Sunderland first up for FA WSL 1 champions Liverpool

Monday 26 Jan 2015
Liverpool Ladies will be going for a third successive title

The new season of The FA WSL in association with BT Sport gets under way in March.

The opening round of matches in FA WSL 1 will take place from Wednesday 25 March, while FA WSL 2 kicks off the week before, on Wednesday 18 March.

Defending champions Liverpool will take on FA WSL 1 newcomers Sunderland in one of the standout ties of the opening week. Elsewhere, Birmingham City host FA WSL Continental Cup holders Manchester City and last season's runners-up, Chelsea, travel to Notts County.

“This season will be the most competitive ever”

Gemma Bonner Liverpool captain

In FA WSL 2, where two clubs will be competing for promotion into FA WSL 1, relegated Everton will look to get their campaign off to a winning start when they travel to Aston Villa.

The League will take a mid-season break for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. England play France (9 June), Mexico (13 June) and Colombia (17 June) in Group F.

This year’s FA WSL Continental Cup will start in the second half of the season, after the World Cup, and fixtures will be announced in the coming weeks.

Liverpool captain Gemma Bonner said: “I believe this season will again prove to be the most competitive WSL season ever as the competition continues to improve year after year.

“It would be a fantastic achievement if we were to lift the trophy for a third successive season and we have total confidence in our ability as a team to do this, although we are under no illusions as to how difficult a task that will be.

“The first game of the season against Sunderland will no doubt be a really tough opening game for us.

"They are a team with some really exciting young players coming through the ranks with the likes of Beth Mead and Keira Ramshaw and they will definitely provide us with a tough test as we begin our title defence.”

Arsenal and England forward Lianne Sanderson, who will be playing in the FA WSL for the first time, said: “The FA WSL has intrigued me because of how competitive it is.

"You can’t beat going into games not knowing what the outcome is going to be and I think that is where the league has changed for the better.

“I don’t want to say we are going to win the League at Arsenal. Of course we want to as all other teams do, but all we can do is prepare as a team on and off the pitch in the right way. We are doing things properly so that when it comes to the games, we are fully prepared for the task ahead.”

BT Sport is the television broadcast partner for The FA WSL and the first round of live games will be announced soon.

Ahead of the start of the season, England Women are back in action when they take on two-time World Cup winners USA at MK Dons on Friday 13 February.

Tickets are priced at £5 for adults and £2.50 for children and can be purchased through the MK Dons website, or by calling 0333 200 5343.

FA WSL 2015 fixtures:

FA WSL 1

Wednesday 25 March
Liverpool v Sunderland

Sunday 29 March
Birmingham City v Manchester City
Notts County v Chelsea

Wednesday 1 April
Liverpool v Birmingham City
Sunderland v Manchester City

Thursday 2 April
Bristol Academy v Chelsea
Notts County v Arsenal

Wednesday 15 April
Arsenal v Bristol Academy

Saturday 18 April
Sunderland v Bristol Academy

Sunday 19 April
Birmingham City v Notts County
Chelsea v Liverpool
Manchester City v Arsenal

Saturday 25 April
Bristol Academy v Notts County
Liverpool v Manchester City

Sunday 26 April
Arsenal v Sunderland
Birmingham City v Chelsea

Wednesday 29 April
Birmingham City v Bristol Academy
Manchester City v Liverpool
Notts County v Sunderland

Thursday 30 April
Chelsea v Arsenal

Saturday 9 May
Bristol Academy v Arsenal
Sunderland v Birmingham City

Sunday 10 May
Manchester City v Chelsea
Notts County v Liverpool

Sunday 12 July
Arsenal v Liverpool
Chelsea v Bristol Academy
Manchester City v Birmingham City
Sunderland v Notts County

Saturday 18 July
Bristol Academy v Manchester City
Liverpool v Notts County
Sunderland v Chelsea

Sunday 19 July
Birmingham City v Arsenal

Saturday 25 July
Bristol Academy v Sunderland

Sunday 26 July
Arsenal v Notts County
Birmingham City v Liverpool
Chelsea v Manchester City

Wednesday 5 August
Notts County v Bristol Academy

Saturday 8 August
Sunderland v Liverpool

Sunday 9 August
Arsenal v Manchester City
Chelsea v Birmingham City

Saturday 22 August
Liverpool v Bristol Academy

Sunday 23 August
Arsenal v Chelsea
Birmingham City v Sunderland
Notts County v Manchester City

