Football tournament season
2022–23 FA Women's National League CupThe Pirelli Stadium hosted the final |
Tournament details |
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Country | England Wales |
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Dates | 25 September 2022 – 23 April 2023 |
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Teams | 72 |
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Defending champions | Southampton |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Nottingham Forest (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Watford |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 70 |
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All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023. |
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The 2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup was the 31st running of the competition, 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 National League Plate.
All 72 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the National League Plate tournament.
Southampton were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.[1]
The final was played at the Pirelli Stadium on 23 April 2023 between Nottingham Forest and Watford. Nottingham Forest claimed their first title following a 3–2 win after extra time.[2]
Results
All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.
The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.
Determining Round
Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) v Long Eaton United (M1) 25 September 2022 | Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) | 2-1 | Long Eaton United (M1) | |
14:00 | | | | |
Cambridge City (SE1) v Actonians (SE1) 25 September 2022 | Cambridge City (SE1) | 2-4 | Actonians (SE1) | |
14:00 | | | | |
Hounslow (SE1) v Larkhall Athletic (SW1) 25 September 2022 | Hounslow (SE1) | 1-6 | Larkhall Athletic (SW1) | |
14:00 | | | | |
Exeter City (SW1) v Maidenhead United (SW1) 25 September 2022 | Exeter City (SW1) | 3-1 | Maidenhead United (SW1) | |
14:00 | | | | |
Sporting Khalsa(M1) v Durham Cestria (N1) 25 September 2022 | Sporting Khalsa(M1) | 2-3 | Durham Cestria (N1) | |
14:00 | | | | |
Preliminary Round
With 36 teams progressing from the determining round, four need to be eliminated to allow a single-elimination knockout tournament to take place. Twenty eight of the winners from the determining round were given byes to the first round, with eight teams being drawn against each other in preliminary round ties.
Chesham United (SE1) v Gillingham (S) 9 October 2022 | Chesham United (SE1) | 0-3 | Gillingham (S) | Chesham |
14:00 | | | - Breon Grant 22'
- Megan Maslak 45+1'
- Ylenia Carabott 75'
| Stadium: The Meadow Attendance: 30 |
First Round
Chorley (N1) v Derby County (N) 30 October 2022 | Chorley (N1) | 1-2 (a.e.t.) | Derby County (N) | Coppull |
14:00 | - Jessica Gillin 82'
| | - Ella Hilliard 90+4'
- Anita Gaspar ET 24'
| Stadium: Blainscough Park Attendance: 108 |
Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) v Nottingham Forest (N) 30 October 2022 | Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest (N) | Stockton on Tees |
14:00 | - Bianca Owens
| | - Yasmin Mosby 15'
- Charlotte Greengrass 42'
- Arryana Daniels 45'
| Stadium: Norton Sports Complex Attendance: 75 |
Cardiff City (SW1) v Actonians (SE1) 30 October 2022 | Cardiff City (SW1) | 4-3 | Actonians (SE1) | Cardiff |
14:00 | - Cori Williams 6'
- Ruby Scahill 17'
- Chloe Lloyd 30'
- Laura Williams 48'
| | - Akane Miyoshi
- Dominika Netschova
- Molly O'Reilly
| Stadium: Caerau (Ely) FC Attendance: 95 |
Durham Cestria (N1) v Mersey Rail (N1) 30 October 2022 | Durham Cestria (N1) | 3-2 | Mersey Rail (N1) | Sunderland |
14:00 | - Jordan Atkinson 72'
- Poppy Pritchard 82'
- Leanna Giles 86'
| | - Charlotte Cloy
- Leah Collins
| Stadium: Sunderland Ford Hub Attendance: 50 |
Second Round
Derby County (N) v Burnley (N) 4 December 2022 | Derby County (N) | 2-3 | Burnley (N) | Derby |
14:00 | - Rebecca McGrother 68'
- Jessica Camwell 78'
| Report | - Sarah Greenhalgh 45'
- Amaya Coleman-Evans 70'
- Evie Priestley 90+6'
| Stadium: Mickleover Sports Club Attendance: 259 |
Watford (S) v Hastag United (SE1) 17 December 2022 | Watford (S) | 5-3 (a.e.t.) | Hastag United (SE1) | London Colney |
18:00 | - Poppy Wilson 13'
- Ellie Head 25'
- Andria Georgiou 27'
- Fran Ali 69'
- Grace Garrad 97'
| Report | - Samantha Rowland 20', 80'
- Hayley West 70'
| Stadium: UCL Sports Ground |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Nottingham Forest (N) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Watford (S) |
- Charlotte Greengrass 43'
- Yasmin Mosby 52'
- Gianna Mitchell 115'
| Report | - Gemma Davison 2'
- Poppy Wilson 64'
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References
- ^ Downey, Sophie (21 May 2022). "Southampton Women win promotion to second tier after victory against Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest: Reds focused on title hopes after Women's National League Cup win". BBC Sport. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "The FA Women's National League". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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Clubs 2022–23 | |
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Associated competitions | |
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Level 2 | |
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Level 3 | - FA Women's National League Premier Division (North, South)
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Level 4 | |
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Cup competitions | |
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