2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Preliminary round: 15 August 2024 Competition proper: 20 August 2024 – 25 May 2025 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 10 Total: 11 (from 7 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 53 (4.08 per match) |
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
[edit]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]
Tiebreakers
[edit]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]
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
Association team allocation
[edit]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
[edit]The following is the access list for the 2024–25 season.[1]
| Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round (2 teams) |
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| Group stage (10 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (4 teams) |
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Teams
[edit]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]
Seeding
[edit]The pots were confirmed on 7 May 2024, with the qualifying teams being split into six pots of two teams.[5]
| Pot | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
|
 Alianza
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| 2 |  NJ/NY Gotham FC
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| San Diego Wave FC
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| 3 | Portland Thorns FC
|
 UANL
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| 4 | América
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| Monterrey
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| 5 |  Alajuelense
|
 Santa Fe
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| 6 |  Frazsiers Whip
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| Preliminary round winner |
Draw
[edit]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
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows.[2]
| 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
[edit]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]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUA | NYJ | MON | LDA | FRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UANL
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 4–0 | 3 Oct | — | |
| 2 | NJ/NY Gotham FC
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | 16 Oct | — | 0–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Monterrey
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 Oct | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Alajuelense
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Frazsiers Whip (E)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–7 | 2 Oct | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Alajuelense | 5–0 | Frazsiers Whip |
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| Report |
| Alajuelense | 0–4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC |
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| Report |
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| Monterrey | 5–0 | Frazsiers Whip |
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| Report |
| Frazsiers Whip | 1–7 | UANL |
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Report |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–0 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AME | SDW | POR | WFC | SFE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 7–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 16 Oct | — | 3–2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1 Oct | ||
| 4 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | — | 1 Oct | 15 Oct | — | — | ||
| 5 | Santa Fe (E)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
| Santa Fe | 0–2 | San Diego Wave FC |
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| Report |
| Portland Thorns FC | 3–1 | América |
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| Report | Guerrero  53' |
| San Diego Wave FC | 3–2 | Portland Thorns FC |
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Report |
| América | 5–0 | Santa Fe |
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| Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]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
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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
[edit]| Winner Group A | Semi-final 1 | Runner-up Group B |
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| Winner Group B | Semi-final 2 | Runner-up Group A |
|---|---|---|
Third place play-off
[edit]| Loser semi-final 1 | v | Loser semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
[edit]| Winner semi-final 1 | v | Winner semi-final 2 |
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Goalscorers
[edit]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "CONCACAF announces qualification criteria for Confederation's 2024/25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b "2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup official draw details announced". CONCACAF. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.