The Capital Women's Senior Cup is an annual women's association football cup competition run jointly by the Middlesex FA, the London FA, the Surrey FA and the Amateur Football Alliance. The competition is open to clubs in tiers 3 to 5 of the Women's Football Pyramid and under-21 and under-23 teams of clubs in tiers 1 to 2 of the Women's Football Pyramid.https://www.thefa.com/-/media/cfa/amateurfa/files/capital-womens-cup-rules-season-2023-24.ashx
History
The Capital Women's Cups were established in 2013, on the initiative of Jackie Newing of the Amateur Football Alliance. The intention was to consolidate London's fragmented system of county cups, which saw considerable mismatches across the five geographical cup competitions, into three competitions based on league position.
Initially the Senior Cup was open to all clubs in tiers 1 to 5 of the Women's Football Pyramid, but since 2018 this has been restricted to tiers 3 to 5, plus under-23 teams from the top two tiers.
The Intermediate Cup is open to clubs in tiers 6 and 7 and the Junior Cup is open to Greater London Women's Football League Division 1 and 2 clubs, plus any club in tier 7 or below (including clubs not in a league).
It replaced the London Women's Cup, the Middlesex FA Women's Cup and the Surrey Women's FA Cup. Administration of the competitions rotate between the four organising associations.
The first five editions of the tournament were dominated by Charlton Athletic W.F.C. Their run of dominance was only ended by reformatting the competition to exclude tier 1 and 2 senior teams.
Women's Super League and Women's Championship academy clubs have enjoyed mixed fortunes in the competition. Arsenal W.F.C. Academy won the 2022–23 and 2024–25 editions of the tournament whereas in 2023–24 only Tottenham Hotspur W.F.C. Academy progressed beyond the second round, losing to Haringey Borough in the quarter finals.
Format The tournament is a single-legged, unseeded, knock-out competition with team. If a tie is level after 90 minutes, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Winners and Finalists +SeasonWinnersRunners upScoreVenueAttendance2013–14Charlton Athletic (1) Queens Park Rangers2–1Imber Court, Molesey2014–15Charlton Athletic (2) West Ham United5–0Earlsmead Stadium, Harrow2222015–16Charlton Athletic (3) Tottenham Hotspur3–0Harry Abrahams Stadium, Finchley2016–17Charlton Athletic (4) Tottenham Hotspur2–1Harry Abrahams Stadium, Finchley1362017–18Charlton Athletic (5) Crystal Palace2–1Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont2018–19Actonians (1)Leyton Orient1–0Reynolds Fields, Perivale1812019–20Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Queens Park Rangers (1)Actonians2–2 (4–3 p)Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont3172021–22Ashford Town (1)Dulwich Hamlet2–0Meadowbank, Dorking2042022–23Arsenal Academy (1)AFC Wimbledon2–1Green Lane, Hounslow4002023–24Ashford Town (2)Haringey Borough4–2Silver Jubilee Park, Hendon170https://www.middlesexfa.com/news/2024/may/10/capital-womens-senior-cup-final2024–25Arsenal Academy (2)Dulwich Hamlet2–0Uxbridge F.C., Yiewsley2025–26Fulham (1)AFC Wimbledon1–0Gander Green Lane, Sutton442
Statistics
Performance by club +ClubWinnersRunners upWinning yearsCharlton Athletic 502014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018Arsenal Academy202023, 2025Ashford Town202022, 2024Actonians112019Queens Park Rangers112021Fulham102026AFC Wimbledon02Dulwich Hamlet02Tottenham Hotspur02Haringey Borough01London Seaward01West Ham United01
References
External links Official Website of the London Football Association Official Website of the Surrey Football Association Official Website of the Middlesex Football Association Official Website of the Amateur Football Alliance