2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup
Loftus Road hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Date | 19 August 2025 - 29 March 2026 |
| Teams | 88 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 156 |
| Goals scored | 595 (3.81 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2026. | |
The 2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup was the 34th running of the FA Women's National League Cup, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the FA Women's National League Plate.
The 2025–26 season saw a change to the format of the League Cup, with the introduction of a group stage and entry of Professional Game Academy sides for the first time. Teams were initially drawn into 22 groups of four teams who played each other once (not twice), and from which the 22 group winners and 10 best runners-up advance to the Cup knockout stages. The other 12 runners-up, and 20 best third-placed teams advance to the National League Plate knockout stages. From there, both the Cup and the Plate hold four knockout rounds before the finals of each competition.
Reigning champions Nottingham Forest did not defend their title, due to their promotion to the Women's Super League 2 at the end of the 2024–25 National League season, making them ineligible to play in the 2025–26 competition.
The final will be played on 28 March 2026, and will be hosted at Loftus Road in Shepherd's Bush, London.