View source for 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by Secret Deodorant

{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret|2020]]
|'''2021'''
|[[2022 NWSL Challenge Cup|2022]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="5" |East Division
|NJ/NY Gotham FC
|MSU Soccer Park
|Little Falls Township, New Jersey
|-
|North Carolina Courage
|First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
|Cary, North Carolina
|-
|Orlando Pride
|Inter.co Stadium
|Orlando, Florida
|-
|Racing Louisville FC
|Lynn Family Stadium
|Louisville, Kentucky
|-
|Washington Spirit
|Audi Field
|Washington
|-
| rowspan="5" |West Division
|Chicago Red Stars
|SeatGeek Stadium
|Bridgeview, Illinois
|-
|Houston Dash
|Shell Energy Stadium
|Houston
|-
|Kansas City NWSL
|Legends Field
|Kansas City, Kansas
|-
|OL Reign
|Cheney Stadium
|Tacoma, Washington
|-
|Portland Thorns FC
|Providence Park
|Portland, Oregon
|}

=== Changes ===

* Competition renamed NWSL Challenge Cup presented by Secret Deodorant and aligned into East Division and West Division.
* Chicago Red Stars relocate to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois and aligned into West Division.
* Houston Dash relocate to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston and aligned into West Division.
* North Carolina Courage relocate to First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina and aligned into East Division.
* OL Reign relocate to Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington and aligned into West Division.
* Orlando Pride enter competition in East Division, playing at Inter.co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
* Portland Thorns FC relocate to Providence Park in Portland, Oregon and aligned into West Division.
* Racing Louisville FC enfranchised in East Division, playing at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
* Sky Blue FC relocate to MSU Soccer Park in Little Falls Township, New Jersey, renamed NJ/NY Gotham FC, and aligned into East Division.
* Utah Royals FC relocate to Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, renamed Kansas City NWSL, and aligned into West Division.
* Washington Spirit relocate to Audi Field in Washington and aligned into East Division.

== Challenge Cup Results ==

=== Preliminary Round Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!D
!Pts
|-
| rowspan="5" |East Division
|'''NJ/NY Gotham FC'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''2'''
|'''8'''
|-
|North Carolina Courage
|2
|1
|1
|7
|-
|Orlando Pride
|1
|1
|2
|5
|-
|Washington Spirit
|1
|2
|1
|4
|-
|Racing Louisville FC
|0
|2
|2
|2
|-
| rowspan="5" |West Division
|'''Portland Thorns FC'''
|'''3'''
|'''0'''
|'''1'''
|'''10'''
|-
|OL Reign
|2
|1
|1
|7
|-
|Houston Dash
|1
|0
|3
|6
|-
|Chicago Red Stars
|0
|2
|2
|2
|-
|Kansas City NWSL
|0
|3
|1
|1
|}

=== Championship Round Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
|'''Portland Thorns FC'''
|'''1 (6)'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Portland Thorns FC'''
|-
|NJ/NY Gotham FC
|1 (5)
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Bridgeview, Illinois
|SeatGeek Stadium
|Chicago Red Stars
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|Shell Energy Stadium
|Houston Dash
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Wyandotte County, Kansas
|Kansas City, Kansas
|Legends Field
|Kansas City NWSL
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Lynn Family Stadium
|Racing Louisville FC
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|Passaic County, New Jersey
|Little Falls Township, New Jersey
|MSU Soccer Park
|NJ/NY Gotham FC
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Orange County, Florida
|Orlando, Florida
|Inter.co Stadium
|Orlando Pride
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Multnomah County, Oregon
|Portland, Oregon
|Providence Park
|Portland Thorns FC
|Two
|One
|Three
|-
|Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Wake County, North Carolina
|Cary, North Carolina
|First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
|North Carolina Courage
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division
|Pierce County, Washington
|Tacoma, Washington
|Cheney Stadium
|OL Reign
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Audi Field
|Washington Spirit
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''20'''
|'''One'''
|'''21'''
|}
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