The 2020 Women's FA Community Shield was the ninth Women's FA Community Shield, and the first after the competition's revival following an eleven-season abeyance.[1] As with its male equivalent, the Community Shield is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's league and the previous season's Women's FA Cup. However, as the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the 2020 Community Shield was contested by the 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and the still-reigning 2018–19 FA Cup winners, Manchester City. Both teams were contesting their first ever Women's Community Shield.
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| Date | 29 August 2020 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Ji So-yun (Chelsea) | ||||||
| Referee | Rebecca Welch (Durham) | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
The match was played as part of a double-header, with both the women's and men's Community Shields contested on the same day, played back-to-back at Wembley Stadium and was televised live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.[2][3]
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- ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Chelsea and Man City to contest first Women's Community Shield since 2008". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b "First ever double header men's and women's Community Shield to be played at Wembley". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "BBC to broadcast Women's Community Shield double-header at Wembley". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.