Barclays Women’s Super League

The Barclays Women’s Super League returns this weekend, and the stakes have never been higher

20 September 2024

The Barclays Women's Super League is back this weekend, and the stakes have never been higher. The Barclays WSL is the most followed women’s domestic league in the world, and it is only going to keep growing. Last season the cumulative attendance for the Barclays Women’s Super League and the Barclays Women’s Championship surpassed one million for the first time.

This week six games will be played featuring all 12 Barclays WSL clubs - including newly promoted Crystal Palace, who face Tottenham in their opening fixture. The first game of the season sees the reigning champions look to begin their title defence against Aston Villa.

The story so far…

In March 2019, we announced the largest ever commercial investment in women's sport in the UK. The Barclays FA Women’s Super League is now Europe’s first fully professional women’s football league, and our investment will help the future growth of the league and its clubs. 

Barclays FA Women’s Super League: 2019 Opening Weekend

The 2019/2020 Barclays FA Women’s Super League kicked off with record attendances. Over 30,000 fans packed into the Etihad for the Manchester Derby, whilst Chelsea vs. Spurs saw a 24,000-strong crowd at Stamford Bridge. This season, The FA are broadcasting match coverage internationally for the first time, taking the Barclays FA WSL global.

Women’s Football Weekend – November 2019

Our record-breaking big weekend in the 2019/20 Barclays FA Women’s Super League saw record-breaking crowds turn out to support their clubs. Women’s Football Weekend marked a historic milestone in the unprecedented growth of the women’s game.
A club is more than just the men’s team, so we encouraged fans to support their whole club and watch their women’s team live or on The FA Player.

Goal Box

Without our regular live football fix, we’ve created Goal Box, a new show hosted by Ian Wright and Kelly Smith that checks in on some of the top strikers from the Barclays FA Women’s Super League and looks back at the best goals of the season so far.