 | This article needs to be updated.(February 2024) |
| Organizing body | OnSide Entertainment FXE Futbol Agrinzonis Management Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champion(s) | NJ/NY Gotham FC (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Atletico Madrid NJ/NY Gotham FC OL Reign Racing Louisville FC (1 title each) |
| Website | thewomenscup |
The Women's Cup is an annual club women's soccer invitational tournament hosted by Racing Louisville FC in the United States. [1]
Launched by OnSide Entertainment, FXE Futbol, and Agrinzonis Management Group in 2021, [2] [3] it currently features six North American, European, and Asian women's soccer teams competing for the championship. [4]
As of October 2022 [update] , the absence of a FIFA-organized club world championship similar to the men's FIFA Club World Cup, opens the door for invitational tournaments like The Women's Cup and the Women's International Champions Cup to provide opportunities for prominent women's club teams from different confederations to compete against one another and can be seen as stepping stones for the formation of a Women's Club World Cup. [5]
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Racing Louisville FC | 2–2 [6] (7–6 p) |  FC Bayern Munich |
| 2022 | OL Reign | 2–1 | Racing Louisville FC |
| 2023 |  Atletico Madrid | 1-0 |  AC Milan |
| 2024 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3-1 | Racing Louisville FC |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Racing Louisville FC | 1 (2021) | 2 (2022) (2024) |
| Atletico Madrid | 1 (2023) | |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1 (2024) | |
| OL Reign | 1 (2022) | |
| AC Milan | 1 (2023) | |
| FC Bayern Munich | 1 (2021) |
In 2022, matches of the Women's Cup were broadcast via Paramount+. [7]
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