Chelsea Women begin pre-season preparations ahead of Australasia tour

Chelsea Women returned to Cobham on 22 July and will tour New Zealand and Australia in August ahead of the 2026/27 WSL season starting in September.

Jul 22, 2026 · Kickhell

Updated Sep 18, 2026

Chelsea Women players training at Cobham training ground — Katie Chan / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Chelsea Women returned to their Cobham training base on Wednesday 22 July, with first-team training scheduled to begin the following day as the club builds toward the 2026/27 WSL season.

The squad, managed by Sonia Bompastor, will travel to New Zealand and Australia on Sunday 2 August for a pre-season tour. Chelsea face Auckland FC Women on Saturday 8 August at Eden Park before moving on to Australia to play the A-League Women All-Stars on Wednesday 12 August.

Bompastor and her players are due to return from the tour on Friday 14 August. The new WSL season is scheduled to start on the weekend of 4–6 September.

Fixtures for the 2026/27 WSL campaign will be released on Thursday 30 July. Chelsea will play all home matches at Stamford Bridge during the upcoming season.

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