The 2022 The Women's Cup was the second edition of The Women's Cup, a friendly invitational tournament of women's soccer matches. It was hosted at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, from August 14 to 20, 2022. The field expanded from four teams in 2021 to six.[1][2][3] OL Reign won by defeating defending champions and hosts Racing Louisville FC 2–1.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
City | Louisville, Kentucky |
Dates | August 14–20, 2022 |
Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 27 (3.86 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Alison González Kiana Palacios (3) |
Teams
editNation | Team | League |
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United States | Racing Louisville FC (hosts) | National Women's Soccer League |
United States | OL Reign | National Women's Soccer League |
Japan | Tokyo Verdy Beleza | WE League |
Italy | AC Milan | Serie A |
England | Tottenham Hotspur | Women's Super League |
Mexico | Club América | Liga MX Femenil |
Venue
editLouisville, Kentucky |
2022 The Women's Cup (the United States) |
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Lynn Family Stadium | |
Capacity: 11,700 | |
Broadcasting
editIn 2022, The Women's Cup was streamed in the United States exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, with delayed replays broadcast on CBS Sports Network.[1] Elsewhere, it was broadcast or streamed on various services and networks:
Region or Nation | Service |
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Latin America The Caribbean |
DirectTV Sports |
Japan | Nippon TV |
Sub-Saharan Africa | W-Sports |
Germany Austria Switzerland |
Streamster |
All other regions could stream directly from the official website.[4][5]
Bracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Racing Louisville | 2 | |||||||||
AC Milan | 3 | AC Milan | 0 | |||||||
Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 1 | Racing Louisville | 1 | |||||||
OL Reign | 2 | |||||||||
OL Reign | 2 | |||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | Club América | 1 | |||||||
Club América | 2 | |||||||||
Fifth-place match | Third-place match | |||||||||
Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2 | AC Milan | 4 | |||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | Club América | 5 | |||||||
Matches
editVisiting international clubs played each other in the quarterfinal round, with Club América and AC Milan advancing over Tottenham and Tokyo Verdy, respectively.[6][7]
Quarterfinals
editAC Milan | 3–1 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
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Semifinals
editOL Reign | 2–1 | Club América |
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Racing Louisville FC | 2–0 | AC Milan |
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Fifth-place match
editTokyo Verdy Beleza | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Third-place match
editChampionship
editGoalscorers
editThere were 27 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
3 goals
- Alison González, AMÉ
- Kiana Palacios, AMÉ
2 goals
- Kosovare Asllani, ACM
- Martina Piemonte, ACM
1 goal
- Valentina Bergamaschi, ACM
- Linda Tucceri Cimini, ACM
- Lindsey Thomas, ACM
- Scarlett Camberos, AMÉ
- Katty Martínez, AMÉ
- Olivia Athens, RGN
- Jordyn Huitema, RGN
- Tziarra King, RGN
- Olivia Van der Jagt, RGN
- Kirsten Davis, LOU
- Nadia Nadim, LOU
- Wang Shuang, LOU
- Azusa Iwashimizu, TVB
- Risa Shimizu, TVB
- Riko Ueki, TVB
- Rosella Ayane, TOT
- Nikola Karczewska, TOT
Source: The Women's Cup
Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Tziarra King, OL Reign[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Gonzalez, Roger; Herrera, Sandra (August 15, 2022). "The Women's Cup schedule: AC Milan, Tottenham join OL Reign, Racing Louisville and more". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Chernoff, Andrew (August 14, 2022). "International clubs excited to be taking part in The Women's Cup". WLKY. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Ratterman, Lexie (April 12, 2022). "Racing Louisville FC to host The Women's Cup for second time in August". WDRB. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ The Women's Cup [@thewomenscup] (August 13, 2022). "HOW TO WATCH 📺" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ross, Martin (June 22, 2022). "Spring Media distributing media rights to expanded Women's Cup". SportBusiness. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Cunningham, Connor (August 14, 2022). "Women's Cup Semifinals are Set". WAVE. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Crawford, Eric (August 15, 2022). "Racing Louisville FC set to take on AC Milan in Women's Cup semifinal". WDRB. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Sylvs, Southern (August 20, 2022). "OL Reign defeat Racing Louisville 2-1 to win 2022 The Women's Cup". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved August 21, 2022.