2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesUnited States
Mexico
DatesJuly 19 – October 25
Teams20 (from 2 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored96 (2.91 per match)

The 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup was the inaugural edition of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, a women's soccer competition between clubs from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) of the United States and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico.

Contents

The tournament was held from July to October 2024 at venues in the United States and Mexico. The 20 participating teams were divided into five groups, with the top four teams overall advancing to the semifinals. [1] The final was hosted at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas, and won by the Kansas City Current, who defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–0.

Format

The 2024 edition had 20 teams: all 14 teams in the NWSL and six participants from Liga MX Femenil determined by the most points accumulated across the Clausura 2023 and Apertura 2023 tournaments. [2] [3] The teams were divided into five groups, each with four participants, and each played three matches in the group stage beginning on July 19. The four group winners with the most points advanced to the semifinals at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 6, with their ranking used for seeding; one group winner would not advance. [4] The championship match was held October 25 at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas. [5]

If a match was tied after 90 minutes, it immediately proceeded into a penalty shootout. Three points were awarded for a win in regulation time, two points for a win via a penalty shootout, one point for a loss in the penalty shootout, and no points for a regulation-time loss. The group stage tiebreakers were goal difference, followed by total goals scored, points in head-to-head matches, goal difference in head-to-head matches, goals scored in head-to-head matches, and least disciplinary points. [6]

Nearly all games during the group stage were played in the United States, with the exception of Tigres–Pachuca at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey. [3] Several matches were played at non-NWSL venues, including City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia; [7] and Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. [8]

Teams

20 team participated in the 2024 Summer Cup, which included all 14 teams from the NWSL and six teams from Liga MX Femenil that were determined through a qualification process.

Teams participating in the 2024 Summer Cup
LeagueTeamQualification method
Flag of Mexico.svg Liga MX Femenil
(6 teams)
Tigres UANL Accumulated the most points (82 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
Club América Accumulated the second most points (79 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
C.D. Guadalajara
C.F. Monterrey Accumulated the fourth most points (77 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
C.F. Pachuca Accumulated the fifth most points (63 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
Club Tijuana Accumulated the sixth most points (60 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
Flag of the United States.svg National Women's Soccer League
(14 teams)
Angel City FC Automatic qualification
Bay FC
Chicago Red Stars
Houston Dash
Kansas City Current
NJ/NY Gotham FC
North Carolina Courage
Orlando Pride
Portland Thorns FC
Racing Louisville FC
San Diego Wave FC
Seattle Reign FC
Utah Royals
Washington Spirit

Source: Liga MX Femenil [3]

Group stage

Group AGroup BGroup C

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Royals 36
2 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC 36
3 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign FC 33
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana 33
Source: NWSL

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Angel City FC 38
2 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Wave FC 34
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Club América 33
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bay FC 33
Source: NWSL

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current 39
2 Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash 36
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL 33
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca 30
Source: NWSL
Group DGroup E

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 38
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars 34
3 Flag of the United States.svg Washington Spirit 33
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 33
Source: NWSL

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage 37
2 Flag of the United States.svg Racing Louisville FC 36
3 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride 34
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 31
Source: NWSL

Ranking of group winners

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current 39
2 Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 38
3 Flag of the United States.svg Angel City FC 38
4 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage 37
5 Flag of the United States.svg Utah Royals 36
Source: NWSL

Knockout stage

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
Semifinals Final
 
      
 
August 6 – Kansas City
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 1
 
October 25 – San Antonio
 
Flag of the United States.svg Angel City FC 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg NJ/NY Gotham FC 0
 
August 6 – Kansas City
 
Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current 2
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage 0
 

Semifinals

NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Angel City FC
  • Sheehan Soccerball shade.svg48'
Report
CPKC Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Final

NJ/NY Gotham FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–2 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Current
Report
Toyota Field , San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 3,668 [9]
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 33 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

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