. The WSL replaced the FA Women's Premier League National Division in 2011 and Arsenal were the inaugural champions.
Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema is the all-time top scorer in the WSL, racking up 80 goals from 106 appearances to put her six clear of Tottenham's Bethany England.
Chelsea have been the dominant force in the Women's Super League, winning the title on seven occasions. Their first triumph came in 2015 and they also won the league in 2017/18, before racking up six titles in a row between 2019/20 and 2024/25.
Another London club, Arsenal, are the next most successful club in WSL history, topping the table in 2011, 2012 and 2019, while Liverpool and Manchester City are two-time champions.
