Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
City | Louisville, Kentucky |
Dates | August 18, 2021 – August 21, 2021 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Racing Louisville FC (1st title) |
Runners-up | Bayern Munich |
Third place | Paris Saint-Germain |
Fourth place | Chicago Red Stars |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Marie-Antoinette Katoto (2) |
The 2021 The Women's Cup was the inaugural edition of a friendly invitational tournament of women's association football matches. It took place in Lynn Family Stadium of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, from August 18 to 21, 2021. [1] [2]
Hosts Racing Louisville FC won the tournament, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties. [3] Paris Saint-Germain defeated Chicago Red Stars 1–0 in the third-place match. [4]
Nation | Team |
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United States | Racing Louisville FC (hosts) |
France | Paris Saint-Germain |
Germany | Bayern Munich |
United States | Chicago Red Stars |
Louisville, Kentucky | 2021 The Women's Cup (the United States) |
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Lynn Family Stadium | |
Capacity: 11,700 | |
In 2021, The Women's Cup was streamed exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States. [5]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 18 – Louisville | ||||||
Bayern (p) | 2 (5) | |||||
August 21 – Louisville | ||||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2 (4) | |||||
Racing Louisville FC (p) | 2 (7) | |||||
August 18 – Louisville | ||||||
Bayern | 2 (6) | |||||
Racing Louisville FC (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
Chicago Red Stars | 1 (4) | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
August 21 – Louisville | ||||||
Chicago Red Stars | 0 | |||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 1 |
The initial match of the tournament, a semi-final match featuring the Chicago Red Stars and Racing Louisville FC, was also teams' scheduled regular season National Women's Soccer League match, and the regulation result was represented in the league standings. [6] That match's result was a draw, so to resolve the result for The Women's Cup, the teams engaged in a post-match penalty shootout that was not counted as part of the NWSL match. [7]
Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Report Highlights | ||
Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Racing Louisville FC | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars |
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Report CHI Report LOU Report Report Report |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Report Report |
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Racing Louisville FC | 2–2 | FC Bayern Munich |
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Report Report | ||
Penalties | ||
7–6 |
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