2012 FA WSL Cup

2012 FA WSL Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
Dates	18 March 2012 – ; 10 October 2012
Teams	8
Defending champions	Arsenal
Final positions
Champions	Arsenal
Runner-up	Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
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The 2012 FA WSL Cup was the second edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All eight teams of the WSL took part.

Arsenal were the defending champions from the inaugural season.

To allow for more games, the format was changed from a straight knock-out to a group stage format with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals. Arsenal defended their title with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City in a rematch of the previous final. They thus won a double of league championship and League Cup, missing out on the Women's FA Cup.^[1]

Group Stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRI	BIR	EVE	DON
1	Bristol Academy	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Advance to Knockout stage	—	1–1	—	—
2	Birmingham City	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to Knockout stage	—	—	1–0	2–0
3	Everton	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3		0–4	—	—	1–0
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0		0–1	—	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

18 March 2012

Birmingham City	1–0	Everton
Taylor 88' (pen.)	Report

The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon

Attendance: 208

Referee: Ian Rathbone

18 March 2012

Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–1	Bristol Academy
	Report	Watts 74'

Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

12 May 2012

Bristol Academy	1–1	Birmingham City
Yorston 42'	Report	Moore 73'

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

Attendance: 287

Referee: Lee Sheridan

13 May 2012

Everton	1–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Hinnigan 72'	Report

Rossett Park, Crosby

Attendance: 277

Referee: Natalie Walker

10 June 2012

Everton	0–4	Bristol Academy
	Report	James 36' Fishlock 73' (pen.) Harding 83' Heatherson 90'

Rossett Park, Crosby

Attendance: 340

Referee: Mark Duncan

10 June 2012

Birmingham City	2–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Aluko 31' Taylor 71'	Report

The DCS Stadium, Stratford-upon-Avon

Attendance: 464

Referee: Sasa Ihringova

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIN	ARS	CHE	LIV
1	Lincoln	3	3	0	9	6	+3	9	Advance to Knockout stage	—	4–3	—	3–2
2	Arsenal	3	2	1	9	4	+5	6	Advance to Knockout stage	—	—	3–0	—
3	Chelsea	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3		1–2	—	—	2–1
4	Liverpool	3	0	3	3	8	−5	0		—	0–3	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

18 March 2012