, ▁England ' s ▁primary ▁cup ▁competition ▁for ▁women ' s ▁football ▁teams . ▁The ▁show pie ce ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁directly ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁Association ▁( FA ) ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁S SE ▁Women ' s ▁FA ▁Cup ▁Final ▁for ▁spons or ship ▁reasons . ▁The ▁final ▁was ▁cont ested ▁between ▁Ar sen al ▁Lad ies ▁and ▁Ch else a ▁Lad ies ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁W emble y ▁Stadium ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁FA ▁Women ' s ▁Cup ▁Final ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁W emble y . ▁ ▁Ch else a , ▁managed ▁by ▁Emma ▁Hay es , ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁match ▁as ▁def ending ▁champions , ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁while ▁Ar sen al , ▁managed ▁by ▁Pedro ▁Martínez ▁L osa , ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁competition ▁on ▁th ir teen ▁previous ▁occasions . ▁But ▁Ch else a ▁were ▁favour ites ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁tro phy ▁as ▁Ar sen al ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁only ▁moder ate ▁success ▁since ▁their ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Cup ▁Final , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁be aten ▁by ▁Ch else a ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Super ▁League . ▁Ar sen al ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁first - half ▁goal ▁from ▁Daniel le ▁Carter ▁scored