England: Women's Super League and Women's Championship season ended immediately

Natasha Dowie (right) of Liverpool Ladies and Niamh Fahey of Chelsea Ladies during a WSL game. Photo: Getty

The Women's Super League and Women's Championship seasons have been ended immediately, with the outcome of the WSL title and promotion and relegation issues still to be decided.


The joint WSL and Women's Championship board has sent various recommendations to the Football Association board to "determine the most appropriate sporting outcome for the season".

An FA statement said the decision came after "overwhelming feedback from clubs" and was made "in the best interest of the women's game".

It continued: "This will also enable clubs, the Women's Super League and Women's Championship board and the FA to plan, prepare and focus on next season when football returns for the 2020-21 campaign."

It means all divisions of women's football in England have now been cancelled for the 2019-20 campaign.

The decision to end the season was announced on The FA twitter account 👇

The decision to end the season was made following overwhelming feedback from clubs.

Our board will now consider various recommendations to determine the most appropriate sporting outcome for the 2019-20 season. pic.twitter.com/PM9tIjIVJC

— The FA (@FA) May 25, 2020

Clubs had been assuming their season would not resume, several sources had told BBC Sport, leaving the 45 remaining fixtures in the WSL WSL - and 36 in the Championship - outstanding.

Monday's joint leagues board meeting came after a formal consultation process with clubs last week. The FA wrote to clubs on Wednesday to seek their formal views on whether to end the season and how to do so.
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