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This season's FA Women's National League Cup final will be played at Luton Town's Kenilworth Road stadium.

The 11,500-capacity ground will become the first Premier League venue to host the competition's climax, which will be played during Women's Football Weekend on 23-24 March.

The semi-finals take place on Sunday as Halifax host Hashtag United, while Portsmouth travel to Newcastle United.

None of the four sides have previously lifted the trophy.

"Recent years have been really exciting for the FA WNL, with accelerated growth supported by the Premier League through our strategy 'Empowering For Success'," said chair of the FA Women's National League board Sue Hough.

"Having the opportunity to play the FA WNL Cup Final at a Premier League stadium really embodies this progress. We are very excited for the final to be hosted at Kenilworth Road and thank Luton Town for all their help in making this possible."

This year's FA WNL Cup coincides with the 40th anniversary of the first Women's European Championship final held at Kenilworth Road in 1984 between England and Sweden. Having lost the away first leg 1-0, the Lionesses won the return in Luton by the same margin, but were beaten 4-3 on penalties.

"The women's game has rightly grown to new heights in so many ways in recent seasons and we're truly seeing a new era for women's football," said Luton chief executive Gary Sweet.

"That's why we are delighted to have the backing of the Football Association to provide Kenilworth Road as the host stadium for this hugely respected and exciting national competition, a fitting venue that the two finalists will deserve for such a big occasion."