Tourney Name: | NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup |
Year: | 2024 |
Country: | United States |
Country2: | Mexico |
Dates: | July 19 – October 25 |
Associations: | 2 |
Num Teams: | 20 |
Matches: | 10 |
Goals: | 34 |
Nextseason: | 2025 |
Updated: | July 21, 2024 |
The 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup is 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 is scheduled to be played from July to October 2024 at venues in the United States and Mexico. The 20 participating teams are divided into five groups, with the top four teams overall advancing to the semifinals.[1]
The 2024 edition will have 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 will be divided into five groups, each with four participants, and play three matches in the group stage beginning on July 19. The four teams with the most points in the group stage will advance to the semifinals at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 6.[4] The championship match is scheduled for October 25 at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas.[5]
Nearly all games during the group stage will be played in the United States, with the exception of Tigres–Pachuca at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey.[3] Several matches are being played at non-NWSL venues, including City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia;[6] and Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.[7]
20 team will participate in the 2024 Summer Cup, which includes all 14 teams from the NWSL and six teams from Liga MX Femenil that are determined through a qualification process.
League | Team | Qualification method |
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Liga MX Femenil | Tigres UANL | Accumulated the most points (82 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023 |
Accumulated the second most points (79 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023 | ||
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 | |
National Women's Soccer League | 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 |
See main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup group stage (includes tiebreaking rules).
The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
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