Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | August 18–21 |
Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portland Thorns FC |
Runners-up | Lyon |
Third place | Barcelona |
Fourth place | Houston Dash |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
The 2021 Women's International Champions Cup was a friendly tournament of women's association football matches. It was the third edition of the Women's International Champions Cup and took place in Portland, Oregon, United States, from August 18 to 21, 2021. [1] [2] Portland Thorns FC emerged the winners, defeating Olympique Lyonnais Féminin 1-0 in the final, while FC Barcelona Femení won the third-place match. [3] [4]
On the basis of their results in 2020, four teams participated in the tournament. [5]
Nation | Team | Reason for qualification [1] |
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United States | Portland Thorns FC | Won 2020 NWSL Fall Series |
France | Lyon | Won 2019-20 UEFA Women's Champions League and 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine |
Spain | Barcelona | Won 2019–20 Primera División Femenina |
United States | Houston Dash | Won 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup |
Portland | |
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Providence Park | |
Capacity: 25,218 | |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 18 – Portland | ||||||
Lyon | 3 | |||||
August 21 – Portland | ||||||
Barcelona | 2 | |||||
Lyon | 0 | |||||
August 18 – Portland | ||||||
Portland Thorns FC | 1 | |||||
Portland Thorns FC (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
Houston Dash | 2 (1) | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
August 21 – Portland | ||||||
Barcelona | 3 | |||||
Houston Dash | 2 |
Barcelona | 2–3 | Lyon |
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| Report |
Portland Thorns FC | 2–2 | Houston Dash |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
3–1 |
Barcelona | 3–2 | Houston Dash |
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| Report |
Lyon | 0–1 | Portland Thorns FC |
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Report | Weaver 87' |
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