International Football

Fifteen Clubs Apply For Women's Super League Licenses

3.13.2018

The FA received 15 applications to join the revamped top two tiers of women's football for '18-19, "with nine vacancies available," according to Tom Garry of the BBC. Up to four teams could join the top division, the Women's Super League, and up to five may enter tier two, the new Women's Championship. Any club with an affiliated women's or girls' football team could have applied before the deadline on March 9. Clubs including West Ham "stated their desire to join the WSL," while Crystal Palace and Sheffield United were among the teams "to bid to join the Women's Championship." Sides "wishing to play in the top league will have to meet new professional criteria," including running a youth academy, while the Women's Championship will be a part-time division (BBC, 3/12).

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