2012 FA WSL

FA WSL
Season2012
ChampionsArsenal
Champions LeagueArsenal
Birmingham City
Matches played56
Goals scored180 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerKim Little (11)
Biggest home winBirmingham 4–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 May 2012
Biggest away winDoncaster Rovers Belles 0–4 Arsenal
25 August 2012
Highest scoringLiverpool 2–5 Birmingham City
9 September 2012
Highest attendance5052
Arsenal v Chelsea
Lowest attendance105
Liverpool v Bristol Academy
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The 2012 FA WSL is the second season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 8 April 2012 and was scheduled to end in October 2012. The league is to break between 8 July and 19 August to allow preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.[1]

Arsenal won the competition, their ninth consecutive English title. Entry to the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League was earned by Arsenal, as champions, and Birmingham City, as runners–up.

Teams

Team Location Ground 2011 season
Arsenal Borehamwood Meadow Park FA WSL, 1st
Birmingham City Stratford-upon-Avon The DCS Stadium FA WSL, 2nd
Bristol Academy Filton Stoke Gifford Stadium FA WSL, 5th
Chelsea Staines Wheatsheaf Park FA WSL, 6th
Doncaster Rovers Belles Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium FA WSL, 7th
Everton Crosby The Arriva Park FA WSL, 3rd
Lincoln Ladies Lincoln Ashby Avenue FA WSL, 4th
Liverpool Skelmersdale Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium FA WSL, 8th
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Locations of the 2012 Super League teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal (C) 14 10 4 0 39 18 +21 34 Qualification to Champions League
2 Birmingham City 14 7 5 2 31 18 +13 26
3 Everton 14 7 4 3 20 16 +4 25
4 Bristol Academy 14 4 6 4 17 16 +1 18
5 Lincoln Ladies 14 5 3 6 24 26 −2 18
6 Chelsea 14 5 2 7 20 23 −3 17
7 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14 3 2 9 14 28 −14 11
8 Liverpool 14 1 2 11 15 35 −20 5
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ARS BIR BRI CHE DON EVE LIV LIN
Arsenal 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 2–1
Birmingham City 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–0 1–2 3–1 3–1
Bristol Academy 0–3 2–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–1
Chelsea 2–4 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–3
Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1
Everton 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Liverpool 0–2 2–5 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–3
Lincoln Ladies 3–3 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2012. Source: WSL matches
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Players with at least five goals.

Rank Scorer Club Goals[2][3]
1 Kim Little Arsenal 11
2 Jodie Taylor Birmingham 8
3 Precious Hamilton Lincoln 7
Helen Lander Chelsea
5 Rachel Williams Birmingham 6
6 Remi Allen Lincoln 5
Katie Chapman Arsenal
Toni Duggan Everton
Jordan Nobbs Arsenal
Fara Williams Everton

League Cup

See also: 2011 FA WSL Cup and 2013 FA WSL Cup

To allow for more games the League Cup format was changed from a straight knock-out to a group stage format with the top two advancing to the semi-finals. Arsenal defended their title with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City in a rematch of last year's final. They thus won a double this season of League and League Cup, missing out on the Women's FA Cup.[4]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BRI BIR EVE DON
1 Bristol Academy 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Knockout stage — 1–1 — —
2 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 — — 1–0 2–0
3 Everton 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3 0–4 — — 1–0
4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0 0–1 — — —
Source: [citation needed]
Birmingham City1–0Everton
  • Taylor 88' (pen.)
 Report
The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon
Attendance: 208
Referee: Ian Rathbone
Doncaster Rovers Belles0–1Bristol Academy
Report
Bristol Academy1–1Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 287
Referee: Lee Sheridan
Everton1–0Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
Attendance: 277
Referee: Natalie Walker
Everton0–4Bristol Academy
Report
Attendance: 340
Referee: Mark Duncan
Birmingham City2–0Doncaster Rovers Belles
 Report
The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon
Attendance: 464
Referee: Sasa Ihringova

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIN ARS CHE LIV
1 Lincoln Ladies 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9 Advance to Knockout stage — 4–3 — 3–2
2 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 — — 3–0 —
3 Chelsea 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 1–2 — — 2–1
4 Liverpool 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0 — 0–3 — —
Source: [citation needed]
Chelsea1–2Lincoln Ladies
 Report
Attendance: 132
Liverpool0–3Arsenal
Report
Skelmersdale & Ormskirk College Stadium, Skelmersdale
Chelsea2–1Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 157
Lincoln Ladies4–3Arsenal
 Report
Lincoln Ladies3–2Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 154
Referee: Martin Dexter
Arsenal3–0Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 634
Referee: Ashvin Degnarain

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 September – Filton
 
 
Bristol Academy0
 
10 October – Barnet
 
Arsenal4
 
Arsenal1
 
2 September – Lincoln
 
Birmingham City0
 
Lincoln Ladies1
 
 
Birmingham City2
 

Semifinals

Lincoln Ladies1–2Birmingham City
 Report
Referee: Stephen Ross
Bristol Academy0–4Arsenal
Report
Report
Attendance: 570
Referee: Adam Bromley

FA WSL Cup Final

Arsenal1–0Birmingham City
 Report
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

References

  1. ^ "FAQ's 21 to 28". FAWSL. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Goal scorers". women.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ "the stats". fawsl.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Back-to-back doubles". thefa.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.