Il campionato inglese femminile di calcio è gestito dalla Federazione calcistica dell'Inghilterra (Football Association - FA), con la WSL (Football Association Women's Super League) posta come primo livello. Nelle sue prime tre edizioni, dal 2011 al 2013, la WSL prevedeva un campionato a invito con nessun sistema di promozione o retrocessione, sistema simile a quello adottato nella Super League inglese di rugby. In seguito la WSL venne sostituita dalla FA Women's Premier League come livello di vertice del campionato. Le squadre che sono state iscritte competono anche per la Continental Cup.
La Premier League è suddivisa in due livelli: il primo è il precedente massimo livello, la FA Women's Premier League National Division, con retrocessione in due leghe poste al medesimo livello sotto di questa: la FA Women's Premier League Northern Division e la FA Women's Premier League Southern Division. Le squadre iscritte in questi tre livelli competono per la Premier League Cup.
Al livello inferiore della Premier League si trovano le quattro Combination Leagues, legate ai sistema di divisione territoriale nazionale, South West Combination (Sud Ovest), South East Combination (Sud Est), Midland Combination (Midlands Occidentali e Orientali) e Northern Combination (Nord Est e Nord Ovest). Sotto questi vi sono otto campionati regionali (regional leagues) e di seguito i campionati provinciali (county leagues).
Come nella struttura del calcio maschile, alcune squadre gallesi competono nella struttura piramidale inglese. Le squadre più titolate sono il Cardiff City e lo scomparso Barry Town, che entrambi giocarono in Women's Premiership.
Con l'introduzione del WSL negli ultimi anni i primi quattro livello sono così strutturati:
Livello fino al 2009-10 2011istituzione della WSL 2014 istituzione del WSL 2abolizione del WPL National Division (2013-14)Combination ricostituite nel WPL (2014-15) 1 WPL National WSL WSL 1 2 WPL North&South WPL National WSL 2 3 Combination WPL N&S WPL N&S 4 Regional Combination WPL Division 1 5 Regional Div. 1 Regional Regional
Struttura Per la stagione 2014-2015 le Combination Leagues (vecchio livello 4) sono state inserite nella nuova struttura della FA Women's Premier League. LivelloLeague / Division 1FA Women's Super League(12 squadre)2FA Women's Championship(10 squadre)3FA Women's National League Northern Division (WPL)(12 squadre)FA Women's National League Southern Division(12 squadre)4Women's Division One North(12 squadre)Women's Division One Midlands(12 squadre)Women's Division One South West(12 squadre)Women's Division One South East(12 squadre)5North West Women's Regional Football League Premier DivNorth East Regional Women's Football League Premier DivWest Midlands Regional Women's Football League Premier DivEast Midlands Regional Women's Football League Premier DivSouthern Region Women's Football League Premier DivisionSouth West Regional Women's Football League Premier DivEastern Region Women's Football League Premier DivisionLondon and South East Women's Regional Football League Premier Div6Feeding to North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division:North West Women's Regional Football League League Div 1 (North)North West Women's Regional Football League League Div 1 (South) Feeding to North East Regional Women's Football League Premier Division:North East Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (North)North East Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (South) Feeding to West Midlands Regional Women's Football League Premier Division:West Midlands Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (North)West Midlands Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (South) Feeding to East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Premier Division:East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (North)East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (South)Feeding to Southern Region Women's Football League Premier Division:Southern Region Women's Football League Division 1 (North)Southern Region Women's Football League Division 1 (South) Feeding to South West Regional Women's Football League Premier Division:South West Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (East)South West Regional Women's Football League Div 1 (West) Feeding to Eastern Region Women's Football League Premier Division:Eastern Region Women's Football League Division 1 (North)Eastern Region Women's Football League Division 1 (South) Feeding to London and South East Women's Football League Premier Division:South East Counties Women's Football League Premier DivLondon and South East Women's Regional Football League Div 17Feeding to North West Women's Regional Football League League Div 1:Greater Manchester Women's Football League Div 1Lancashire WFL Div 1Cheshire WFL Div 1Liverpool WFL Feeding to North East Women's Regional Football League League Div 1:West Riding WFL PremEast Riding WFLSheffield & Hallamshire WFLNorth Riding WFL Durham WFL Div 1 Feeding to West Midlands Regional Women's Football League Div 1:Staffordshire WFL Div 1Worcestershire WFLShropshire WFL Div 1Birmingham WFL Div 1 Feeding to East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Div 1:Leicestershire WFLNorthants WFLLincolnshire WFLNottinghamshire WFL Div 1Feeding to Southern Region Women's Football League Division 1:Thames Valley WFL Div 1Hampshire WFL Div 1 Feeding to South West Regional Women's Football League Div 1:Gloustershire WFL Div 1Somerset WFL Div 1Dorset WFLDevon WFL Premier DivCornwall WFL Div 1 Feeding to Eastern Region Women's Football League Division 1:Norfolk WFLSuffolk WFLCambs & Hunts WFLBeds & Herts WFL Div 1Essex WFL Div 1 Feeding to South East Counties Women's Football League Premier Div:South East Counties Women's Football League Div 1 (East)South East Counties Women's Football League Div 1 (West) Feeding to London and South East Women's Regional Football League Div 1:Greater London WFL Div 18Feeding to Greater Manchester Women's Football League Div 1:Greater Manchester Women's Football League Div 2 Feeding to Lancashire WFL Div 1:Lancashire WFL Div 2 Feeding to Cheshire WFL Div 1:Cheshire WFL Div 2 Feeding to West Riding WFL Premier Division:West Riding WFL Div 1 Feeding to East Riding WFL:East Riding WFL Div 2 Feeding to Durham WFL Div 1:Durham WFL Div 2(2) Feeding to Staffordshire WFL Div 1:Staffordshire WFL Div 2 Feeding to Shropshire WFL Div 1:Shropshire WFL Div 2 Feeding to Birmingham WFL Div 1:Birmingham WFL Div 2 Feeding to Nottinghamshire WFL Div 1:Nottinghamshire WFL Div 2Feeding to Thames Valley WFL Div 1:Thames Valley WFL Div 2 (North)Thames Valley WFL Div 2 (South) Feeding to Hampshire WFL Div 1:Hampshire WFL Div 2 Feeding to Gloustershire WFL Div 1:Glouctershire WFL Div 2 Feeding to Somerset WFL Div 1:Somerset WFL Div 2 Feeding to Devon WFL Prem Div:Devon WFL Div 1 Feeding to Cornwall WFL Div 1:Cornwall WFL Div 2 Feeding to Essex WFL Div 1:Essex WFL Div 2 Feeding to South East Counties Women's Football League Div 1:Kent WFLSussex WFL Div 1 Feeding to Greater London WFL Div 1:Greater London WFL Div 2 (North)Greater London WFL Div 2 (South)9Feeding to West Riding WFL Div 1:West Riding WFL Div 2 Feeding to Hampshire WFL Div 2:Hampshire WFL Div 3 Feeding to Cornwall WFL Div 2:Cornwall WFL Div 3 Feeding to Essex WFL Div 2:Essex WFL Div 3 Feeding to Sussex WFL Div 1:Sussex WFL Div 2 Feeding to Greater London WFL Div 2 (North):Greater London WFL Div 3 (North) Feeding to Greater London WFL Div 2 (South):Greater London WFL Div 3 (South)
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