Women's FA Cup
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| Founded | 1970 |
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| Region |
 England
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| Number of teams | 262 (2015–16) |
| Current champions |
Manchester City (1 title) |
| Most successful club(s) |
Arsenal (14 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | BBC |
| Website | FA Women's Cup |
 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
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The Football Association Women's Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup.
The competition began in 1970–71 as the Mitre Challenge Trophy, organised by the Women's Football Association (WFA). There were 71 entrants, including teams from Scotland and Wales.
Since the Football Association (FA) took over direct control of English women's football in 1993, the teams affiliated with male FA Premier League and Football League counterparts have dominated the re–branded competition. Arsenal currently hold the record for most titles, having won fourteen times.
The FA Women's Cup often shared sponsorship with its men's equivalent (but not with the 2012 to 2014 sponsor, Budweiser). The current cup holders are Manchester City. They beat Birmingham City 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 13 May 2017.
The FA Women's Cup trophy was one of the first prestigious trophies to be made in the Thomas Lyte silver workshop.
As with the men's tournament, clubs from higher leagues do not have to enter at the early qualifying rounds. The current entry point after the league (Women's Premier League) restructuring is.
The other clubs are drawn to either play in the Preliminary Round or have a bye to the First Qualifying round. There are three Qualifying rounds, which are played on a geographical basis.
The finals so far:
Birmingham City: Wellings 73'
From 2000 until 2008, the Cup winner competed with the FA Women's Premier League National Division winners for the FA Women's Community Shield.
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