2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
Tournament details
Host countries	United States; Mexico
Dates	July 19 – October 25–27
Teams	20 (from 2 associations)
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The 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup is the upcoming inaugural edition of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, a women's soccer competition between clubs from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) of the United States and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico.

The tournament is scheduled to be played from July to October 2024 at venues in the United States and Mexico. The 20 participating teams are divided into five groups, with the top four teams overall advancing to the semifinals.^[1]

Format[edit]

The 2024 edition will have 20 teams: all 14 teams in the NWSL and six participants from Liga MX Femenil determined by the most points accumulated across the Clausura 2023 and Apertura 2023 tournaments.^[2]^[3] The teams will be divided into five groups, each with four participants, and play three matches in the group stage beginning on July 19. The four teams with the most points in the group stage will advance to the semifinals in early August; the championship match is scheduled for late October.^[4]

Nearly all games during the group stage will be played in the United States, with the exception of Tigres–Pachuca at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey.^[3]

Teams[edit]

20 team will participate in the 2024 Summer Cup, which includes all 14 teams from the NWSL and six teams from Liga MX Femenil that are determined through a qualification process.

Teams participating in the 2024 Summer Cup
League	Team	Qualification method
Liga MX Femenil (6 teams)	Tigres UANL	Accumulated the most points (82 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
	Club América	Accumulated the second most points (79 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
	C.D. Guadalajara
	C.F. Monterrey	Accumulated the third most points (77 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
	C.F. Pachuca	Accumulated the fourth most points (63 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
	Club Tijuana	Accumulated the fifth most points (60 pts) across the Clausura and Apertura tournaments of 2023
NWSL (14 teams)	Angel City FC	Automatic qualification
	Bay FC
	Chicago Red Stars
	Houston Dash
	Kansas City Current
	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	North Carolina Courage
	Orlando Pride
	Portland Thorns FC
	Racing Louisville FC
	San Diego Wave FC
	Seattle Reign FC
	Utah Royals
	Washington Spirit

Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Group stage[edit]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	0	0
2	Seattle Reign FC	0	0
3	Utah Royals	0	0
4	Tijuana	0	0

First match(es) will be played: July 19, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Angel City FC	0	0
2	San Diego Wave FC	0	0
3	Bay FC	0	0
4	Club América	0	0

First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Kansas City Current	0	0
2	Houston Dash	0	0
3	UANL	0	0
4	Pachuca	0	0

First match(es) will be played: July 19, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Group D

Group E

Ranking of group winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0	0
2	Washington Spirit	0	0
3	Chicago Red Stars	0	0
4	C.D. Guadalajara	0	0

First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Orlando Pride	0	0
2	North Carolina Courage	0	0
3	Racing Louisville FC	0	0
4	Monterrey	0	0

First match(es) will be played: July 20, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	TBD	0	0
2	TBD	0	0
3	TBD	0	0
4	TBD	0	0
5	TBD	0	0

First match(es) will be played: July 19, 2024. Source: Liga MX Femenil^[3]

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final

	TBD August – TBD

	Group winner 1
					TBD October – TBD
	Group winner 4
					Winner semi-final 1
	TBD August – TBD
					Winner semi-final 2
	Group winner 2

	Group winner 3

Semi-finals[edit]

August – TBD

TBD

Group winner 1	v	Group winner 4

August – TBD

TBD

Group winner 2	v	Group winner 3

Final[edit]

October – TBD

TBD

Winner semi-final 1	v	Winner semi-final 2

References[edit]

^ "National Women's Soccer League and LIGA MX Femenil Announce NWSL x LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup as Part of Strategic Partnership" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ Abnos, Alexander; Linehan, Meg (March 20, 2024). "NWSL and Liga MX Femenil announce new Summer Cup starting this year". The Athletic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ Odom, Joel (March 20, 2024). "NWSL, Liga MX Femenil teams to compete in Summer Cup tournament". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[NWSL-1] "National Women's Soccer League and LIGA MX Femenil Announce NWSL x LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup as Part of Strategic Partnership" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[2] Abnos, Alexander; Linehan, Meg (March 20, 2024). "NWSL and Liga MX Femenil announce new Summer Cup starting this year". The Athletic. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[Ramirez2024-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Liga MX Femenil y NWSL anuncian "Summer Cup", su histórica primera colaboración" [Liga MX Femenil and NWSL announce "Summer Cup", their historic first collaboration] (Press release) (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[Oregonian-4] Odom, Joel (March 20, 2024). "NWSL, Liga MX Femenil teams to compete in Summer Cup tournament". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

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