Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)

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Crystal Palace Women
Crystal Palace FC logo (2022).svg
Full nameCrystal Palace Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Founded1992
Ground Gander Green Lane
Capacity5,032
Chairman Steve Parish
ManagerLaura Kaminski
League Women's Super League
2023–24 Women's Championship, 1st of 12 (promoted)

Crystal Palace Football Club Women, formerly known as Crystal Palace Ladies Football Club, 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, after gaining promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2023–24 season. [1] The team, known as the "Eagles", is affiliated with the men's equivalent Crystal Palace F.C., after being brought under the umbrella of CPFC LTD, to become part of the Crystal Palace group in June 2022. From here, they began to transition into the full-time, professional outfit which competes today.

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The club has played its home matches at Gander Green Lane, Sutton, since the start of the 2023–24 season, as well as select matches at Selhurst Park stadium. They previously played at Hayes Lane, the home ground of Bromley F.C., between 2014 and 2023.

History

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 joined the FA Women's Premier League regional section in 2013–14. The club won the South East Division One title in 2015–16 after going the whole season undefeated and 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. [2] [3] The club announced in 2019, it would play as "Crystal Palace FC" instead of "Crystal Palace Ladies F.C.", following the growing trend within the women's game to move away from the term "Ladies". [4]

After 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. [5] [3] In the summer of 2023, the club appointed Grace Williams, [6] as Head of Women’s Football, and Laura Kaminski, [7] as Head Coach.

In 2023, Palace received full professional status, 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). [1]

At the end of the 2023–24 Championship season, the club was promoted to the Women's Super League as champions, scoring 55 goals – and conceding just 20 – in 22 matches. This marked Palace’s inaugural promotion to the top-flight of women’s football. [8] [3] The promotion was sealed with a final-day draw against Sunderland at Selhurst Park, in front of a record crowd of 6,796. [9] [3]

Players

Current squad

As of 18 May 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Fran Kitching
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Felicity Gibbons
4 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chloe Arthur
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Aimee Everett(captain)
7 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Isabella Sibley
8 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Molly-Mae Sharpe
9 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Elise Hughes
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Annabel Blanchard
11 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kirsten Reilly
15 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Hayley Nolan
24 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Shanade Hopcroft
27 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Abbie Larkin
31 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Annis-Clara Wright
77 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Isibeal Atkinson

Former players

Club staff

PositionName
Chairman Flag of England.svg Steve Parish [10] [11]
Head of women's football Flag of England.svg Grace Williams [6]
Head Coach Flag of England.svg Laura Kaminski [7]
Assistant Coach Flag of England.svg Adam Jeffrey [12]
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Matrazek
Physical Performance Coach Flag of Portugal.svg Chico Lyons
Physiotherapist Flag of Italy.svg Tadej Citti

Honours

Leagues

Cups

See also

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