2025–26 Women's Super League

2025–26 Women's Super League

The 2025–26 Women's Super League is the 15th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It is the seventh season after the rebranding of the four highest levels of women's football in England. The season began on 5 September 2025 and ends on 17 May 2026.

Chelsea are the defending champions, having won their sixth consecutive and eighth overall title in the previous season.

On 16 June 2025, it was announced that the WSL would be expanding to 14 teams from the 2026–27 season. As a result, the 2025–26 WSL2 season will promote two teams, while the bottom WSL team will play in a promotion/relegation play-off against the 3rd placed WSL2 side.

Teams

2025–26 Women's Super League

Twelve teams will contest the 2025–26 Women's Super League season. London City Lionesses were confirmed as 2024–25 Women's Championship champions on the final day of competition. They replaced Crystal Palace, who were relegated on 27 April 2025, with two games remaining in the season.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Ground</th><th>Capacity</th><th>2024–25 season</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arsenal</td><td>London (Holloway)</td><td>Emirates Stadium</td><td>60,704</td><td>2nd</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa</td><td>Birmingham (Aston)</td><td>Villa Park</td><td>42,640</td><td>6th</td></tr><tr><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>Crawley</td><td>Broadfield Stadium</td><td>6,134</td><td>5th</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea</td><td>London (Kingston upon Thames)</td><td>Kingsmeadow</td><td>4,850</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td>Everton</td><td>Liverpool (Walton)</td><td>Goodison Park</td><td>39,414</td><td>8th</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Leicester</td><td>King Power Stadium</td><td>32,212</td><td>10th</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>St Helens</td><td>BrewDog Stadium</td><td>18,000</td><td>7th</td></tr><tr><td>London City Lionesses</td><td>London (Bromley)</td><td>Hayes Lane</td><td>5,000</td><td>WC, 1st</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City</td><td>Manchester (Bradford)</td><td>Academy Stadium</td><td>7,000</td><td>4th</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United</td><td>Leigh</td><td>Leigh Sports Village</td><td>12,000</td><td>3rd</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>London (Leyton)</td><td>Brisbane Road</td><td>9,271</td><td>11th</td></tr><tr><td>West Ham United</td><td>London (Dagenham)</td><td>Victoria Road</td><td>6,078</td><td>9th</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and kits

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor</th><th>Shirt sponsor (sleeve)</th><th>Shirt sponsor (back)</th><th>Shorts sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arsenal</td><td>Renée Slegers</td><td>Kim Little</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Fly Emirates</td><td>Visit Rwanda</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa</td><td>Natalia Arroyo</td><td>Rachel Daly</td><td>Adidas</td><td>None</td><td>Trade Nation</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>Dario Vidošić</td><td>Maisie Symonds</td><td>Nike</td><td>American Express</td><td>Experience Kissimmee</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea</td><td>Sonia Bompastor</td><td>Millie Bright</td><td>Nike</td><td>None</td><td>None</td><td>Škoda</td><td>Here We Flo</td></tr><tr><td>Everton</td><td>Scott Phelan (interim)</td><td>Megan Finnigan</td><td>Castore</td><td>Stake.com</td><td>Christopher Ward</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Rick Passmoor</td><td>Sam Tierney</td><td>Adidas</td><td>King Power</td><td>Bia Saigon</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>Gareth Taylor</td><td>Grace Fisk</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Standard Chartered</td><td>Expedia</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>London City Lionesses</td><td>Eder Maestre</td><td>Kosovare Asllani</td><td>Nike</td><td>Everyone Watches Women's Sports</td><td>None</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City</td><td>Andrée Jeglertz</td><td>Alex Greenwood</td><td>Puma</td><td>Etihad Airways</td><td>OKX</td><td>Nissan</td><td>Joie</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United</td><td>Marc Skinner</td><td>Maya Le Tissier</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Snapdragon</td><td>DXC Technology</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>Martin Ho</td><td>Bethany England</td><td>Nike</td><td>AIA</td><td>Cinch</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>West Ham United</td><td>Rita Guarino</td><td>Katrina Gorry</td><td>Umbro</td><td>BoyleSports</td><td>QuickBooks</td><td>ZO Skin Health</td><td>Modibodi</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Liverpool	Amber Whiteley	End of interim period	10 May 2025	Pre season	Gareth Taylor	8 August 2025
Manchester City	Nick Cushing	Andrée Jeglertz	3 July 2025
Tottenham Hotspur	Robert Vilahamn	Sacked	8 June 2025	Martin Ho	4 July 2025
Leicester City	Amandine Miquel	28 August 2025	Rick Passmoor	4 September 2025
West Ham United	Rehanne Skinner	18 December 2025	11th	Rita Guarino	22 December 2025
London City Lionesses	Jocelyn Prêcheur	21 December 2025	6th	Eder Maestre	2 January 2026
Everton	Brian Sørensen	4 February 2026	9th	Scott Phelan (interim)	4 February 2026

