2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Cup

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2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
Teams 72
Final positions
Champions Tottenham Hotspur
Runner-up Cardiff City
Tournament statistics
Matches played 67
Goals scored 328 (4.9 per match)

The 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Cup is the 25th running of the competition, which began in 1991. It is the major League Cup competition run by the FA Women's Premier League, and for the second season it is being run alongside their secondary League Cup competition, the Premier League Plate.[1]

All 72 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the Premier League Plate tournament.

Going into the tournament, Charlton Athletic were the reigning champions, having defeated Sheffield on penalties the previous season.[2] They failed to defend their title this year however, thanks to a defeat to Cardiff City in the first round.[3]

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[4] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simulataneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Qualifying rounds

Determining round

The competition began with a Determining Round, which consisted of all 72 teams in the FA Women's Premier League being drawn in pairs. The winners of these 36 games progressed to the next stage of the competition, while the losers qualified for the 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Plate.[5]

Preliminary round

With 36 teams progressing from the determining round, four needed to be eliminated to allow a single-elimination knockout tournament to take place.

Twenty eight of the winners from the determining round were given byes to the first round, with eight teams being drawn against each other in preliminary round ties.[6]

Competition proper

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

27 March 2016
14:00
Cardiff City (S) 3–0 Blackburn Rovers (N)
Kerry Bartlett Goal 34'
Cara Bickett Goal 40' (o.g.)
Hope Suominen Goal 57'
http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayFixture.do?id=15776262

Final

8 May 2016
14:00
Cardiff City (S) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tottenham Hotspur (S)
Hope Suominen Goal 44' http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayFixture.do?id=15834878 Bianca Baptiste Goal 30'
Maya Vio Goal 120'
Aggborough, Kidderminster
Attendance: 446[7]
Referee: Darren McMillain[8]
Cardiff City
Tottenham Hotspur
1 Alesha McGlynn
2 Hannah Mills
5 Gemma Evans
4 Abbie Britton (capt.)
3 Kelly Aldridge
6 Michelle Green Substituted off 63'
7 Kelly Isaac Substituted off 99'
8 Alys Hinchcliffe Substituted off 104'
9 Kelly Bartlett
10 Hope Suominen
11 Laura Williams
Substitutes:
12 Cori Williams Substituted in 99'
14 Chloe Lloyd Substituted in 63'
15 Ffion Price
16 Amy Wathan
17 Beth Lloyd Substituted in 104'
Manager:
Gary Green
1 Toni-Anne Wayne
6 Alex Keown
11 Jenna Schillaci (capt.)
3 Leah Rawle Substituted off 76'
15 Josie Green
16 Maya Vio
12 Rianna Soobadoo
14 Katherine O'Leary Substituted off 72'
8 Bianca Baptiste Substituted off 99'
5 Sophie McClean
10 Wendy Martin
Substitutes:
7 Avilla Bergin Substituted in 72'
24 Ronnell Humes Substituted in 99'
4 Shannon Moloney
22 Kelley Blanchflower
17 Rosie Kmita Substituted in 76'
Manager:
Karen Hills
Teams and squad numbers as indicated on the official team sheet for the match.[8]

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