West Ham Women’s Anouk Denton, Emily van Egmond and Cecilie Redisch have all turned down new contracts, while five others have been released.
Courtney Brosnan, Kenza Dali, Leanne Kiernan, Martha Thomas and Laura Vetterlein will also be departing when their contracts expire at the end of June.
Manager Olli Harder told whufc.co.uk: “It’s been a challenging period for everyone at the Football Club as we battled relegation, but we achieved that aim and I’m thankful for that.
“We now say goodbye to a number of players, some of whom have been here since the team turned professional back in 2018.
“We have a big summer ahead of us as we look to take the next step forward in the evolution of this Football Club.”
Hammers players who remain under contract are; Mackenzie Arnold, Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Hawa Cissoko, Gilly Flaherty, Alisha Lehmann, Adriana Leon, Kate Longhurst, Nor Mustafa, Maz Pacheco, Katerina Svitkova, Tameka Yallop.