FA Women's National League South
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| Sport | Football |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Countries |  England and Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | Portsmouth F.C. (3 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Women's Championship |
| Relegation to | FA Women's National League Division One South West, FA Women's National League Division One South East |
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The FA Women's National League South 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 National League and below the Women's Super League and Women's Championship.
The league is played on a home and away basis, with each team playing each other twice, and points being awarded in the standard three points for a win format. The bottom two clubs are relegated, also on a geographical basis, to the Division One South West, and Division One South East.
For the 2023/24 season, changes were made meaning that two clubs would be relegated from the Women's Championship allowing one team each from National League North and South to be promoted to the Championship rather than having to play a season end playoff. This change resulted in two teams being relegated from the Championship at the end of the season.
Southern Premier Division teams are eligible to play in the Women's National League Cup as well as the Women's FA Cup.
Name
[edit]It was known as the 'Women's Premier League Southern Division' before the 2018–19 season.[1][clarification needed]
Current teams (2024–25 season)
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 Location of Southern Premier Division clubs for the 2024–25 season
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Previous winners
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| Season | Club |
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| 2000–01 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 2001–02 | Fulham |
| 2002–03 | Bristol Rovers (later Bristol Academy, now Bristol City) |
| 2003–04 | Bristol City (later AFC Team Bath, 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 |
| 2016–17 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2017–18 | Charlton Athletic |
| 2018–19 | Coventry United |
| 2019–20 | not awarded |
| 2020–21 | not awarded |
| 2021–22 | Southampton F.C. |
| 2022–23 | Watford |
| 2023–24 | Portsmouth |
From the 2014–15 season onwards, the club promoted to the 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.
See also
[edit]- Women's association football
- List of women's football teams
- International competitions in women's association football
References
[edit]- ^ "FA Women's Championship: New name chosen for England's second tier". BBC. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon Women's new home away from home". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
External links
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