The 2021 The Women's Cup was the inaugural edition of a friendly invitational tournament of women's association football matches. It took place in Lynn Family Stadium of Louisville, Kentucky, United States, from August 18 to 21, 2021.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dates | August 18, 2021– August 21, 2021 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Racing Louisville FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bayern Munich |
| Third place |  Paris Saint-Germain |
| Fourth place | Chicago Red Stars |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marie-Antoinette Katoto (2) |
Hosts Racing Louisville FC won the tournament, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties.[3] Paris Saint-Germain defeated Chicago Red Stars 1–0 in the third-place match.[4]
Teams
edit| Nation | Team |
|---|---|
| United States
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Racing Louisville FC (hosts) |
| France
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Paris Saint-Germain |
| Germany
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Bayern Munich |
| United States
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Chicago Red Stars |
Venue
edit| Louisville, Kentucky |
2021 The Women's Cup (the United States) |
|---|---|
| Lynn Family Stadium | |
| Capacity: 11,700 | |
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Broadcasting
editIn 2021, The Women's Cup was streamed exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States.[5]
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 18 – Louisville | ||||||
| Bayern (p) | 2 (5) | |||||
| August 21 – Louisville | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 (4) | |||||
| Racing Louisville FC (p) | 2 (7) | |||||
| August 18 – Louisville | ||||||
| Bayern | 2 (6) | |||||
| Racing Louisville FC (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| Chicago Red Stars | 1 (4) | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| August 21 – Louisville | ||||||
| Chicago Red Stars | 0 | |||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | |||||
Matches
editThe initial match of the tournament, a semi-final match featuring the Chicago Red Stars and Racing Louisville FC, was also teams' scheduled regular season National Women's Soccer League match, and the regulation result was represented in the league standings.[6] That match's result was a draw, so to resolve the result for The Women's Cup, the teams engaged in a post-match penalty shootout that was not counted as part of the NWSL match.[7]
Semi-finals
edit| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Bayern Munich |
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| Report Highlights |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| Racing Louisville FC | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Report CHI Report LOU Report Report Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Third place play-off
edit| Chicago Red Stars | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report |
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Championship
edit| Racing Louisville FC | 2–2 | FC Bayern Munich |
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| Report Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
See also
edit- National Women's Soccer League (United States)
- Frauen-Bundesliga (Germany)
- Division 1 (France)
References
edit- ^ "The Women's Cup 2021: Racing Louisville FC takes on Bayern Munich". The Courier-Journal. August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Kuehl, Tyler (August 21, 2021). "How to Watch The Women's Cup Final - Racing Louisville vs. Bayern Munich (8/21/21) | Channel, Stream, Time". MLive.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Racing Louisville vs. Bayern Munich: Racing Louisville wins on penalties!". Bavarian Football Works. August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Paris beat Chicago and get third place" (Press release). Paris Saint-Germain. August 21, 2021. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Fingas, Jon (June 8, 2021). "Paramount+ adds The Women's Cup to its growing soccer lineup". Engadget. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Bekki (August 17, 2021). "Previewing the Women's Cup Tournament – 18–21 August, Louisville, KY". Beautiful Game Network. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Kriger, Rachael (August 18, 2021). "NWSL (and The Women's Cup) Results: Chicago-Louisville split league points; Bayern tops PSG on PKs". The Equalizer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2022.