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2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

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2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary round:
15 August 2024
Competition proper:
20 August 2024 – 25 May 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 10
Total: 11 (from 7 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored92 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Ana Dias
Mexico María Sánchez
(4 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 17 October 2024.

The 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup is the first season of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF.[1]

Format

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On 12 March 2024, CONCACAF announced the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup. The tournament will feature eleven teams from seven CONCACAF member associations. The winner of a preliminary round match between a club from Canada and El Salvador will join the remaining nine teams in the group stage. In the group stage, teams will be split into two groups of five teams. Teams will face each other in a single round-robin format, with each team playing two matches at home and two matches away in August, September and October 2024. The top two clubs from each group will advance to the knockout stage, played at a centralized location in May 2025. The knockout stage will feature semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final to determine the champions of the competition. The tournament is intended to provide a pathway for a future FIFA Women's Club World Cup which FIFA has committed to launching in the future.[1][2]

Tiebreakers

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Teams in the group stage are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings:[3]

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  5. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  6. Lower number of disciplinary points (single yellow card = 1 point, double yellow card = 3 points, direct red card = 4 points, direct red card after single yellow card = 5 points);
  7. Drawing of lots.

Association team allocation

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CONCACAF allocated spots to seven of their member associations, based on eligibility criteria. Each association has one spot in the tournament, with the exception of Mexico and the United States, which have three.[1]

Distribution

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The following is the access list for the 2024–25 season.[1]

Access list for 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(2 teams)
  • 1 team from Canada
  • 1 team from El Salvador
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Group stage
(10 teams)
  • 1 team from Costa Rica
  • 1 team from Jamaica
  • 3 teams from Mexico
  • 1 team from Panama
  • 3 teams from the United States
  • 1 winner from the preliminary round
Knockout phase
(4 teams) 		—
  • 2 group winners from the group stage
  • 2 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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Teams will qualify through their domestic leagues based on sporting merit. The qualification criteria, confirmed on 24 April 2024,[4] were proposed by each member association and ratified by CONCACAF.[1]

Qualified teams for 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Association Team Qualification method
Teams entering in group stage
 Costa Rica
(1 berth) 		Alajuelense 2023 Costa Rican Women's Premier Division Apertura [es] and Clausura [es] champions
 Jamaica
(1 berth) 		Frazsiers Whip 2022–23 Jamaica Women's Premier League champions
 Mexico
(3 berths) 		UANL 2023 Liga MX Femenil Apertura champions
Monterrey 2024 Liga MX Femenil Clausura champions
América Best runner-up of the 2023–24 Liga MX Femenil season based on accumulated points during the regular phase
 Panama
(1 berth) 		Santa Fe Liga de Fútbol Femenino Apertura 2024 [es] champions
 United States
(3 berths) 		NJ/NY Gotham FC 2023 National Women's Soccer League champions
San Diego Wave FC 2023 National Women's Soccer League Shield winners
Portland Thorns FC 2023 National Women's Soccer League Shield runners-up
Teams entering in preliminary round
 Canada
(1 berth) 		Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 2023 League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Championship champions
 El Salvador
(1 berth) 		Alianza 2023–24 Primera División Femenina de El Salvador Apertura–Clausura play-off winners

Seeding

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The pots were confirmed on 7 May 2024, with the qualifying teams being split into six pots of two teams.[5]

Pot Team
1 Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
El Salvador Alianza
2 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
United States San Diego Wave FC
3 United States Portland Thorns FC
Mexico UANL
4 Mexico América
Mexico Monterrey
5 Costa Rica Alajuelense
Panama Santa Fe
6 Jamaica Frazsiers Whip
Preliminary round winner

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 at 20:00 EDT (UTC−4).[2][5][6] A team was randomly drawn from Pot 1, consisting of the two Preliminary Round teams, to determine the host of the Preliminary Round match. Then, the ten Group Stage teams (the nine direct qualifiers for the Group Stage plus the as-then-unknown winner of the Preliminary Round) were drawn into two groups of five. The Group Stage draw began by randomly selecting a team from Pot 2 and placing them into Group A and then selecting the remaining team from Pot 2 and placing them into Group B. The Group Stage draw continued with the same procedure done for the remaining pots.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]

Schedule for 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Phase Round Match date
Qualifying Preliminary round 13–15 August 2024
Group stage Matchday 1 20–22 August 2024
Matchday 2 2–5 September 2024
Matchday 3 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 4 1–3 October 2024
Matchday 5 15–17 October 2024
Knockout stage Semi-finals 22 May 2025
Third place play-off 25 May 2025
Final

Preliminary round

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The qualified teams from Canada and El Salvador will participate in the preliminary round, with the winner joining the remaining nine teams in the group stage.[6]

Alianza El Salvador0–1Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Report
  • Wong 25' (pen.)

