Women’s FA Cup
The Women’s FA Challenge Cup Competition is the top annual cup tournament for women’s clubs in English football. Founded in 1970, it has been named the WFA Cup, FA Women’s Cup, and now Women’s FA Cup (currently known as the Adobe Women’s FA Cup for sponsorship reasons).
Designed as an equivalent to the FA Cup in men’s football, the competition began in 1970–71 as the Mitre Challenge Trophy, organised by the Women’s Football Association (WFA). There were 71 entrants, including teams from Scotland and Wales.
The WFA ran the competition for the first 23 editions, during which time Southampton won the cup eight times. The Football Association (FA) began administering English women’s football in mid-1993.
Arsenal holds the record for most titles overall, having won fourteen times. The current cup holders are Manchester United, who defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 in the 2024 final to win their first FA Cup title.