# 2024–25 Women's League Cup

The 2024–25 Women's League Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. All 23 teams from the WSL and Championship contested the competition. Arsenal were the defending champions. It marked the first time since the competition's inception in 2011 that the cup would not be played under the named sponsorship of Continental AG or under the branding of The Football Association following the completed takeover by Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL). On 16 December 2024, the WPLL announced a partnership with Subway, with the competition officially known as the Subway Women’s League Cup for sponsorship reasons.

## Format

The competition kept the same format as the previous season, starting with a group stage split regionally. However, the competition ran with 23 teams, one fewer than previous season, after Reading withdrew from the Championship in June 2024. Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage are exempt from the League Cup group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. As a result, the initial group stage draw made on 19 August 2024 featured 20 of the 23 teams, with all groups featuring four teams each. The three teams excluded from the draw were Chelsea, who automatically entered the Champions League group stage, and Manchester City and Arsenal who advanced in the Champions League qualifying rounds, and will all enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.
The first place team in each of the five groups qualifies for the knock-out stage.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Durham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | London City Lionesses | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Chelsea | Chelsea | 5 | | | | | | |
| Durham | Durham | 0 | | | | | | |
| Durham | Durham | 0 | Chelsea | Chelsea | 2 | | | |
| | | | West Ham United | West Ham United | 0 | | | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | West Ham United | West Ham United | 0 | | | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | | | | 15 March – Derby | 15 March – Derby | 15 March – Derby |
| West Ham United | West Ham United | 2 | | | | 15 March – Derby | 15 March – Derby | 15 March – Derby |
| West Ham United | West Ham United | 2 | | | | Chelsea | Chelsea | 2 |
| | | | | | | Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | | | | Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 |
| Arsenal | Arsenal | 4 | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | Arsenal | 4 | Arsenal | Arsenal | 1 | | | |
| | | | Manchester City | Manchester City | 2 | | | |
| Manchester United | Manchester United | 1 | Manchester City | Manchester City | 2 | | | |
| Manchester City | Manchester City | 2 | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the Champions League group stage. The draw for the quarter-final and semi-final took place on 16 December 2024.

### Final

On 16 December 2024, it was announced that the 2025 final would be held at Pride Park Stadium, the home of Derby County, for the first time. It was also announced that VAR and goal-line technology would be returning.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Maria Edwards | Blackburn Rovers | 5 |
| 2 | Mia Enderby | Liverpool | 4 |
| 2 | Viviane Asseyi | West Ham | 4 |
| 4 | Eleanor Ryan-Doyle | Durham | 3 |
| 4 | Megan Hornby | Portsmouth | 3 |
| 4 | Emma Thompson | Southampton | 3 |
| 7 | 16 players | 16 players | 2 |