2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

Seasons

2021

2022

2023

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Central Division	Chicago Red Stars	SeatGeek Stadium	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Houston Dash	Shell Energy Stadium	Houston
	Kansas City Current	Sporting Park	Kansas City, Kansas
	Racing Louisville FC	Lynn Family Stadium	Louisville, Kentucky
East Division	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Sports Illustrated Stadium	Harrison, New Jersey
	North Carolina Courage	First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park	Cary, North Carolina
	Orlando Pride	Inter.co Stadium	Orlando, Florida
	Washington Spirit	Audi Field	Washington
West Division	Angel City FC	Titan Stadium	Fullerton, California
	OL Reign	Lumen Field	Seattle
	Portland Thorns FC	Providence Park	Portland, Oregon
	San Diego Wave FC	Torero Stadium	San Diego

Changes

• Competition renamed NWSL Challenge Cup and aligned into Central Division, East Division, and West Division.
• Angel City FC enter competition in West Division, playing at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, California.
• Chicago Red Stars realigned from West Division to Central Division.
• Houston Dash realigned from West Division to Central Division.
• Kansas City NWSL relocate from Legends Field to Sporting Park, renamed Kansas City Current, and realigned from West Division to Central Division.
• NJ/NY Gotham FC relocate from MSU Soccer Park in Little Falls Township, New Jersey to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
• OL Reign relocate from Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington to Lumen Field in Seattle.
• Racing Louisville FC realigned from East Division to Central Division.
• San Diego Wave FC enter competition in West Division, playing at Torero Stadium in San Diego.

Challenge Cup Results

Group Stage Results

Division	Team	W	L	D	Pts
Central Division	Kansas City Current	4	1	1	13
	Chicago Red Stars	2	2	2	8
	Racing Louisville FC	1	2	3	6
	Houston Dash	2	4	0	6
East Division	North Carolina Courage	3	0	3	12
	Washington Spirit	2	0	4	10
	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1	2	3	6
	Orlando Pride	0	4	2	2
West Division	OL Reign	4	0	2	14
	Portland Thorns FC	3	2	1	10
	San Diego Wave FC	1	3	2	5
	Angel City FC	1	4	1	4

Championship Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
OL Reign	0 (8)	Washington Spirit	1	North Carolina Courage
Washington Spirit	0 (9)
Kansas City Current	1	North Carolina Courage	2
North Carolina Courage	2

Markets and Venues

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	Three		Three
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Shell Energy Stadium	Houston Dash	Three		Three
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas City, Kansas	Sporting Park	Kansas City Current	Three	One	Four
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	Orange County, California	Fullerton, California	Titan Stadium	Angel City FC	Three		Three
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Lynn Family Stadium	Racing Louisville FC	Three		Three
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	Hudson County, New Jersey	Harrison, New Jersey	Sports Illustrated Stadium	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Three		Three
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Orange County, Florida	Orlando, Florida	Inter.co Stadium	Orlando Pride	Three		Three
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Multnomah County, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	Providence Park	Portland Thorns FC	Three		Three
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wake County, North Carolina	Cary, North Carolina	First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park	North Carolina Courage	Three	One	Four
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area			San Diego County, California	San Diego	Torero Stadium	San Diego Wave FC	Three		Three
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Lumen Field	OL Reign	Three		Three
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division	Loudoun County, Virginia	Unincorporated	Segra Field	Washington Spirit	One		One
		Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Audi Field	Washington Spirit	Two		Two
						OL Reign		One	One
Total							36	Three	39