The Football AssociationPremier League Cup is a cup competition in Englishwomen's football (soccer). It is also referred to as the Women's League Cup as it is the women's equivalent to the men's League Cup. The competition is open to teams in the FA Women's Premier League (the National, Northern and Southern divisions). The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Competition is the act of striving against another force for the purpose of achieving dominance or attaining a reward or goal, or out of a biological imperative such as survival. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area â Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population â Total (mid-2004) â Total (2001 Census) â Density Ranked 1st UK... UEFA Womens Cup Final 2005 at Potsdam Association Football (soccer) is the most prominent team sport for women in many countries, and one of the few womens team sports with professional leagues (the other global one being basketball). ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The FA Womens Premier League is the major womens football (soccer) competition in England. ...
If the LeagueCup is won by a team that has already qualified for Europe, the LeagueCup's UEFA Cup spot also goes to the next highest placed team in the League (unlike the FA Cup spot, it is never transferred to the losing finalist).
The PremierLeague is also very popular in Ireland, where the natives prefer to "support" English clubs, unlike in Scandinavia where the locals tend to support their league.
At the inception of the PremierLeague in 1992-93, just 11 players named in the starting line-ups for the first round of matches were 'foreign' (players hailing from outside of the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland).