Aston Villa Football Club Women
- Founded: 1973
- Stadium: Villa Park (League matches)/Bescot Stadium (Cup matches)
- Manager: Natalia Arroyo
- Current league: Women’s Super League
Aston Villa Women were founded in 1973 as Solihull FC but became officially recognised with the Villans after they agreed to change their name in 1996.
In 1995, the side were known as Villa Aztecs and reached the League Cup final but suffered a 2-0 defeat in the final before suffering defeat from the FA Women’s Premier League.
Aston Villa Women come under the same ownership umbrella as the men’s team, as Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens’ V Sports took over in 2018.
Villa Women are currently competing in the Women’s Super League, the top tier of English women’s football, with Natalia Arroyo coming in as manager earlier in the season. The Spaniard came into replace Robert de Pauw mid-way through the 24/25 campaign.
The Villans have played their WSL home games at Villa Park since the start of the 2024/25 season after previously playing at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium.
Now, only cup games are played at the home of the League Two side after the club looked to increase the Women’s team’s profile by featuring league clashes in B6 for the season.
Aston Villa Women manager
Arroyo has been in charge of Aston Villa Women since January 2025.
She’d previously been a women’s head coach with both Real Sociedad Femenino and Catalonia Women, where she had seen success.
After four years and a runners-up spot in the 2023/24 Copa de la Reina de Futbol, the 39-year-old departed in 2024.
In January 2025, Arroyo made the switch to Villa Park to replace De Pauw after a spell without a job after leaving Real Sociedad.
Aston Villa Women honours
Aston Villa Women are currently playing in the top tier of Women’s football, the Women’s Super League (WSL). Last season, in 2023/24, they finished seventh, five places above the relegation zone.
- FA Women’s Premier League (Northern Division, level 2): 1992/93, 1994/95, 2002/03, 2010/11
- FA Women’s Premier League Cup: 2012/13
- FA Women’s Championship (level 2): 2019/20