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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
ChampionsUnited States Kansas City Current (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States NJ/NY Gotham FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored96 (2.91 per match)
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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.

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

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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

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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
League Team Qualification method
Mexico 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
United States 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

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Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup group stage (includes tiebreaking rules)
Group A Group B Group C

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United States Utah Royals 3 6
2 United States Portland Thorns FC 3 6
3 United States Seattle Reign FC 3 3
4 Mexico Tijuana 3 3
Source: NWSL

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United States Angel City FC 3 8
2 United States San Diego Wave FC 3 4
3 Mexico Club América 3 3
4 United States Bay FC 3 3
Source: NWSL

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United States Kansas City Current 3 9
2 United States Houston Dash 3 6
3 Mexico Tigres UANL 3 3
4 Mexico Pachuca 3 0
Source: NWSL
Group D Group E

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 8
2 United States Chicago Red Stars 3 4
3 United States Washington Spirit 3 3
4 Mexico Guadalajara 3 3
Source: NWSL

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United States North Carolina Courage 3 7
2 United States Racing Louisville FC 3 6
3 United States Orlando Pride 3 4
4 Mexico Monterrey 3 1
Source: NWSL

Ranking of group winners

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United States Kansas City Current 3 9
2 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 8
3 United States Angel City FC 3 8
4 United States North Carolina Courage 3 7
5 United States Utah Royals 3 6
Source: NWSL

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
August 6 – Kansas City
 
 
 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 1
 
October 25 – San Antonio
 
 United States Angel City FC0
 
 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 0
 
August 6 – Kansas City
 
 United States Kansas City Current2
 
 United States Kansas City Current 2
 
 
 United States North Carolina Courage0
 

Semifinals

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NJ/NY Gotham FC United States1–0United States Angel City FC
  • Sheehan 48'
 Report
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Kansas City Current United States2–0United States North Carolina Courage
 Report

Final

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NJ/NY Gotham FC United States0–2United States Kansas City Current
Report
Attendance: 3,668[9]
Referee: Alyssa Nichols

Goalscorers

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

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

References

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  1. ^ "National Women's Soccer League and LIGA MX Femenil Announce NWSL x LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup as Part of Strategic Partnership" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Abnos, Alexander; Linehan, Meg (March 20, 2024). "NWSL and Liga MX Femenil announce new Summer Cup starting this year". The Athletic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Odom, Joel (March 20, 2024). "NWSL, Liga MX Femenil teams to compete in Summer Cup tournament". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup 2024: Full TV and streaming schedule". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Summer Cup Competition Rules & Regulations" (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. pp. 2, 10. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Tuttle, Marysa (April 20, 2024). "National Women's Soccer League to return to City Stadium in Richmond for summer cup match". WRIC. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (April 20, 2024). "Subaru Park will host two NWSL games in July, including one with champions Gotham FC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kansas City 2–0 NY/NJ (Oct 25, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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