The Women's Cup
Organizing bodyOnSide Entertainment
FXE Futbol
Agrinzonis Management Group
Founded2021 (2021)
Number of teams4
Current champion(s)OL Reign (1st title)
Most successful club(s)OL Reign
Racing Louisville FC (1 title)
Websitethewomenscup.world
2022 The Women's Cup

The Women's Cup is an annual club women's soccer invitational tournament hosted by Racing Louisville FC in the United States.[1]

History

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, 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]

List of finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up
2021 United States Racing Louisville FC 2–2[6]
(7–6 p)
Germany FC Bayern Munich
2022 United States OL Reign 2–1 United States Racing Louisville FC
2023 Spain Atletico Madrid 1-0 Italy AC Milan

Results by club

Club Winners Runners-up
United States Racing Louisville FC 1 (2021) 1 (2022)
United States OL Reign 1 (2022)
Spain Atletico Madrid 1 (2023)
Germany FC Bayern Munich 1 (2021)
Italy AC Milan 1 (2023)

Broadcasting

In 2022, matches of the Women's Cup were broadcast via Paramount+.[7]

See also

References

  1. Ratterman, Lexie. "Racing Louisville FC to host The Women's Cup for second time in August". WDRB.
  2. "TWC - About us". thewomenscup.world.
  3. Mahmud, Shahnaz (May 31, 2021). "Bayern Munich's women's team on the search for fans and commercial development in the US". Off the Pitch. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  4. "The Women's Cup returns to Louisville in 2022 with expanded format".
  5. "Previewing the Women's Cup Tournament - 18–21 August, Louisville, KY". August 17, 2021.
  6. "Racing Louisville FC clinches inaugural Women's Cup". spectrumnews1.com.
  7. "The Women's Cup". Paramount Plus. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  8. "Concacaf plans to launch a women's soccer Champions League after the 2023 World Cup". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 801 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 17, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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