2016 FA Women's Cup final

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The 2016 FA Women's Cup final was the 46th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 23rd to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea Ladies on 14 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was the second FA Women's Cup Final to be held at Wembley.

2016 FA Women's Cup final
Event2015–16 FA Women's Cup
Date14 May 2016 (2016-05-14)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Player of the MatchDanielle Carter
RefereeSarah Garratt (Birmingham)
Attendance32,912[1]
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2017

Chelsea, managed by Emma Hayes, went into the match as defending champions, having won the 2015 FA Cup, while Arsenal, managed by Pedro Martínez Losa, had won the competition on thirteen previous occasions. But Chelsea were favourites to lift the trophy as Arsenal had enjoyed only moderate success since their victory at the 2014 Cup Final, and had been beaten by Chelsea in a match earlier in the 2016 season of the Women's Super League.[1][2][3] Arsenal won the match 1–0, with a first-half goal from Danielle Carter scored in the eighteenth minute, and securing the team their fourteenth FA Cup victory. Carter was also named Player of the Match.[1][2] The match was attended by a crowd of 32,912, an increase on the 30,710 who attended the 2015 final.[1]

The match was refereed by Sarah Garratt of the Birmingham Football Association, whose appointment was announced by the Football Association on 5 May. The match saw Garratt taking charge of her first FA Cup Final.[4]

Match details

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Arsenal1–0Chelsea
Carter   18' Report
Attendance: 32,912
GK 13   Sari van Veenendaal
DF 2   Alex Scott (c)
DF 5   Casey Stoney
DF 22   Josephine Henning
DF 3   Emma Mitchell
MF 8   Jordan Nobbs
MF 4   Fara Williams   74'
MF 6   Vicky Losada
MF 9   Danielle Carter
FW 10   Kelly Smith   74'
FW 24   Asisat Oshoala   82'   89'
Substitutes:
DF 20   Dominique Janssen   74'
MF 21   Daniëlle van de Donk   74'
MF 14   Leah Williamson   89'
GK 1   Emma Byrne
FW 7   Natalia Pablos
Manager:
  Pedro Martínez Losa
GK 1   Hedvig Lindahl
DF 3   Hannah Blundell
DF 4   Millie Bright   79'
DF 5   Gilly Flaherty
DF 16   Ana Borges
MF 24   Drew Spence   46'
MF 17   Katie Chapman (c)
MF 7   Gemma Davison
MF 10   Ji So-yun
FW 8   Karen Carney   55'
FW 14   Fran Kirby
Substitutes:
FW 15   Bethany England   84'   79'
DF 6   Niamh Fahey   46'
FW 9   Eniola Aluko   55'
GK 12   Rebecca Spencer
DF 11   Claire Rafferty
Manager:
  Emma Hayes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Phillips, Owen (14 May 2016). "Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 1-0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Stafford, James (14 May 2016). "Dan Carter secures Women's FA Cup as Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ Muro, Giuseppe (13 May 2016). "Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal's Casey Stoney fires warning at favourites Chelsea". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ Lavery, Glenn (5 May 2016). "Referee Sarah Garratt relishing SSE Women's FA Cup Final call". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ^ REFEREE GARRATT RELISHING SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP FINAL CALL