Wembley Stadium, Monday, April 11th 2011: In a move to professionalise women’s football and attract girls and fans to the game, The Football Association announced today the launch of the first-ever semi professional league for women. The FA WSL (Women’s Super League) will be played during the summer months and features eight teams from across the country competing for the inaugural Super League title.
Teams representing Arsenal, Birmingham, Bristol, Chelsea, Doncaster, Everton, Liverpool and Lincoln will play each other twice over 14 match rounds. Chelsea Ladies will take on Arsenal Ladies in the first ever WSL fixture. The kick off match will take place on Wednesday 13th April at 5.30pm at Tooting and Mitcham FC’s ground on and will be televised live on ESPN. Tickets for the launch match are available to fans to purchase from: www.chelseafc.com/tickets
Throughout the season a weekly highlights show will be broadcast on ESPN alongside a dedicated website, www.fawsl.com, keeping fans up to date with the latest action and news from the new league.
Football is the biggest participation sport among women and girls and new research from The FA published today shows that a further 180,000 women aged 16-34 are considering playing the game in the next year.
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