WSL Debates Ditching Regulation
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
The English Women’s Super League (WSL) could pause promotion and relegation until 2031.
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The Women’s Super League is facing some major changes, as clubs prepare to vote on altering — or even abolishing — the traditional promotion and relegation system that’s long seen teams moving between tiered United Kingdom (UK) leagues each season.
Current proposals include transitioning both the 12-team top-flight WSL and second-tier 11-team Championship League to a closed system by 2026/27, to expand to a combined 32 teams by 2030.
Promotion to the WSL might continue, with the winning Championship club moving up each year, while relegation would be off the table regardless of performance.
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The NWSL has found success in the stability and growth a closed system provides, but ditching relegation could hurt the WSL’s credibility if it’s seen as a rejection of what’s widely considered an essential tenet of English football — at least for now.
Clubs will vote for the abolition of relegation at the end of the current season.
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Relatively, the NWSL in the United States of America (USA) has been operating similar fortunes without relegation with the expansion process.
In Nigeria, the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) also plans to expand the top-flight Premiership.
This shows similar fortunes as far as women’s football leagues is concerned across the globe as FIFA prepare for the maiden Women’s Club World Cup.
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