Saturday 5 September
Bristol Academy v Birmingham City
Liverpool v Arsenal

Sunday 6 September
Chelsea v Notts County
Manchester City v Sunderland

Saturday 26 September
Liverpool v Chelsea
Sunderland v Arsenal 

Sunday 27 September
Manchester City v Bristol Academy
Notts County v Birmingham City

Sunday 4 October
Arsenal v Birmingham City
Bristol Academy v Liverpool
Chelsea v Sunderland
Manchester City v Notts County 

FA WSL 2

Wednesday 18 March
Aston Villa v Everton
Millwall Lionesses v London Bees

Thursday 19 March
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Durham
Oxford United v WatfordFC Ladies
Yeovil Town v Reading

Saturday 28 March
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Yeovil Town
WatfordFC v Aston Villa

Sunday 29 March
Durham v Oxford United
London Bees v Reading
Millwall Lionesses v Everton

Thursday 2 April
Reading v WatfordFC

Sunday 5 April
Aston Villa v Doncaster Rovers Belles
Durham v Millwall Lionesses
Everton v London Bees
Oxford United v Yeovil Town

Saturday 18 April
Everton v Doncaster Rovers Belles
Reading v Yeovil Town

Sunday 19 April
London Bees v Durham
Oxford United v Aston Villa
WatfordFC v Millwall Lionesses

Thursday 23 April
Reading v Oxford United

Saturday 25 April
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Aston Villa

Sunday 26 April
Millwall Lionesses v Durham
WatfordFC v Everton
Yeovil Town v London Bees

Saturday 9 May
Doncaster Rovers Belles v London Bees
Reading v Everton

Sunday 10 May
Aston Villa v WatfordFC
Oxford United v Durham
Millwall Lionesses v Yeovil Town

Saturday 16 May
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Reading
Everton v Yeovil Town

Sunday 17 May
Durham v Aston Villa
Millwall Lionesses v WatfordFC
Oxford United v London Bees

Thursday 21 May
Durham v Doncaster Rovers Belles

Saturday 23 May
Reading v Millwall Lionesses

Sunday 24 May
Aston Villa v London Bees
Oxford United v Everton
WatfordFC v Yeovil Town

Wednesday 27 May
London Bees v Millwall Lionesses

Sunday 31 May
Aston Villa v Oxford United
Durham v Reading
Everton v WatfordFC
Yeovil Town v Doncaster Rovers Belles

Saturday 11 July
Doncaster Rovers Belles v WatfordFC
Reading v Durham

Sunday 12 July
Aston Villa v Millwall Lionesses
London Bees v Oxford United
Yeovil Town v Everton

Sunday 19 July
Everton v Reading
London Bees v Aston Villa
Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers Belles
WatfordFC v Durham
Yeovil Town v Millwall Lionesses

Saturday 25 July
Reading v Aston Villa

Sunday 26 July
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Everton
Durham v London Bees
Millwall Lionesses v Oxford United
Yeovil Town v WatfordFC

Sunday 9 August
Aston Villa v Durham
Everton v Millwall Lionesses
London Bees v Yeovil Town
Oxford United v Reading
WatfordFC v Doncaster Rovers Belles

Saturday 22 August
Reading v London Bees

Sunday 23 August
Durham v Everton
Millwall Lionesses v Doncaster Rovers Belles
WatfordFC v Oxford United
Yeovil Town v Aston Villa

Saturday 5 September
Reading v Doncaster Rovers Belles

Sunday 6 September
Durham v Yeovil Town
Everton v Aston Villa
London Bees v WatfordFC
Oxford United v Millwall Lionesses

Sunday 27 September
Everton v Durham
London Bees v Doncaster Rovers Belles
Millwall Lionesses v Aston Villa
WatfordFC v Reading
Yeovil Town v Oxford United

Saturday 3 October
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Oxford United

Sunday 4 October
Aston Villa v Yeovil Town
Durham v WatfordFC
London Bees v Everton
Millwall Lionesses v Reading

Sunday 18 October
Aston Villa v Reading
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Millwall Lionesses
Everton v Oxford United
WatfordFC v London Bees
Yeovil Town v Durham

 

By FA Staff