WSL2 players eligible for PFA membership

Women’s Super League 2 players are now eligible for Professional Footballers’ Association membership after the second tier became fully professional.

The PFA is the players’ union and grants access to services including support and representation for issues relating to contracts, rights and conditions.

After rebranding from the Women’s Championship to the WSL2 for the 2025-26 season, all 12 clubs are running on a full-time professional basis.

England is the only country with two professional women’s leagues.

“For any union to represent its members effectively it needs recognition and a seat at the table when decisions are being made.”

An independent review into women’s football in 2023 – commissioned by the government and chaired by former England midfielder Karen Carney – highlighted the need for comprehensive and formalised union representation for the WSL and WSL2.

Molango said: “Karen Carney’s review rightly pointed out that the services provided by the PFA to players in the women’s game needed to be properly funded by the organisers of the competitions they play in.