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The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2) and renamed the FA Women's Championship prior to the 2018–19 season. [1] " The FA " was subsequently dropped from the league name ahead of the 2022–23 season , [ 2 ] prior to new ownership for the 2024–25 season by clubs in the first and second tiers.
The 2024–25 Women's Championship season (known as the Barclays Women's Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the seventh season of the rebranded Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England, and the tenth season since the creation of the WSL 2.
The Women's Super League (WSL), known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, and formerly the FA WSL, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in England. It was established in 2010 by the Football Association and features twelve fully professional teams.
The 2018–19 FA Women's Championship was the first rebranded edition of the FA Women's Championship, the second tier of women's football in England, renamed from the FA WSL 2 which was founded in 2014. The season ran from 8 September 2018 to 12 May 2019.
The Women's Championship (formerly The FA Women's Championship) is the second-highest division of women's football in England. The division was established in 2014 as the FA Women's Super League 2 (WSL 2). WSL 2 replaced the previous level 2 division, the FA Women's Premier League (WPL) National Division, which ended after the 2012–13 season.
The 2024–25 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. [1] It is the sixth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
Bristol City were promoted to the Women's Super League as 2022–23 Women's Championship winners. [7] They will be replaced by Reading who were relegated on the final day of the 2022–23 Women's Super League season, [8] ending a seven-season stay in the WSL which began in 2016 following the club's promotion as 2015 WSL 2 winners. [9]
Twelve teams competed in the Championship for the 2021–22 season, an increase of one team from the previous season. This was a planned progression of the restructuring of the English women's game, a move prompted to provide for a fully professional Women's Super League (WSL) starting with the 2018–19 season.