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| Women's Super League 2 2025–26 | ||
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| Dates | 5 September 2025–3 May 2026 | |
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← 2024–25
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2026–27 →
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The 2025–26 Women's Super League 2 is the first season of the Women's Super League 2 since it was reverted to the WSL2 name, and the 11th since the creation of the WSL 2 in 2014. The season will begin on 6 September 2025 and will end on 3 May 2026.
On 16 June 2025 it was announced that the Women's Super League would be expanding to 14 teams for the 2026–27 season. Because of this, the 2025–26 WSL 2 season will have two promotions and a promotion/relegation play-off for the 3rd placed team.
Teams[]
Twelve teams were set to compete in the WSL2 for the 2025–26 season, an increase of one from the previous season, however this number was reduced back to eleven prior to the season commencing.
London City Lionesses were promoted to the Women's Super League as 2024–25 Women's Championship winners. They are replaced by Crystal Palace who returned to the division following relegation from the Women's Super League after one season.
Nottingham Forest, winners of the 2024–25 FA Women's National League North, and Ipswich Town, winners of the 2024–25 FA Women's National League South were both promoted. Both clubs are making their WSL2 debuts.
On 20 May 2025, it was announced Blackburn Rovers had withdrawn from the WSL2 due to the club owner's unwillingness to meet league requirements on facilities, player welfare and staffing. They will re-enter at the fourth tier (Division One North). Sheffield United who were set to be relegated to the FA Women's National League after spending seven seasons in the Championship were reprieved from relegation.
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | Manager |
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| Birmingham City | Birmingham (Bordesley) | St Andrew's | 29,902 |  Amy Merricks
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| Bristol City | Bristol (Ashton Gate) | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Charlotte Healy
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| Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | The Valley | 27,111 | Karen Hills
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| Crystal Palace | London (Sutton) | Gander Green Lane | 5,013 | Jo Potter
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| Durham | Durham | Maiden Castle | 1,800 (League) 2,400 (Cup) |
Adam Furness
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| Ipswich Town | Colchester | Colchester Community Stadium | 10,105 | Joe Sheehan
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| Newcastle United | Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 | Becky Langley
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| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham (West Bridgford) | The City Ground | 30,404 | Carly Davies
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| Portsmouth | Havant | Westleigh Park | 5,300 | Jay Sadler
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| Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,050 | Ash Thompson
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| Southampton | Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,384 | Simon Parker
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| Sunderland | Hetton-le-Hole | Eppleton CW | 2,500 | Melanie Reay
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Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Crystal Palace |  Leif Gunnar Smerud
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Mutual agreement | 11 May 2025 | Pre season | Jo Potter
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24 June 2025 |
| Bristol City | Stephen Kirby
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Mutual agreement | 13 May 2025 | Charlotte Healy
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24 June 2025 | |
| Southampton | Marieanne Spacey-Cale (interim)
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End of interim period | 4 May 2025 | Simon Parker
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4 July 2025 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the WSL |
| 2 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Durham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Women's National League North or South |
| 12 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results[]
Season statistics[]
Awards[]
External links[]
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