The 2026 Women's FA Cup final was the 56th final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 32nd to be played directly under the auspices of The Football Association and was named the Adobe Women's FA Cup final due to sponsorship reasons.
The match was contested between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City. This was Brighton & Hove Albion's first ever women's cup final, while Manchester City chased a domestic double after they won the Women's Super League (WSL).
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GK 1 Chiamaka NnadozieRB 33 Charlize Rule CB 18 Caitlin HayesCB 3 Moeka MinamiLB 2 Manuela VanegasRM 11 Kiko Seike CM 8 Maisie Symonds (c) CM 10 Jelena ČankovićLM 19 Marisa Olislagers AM 14 Fran Kirby CF 21 Madison HaleySubstitutes:GK 32 Sophie BaggaleyDF 5 Maelys Mpomé DF 27 Rachel McLauchlan MF 15 Nadine Noordam MF 29 Fūka TsunodaFW 6 Rosa Kafaji FW 17 Bex Rayner FW 20 Olaug TvedtenFW 22 Carla CamachoManager: Dario Vidošić GK 31 Ayaka YamashitaRB 18 Kerstin CasparijCB 4 Jade RoseCB 27 Rebecca Knaak LB 5 Alex Greenwood (c)CM 19 Laura Blindkilde Brown CM 25 Yui HasegawaRW 14 Kerolin AM 6 Grace Clinton LW 11 Lauren Hemp CF 9 Khadija Shaw Substitutes:GK 1 Eartha CumingsDF 15 Leila OuahabiDF 28 Gracie PriorMF 7 Laura Coombs MF 22 Sydney Lohmann FW 8 Mary Fowler FW 10 Vivianne Miedema FW 20 Aoba Fujino FW 46 Lily MurphyManager: Andrée Jeglertz
Assistant referees: Anastasiya Voloshchuk (London) Leoni Harland (Manchester) Fourth official: Phoebe Cross (Derbyshire) Reserve assistant: Ruby Sykes (Cheshire) Video assistant referee: Paul Howard (Northamptonshire) Assistant video assistant referee: Neil Davies (London)Match rules
90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra timeEach team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
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