2021 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by Secret Deodorant

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Seasons
2020 2021 2022

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
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
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

Division Team W L D Pts
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
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

Team (Single-Game) Champions
Portland Thorns FC 1 (6) Portland Thorns FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC 1 (5)

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 Two Two
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area 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 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 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 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 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 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 District of Columbia Audi Field Washington Spirit Two Two
Total 20 One 21
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