2025–26 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2025–26 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerDario Vidošić
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2025.

The 2025–26 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season will be the club's 35th season in existence and their eighth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will compete in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW Tanzania TAN Aisha Masaka
10 MF Serbia SRB Jelena Čanković
11 FW Japan JPN Kiko Seike
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Caitlin Hayes
14 FW England ENG Fran Kirby
15 MF Netherlands NED Nadine Noordam
16 DF Colombia COL Jorelyn Carabalí
17 MF England ENG Bex Rayner
18 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds
19 DF Netherlands NED Marisa Olislagers
21 MF United States USA Madison Haley
23 DF Netherlands NED Marit Auée
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK England ENG Hannah Poulter
27 DF Scotland SCO Rachel McLauchlan
32 GK England ENG Sophie Baggaley
33 MF Australia AUS Charlize Rule
— MF England ENG Libby Bance
— FW Spain ESP Carla Camacho
— FW Sweden SWE Rosa Kafaji (on loan from Arsenal)
— DF Japan JPN Moeka Minami
— DF France FRA Maelys Mpomé
— GK Nigeria NGA Chiamaka Nnadozie
— DF Colombia COL Manuela Vanegas

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Hammarby Lancing
12:00 Report
  • Wangerheim
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
8 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Ajax Lancing
 Report
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: The match was composed of two 30-minute periods and one 45-minute period.
15 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Crystal Palace Lancing
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
20 August 2025 Friendly Alhama v Brighton & Hove Albion
10:00 BST
23 August 2025 Friendly Levante v Brighton & Hove Albion
18:00 BST

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 6 September 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Women's FA Cup Fourth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Women's League Cup Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Women's Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Women's Super League

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: Women's Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 September 2025 1 Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa Crawley
12:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
13 September 2025 2 Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
12:00 BST Stadium: Academy Stadium
21 September 2025 3 Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
28 September 2025 4 Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
5 October 2025 5 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Leyton)
14:00 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
12 October 2025 6 Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Holloway)
14:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
2 November 2025 7 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
9 November 2025 8 Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion St Helens
14:00 GMT Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
16 November 2025 9 Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
7 December 2025 10 London City Lionesses v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Bromley)
12:00 GMT Stadium: Hayes Lane
14 December 2025 11 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
11 January 2026 12 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham (Aston)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
25 January 2026 13 Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool (Walton)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
1 February 2026 14 Brighton & Hove Albion v London City Lionesses Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
8 February 2026 15 West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Dagenham)
12:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Road
15 February 2026 16 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
15 March 2026 17 Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Kingston upon Thames)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Kingsmeadow
22 March 2026 18 Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
29 March 2026 19 Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
26 April 2026 20 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
3 May 2026 21 Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
13:00 BST Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
16/17 May 2026 22 Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
TBD BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third round
4 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the Women's Super League Brighton & Hove Albion enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's League Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 2025. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Goalscorers

Rnk No Pos Nat Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
21 June 2025 DF Japan Moeka Minami Italy Roma [1]
1 July 2025[a] GK Nigeria Chiamaka Nnadozie France Paris FC [2][3]
3 July 2025 DF Colombia Manuela Vanegas Spain Real Sociedad [4][5]
4 August 2025 FW Spain Carla Camacho Spain Real Madrid [6]
4 August 2025 MF England Taylor Warren England Chelsea [7]
11 August 2025 DF France Maelys Mpomé England Chelsea [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, but became official on 1 July when her current contract expired

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
11 August 2025 FW Sweden Rosa Kafaji England Arsenal End of season [9][10]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
June 2025 DF Norway Guro Bergsvand Germany VfL Wolfsburg [11][12]
FW Germany Pauline Bremer Germany 1. FC Köln [11]
DF England Poppy Pattinson England London City Lionesses [11][13]
MF Serbia Dejana Stefanović Serbia Crvena Zvezda [11]
DF Norway Maria Thorisdottir [11]
4 June 2025 MF England Olivia Carpenter [14]
GK Nigeria Comfort Erhabor England Portsmouth [14][15]
FW England Chelsea Ferguson [14]
MF England Clarabella Hall England Cheltenham Town [14][16]
DF England Beth Kalyua [14]
GK Switzerland Lily Murray United States Southern Illinois University [14][17]
18 June 2025 DF China Li Mengwen [18]
9 July 2025 MF Spain Vicky Losada England Bristol City [19][20][21]
22 July 2025 FW England Nikita Parris England London City Lionesses [22][23][24]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 August 2025 GK Germany Melina Loeck Sweden Hammarby 1 January 2026 [25]

References

  1. ^ "Minami signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Chiamaka Nnadozie joins Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Brighton sign goalkeeper Nnadozie from Paris FC". British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Brighton Women sign Colombia international Manuela Vanegas". The Argus. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Manuela Vanegas Catano signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Albion sign striker Carla Camacho". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Taylor Warren joins Brighton academy". Taylor Warren Instagram. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Albion sign Maelys Mpome from Chelsea". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Rosa Kafaji joins Albion on loan from Arsenal". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Brighton sign Arsenal forward Kafaji on loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Five players to bid farewell". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Experienced new signing from the WSL". VfL Wolfsburg. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  13. ^ "London City Lionesses confirm the signing of defender Poppy Pattinson". London City Lionesses. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Erhabor and Ferguson released". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Pompey Women Sign Comfort Erhabor". Portsmouth F.C. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DMYe5kaABwD/
  17. ^ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLDIINjMWHG/
  18. ^ "Li Mengwen to leave Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Vicky Losada departs Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Brighton captain Losada leaves as contract expires". British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Losada joins City". Bristol City F.C. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Parris departs Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  23. ^ "London City Lionesses sign Nikita Parris ahead of Women's Super League debut". London City Lionesses. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  24. ^ "Parris joins London City Lionesses on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  25. ^ "Loeck signs new contract". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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