Chelsea and Manchester United are set to make history later this month as they prepare to contend the 2023 Women's FA Cup final in front of a sold-out Wembley crowd for the first time in the competition's history.
The final is set to take place in the capital on Sunday, May 14. It was confirmed on Wednesday that tickets for the fixture have now sold out.
The current attendance record for a Women's FA Cup final stands at 49,094 set last year when Chelsea defeated United's local rivals Manchester City. This year, that record will be smashed with Wembley a 90,000 seater venue.
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Next week's meeting will be the third consecutive FA Cup final for Emma Hayes' side, having won it back-to-back in 2021 and 2022. They'll be going for a third consecutive title when they take on Marc Skinner's side, who are appearing in a cup final for the first time in the club's history.
Chelsea defeated Liverpool, Arsenal, Reading and Aston Villa to book their place in the final showpiece while the Manchester club overcame Sunderland, Durham, Lewes and Brighton. The Blues have won both Women's Super League meetings between the two teams this season as they also contend for the league title.
The Women's FA Cup final was first staged at Wembley in 2015 and attracted a crowd of 30,710. Since then, there's been a steady increase in attendances, with the exclusion of the 2020 final, which took place behind closed doors due to coronavirus.
However, United boss Skinner criticised the allocation of just 7,500 tickets to each club for the game, describing it as 'crazy'. 65,000 tickets had already been sold at the time of the comments.
The FA responded, saying: "Chelsea and Manchester United have each been issued with an additional 7,500 tickets for their fans. This is to help meet the likely demand for each club and is almost double the amount of tickets that the finalists received last year."
News of Wembley's sell-out comes just a matter of days after Arsenal also made history and sold out the Emirates for their UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final second leg against Wolfsburg.
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