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The Football Association Women's Super League 1 (FA WSL 1) is the highest division in of women's football in England. The division forms the top half of the Football Association Women's Super League, with relegation down to the WSL 2. It is run by the Football Association and began in April 2011. An initial eight teams competed in the league, which replaced the FA Women's Premier League as the highest level of women's football in England. The WSL 2 was introduced in 2014, bringing promotion and relegation to the league. The bottom team of the WSL 1 at the end of each season is replaced by the WSL 2 champion in the next season. WSL 1 seasons run from April until October. The WSL champions and runners-up qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League the following season. The current champions are Chelsea, who won their first title in the 2015 season. The official name ''The FA WSL'' and logo of the league were announced on 19 November 2010.〔(shekicks.net ); FA Unveil New League Title And Logo〕 ==History== The WSL was due to start in 2010 but was deferred for a year due to the global economic downturn. Sixteen clubs applied for a place in the inaugural season of the league: Arsenal, Barnet, Birmingham City, Bristol Academy, Chelsea, Colchester United, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Leeds Carnegie, Leicester City, Lincoln Ladies, Liverpool, Millwall Lionesses, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland. Leeds Carnegie later withdrew their application. Women's Premier League clubs Blackburn Rovers and Watford declined to apply. FA Chief Executive Ian Watmore described the creation of the league as a "top priority" in February 2010. For the 2014 season the league was been extended. A second division was created, with 9 new teams added and one team being relegated from the WSL 1. WSL 1 remained as 8 teams, with the WSL 2 having 10 teams.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FA WSL 2014: Applications )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FA WSL 2014-2018 brochure )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The FA WSL Club Development Plan )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Clubs bid for WSL spot )〕 The new WSL 1 licence was awarded to Manchester City and Doncaster Rovers Belles were relegated to the WSL 2.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fawsl.com/news/fa_selects_clubs_for_wsl_licences.html )〕 Doncaster Belles appealed against their demotion, but were unsuccessful. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FA WSL 1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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