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Women's National League South

Third-level English women's football league

Summary

Third-level English women's football league

FieldValue
titleFA Women's National League Southern Premier
logoFA Women's National League.png
pixels150px
sportFootball
founded1992
teams12
levels3
promotionWomen's Super League 2
relegationFA Women's National League Division One South West,
countriesand
championIpswich Town (2 titles)
champ_season2025–26
current2025–26 FA Women's National League

FA Women's National League Division One South East

The Women's National League South, currently known as the FA Women's National League Southern Premier is a league in the third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern Premier division. These two divisions are part of the FA Women's National League and below the Women's Super League and Women's Super League 2.

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 Northern Premier and Southern Premier 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

It was known as the 'Women's Premier League Southern Division' before the 2018–19 season.

Current teams (2025–26 season)

ClubHome groundPosition 2024–25
AFC BournemouthLong Lane, Ringwood
AFC WimbledonGrand Drive, Raynes Park
Billericay TownNew Lodge, Billericay
Cheltenham TownKayte Lane, Bishop's Cleeve
Exeter CityCoach Road, Newton Abbot
Gwalia UnitedNewport Stadium, Newport
Hashtag UnitedParkside, Aveley
LewesThe Dripping Pan, Lewes
Oxford UnitedMarsh Lane, Marston
Plymouth ArgyleHome Park, Plymouth
Real BedfordMcMullen Park, Bedford
WatfordGrosvenor Vale, Ruislip

Previous winners

SeasonClubPromotion to Women's Championship via NL play-offAutomatic promotion to Women's Super League 2
1991–92Arsenal
1992–93District Line
1993–94Bromley Borough
1994–95Maidstone Tigress
1995–96Southampton Saints
1996–97Berkhamsted Town
1997–98Ilkeston Town
1998–99Reading Royals
1999–2000Barry Town
2000–01Brighton & Hove Albion
2001–02Fulham
2002–03Bristol Rovers (later Bristol Academy, now Bristol City)
2003–04Bristol City (later AFC Team Bath, now defunct)
2004–05Chelsea
2005–06Cardiff City
2006–07Watford
2007–08Fulham
2008–09Millwall Lionesses
2009–10Barnet
2010–11Charlton Athletic
2011–12Portsmouth
2012–13Reading
2013–14Coventry City
2014–15Portsmouth
2015–16Brighton & Hove Albion
2016–17Tottenham Hotspur
2017–18Charlton Athletic
2018–19Coventry United
2019–20not awarded
2020–21not awarded
2021–22Southampton F.C.
2022–23Watford
2023–24Portsmouth
2024–25Ipswich Town

From the 2014–15 season until the 2023-24 season, the winning team from the National League South took part in a play-off game against the winning team of the Northern Division of the National League. The overall winner of this match was promoted to the Women's Championship. The overall champions of the FA Women's National League, the teams promoted in this period, are marked in bold.

From the 2023-24 season onwards, the English FA decided to remove the play-off between the two winners of the National League divisions, with both teams being promoted to the Women's Championship.

References

References

  1. (26 February 2018). "FA Women's Championship: New name chosen for England's second tier". BBC.
  2. "AFC Wimbledon Women's new home away from home".
  3. "Statement: 2023-24 promotion and relegation".
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