The 2016 FA WSL Cup was the sixth edition of the FA WSL's league cup competition. It was sponsored by Continental AG, who sponsored the competition from its creation, and was officially known as the FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup. All 19 teams of the two divisions of the WSL took part in the competition.
Arsenal were the defending champions; only they and Manchester City had won the cup in the previous five seasons it was contested in.
The format was changed to a true knock-out tournament. With 19 entrants, the bottom six teams played a preliminary round. The round of 16 following that was seeded, so WSL 1 teams met WSL 2 teams, who had home advantage.
Preliminary round
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|8 May 2016
First round
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|2 July 2016
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|3 July 2016
Quarter-finals
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|5 August 2016
| colspan="3" style="background:#9cc; text-align:center;"|7 August 2016
Semi-finals Played on 3 and 4 September 2016.
Final
Played on 2 October 2016. Manchester City won their second cup after 2014 and completed a double.
References
External links Official website League Cup at soccerway.com