The 2025-26 Subway Women’s League Cup group stage draw will be made by ex-England international Toni Duggan on BBC Radio 5Live on Thursday 31 July from 8.30am.
Twenty-one teams enter at the group stage which is split into a northern and southern section, Arsenal and Chelsea have byes to the quarter final stage due to their Champions League duties.
Manchester United will also be straight into the last eight unless they fail to qualify for the UEFA Women’s Europa League, in which case a further draw will determine if they will join Group A or Group B.
The opening group games will be on 24/25 September 2025, while the final is set for 15/16 March but with details to be confirmed.
Northern section ball numbers:
1. Liverpool
2. Durham
3. Nottingham Forest
4. Manchester City
5. Sunderland
6. Everton
7. Newcastle United
8. Sheffield United
Southern section ball numbers:
1. Leicester City
2. Portsmouth
3. Tottenham Hotspur
4. London City Lionesses
5. Aston Villa
6. Charlton Athletic
7. Brighton & Hove Albion
8. Ipswich Town
9. Birmingham City
10. West Ham United
11. Southampton
12. Bristol City
13. Crystal Palace