"The Women's League Cup is undergoing a major revamp for next season which will include adopting a similar format to the Champions League and possibly altering its name. It has already been confirmed that Women's Super League (WSL) clubs who qualify for the Women's Champions League will not compete. And in further changes, the WSL has said it plans to introduce a Swiss-style format for the league phase to guarantee more games for all participating teams."
"Currently, all WSL2 and some WSL teams play in round-robin groups of four or five in the first round, with the winners progressing to the quarter-finals. Teams taking part in the Champions League - Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United this season - enter at the knockout stage. In the revamped competition, all participating clubs would enter the league phase and be drawn to play six other sides. The top eight teams in the league phase would progress to the quarter-finals."
The Women's League Cup will be restructured next season, adopting a Swiss-style league phase to guarantee more matches for participating teams. Women's Super League clubs that qualify for the Women's Champions League will not take part in the competition. Under the new format all clubs enter the league phase and will be drawn to play six other sides, with the top eight progressing to quarter-finals. There will be no play-off round because of fixture-calendar limits. The competition's name is likely to change as it will not include all league teams. WSL officials cited calendar constraints, player minutes and disparity between divisions.
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