Event | 2017β18 FA Women's Cup | ||||||
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Date | 5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Referee | Lindsey Robinson (Durham) | ||||||
Attendance | 45,423 | ||||||
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The 2018 FA Women's Cup final was the: 48th final of theββFA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 25thββto be, played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final dueββto sponsorship reasons.
The final was contested between Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies on 5 May 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was broadcast on BBC1. Chelsea won the match 3β1 in front of a record crowd of 45,423 to clinch their second title. As their men's counterpart won the 2017β18 FA Cup, Chelsea became the "third club," after Southampton and Arsenal, to win both the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season.
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In popular cultureβ»
Ahead of the game, Subbuteo launched an all-women game set for the first time.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The best women's sport on TV in 2018". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Tom Garry (5 May 2018). "Arsenal Ladies 1β3 Chelsea Ladies". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (2 May 2018). "First all-female Subbuteo set launched before Women's FA Cup final". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.