Founded | 1970 |
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Region | England Wales |
Number of teams | 456 (2023–24) |
Current champions | Chelsea (5th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Arsenal (14 titles) |
Television broadcasters | BBC |
Website | Women's FA Cup |
2023–24 Women's FA Cup |
The Women's FA Challenge Cup Competition[1] is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in English football.[2][3] Founded in 1970, it has been named the WFA Cup, FA Women's Cup, and now Women's FA Cup (currently known as the Adobe Women's FA Cup for sponsorship reasons).
Designed as an equivalent to the FA Cup in men's football, the competition began in 1970–71 as the Mitre Challenge Trophy, organised by the Women's Football Association (WFA).[4] There were 71 entrants, including teams from Scotland and Wales.[5]
The WFA ran the competition for the first 23 editions, during which time Southampton won the cup eight times. The Football Association (FA) began administering English women's football in mid-1993.[6]
Arsenal holds the record for most titles overall, having won fourteen times.[7] The current cup holders are Chelsea, who defeated Manchester United 1–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 14 May 2023, winning their third consecutive and fifth overall FA Cup title in front of 77,390 spectators, a record in the competition.
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