The 2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup was the 34th running of the FA Women's National League Cup, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the FA Women's National League Plate.

The 2025–26 season saw a change to the format of the League Cup, with the introduction of a group stage and entry of Professional Game Academy sides for the first time. Teams were initially drawn into 22 groups of four teams who played each other once (not twice), and from which the 22 group winners and 10 best runners-up advance to the Cup knockout stages. The other 12 runners-up, and 20 best third-placed teams advance to the National League Plate knockout stages. From there, both the Cup and the Plate hold four knockout rounds before the finals of each competition.

Reigning champions Nottingham Forest did not defend their title, due to their promotion to the Women's Super League 2 at the end of the 2024–25 National League season, making them ineligible to play in the 2025–26 competition.

The final was played on 28 March 2026, and was hosted at Loftus Road in Shepherd's Bush, London. Where AFC Bournemouth beat Plymouth Argyle in a 1–0 victory, to claim their first title.

Results All results listed are published by The Football Association. With the introduction of a group stage for the 2025–26 season, games are first listed by group in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously. For knockout rounds onwards, they are then listed in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

Group Stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Group O

Group P

Group Q

Group R

Group S

Group T

Group U

Group V

First Round The draw for the first knockout round was made on 29 September 2025.

All results are published by the Football Association. Games are listed in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

Second Round The draw for the second knockout round was made on 20 October 2025.

All results are published by the Football Association. Games are listed in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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