The 2026–27 Women's Super League is the 16th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It is the eighth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels of women's football in England.
Manchester City are the defending champions.
As part of the league's rebrand, a new trophy will be introduced for the 2026–27 season. As of September 2026, the trophy has not been unveiled.
Teams
Fourteen teams will contest the 2026–27 Women's Super League season, an increase of two teams after a league expansion was announced in June 2025. Birmingham City and Crystal Palace were promoted as 2025–26 Women's Super League 2 winner and runner-up on 2 May 2026. Birmingham City returns to the top flight after being relegated at the end of the 2021–22 season, while Crystal Palace returns after one season in the WSL2.
There was a one-game play-off between Leicester City (12th-placed WSL team) and Charlton Athletic (3rd-placed WSL2 team) on 23 May 2026, to decide the fourteenth team. Charlton were eventual winners on penalties, and will make their WSL debut, returning to the English women's top tier after 18 years absent since they were relegated from the old FA Women's Premier League National Division in 2008.
Team Location Ground Capacity 2025–26 season Arsenal London Emirates Stadium 60,704 2nd Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,640 9th Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 29,902 WSL2, 1st Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium4 matches due to be played at Falmer Stadium. 6,134 7th Charlton Athletic London The Valley 27,111 WSL2, 3rd Chelsea London Stamford Bridge 40,044 3rd Crystal Palace London Gander Green Lane 5,013 WSL2, 2nd Everton Liverpool Goodison Park 39,414 8th Liverpool St Helens BrewDog StadiumSome matches to be played at Anfield. 18,000 11th London City Lionesses London Hayes Lane 5,000 6th Manchester City Manchester Academy StadiumSome matches to be played at City of Manchester Stadium. 7,000 1st Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports VillageSome matches to be played at Old Trafford. 12,000 4th Tottenham Hotspur London Brisbane RoadSome matches to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 9,271 5th West Ham United London Victoria Road 6,078 10th
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shirt sponsor (back) Shorts sponsor Arsenal Adidas Fly Emirates Deel None None Aston Villa (interim) Adidas Visit Rwanda None None None Birmingham City Nike Coral None None None Brighton & Hove Albion Nike American Express Experience Kissimmee Pinterest None Charlton Athletic Reebok RSK Group Christopher Ward TodayTix None Chelsea Nike Circle Internet Group None Škoda Here We Flo Crystal Palace Macron Temporal.io Tsakos Energy Navigation None None Everton Castore CMC Markets Stake.com None GGM Gastro Liverpool Adidas Standard Chartered Expedia LFC Foundation None London City Lionesses Nike Nike None None None Manchester City Puma Etihad Airways OKX Revolut Joie Manchester United Adidas Snapdragon None Microsoft Surface None Tottenham Hotspur Nike AIA Kraken e.l.f. None West Ham United New Balance BoyleSports Lilley Plummer Risks Paul Robinson Solicitors None
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Manchester United Mutual agreement 3 August 2026 Pre season 5 August 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion Resigned 28 August 2026 Pre season 28 August 2026Aston Villa Natalia ArroyoSacked28 September 202613th Brian Sørensen (interim)28 September 2026
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Océane HurtréBirmingham City5 Victoria PelovaTottenham Hotspur Khadija ShawManchester City4 Lauren Hemp45 Viviane AsseyiWest Ham United3 Daniëlle van de DonkLondon City Lionesses Olivia HoldtTottenham Hotspur Alexia PutellasLondon City Lionesses Kiko SeikeBrighton & Hove Albion1015 players2
Clean sheets RankPlayerClub Cleansheets1 Hannah HamptonChelsea42 Courtney BrosnanEverton2 Khiara KeatingLiverpool Lize KopTottenham Hotspur Pauline Peyraud-MagninCrystal Palace Misa RodríguezArsenal7 Eartha CumingsManchester City1 Elene LeteLondon City Lionesses Phallon Tullis-JoyceManchester United
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result DateRef. Olivia HoldtTottenham HotspurCrystal Palace7–0 (A)20 September 2026
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Discipline Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef. Player11 players 2 Hawa Cissoko (Charlton Athletic) Ashleigh Neville (Charlton Athletic) Fūka Tsunoda (Crystal Palace) 1 Club Brighton & Hove AlbionCharlton AthleticCrystal Palace 9 Charlton Athletic 2
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