2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

1st season of CONCACAF women's club football tournament

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions CupTournament details

Dates| Preliminary round:
15 August 2024
Competition proper:
20 August 2024 – 25 May 2025
Teams| Competition proper: 10
Total: 11 (from 7 associations)

2025–26 ->

International football competition

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 centralised 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]

## 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

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Preliminary round
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* 1 team from Canada
* 1 team from El Salvador

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Group stage
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* 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
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* 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,[3] were proposed by each member association and ratified by CONCACAF.[1]

Qualified teams for 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup  Association  | Team  | Qualification method

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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.[4]

Pot  | Team

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1  |  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Alianza
2  |  NJ/NY Gotham FC
San Diego Wave FC
3  |  Portland Thorns FC
UANL
4  |  América
Monterrey
5  |  Alajuelense
Santa Fe
6  |  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][4][5] 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

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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.[5]

15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)

18:00 UTC−6

Alianza | 0–1|  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite

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* Wong 25' (pen.)

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad & Tobago)

## Group stage

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  LDA |  TUA |  NYJ |  MON |  FRA

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1  |  Alajuelense | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 3  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | -- | 5 Sep | -- | 5–0
2  |  UANL | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 3  |  | 2 Oct | -- | -- | 4–0 | --
3  |  NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  |  | -- | 16 Oct | -- | 19 Sep | --
4  |  Monterrey | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | −4  | 0  |  | 17 Oct | -- | -- | -- | 5 Sep
5  |  Frazsiers Whip | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 5  | −5  | 0  |  | -- | 18 Sep | 2 Oct | -- | --

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2024. Source: CONCACAF

20 August 2024 (2024-08-20)

18:00 UTC−6

Alajuelense | 5–0|  Frazsiers Whip

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* Coto 60'
* Mills 62'
* Rangel 65'
* Mesén 77', 81'

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Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

22 August 2024 (2024-08-22)

19:00 UTC−6

UANL | 4–0|  Monterrey

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* Reyes 23'
* Hermoso 32'
* Kgatlana 45+2'
* Ferral 71'

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Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

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5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)

18:00 UTC−6

Alajuelense | v|  NJ/NY Gotham FC

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Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)

20:00 UTC−6

Monterrey | v|  Frazsiers Whip

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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

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18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)

19:00 UTC−5

Frazsiers Whip | v|  UANL

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National Stadium, Kingston

19 September 2024 (2024-09-19)

19:00 UTC−4

NJ/NY Gotham FC | v|  Monterrey

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Red Bull Arena, Harrison

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2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)

19:00 UTC−5

Frazsiers Whip | v|  NJ/NY Gotham FC

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National Stadium, Kingston

3 October 2024 (2024-10-03)

19:00 UTC−6

UANL | v|  Alajuelense

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Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

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16 October 2024 (2024-10-16)

20:00 UTC−4

NJ/NY Gotham FC | v|  UANL

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Red Bull Arena, Harrison

17 October 2024 (2024-10-17)

19:00 UTC−6

Monterrey | v|  Alajuelense

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Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  AME |  SDW |  POR |  SFE |  WFC

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1  |  América | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0  | +7  | 3  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | -- | -- | 19 Sep | 7–0
2  |  San Diego Wave FC | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 3  |  | 16 Oct | -- | 18 Sep | -- | --
3  |  Portland Thorns FC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  |  | 4 Sep | -- | -- | 1 Oct | --
4  |  Santa Fe | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0  |  | -- | 0–2 | -- | -- | 4 Sep
5  |  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 7  | −7  | 0  |  | -- | 1 Oct | 15 Oct | -- | --

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2024. Source: CONCACAF

20 August 2024 (2024-08-20)

21:00 UTC−5

Santa Fe | 0–2|  San Diego Wave FC

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* Sánchez 2'
* McNabb 64'

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

21 August 2024 (2024-08-21)

19:00 UTC−6

América | 7–0|  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite

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* Luebbert 20'
* Hernández 25'
* Palacios 26'
* Camberos 31'
* Guerrero 50'
* Aviléz 73'
* Zuazua 85'

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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City

Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

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4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)

19:00 UTC−5

Santa Fe | v|  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite

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Estadio Universidad Latina, Penonomé

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)

19:00 UTC−7

Portland Thorns FC | v|  América

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Providence Park, Portland

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18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)

19:00 UTC−7

San Diego Wave FC | v|  Portland Thorns FC

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Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego

19 September 2024 (2024-09-19)

19:00 UTC−6

América | v|  Santa Fe

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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City

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1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)

17:30 UTC−7

Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | v|  San Diego Wave FC

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BC Place, Vancouver

1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)

19:30 UTC−7

Portland Thorns FC | v|  Santa Fe

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Providence Park, Portland

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15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

19:00 UTC−7

Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | v|  Portland Thorns FC

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BC Place, Vancouver

16 October 2024 (2024-10-16)

19:00 UTC−7

San Diego Wave FC | v|  América

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Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego

## 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-finals| | Final

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| 22 May – TBD| |

| Winner Group A|

| 25 May – TBD

| Runner-up Group B| |

| Winner semi-final 1|

| 22 May – TBD

| | Winner semi-final 2|

| Winner Group B|

| Runner-up Group A| |

| Third place play-off

| 25 May – TBD

| Loser semi-final 1|

| Loser semi-final 2|

### Semi-finals

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22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)

Winner Group A| Semi-final 1| Runner-up Group B

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22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)

Winner Group B| Semi-final 2| Runner-up Group A

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### Third place play-off

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25 May 2025 (2025-05-25)

Loser semi-final 1| v| Loser semi-final 2

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### Final

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25 May 2025 (2025-05-25)

Winner semi-final 1| v| Winner semi-final 2

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## Goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Ángela Mesén |  Alajuelense | 2
2  |  Aylín Aviléz |  América | 1
Scarlett Camberos |  América
María Paula Coto |  Alajuelense
Cristina Ferral |  Tigres UANL
Irene Guerrero |  América
Jennifer Hermoso |  Tigres UANL
Nicolette Hernández |  América
Thembi Kgatlana |  Tigres UANL
Sarah Luebbert |  América
Kristen McNabb |  San Diego Wave FC
Natalia Mills |  Alajuelense
Kiana Palacios |  América
Kenia Rangel |  Alajuelense
Maricarmen Reyes |  Tigres UANL
María Sánchez |  San Diego Wave FC
Emily Wong |  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Miah Zuazua |  América

## See also

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* 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

## 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. ^ "CONCACAF announces qualification criteria for Confederation's 2024/25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
4. ^ a b "2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup official draw details announced". CONCACAF. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
5. ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Preliminary round rosters

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