The Women’s Super League is set to expand on 14 teams from the 2026/27 season.
The current league format sees a team that is exhausted from the upper level of women’s football, but will now change in two teams exhausted and promoted every season.
To reach 14 teams for the 2026/27 campaign, the top two teams in the second level – Women’s Super League 2 – will be automatically promoted in VSL.
Final 14. The place decides the playback at the end of the season between 12. Placed team in the VSL and the third paid team in the Women’s Super League 2.
From the season 2026/27, the last time was set 14. The team in the league automatically indulges, and the 13. Placed team faces a play with VSL 2 runners.
VSL shareholders voted on Mary on Monday, but is still subject to the approval of the Board of the Football Association (Fa).
WSL statement Read: “Our priority was to find a route that would use the entire women’s game of pyramid and believe that this evolution of women’s professional football will increase the minimum standards, create a difference and encourage investment on the date.
“Subject to the approval of the Fa board, the spread of the BVSL on 14 teams will encourage the movement between the league and the introduction of promotional / relegation play creates distinction for women’s game and introduces a high game, a high game, a high game, a game.”
Analysis: New rules Controversial – but add to drama
News Ski Sports’ Anton Toloui:
League chiefs have long and thought hard about how it is best to expand the upper division, but today’s announcement will not be without its critics.
The threat of falling remains for the worst contractual team in VSL this season, but it is a realistic possibility that the party could prefer all years and still retains its top flight status.
What is said, having at least two teams from VSL2 is a huge victory for clubs that developed and invested in their women’s programs.
Teams such as Birmingham City, Bristol City, Charlton, Newcastle and others, will now be a delighted three possibilities to win the promotion of the promised country, instead of drawing more time and money without a decent chance to appear.
And who doesn’t love playoffs? Having one with such dangers feels like mass reinforcement, in terms of fun, for women’s game.
Sky will show almost 90 percent of the WSL games of the following season
In October, it was announced that Ski Sports signed a new five-year contract on VSL broadcasting – providing rights to almost 90 percent of league matches.
Since the following season, the ski will be broadcast 118 Match from VSLmore than three times more than the number of games right now, with 78 nodes displayed exclusively.
With over 75 percent of the first choices plus all the matches from closing weekends, without heaven, women’s football fans are guaranteed, more than the best matches Sunday weekly from the Top Flight England.
New partnership also gives heaven option to show matches from Women’s Championship and Women’s League Cupincluding the finals. The first time brings competitions on the ski platform.
In 2023. year, the ski sport broadcasts over 70 percent of all live television women. Female football can be enjoyed with cricket in England, a hundred, women’s golf Majors, England Netball, F1 Academy, Vpl cricket, female box, women’s box, women’s league (rugby league) and more.
Football fans can enjoy this huge increase in games from women’s game at the same time as Ski’s Record with Premier League, including at least 215 matches – an increase of 70 percent on exclusively live games.
Ski Sports to display 215 Live PL games since next season
Since the following season, Ski Sports’ Premier League Coverage will increase from 128 matches up to at least 215 games exclusively live.
And 80 percent of all television games of the Prime Minister League next season is on Ski Ski Sports.