2021 The Women's Cup
Tournament details | |
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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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Marie-Antoinette Katoto (2) |
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]
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
Nation | Team |
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Racing Louisville FC (hosts) |
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Paris Saint-Germain |
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Bayern Munich |
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Chicago Red Stars |
Venue
Louisville, Kentucky |
2021 The Women's Cup (the United States) |
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Lynn Family Stadium | |
Capacity: 11,700 | |
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Broadcasting
In 2021, The Women's Cup was streamed exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States.[5]
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 18 – Louisville | ||||||
![]() | 2 (5) | |||||
August 21 – Louisville | ||||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||
![]() | 2 (7) | |||||
August 18 – Louisville | ||||||
![]() | 2 (6) | |||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
August 21 – Louisville | ||||||
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Matches
The 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
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report Highlights |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Racing Louisville FC ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report CHI Report LOU Report Report Report |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Third place play-off
Chicago Red Stars ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report Report |
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Championship
Racing Louisville FC ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Report Report |
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Penalties | ||
7–6 |
See also
- National Women's Soccer League (United States)
- Frauen-Bundesliga (Germany)
- Division 1 (France)
References
- ^ "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.