Full name | Liverpool Football Club Women | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Reds | |||
Founded | 1989 | , as Newton Ladies F.C.|||
Ground | Totally Wicked Stadium Anfield (Select home games) | |||
Capacity | 18,000 Totally Wicked Stadium 61,015 Anfield | |||
Owner | Fenway Sports Group | |||
CEO | Billy Hogan | |||
Manager | Matt Beard | |||
League | Women's Super League | |||
2023–24 | WSL, 4th of 12 | |||
Website | https://www.liverpoolfc.com/ | |||
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Liverpool Football Club, commonly referred to as Liverpool or Liverpool Football Club Women if distinguishing themselves from the men's team, is a professional English women's football team based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. They have served as the official women's division of Liverpool Football Club since 1994. Founded in 1989 as Newton LFC and subsequently renamed Knowsley United WFC, Liverpool Ladies and Liverpool FC Women over the years. The club was a founding member of the top-tier Women's Super League in 2011. A year later, Liverpool became the first English football club to offer every female player full-time professional contracts.[1] This decision pioneered the professionalisation of women's football in England and led to Liverpool winning back to back Women's Super League titles in 2013[2] and 2014.[3] In 2022, they also won the FA Women's Championship, earning promotion back to the Women's Super League, having done so three times previously in 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10.[4][5][6]