| FA Women's Premier League Southern Division | |
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| Country |  England and Wales
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Promotion to | FA Women's Championship |
| Current champions | Charlton Athletic (2017-18) |
The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are part of the FA Women's Premier League and below the two divisions of the FA Women's Super League.
The league is played on a home and away basis, with each team playing each other twice, and points being awarded in the standard football format. The bottom two clubs are relegated, also on a geographical basis, to the South West and South East Combination Leagues.
Southern Championship teams are eligible to play in the Women's League Cup as well as the FA Women's Cup.
Name[]
It was known as the 'Women's Premier League Southern Division' prior to the 2018–19 season.
Previous winners[]
| Season | Club |
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| 2000-01 | Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. |
| 2001-02 | Fulham L.F.C. |
| 2002-03 | Bristol Rovers W.F.C. (later Bristol Academy W.F.C., now Bristol City W.F.C.) |
| 2003-04 | Bristol City W.F.C. (later AFC Team Bath Ladies, now defunct) |
| 2004-05 | Chelsea |
| 2005-06 | Cardiff City |
| 2006-07 | Watford |
| 2007-08 | Fulham |
| 2008-09 | Millwall Lionesses |
| 2009-10 | Barnet |
| 2010-11 | Charlton Athletic |
| 2011-12 | Portsmouth |
| 2012-13 | Reading |
| 2013-14 | Coventry City |
| 2014-15 | Portsmouth |
| 2015-16 | Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. |
| 2016-17 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2017-18 | Charlton Athletic |
From the 2014-15 season onwards, the club promoted to the FA Women's Championship (via a play-off between the Northern and Southern division champions), and overall champions of the FA Women's National League, are marked in bold.
Clubs for 2018-19 season[]
| Club | Finishing position 2017-18 |
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| C & K Basildon L.F.C. | 2nd |
| Cardiff City | 10th |
| Chichester City | 8th |
| Coventry United | 4th |
| Gillingham | 9th |
| MK Dons | Promoted from South East |
| Oxford United | 8th (WSL 2) |
| Plymouth Argyle | Promoted from South West |
| Portsmouth | 6th |
| Queens Park Rangers | 11th |
| Watford | 10th (WSL 2) |
| Loughborough Foxes | promoted |
External links[]
| FA Women's National League South 2023–24 |
| Billericay Town · Cardiff City Ladies · Chatham Town · Cheltenham Town · Hashtag United · Ipswich Town · London Bees · Milton Keynes Dons · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Rugby Borough |
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