League table

2025–26 Women's Super League

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Manchester City (T)</td><td>19</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>55</td><td>15</td><td>+40</td><td>49</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>36</td><td>18</td><td>+18</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>38</td><td>12</td><td>+26</td><td>38</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League third round</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>37</td><td>20</td><td>+17</td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>36</td><td>−5</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>22</td><td>−1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>London City Lionesses</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>31</td><td>−11</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Everton</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>23</td><td>32</td><td>−9</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>19</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>27</td><td>41</td><td>−14</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>19</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>29</td><td>−9</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>West Ham United</td><td>19</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>41</td><td>−25</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Leicester City</td><td>18</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>36</td><td>−27</td><td>9</td><td>Qualification for WSL2 relegation play-off</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Top scorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Khadija Shaw</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kirsty Hanson</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Vivianne Miedema</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Alessia Russo</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kerolin</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Stina Blackstenius</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Bethany England</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Kiko Seike</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td></tr><tr><td>Alyssa Thompson</td><td>Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>7 players</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table>

Clean sheets

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Hannah Hampton</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Chiamaka Nnadozie</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Phallon Tullis-Joyce</td><td>Manchester United</td></tr><tr><td>Ayaka Yamashita</td><td>Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Lize Kop</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Anneke Borbe</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Sabrina D'Angelo</td><td>Aston Villa</td></tr><tr><td>Daphne van Domselaar</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Jennifer Falk</td><td>Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Courtney Brosnan</td><td>Everton</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Janina Leitzig</td><td>Leicester City</td></tr><tr><td>Elene Lete</td><td>London City Lionesses</td></tr></tbody></table>

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Ornella Vignola	Everton	Liverpool	4–1 (A)	7 September 2025
Khadija Shaw4	Manchester City	Aston Villa	6–1 (H)	14 December 2025
Kerolin	Chelsea	5–1 (H)	1 February 2026
Khadija Shaw	Tottenham Hotspur	5–2 (H)	21 March 2026
Chloe Kelly	Arsenal	West Ham United	5–0 (H)
Alessia Russo	Tottenham Hotspur	5–2 (H)	28 March 2026

(H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – Player scored four goals.

Discipline

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Most yellow cards</th><th>Total</th><th>Most red cards</th><th>Total</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur) Sam Tierney (Leicester City)</td><td>6</td><td>Inès Belloumou (West Ham United) Gemma Bonner (Liverpool) Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa) Grace Fisk (Liverpool) Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) Jayde Riviere (Manchester United) Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Club</td><td>London City Lionesses</td><td>33</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards

Monthly awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>Save of the Month</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Sonia Bompastor</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>Aggie Beever-Jones</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>Olivia Smith</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>Janina Leitzig</td><td>Leicester City</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Andrée Jeglertz</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>Jess Park</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>Kirsty Hanson</td><td>Aston Villa</td><td>Daphne van Domselaar</td><td>Arsenal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Kerstin Casparij</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>Alyssa Thompson</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>Chiamaka Nnadozie</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Khadija Shaw</td><td>Shekiera Martinez</td><td>West Ham United</td><td>Elene Lete</td><td>London City Lionesses</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Gareth Taylor</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>Kim Little</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>Jess Park</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>Anneke Borbe</td><td>Arsenal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Martin Ho</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>Kerolin</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>Ayaka Yamashita</td><td>Manchester City</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>