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Chelsea Ladies Football Club was formed in 1992 after supporters of Chelsea F.C. expressed desire for a women's side. [5] Tony Farmer, a longtime Chelsea supporter who became interested in women's football when his girlfriend Val Lightfoot joined Crystal Palace, [6] wrote a letter to Chelsea F.C. to propose adding a women's side. [7] [8]
The ground underwent various structural improvements and expansion during this period. The ground's lease is currently owned by Chelsea, having purchased it from AFC Wimbledon in 2015, in order to use it for their women's and youth sides. [13] Chelsea Women moved in for the start of the 2017–18 FA WSL 1 season. [14]
The 2024–25 season is the Chelsea Women's 33rd competitive season and 15th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.
In 2015 the ground received its UEFA Stadium Category 1 approval and hosted Chelsea's home fixtures in the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League against Glasgow City and VfL Wolfsburg. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In late 2023, Brentford announced that their reserves and under-18s would play their home games at the stadium, with the possibility of their women ...
The Fifa Club World Cup 2025 is now set with Chelsea and Manchester City ready to battle the likes of Champions League holders Real Madrid and Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo.. Pep Guardiola ...
The 2021–22 season was Chelsea Women's 30th competitive season and 12th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as two-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, and successfully managed to retain the title for the third time in a row, in addition to achieving a second consecutive double ...
Chelsea operate a women's football team, Chelsea Football Club Women, formerly known as Chelsea Ladies. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2004 [251] and are part of the club's Community Development programme. They play their home games at Kingsmeadow, formerly the home ground of the EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.
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