2022 The Women's Cup
International football competition
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The 2022 The Women's Cup was the second edition of The Women's Cup, a friendly invitational tournament of women's soccer matches. It was hosted at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, from August 14 to 20, 2022. The field expanded from four teams in 2021 to six.[1][2][3] OL Reign won by defeating defending champions and hosts Racing Louisville FC 2–1.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dates | August 14–20, 2022 |
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  OL Reign |
| Runners-up | Racing Louisville FC |
| Third place |  Club América |
| Fourth place |  AC Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alison González Kiana Palacios (3) |
← 2021
All statistics correct as of August 21, 2022. | |
Teams
| Nation | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| United States |
Racing Louisville FC (hosts) | National Women's Soccer League |
| United States |
OL Reign | National Women's Soccer League |
 Japan |
Tokyo Verdy Beleza | WE League |
| Italy |
AC Milan | Serie A |
 England |
Tottenham Hotspur | Women's Super League |
| Mexico |
Club América | Liga MX Femenil |
Venue
| Louisville, Kentucky |
2022 The Women's Cup (the United States) |
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| Lynn Family Stadium | |
| Capacity: 11,700 | |
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Broadcasting
In 2022, The Women's Cup was streamed in the United States exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, with delayed replays broadcast on CBS Sports Network.[1] Elsewhere, it was broadcast or streamed on various services and networks:
| Region or Nation | Service |
|---|---|
| Latin America The Caribbean | DirectTV Sports |
| Japan | Nippon TV |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | W-Sports |
| Germany Austria Switzerland | Streamster |
All other regions could stream directly from the official website.[4][5]
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Racing Louisville | 2 | |||||||||
| AC Milan | 3 | AC Milan | 0 | |||||||
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 1 | Racing Louisville | 1 | |||||||
| OL Reign | 2 | |||||||||
| OL Reign | 2 | |||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | Club América | 1 | |||||||
| Club América | 2 | |||||||||
| Fifth-place match | Third-place match | |||||||||
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2 | AC Milan | 4 | |||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | Club América | 5 | |||||||
Matches
Visiting international clubs played each other in the quarterfinal round, with Club América and AC Milan advancing over Tottenham and Tokyo Verdy, respectively.[6][7]
Quarterfinals
| AC Milan | 3–1 | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
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Semifinals
| OL Reign | 2–1 | Club América |
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| Racing Louisville FC | 2–0 | AC Milan |
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Fifth-place match
| Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Third-place match
Championship
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match.
3 goals
Alison González, AMÉ- Kiana Palacios, AMÉ
2 goals
Kosovare Asllani, ACM
Martina Piemonte, ACM
1 goal
- Valentina Bergamaschi, ACM
- Linda Tucceri Cimini, ACM
Lindsey Thomas, ACM- Scarlett Camberos, AMÉ
- Katty Martínez, AMÉ
Olivia Athens, RGN
Jordyn Huitema, RGN- Tziarra King, RGN
- Olivia Van der Jagt, RGN
- Kirsten Davis, LOU
Nadia Nadim, LOU
Wang Shuang, LOU
Azusa Iwashimizu, TVB- Risa Shimizu, TVB
- Riko Ueki, TVB
Rosella Ayane, TOT
Nikola Karczewska, TOT
Source: The Women's Cup
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Tziarra King, OL Reign[8]