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TUA NYJ MON LDA FRA
1 Mexico UANL 4 3 1 0 18 6 +12 10 Advance to knockout stage — — 4–0 3–1 —
2 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC 4 2 2 0 21 4 +17 8 4–4 — 0–0 — —
3 Mexico Monterrey 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 — — — 3–0 5–0
4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3 — 0–4 — — 5–0
5 Jamaica Frazsiers Whip 4 0 0 4 1 30 −29 0 1–7 0–13 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Alajuelense Costa Rica5–0Jamaica Frazsiers Whip
 Report
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Alajuelense Costa Rica0–4United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
Report
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
Monterrey Mexico5–0Jamaica Frazsiers Whip
 Report
Referee: Deily Gomez (Costa Rica)
Frazsiers Whip Jamaica1–7Mexico UANL
 Report
Referee: Vimarest Díaz (Dominican Republic)
NJ/NY Gotham FC United States0–0Mexico Monterrey
Report
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Frazsiers Whip Jamaica0–13United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
Report
Referee: Amairany Garcìa (Mexico)
UANL Mexico3–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
 Report
Referee: Mayary Cartagena (Guatemala)
NJ/NY Gotham FC United States4–4Mexico UANL
 Report
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Monterrey Mexico3–0Costa Rica Alajuelense
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME POR SDW WFC SFE
1 Mexico América 4 3 0 1 14 3 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage — — — 7–0 5–0
2 United States Portland Thorns FC 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9 3–1 — — — 2–1
3 United States San Diego Wave FC 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 0–1 3–2 — — —
4 Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 4 1 0 3 2 16 −14 3 — 0–6 0–2 — —
5 Panama Santa Fe 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 — — 0–2 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Santa Fe Panama0–2United States San Diego Wave FC
Report
Attendance: 2,093
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)
Santa Fe Panama1–2Canada Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Murillo 85' (pen.) Report
Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)
Portland Thorns FC United States3–1Mexico América
 Report Guerrero 53'
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
San Diego Wave FC United States3–2United States Portland Thorns FC
 Report
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
América Mexico5–0Panama Santa Fe
 Report
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Canada0–2United States San Diego Wave FC
Report
Referee: Aranza Quero (Mexico)
Portland Thorns FC United States2–1Panama Santa Fe
 Report Márquez 82'
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Canada0–6United States Portland Thorns FC
Report
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 May – TBD
 
 
Mexico UANL
 
25 May – TBD
 
United States Portland Thorns FC
 
Winner semi-final 1
 
22 May – TBD
 
Winner semi-final 2
 
Mexico América
 
 
United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
 
Third place play-off
 
 
25 May – TBD
 
 
Loser semi-final 1
 
 
Loser semi-final 2

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals, third place play-off, and final will be played at a common venue to be determined.

UANL MexicoSemi-final 1United States Portland Thorns FC
América MexicoSemi-final 2United States NJ/NY Gotham FC

Third place play-off

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Loser semi-final 1vLoser semi-final 2

Final

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Winner semi-final 1vWinner semi-final 2

Goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals[7]
1 Portugal Ana Dias Mexico Tigres UANL 4
Mexico María Sánchez United States San Diego Wave FC
3 United States Izzy D'Aquila United States Portland Thorns FC 3
Spain Lucía García Mexico Monterrey
United States Sarah Luebbert Mexico América
Mexico Stephany Mayor Mexico Tigres UANL
Mexico Kiana Palacios Mexico América
United States Yazmeen Ryan United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
Canada Christine Sinclair United States Portland Thorns FC
United States Lynn Williams United States NJ/NY Gotham FC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "CONCACAF launches region's first official women's continental club competition with annual W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "2024/25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup Draw Scheduled for June 6; match-dates confirmed". CONCACAF. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF announces qualification criteria for Confederation's 2024/25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup official draw details announced". CONCACAF. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Stats". CONCACAF. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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