2025–26 Women's Championship

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Twelve teams are set to compete in the Championship for the 2025–26 season, an increase of one from the previous season.{{cite web|url=https://womensleagues.thefa.com/fa-womens-professional-game-statement-reading-fc-women/|title=FA and Women's Professional Game statement on Reading FC Women|last=Veevers|first=Nick|website=The FA|date=30 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024|archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630095414/https://womensleagues.thefa.com/fa-womens-professional-game-statement-reading-fc-women/|url-status=live }} TBD were promoted to the Women's Super League as 2024–25 Women's Championship winners. They are replaced by Crystal Palace who returned to the division following relegation from the Women's Super League after one season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwy7e073j8yo|title=What next for Crystal Palace after WSL relegation?|last=Nelson|first=Joe|website=BBC Sport|date=27 April 2025|access-date=29 April 2025}}

Sheffield United were relegated to the FA Women's National League after spending seven seasons in the Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/harsh-but-weve-not-done-enough-sheffield-united-women-relegated-from-second-tier-5102937|title='Harsh, but we've not done enough': Sheffield United Women relegated from second tier|last=Westby|first=Nick|website=The Yorkshire Post|date=28 April 2025|access-date=29 April 2025}} They were replaced by Nottingham Forest, winners of the 2024–25 FA Women's National League North,{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/april/27/forest-women-crowned-league-champions/|title=Forest Women Crowned League Champions|publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C.|date=27 April 2025|access-date=29 April 2025}} and Ipswich Town, winners of the 2024–25 FA Women's National League South.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ewywvxy92o|title=Ipswich Town Women exhilarated after promotion|last=Cunningham|first=Alice|website=BBC|date=28 April 2025|access-date=29 April 2025}} Both clubs are making their Championship debuts.

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Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	Manager
Bristol City	Bristol {{small|(Ashton Gate)}}	Ashton Gate	style="text-align:center"| 27,000	{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Kirby
Blackburn Rovers	Blackburn	Ewood Park	style="text-align:center"| 31,367	{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Parker
Charlton Athletic	London {{small|(Charlton)}}	The Valley	style="text-align:center"| 27,111	{{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Hills
Crystal Palace	London {{small|(Sutton)}}	Gander Green Lane	style="text-align:center" | 5,013	{{flagicon|NOR}} Leif Gunnar Smerud
Durham	Durham	Maiden Castle	style="text-align:center"| 1,800 (League) 2,400 (Cup)	{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Furness
Ipswich Town	Felixstowe	Dellwood Avenue	style="text-align:center"| 2,160	{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Sheehan
Newcastle United	Newcastle upon Tyne {{small|(Kingston Park)}}	Kingston Park Stadium	style="text-align:center"| 10,200	{{flagicon|ENG}} Becky Langley
Nottingham Forest	Nottingham {{small|(West Bridgford)}}	The City Ground	style="text-align:center"| 30,404	{{flagicon|ENG}} Carly Davies
Portsmouth	Havant	Westleigh Park	style="text-align:center"| 5,300	{{flagicon|ENG}} Jay Sadler
Southampton	Southampton	St Mary's Stadium	style="text-align:center"| 32,384	{{flagicon|ENG}} Remi Allen
Sunderland	Hetton-le-Hole	Eppleton CW	style="text-align:center"| 2,500	{{flagicon|ENG}} Melanie Reay

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|source=[https://womensleagues.thefa.com/barclays-womens-championship-table/ Women's Championship League Table]

|update=future

|start_date=6 September 2025

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|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=CL|result11=R|result12=R

|col_CL=green1 |text_CL=Promotion to the WSL

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to the National League

|note_res_CL=Dependent on obtaining a licence.

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| update = September 2025

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