The WSL is expanding next season everything you need to know about promotion, relegation and the play-off
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The WSL is expanding next season  everything you need to know about promotion, relegation and the play-off
"The Women's Super League is set to expand from 12 to 14 teams from the 2026/27 season, with a new promotion and relegation play-off introduced as part of the changes."
"At the end of this 2025/26 season, the top two teams from WSL 2 will be automatically promoted to the WSL, while the bottom WSL team will enter a high-stakes play-off."
"Once the WSL expands to 14 teams, only one team, the league winners, will be automatically promoted from WSL 2 each season, while the team finishing bottom of the WSL will be relegated."
The Women's Super League will increase from 12 to 14 teams starting in the 2026/27 season. A new promotion and relegation play-off will allow up to three teams from WSL 2 to earn promotion. The top two teams from WSL 2 will be automatically promoted, while the bottom WSL team will enter a play-off against the third-placed WSL 2 team. The league structure will stabilize with one automatic promotion from WSL 2 and relegation for the bottom WSL team in future seasons.
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