Post by rjdgull on Jul 15, 2023 12:43:16 GMT
TUWFC are in the National League for the first time so thought it would be worth giving a bit more information about this league.
The 2023–24 FA Women's National League is the 32nd season of the competition and the sixth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League and was the top tier before the WSL was established in the 2011/12 season. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.
The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid and Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West (our league!) at the fourth level. The league consists of 72 teams, divided into six divisions of 12 each. In a change from previous seasons, both winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions will be promoted to the Women's Championship. (Nottingham Forest lost out to Watford this year) The bottom two teams will be relegated to the appropriate fourth tier FA WNL Division One. The winner of each Division One will be promoted to the Northern or Southern Premier Division with the bottom two teams in those leagues relegated to the respective regional leagues.
The area covered is similar to but slightly larger than last season and the teams that we play are a mixed bag compared to their respective men's teams but the Exeter local derby is the stand out fixture.
Abingdon United
AFC Bournemouth
Bridgwater United
Exeter City
Keynsham Town
Maidenhead United
Moneyfields (Portsmouth based)
Portishead Town
Selsey
Southampton
Swindon Town
Torquay United
The 2023–24 FA Women's National League is the 32nd season of the competition and the sixth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League and was the top tier before the WSL was established in the 2011/12 season. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the Women's Championship and above the eight regional football leagues.
The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid and Division One North, Division One Midlands, Division One South East, and Division One South West (our league!) at the fourth level. The league consists of 72 teams, divided into six divisions of 12 each. In a change from previous seasons, both winners of the Northern and Southern Premier divisions will be promoted to the Women's Championship. (Nottingham Forest lost out to Watford this year) The bottom two teams will be relegated to the appropriate fourth tier FA WNL Division One. The winner of each Division One will be promoted to the Northern or Southern Premier Division with the bottom two teams in those leagues relegated to the respective regional leagues.
The area covered is similar to but slightly larger than last season and the teams that we play are a mixed bag compared to their respective men's teams but the Exeter local derby is the stand out fixture.
Abingdon United
AFC Bournemouth
Bridgwater United
Exeter City
Keynsham Town
Maidenhead United
Moneyfields (Portsmouth based)
Portishead Town
Selsey
Southampton
Swindon Town
Torquay United