The Spring Series is a one-off competition which has been created to bridge the gap between seasons, while the FA WSL transitions from a summer league to a more traditional football calendar.
Each club will play each other once with a trophy awarded to each division’s winners. The Spring Series will finish before this summer’s Euros.
FA WSL 1 fixtures start on 22nd April, with newly-promoted Bristol City facing Reading. Last season’s FA WSL 2 title winners Yeovil Town will host Liverpool the following day, while Sunderland travel to Birmingham City. Although the fixtures have drawn together Manchester City and Chelsea, if City progress in their UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarter-Final ties against Danish side Fortuna Hjorring, they will face Lyon or Wolfsburg in the semi-final first leg over that weekend.
FA WSL 2 clubs will return to action two months earlier, on Saturday 11 February. League newcomers Brighton & Hove Albion, who won promotion from The FA Women’s Premier League, will open their account away to London Bees.
The next day Doncaster Rovers Belles, who were relegated from FA WSL 1 last season, will travel to Sheffield FC while Durham will host Millwall Lionesses. In the remaining fixtures, Aston Villa will play Watford and Oxford United take on Everton.
FA director of football participation and development Kelly Simmons said: “When it was decided to move the FA WSL to traditional football calendar, we knew it was crucial to find a way to give clubs, players and supporters a competition that provided quality matches.
“The clubs have worked hard to build their squads and establish fanbases and the Spring Series will allow them to keep developing on and off the pitch.
“It will also provide our international players with the competitive game-time that they need before heading to the Euros in July.
“It’s set to be an exciting few months for the domestic women’s game with clubs competing for this one-off trophy and the SSE Women’s FA Cup Final back at Wembley Stadium in May. It’s important that we keep building this momentum ahead of the Euros and for the return of the FA WSL in September.”
Full match and ticketing details can be found at www.FAWSL.com.
FULL FIXTURES
FA WSL 1
Round One
Saturday 22 April
· Bristol City v Reading (6pm)
Sunday 23 April
· Birmingham City v Sunderland (2pm)
· Manchester City v Chelsea (2pm)
· Yeovil Town v Liverpool (2pm)
TBC (22 or 23 April)
· Arsenal v Notts County *
Round Two
Friday 28 April
· Liverpool v Reading (7pm)
Saturday 29 April
· Bristol City v Manchester City (6pm)
Sunday 30 April
· Chelsea v Yeovil Town (2pm)
· Notts County v Birmingham City (2pm)
· Sunderland v Arsenal (2pm)
Round Three
Wednesday 3 May
· Manchester City v Birmingham City (7pm)
· Notts County v Sunderland (7pm)
· Yeovil Town v Bristol City (7pm)
· Reading v Chelsea (7.30pm)
TBC (3 or 4 May)
· Arsenal v Liverpool *
Round 4
Saturday 6 May
· Sunderland v Bristol City (6pm)
Sunday 7 May
· Birmingham City v Liverpool (2pm)
· Chelsea v Notts County (2pm)
· Reading v Manchester City (2pm)
TBC (6 or 7 May)
· Arsenal v Yeovil Town *
Round 5
Wednesday 17 May
· Liverpool v Sunderland (7pm)
· Yeovil Town v Reading (7pm)
· Chelsea v Arsenal (7.30pm)
· Birmingham City v Bristol City (7.45pm)
Thursday 18 May
· Notts County v Manchester City (7pm)
Round 6
Saturday 20 May
· Bristol City v Liverpool (6pm)
Sunday 21 May
· Manchester City v Yeovil Town (2pm)
· Reading v Notts County (2pm)
· Sunderland v Chelsea (2pm)
TBC (20 or 21 May)
· Arsenal v Birmingham *
Round 7
Sunday 28 May
· Chelsea v Liverpool (2pm)
· Manchester City v Arsenal (2pm)
· Notts County v Bristol City (2pm)
· Reading v Birmingham City (2pm)
· Yeovil Town v Sunderland (2pm)
Round 8
Wednesday 31 May
· Bristol City v Chelsea (7pm)
· Liverpool v Notts County (7pm)
· Sunderland v Manchester City (7pm)
· Birmingham City v Yeovil Town (7.45pm)
TBC (31 May or 1 June)
· Arsenal v Reading *
Round 9
Saturday 3 June
· Birmingham City v Chelsea (2pm)
· Bristol City v Arsenal (2pm)
· Liverpool v Manchester City (2pm)
· Sunderland v Reading (2pm)
· Yeovil Town v Notts County (2pm)
*Arsenal’s home fixtures details are venue-dependent and will be agreed shortly. The venue of Arsenal’s home matches will be confirmed on Arsenal.com in due course.
FA WSL 2
Round One
Saturday 11 February
· London Bees v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm)
Sunday 12 February
· Durham v Millwall Lionesses (12pm)
· Aston Villa v Watford (2pm)
· Oxford United v Everton (2pm)
· Sheffield FC v Doncaster Rover Belles (2pm)
Round Two
Saturday 18 February
· Doncaster Rovers Belles v Aston Villa (6.30pm)
Sunday 19 February
· Everton v Durham (2pm)
Sunday 26 February
· Brighton & Hove Albion v Oxford United (2pm)
· Millwall Lionesses v Sheffield FC (2pm)
· Watford v London Bees (2pm)
Round Three
Saturday 4 March
· London Bees v Oxford United (2pm)
Sunday 5 March
· Durham v Sheffield FC (12pm)
· Aston Villa v Millwall Lionesses (2pm)
· Brighton & Hove Albion v Doncaster Rovers Belles (2pm)
· Everton v Watford (2pm)
Round Four
Sunday 12 March
· Watford v Durham (12pm)
· Doncaster Rovers Belles v London Bees (2pm)
· Millwall Lionesses v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm)
· Oxford United v Aston Villa (2pm)
· Sheffield FC v Everton (2pm)
Round 5
Saturday 1 April
· London Bees v Sheffield FC (6pm)
Sunday 2 April
· Durham v Oxford United (12pm)
· Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm)
· Millwall Lionesses v Everton (2pm)
· Watford v Doncaster Rovers Belles (2pm)
Round Six
Saturday 15 April
· London Bees v Millwall Lionesses (2pm)
· Sheffield FC v Oxford United (4pm)
Sunday 16 April
· Brighton & Hove Albion v Watford (2pm)
· Doncaster Rovers Belles v Durham (2pm)
· Everton v Aston Villa (2pm)
Round Seven
Saturday 22 April
· Aston Villa v London Bees (2pm)
Sunday 23 April
· Durham v Brighton & Hove Albion (12pm)
· Doncaster Rovers Belles v Everton (2pm)
· Millwall Lionesses v Oxford United (2pm)
· Watford v Sheffield FC (2pm)
Round Eight
Sunday 30 April
· Durham v London Bees (12pm)
· Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm)
· Millwall Lionesses v Doncaster Rovers Belles (2pm)
· Oxford United v Watford (2pm)
· Sheffield FC v Aston Villa (2pm)
Round Nine
Saturday 20 May
· London Bees v Everton (2pm)
Sunday 21 May
· Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield FC (1pm)
· Aston Villa v Durham (2pm)
· Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers Belles (2pm)
· Watford v Millwall Lionesses (2pm)
