The Women's FA Community Shield was an association football competition in England. It was a national super cup, and the equivalent of the FA Community Shield in male football. It was the first competitive match of the football season. The match was contested between the champions of the FA Women's Premier League (FA Women's Super League in the 2020 edition) and the winners of the Women's FA Cup. When the league champions also won the FA Cup, the cup runners-up played the match.
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Region |  England |
| Current champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Arsenal (5 titles) |
The first Community Shield was contested in 2000, and lasted for eight years until 2008. In 2020, the competition was briefly revived for one edition and then ceased to exist again.
Inauguration
editThe Football Association (The FA) held the first charity match in 2000 when Double winners Charlton drew against Arsenal at Craven Cottage and shared the trophy. All proceeds were donated to Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. The Charity Shield (Community Shield since 2002) has been sponsored by Nationwide since its inauguration.[1]
The competition lasted until 2008 and was not contested for eleven years until the competition was revived by the FA in 2020. The match was billed as a double header after being scheduled at Wembley Stadium on the same day as the men's competition for the first time in history.[2]
List of finals
editThe competition was introduced in 2000 and was held annually at different venues until it was discontinued in 2009. It returned in 2020 when it became a double-header with the men's equivalent, hosted on the same day at Wembley Stadium.[2]
| & | Title was shared after match finished in a draw |
|---|---|
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after full-time |
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Arsenal Charlton Athletic |
1–1& | — | Craven Cottage, Fulham |
| 2001 | Arsenal | 5–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames |
| 2002 | Fulham | 2–2† | Arsenal | Brisbane Road, Leyton |
| 2003 | Fulham | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Field Mill, Mansfield |
| 2004 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Arsenal | Broadhall Way, Stevenage |
| 2005 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Charlton Athletic | National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes |
| 2006 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Everton | Alexandra Stadium, Crewe |
| 2007 | Not held[a][3] | |||
| 2008 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Everton | Moss Rose, Macclesfield |
| The competition was scrapped between 2009 and 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City | Wembley Stadium, London |
- ^ Not held due to an overlap with the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup schedule.
Performance by club
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 5
|
2
|
2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2
|
1
|
2000, 2004 |
| Fulham | 2
|
—
|
2002, 2003 |
| Chelsea | 1
|
—
|
2020 |
| Doncaster Rovers | —
|
2
| |
| Everton | —
|
2
|
— |
| Manchester City | —
|
1
|
— |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Women's Community Shield returns on Saturday, as Chelsea take on Manchester City". thefa.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "BBC to broadcast Women's Community Shield double-header at Wembley". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Football: The FA Tesco Women's Community Shield 2008". Sportsister. 20 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
External links
edit- "The FA Women's Community Shield". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.