English soccer club London City earned both a trophy and promotion from the UK’s second-tier Women’s Championship league this weekend, lifting the Michele Kang-owned Lionesses into the top-flight Women’s Super League (WSL) next season.
With a 2-2 draw against second-place Birmingham City in Sunday’s 2024/25 season finale, London City sealed the single point they needed to claim the second-flight league title and secure their ticket to the 2025/26 WSL campaign.
Originally affiliated with second-tier Millwall FC, the Lionesses separated from the men’s side in 2019, and will become the only independent club in the WSL when they join next season.
London City is ‘only going up’ thanks to Kang
London City’s rise is major success story for owner Michele Kang and her multi-team organization Kynisca — which also owns the NWSL’s Washington Spirit and French club Lyon — as the Lionesses reach the UK’s top-flight just two seasons after Kang’s 2023 purchase of the club.
Next fall, London City will take the WSL spot of last season’s promoted team, Crystal Palace, who were relegated from the top-tier league last month and currently…
