Charlton Athletic W.F.C.
| Full name | Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club | |
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| Nickname | The Addicks | |
| Founded | 1991 as Bromley Borough 1994 as Croydon W.F.C. 2000 as Charlton Athletic W.F.C. | |
| Ground | The Valley | |
| Capacity | 27,111 | |
| Manager | Karen Hills | |
| League | Women's Super League 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Championship, 3rd of 11 | |
| Website | charltonafc | |
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Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club (CAWFC) is an English professional women's football club based in Charlton, south-east London. The club play in the Women's Super League 2 (WSL2), the second tier of English women's football.
Founded in 1991 as Bromley Borough, the club was also formerly known as Croydon Women's F.C. (1994–2000) and Charlton Athletic (2000–2007). During this period, it became one of the most successful women's teams in England.
Following the parent club's relegation from the Premier League, the women's team was controversially disbanded in the summer of 2007, causing almost all of the senior squad to depart. A rescue sponsorship package was subsequently arranged, allowing the women's setup to continue under new management.
CAWFC won the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division title in 2017–18. On 27 May 2018, they beat Northern Division champions Blackburn Rovers Ladies FC 2–1 in a play-off final at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, and gained promotion to the FA Women's Championship for the 2018–19 season.
In July 2023, the club was sold to SE7 Partners, a UK-based subsidiary of Global Football Partners. Since 2024, CAWFC have played their home matches at The Valley, the stadium of the men's senior team.