When is the Women's League Cup group stage draw?

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·29 Juli 2025

When is the Women's League Cup group stage draw?

Everything you need to know ahead of City's 2025/26 League Cup journey.

We're aiming to lift the trophy for a fifth time in our history, having previously tasted success in 2014, 2016, 2018/19 and 2021/22.

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Last season we reached the final, losing out to Chelsea at Pride Park, and have made at least the semi-finals in each of the last three campaigns.

City enter the competition at the group stage this year, with the draw taking place on Thursday 31 July at 08:30 (UK), with former Blue Toni Duggan helping conduct the draw.

It'll be broadcast live on BBC Radio 5Live, with reaction and details of our fixtures available on mancity.com and the official Man City app soon after.

The group stages are split regionally with four teams from the Barclays Women's Super League and Women's Super League 2 spread across five groups.

The top placed team in each of the five groups will progress to the quarter-finals.

In City's section of the draw, and ball numbers, are:

Liverpool
Durham
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
Sunderland
Everton
Newcastle United
Sheffield United

Chelsea and Arsenal will join the competition at the quarter-final stage after winning the WSL and Champions League respectively, and Manchester United will join them should they progress from their European qualifiers.

The dates for the Women’s League Cup are as follows – but please note they are subject to change.