NWSL Challenge Cup

NWSL Challenge Cup

Organising body	National Women's Soccer League
Founded	May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
Region	United States
Current champion(s)	North Carolina Courage (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Houston Dash North Carolina Courage Portland Thorns FC (1 title)
Television broadcasters	CBS Sports Twitch
Website	https://www.nwslsoccer.com/
2023 NWSL Challenge Cup

The NWSL Challenge Cup, currently known as the UKG NWSL Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual tournament organized by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top-tier women's league in the United States soccer league system. The tournament is open to all NWSL teams.

The NWSL Challenge Cup was first held in 2020 as a one-off tournament to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first top-tier professional sports league in the United States to restart after COVID-19 lockdowns began. Subsequently, the NWSL announced that it would return as an annual league cup competition. The current (2022) holders are the North Carolina Courage.

Records and statistics

Results by team

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Last won
Houston Dash	1	0	2020
North Carolina Courage	1	0	2022
Portland Thorns FC	1	0	2021
Chicago Red Stars	0	1	–
NJ/NY Gotham FC	0	1	–
Washington Spirit	0	1	–

List of finals

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance	Player of the Final	Tournament MVP
2020	Houston Dash	2–0	Chicago Red Stars	Rio Tinto Stadium	0 (behind closed doors)	Shea Groom (Houston Dash)	Rachel Daly (Houston Dash)
2021	Portland Thorns FC	1–1 6–5 (p)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Providence Park	n/a	Adrianna Franch (Portland Thorns FC)	Debinha (North Carolina Courage)
2022	North Carolina Courage	2–1	Washington Spirit	Sahlen's Stadium	3,163	Kerolin (North Carolina Courage)	Debinha (North Carolina Courage)

External links

• Official website