2022 The Women's Cup
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
Nation | Team | League |
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Racing Louisville FC (hosts) | National Women's Soccer League |
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OL Reign | National Women's Soccer League |
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Tokyo Verdy Beleza | WE League |
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AC Milan | Serie A |
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Tottenham Hotspur | Women's Super League |
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Club América | Liga MX Femenil |
Venue
Louisville, Kentucky |
2022 The Women's Cup (the United States) |
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Lynn Family Stadium | |
Capacity: 11,700 | |
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Broadcasting
In 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
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
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Fifth-place match | Third-place match | |||||||||
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Matches
Visiting international clubs played each other in the quarterfinal round, with Club América and AC Milan advancing over Tottenham and Tokyo Verdy, respectively.[6][7]
Semifinals
OL Reign ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Racing Louisville FC ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Fifth-place match
Tokyo Verdy Beleza ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Third-place match
Championship
Goalscorers
There 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
- Most Valuable Player:
Tziarra King, OL Reign[8]
References
- 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.