2026 NWSL Challenge Cup

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2026 NWSL Challenge Cup
Event NWSL Challenge Cup
DateJune 26, 2026 (2026-06-26)
Venue Scotts Miracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio
2025
2027

The 2026 NWSL Challenge Cup will be the seventh edition of the NWSL Challenge Cup, a women's soccer competition organized by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The match will be the third Challenge Cup to be played in the super cup format as a one-off game. It will feature Gotham FC, champions of the 2025 National Women's Soccer League, and Kansas City Current, 2025 NWSL Shield winners. The match will be played on June 26, 2026 (having originally been originally announced for February 20, 2026), and will be held at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Columbus Crew, an MLS team. [1] [2] [3] It will be the first time the NWSL has played in Columbus. [1]

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Teams

TeamQualificationPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Gotham FC 2025 NWSL champions2 (2021, 2024)
Kansas City Current 2025 NWSL Shield winnersnone

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References

  1. 1 2 Caplan, Josh (January 15, 2026). "The 2026 NWSL Schedule is Here!". NWSL.
  2. "NWSL announces 2026 schedule footprint". National Women's Soccer League. July 2, 2025.
  3. "NWSL 2026 what to watch Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit, Gotham FC, Boston Legacy". CBS Sports. December 31, 2025.