West Ham Women have found out their opponents in this seasons Conti Cup.

Our Hammers will face Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, and Brighton and Hove Albion in the group stages of the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup.

The draw was held on Tuesday morning and revealed that West Ham Ladies will be joining Group E for this years Conti Cup, along side WSL side Brighton, And Championship sides Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic.

In last years run, our Hammers faced both Birmingham and Brighton, picking up 4 points and finishing top of their table, before reaching the semi finals and unfortunately getting knocked out by Chelsea.

The last time West Ham faced Charlton was during the 2020/21 campaign, with our Irons beating their south London rivals 4-0.

The fixtures will take place midweek of 11/12 October, 22/23 November and 24/25 January. More details will be announced shortly so keep an eye out on this page.

Chelsea will automatically go through to the quarter finals due to their qualification in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stages. They will then be joined by the winner of each group stage and the best performing runner ups.

Manchester United and Arsenal were also not included in the draw, as their participation will be determined on how far they get in the Champions League, for example, victory over the first two legs would see the team enter during the last-eight stage, where as defeat would mean the teams will be added to the group stages.

Written by Katie Vine