Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)

Crystal Palace Women
Full nameCrystal Palace Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Founded1992
GroundVBS Community Stadium
Capacity5,013
ChairmanSteve Parish
ManagerLaura Kaminski
LeagueWomen's Super League
2023–24Women's Championship, 1st of 12 (promoted)
Current season

Crystal Palace Football Club Women is a women's association football club based in South London, England, which competes in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football. The team, known as the "Eagles", is affiliated to the men's equivalent Crystal Palace F.C..

The club play its home matches at the VBS Community Stadium in Sutton, South London, as well as select matches at Selhurst Park. They previously played at Hayes Lane, the home ground of Bromley F.C., between 2014 and 2023.

History

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The club was formed in 1992 as Crystal Palace Ladies F.C.. Since 2003, the club has risen up England's football pyramid, winning the South East Combination Women's Football League in 2003–04, and they later achieved their first cup success defeating Chelsea in the Surrey FA County Cup final in 2011. Palace won the London and South East Women's Regional Football League title in 2013–14, gaining promotion to the FA Women's National League regional section. They won the South East Division One title in 2015–16, after going the whole season undefeated. The club also won the Surrey FA County Cup that same season against AFC Wimbledon in the final.

In 2018, Palace were given semi-professional status, and secured a Tier 2 license, allowing them to become a founding member of the FA Women's Championship, the second highest tier in women’s football.[1] Then in 2019, it was announced by the club they would play under the name "Crystal Palace F.C." instead of "Crystal Palace Ladies F.C.", following the growing trend within the women's game at that time to move away from the term "Ladies".[2]

Following mixed results in their first three years in the Women's Championship, Palace recorded back-to-back top-five finishes in the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons.[3] It was around this time that the club officially became part of the CPFC Limited group in June 2022, and they received full professional status in 2023, followed by the securing of a Tier 1 license in April 2024, which would allow their eventual entry into the Women's Super League (WSL).[4]

In the summer of 2023, the club appointed Grace Williams,[5] as Head of Women’s Football, and Laura Kaminski,[6] as Head Coach. This resulted in Palace gaining promotion to the Women's Super League as champions at the end of the 2023–24 Championship season. The club scored 55 goals – and conceded just 20 – in 22 matches. It also marked Palace’s inaugural promotion to the top-flight of women’s football.[7] The promotion was sealed with a final-day draw against Sunderland at Selhurst Park, in front of a record crowd of 6,796.[8]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 20 September 2024[9][10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Denmark DEN Katrine Veje
3 DF England ENG Felicity Gibbons
4 MF Scotland SCO Chloe Arthur
5 MF Sweden SWE My Cato
6 DF England ENG Aimee Everett (captain)
8 FW England ENG Molly-Mae Sharpe
9 FW Wales WAL Elise Hughes
10 FW England ENG Annabel Blanchard
11 FW Netherlands NED Ashleigh Weerden
12 FW England ENG Poppy Pritchard (on loan from Manchester City)
14 MF Wales WAL Josie Green
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Hayley Nolan
17 MF England ENG Lexi Potter (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK Finland FIN Milla-Maj Majasaari
20 FW New Zealand NZL Indiah-Paige Riley
22 MF Denmark DEN Mille Gejl
23 DF Wales WAL Lily Woodham (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
24 MF England ENG Shanade Hopcroft
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Abbie Larkin
28 FW United States USA Katie Stengel
29 DF England ENG Jorja Fox (on loan from Chelsea)
30 GK United States USA Shae Yáñez
31 GK England ENG Annis-Clara Wright
32 DF England ENG Brooke Aspin (on loan from Chelsea)
77 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Isibeal Atkinson

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Isabella Sibley (at Newcastle United until end of the 2024–25 season)

Former players

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For details of current and former players, see Category:Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players.

Club staff

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Position Name
Chairman England Steve Parish[11]
Head of women's football England Grace Williams[5]
Head Coach England Laura Kaminski[6]
Assistant Coach England Adam Jeffrey[12]
Goalkeeping Coach Italy Daniel Matraszek
Physical Performance Coach Portugal Chico Lyons
Physiotherapist Italy Tadej Citti

Honours

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Leagues

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Cups

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  • Surrey County Cup
    • Winners: 2010–11, 2015–16
    • Runners-up: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2012–13
  • Capital Women's Senior Cup
    • Runners-up: 2017–18

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: FA Women's Championship - News - Crystal Palace Ladies FC". 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "A new identity for Crystal Palace Ladies Football Club". CPFC Official Site. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace Women announce 22/23 squad – with 15 additions - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace – 23/24 Women's Championship winners! - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Crystal Palace appoint new Head of Women's Football - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Palace Women appoint Laura Kaminski as head coach". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace FC. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ 'No-one expected this' - Crystal Palace reach WSL, Emma Smith, BBC Sport, 28 April 2024
  8. ^ "Report: Palace win Women's Championship crown at Selhurst Park - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Women Squad". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Ready to take on foreign opposition 🙌". Instagram. Crystal Palace Women FC. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Parish urges women's league overhaul to build on Euro 2022 - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Adam Jeffrey joins Palace Women as Assistant Coach". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace FC. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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