2016 FA WSL
| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Manchester City |
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| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Manchester City |
| Relegated | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 180 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Eniola Aluko (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Sunderland 0–5 Chelsea (30 June 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Chelsea 6–3 Liverpool (8 May 2016) |
| Highest attendance | 4,096 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea (25 September 2016) |
| Average attendance | 1,128 |
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← 2015
All statistics correct as of 10 July 2016.
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| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Yeovil Town |
| Promoted |
Bristol City Yeovil Town |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 134 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Iniabasi Umotong & Jo Wilson (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Yeovil Town 5–0 Watford (1 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Watford 0–5 London Bees (16 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Oxford United 3–5 Millwall Lionesses (24 March 2016) |
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← 2015
All statistics correct as of 20:21, 16 January 2017 (UTC).
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The 2016 FA WSL was the sixth edition of the FA WSL since it was formed in 2010. The WSL 1 was expanded to nine teams. The WSL 2 included one team promoted from the FA Women's Premier League for the first time. The season started on 23 March and Chelsea were the defending WSL 1 champions.
Manchester City won their first ever WSL 1 championship on 25 September 2016 with a 2–0 win over Chelsea.
Bristol Academy was renamed Bristol City before the season.
Updated to games played on 30 October 2016.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Bristol Academy were relegated from the WSL 1 last season and renamed Bristol City, while Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to the WSL 2 from the FA Women's Premier League.
Updated to games played on 16 January 2017.
Source: FA WSL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The FA WSL Cup format was changed to a true knock-out tournament. With 19 teams, the bottom six teams play a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that is seeded, so that WSL 1 teams meet WSL 2 teams, who have home advantage.
Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.
Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed the double.
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