2012 FA Women's Cup final

2012 FA Women's Cup final
Event2011–12 FA Women's Cup
Birmingham City Ladies Chelsea Ladies
2 2
Birmingham City Ladies won 3–2 on penalties
Date26 May 2012
VenueAshton Gate, Bristol
Player of the MatchKaren Carney (Birmingham City Ladies)[1]
RefereeNatalie Walker (Lancashire)[2]
Attendance8,723[3]
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The 2012 FA Women's Cup final was the 42nd final of the FA Women's Cup.[4] 276 clubs competed for the years trophy.[5] The winners did not qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.[6]

Birmingham City Ladies, beat Chelsea Ladies 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw in the final at Ashton Gate.[7]

The match was televised live by Sky Sports 2. The channel's decision to switch the transmission of the penalty shoot-out to behind the red button was criticised and described as embarrassing.[8] The attendance of 8,723 was the lowest at the FA Women's Cup final since 2005.[9] Entertainment at the final included a half time performance from The Risk, a boy band who had finished 10th in the previous year's edition of The X Factor.[10]

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  2. ^ "Cup final day of destiny for female referee". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FAWSL Report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "About the FA Women's Cup". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. ^ "FA.com Early rounds Drawn". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Champions League for Birmingham City". shekicks.net. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  7. ^ "FA Women's Cup: Birmingham beat Chelsea on penalties in final". bbc.co.uk. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  8. ^ Leighton, Tony (27 May 2012). "Birmingham City to challenge Arsenal dominance after FA Cup triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  9. ^ Leighton, Tony (26 May 2012). "Birmingham City win women's FA Cup as Chelsea suffer shootout misery". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Women's Cup Final gets the X Factor". The Football Association. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.