The Football Association (FA) has announced that it will consider club applications in October for the Women's Super League in 2011.

FA chief executive Ian Watmore said: "We are delighted to be able to open the application process for the Super League and we welcome all applicants intothis process."

Mr Watmore said his ambition is for the new Super League, due to be launched in March 2011, to be an "exciting, competitive and commercially attractive product".

Clubs which successfully apply for membership to the FA Women's Super League will be able to apply for funding from the association to support club development activities in specified areas thereby promoting sustainability, to a maximum of £70,000 per season per club.

According to the FA's Football Strategy 2008-12, there are 5,469 affiliated 11-a-side girls' teams and 1,179 affiliated 11-a-side women's teams.

The FA hopes to get more women donning their fitness wear and joining football teams by 2012 and increase the number of women’s teams to 1,437 over the next three years. ADNFCR-2569-ID-19381939-ADNFCR

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