2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

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]

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]

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]

1. Goal difference in all group matches;
2. Goals scored in all group matches;
3. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
4. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
5. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
6. 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);
7. Drawing of lots.

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]

The following is the access list for the 2024–25 season.^[1]

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]

Qualified teams for 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup

Association	Team	Qualification method
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

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
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

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.

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[2]

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]

15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)

18:00 UTC−6

Alianza	0–1	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
	Report	Wong 25' (pen.)

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad & Tobago)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TUA	NYJ	LDA	MON	FRA
1	UANL	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	2 Oct	4–0	—
2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3			16 Oct	—	—	19 Sep	—
3	Alajuelense	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3			—	0–4	—	—	5–0
4	Monterrey	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3			—	—	17 Oct	—	5–0
5	Frazsiers Whip	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0			18 Sep	2 Oct	—	—	—

20 August 2024 (2024-08-20)

18:00 UTC−6

Alajuelense	5–0	Frazsiers Whip
Coto 60' Mills 62' Rangel 65' Mesén 77', 81'	Report

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)

22 August 2024 (2024-08-22)

19:00 UTC−6

UANL	4–0	Monterrey
Reyes 23' Hermoso 32' Kgatlana 45+2' Ferral 71'	Report

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)

18:00 UTC−6

Alajuelense	0–4	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	Report	Gonzalez 3' Stengel 31' (pen.) Nighswonger 45+1' Sheehan 54'

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)

20:00 UTC−6

Monterrey	5–0	Frazsiers Whip
García 15' Cázares 32' Restrepo 51', 66' Bernal 87'	Report

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Referee: Deily Gomez (Costa Rica)

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)

19:00 UTC−5

Frazsiers Whip	v	UANL
	Report

National Stadium, Kingston

19 September 2024 (2024-09-19)

19:00 UTC−4

NJ/NY Gotham FC	v	Monterrey
	Report

Red Bull Arena, Harrison

2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)

19:00 UTC−5

Frazsiers Whip	v	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	Report

National Stadium, Kingston

3 October 2024 (2024-10-03)

19:00 UTC−6

UANL	v	Alajuelense
	Report

Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

16 October 2024 (2024-10-16)

20:00 UTC−4

NJ/NY Gotham FC	v	UANL
	Report

Red Bull Arena, Harrison

17 October 2024 (2024-10-17)

19:00 UTC−6

Monterrey	v	Alajuelense
	Report

Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AME	POR	SDW	WFC	SFE
1	América	2	1	0	1	8	3	+5	3	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	—	7–0	19 Sep
2	Portland Thorns FC	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3			3–1	—	—	—	1 Oct
3	San Diego Wave FC	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3			16 Oct	18 Sep	—	—	—
4	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	2	1	0	1	2	8	−6	3			—	15 Oct	1 Oct	—	—
5	Santa Fe	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0			—	—	0–2	1–2	—

20 August 2024 (2024-08-20)

21:00 UTC−5

Santa Fe	0–2	San Diego Wave FC
	Report	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
Luebbert 20' Hernández 25' Palacios 26' Camberos 31' Guerrero 50' Aviléz 73' Zuazua 85'	Report

Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City

Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)

19:00 UTC−5

Santa Fe	1–2	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
Murillo 85' (pen.)	Report	Ziff 34' Reed 78'

Estadio Universidad Latina, Penonomé

Referee: Priscila Pérez (Mexico)

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)

19:00 UTC−7

Portland Thorns FC	3–1	América
Sinclair 13', 28' Turner 52'	Report	Guerrero 53'

Providence Park, Portland

Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)

19:00 UTC−7

San Diego Wave FC	v	Portland Thorns FC
	Report

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego

19 September 2024 (2024-09-19)

19:00 UTC−6

América	v	Santa Fe
	Report

Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City

1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)

17:30 UTC−7

Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	v	San Diego Wave FC
	Report

BC Place, Vancouver

1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)

19:30 UTC−7

Portland Thorns FC	v	Santa Fe
	Report

Providence Park, Portland

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

19:00 UTC−7

Whitecaps FC Girls Elite	v	Portland Thorns FC
	Report

BC Place, Vancouver

16 October 2024 (2024-10-16)

19:00 UTC−7

San Diego Wave FC	v	América
	Report

Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego

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.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Irene Guerrero	América	2
	Ángela Mesén	Alajuelense
	Marcela Restrepo	Monterrey
	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
2	Aylín Aviléz	América	1
	Rebeca Bernal	Monterrey
	Scarlett Camberos	América
	Carol Cázares	Monterrey
	María Paula Coto	Alajuelense
	Cristina Ferral	Tigres UANL
	Lucía García	Monterrey
	Esther Gonzalez	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	Jennifer Hermoso	Tigres UANL
	Nicolette Hernández	América
	Thembi Kgatlana	Tigres UANL
	Sarah Luebbert	América
	Kristen McNabb	San Diego Wave FC
	Natalia Mills	Alajuelense
	María Murillo	Santa Fe
	Jenna Nighswonger	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	Kiana Palacios	América
	Kenia Rangel	Alajuelense
	Brianne Reed	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
	Maricarmen Reyes	Tigres UANL
	María Sánchez	San Diego Wave FC
	Delanie Sheehan	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	Katie Stengel	NJ/NY Gotham FC
	Reilyn Turner	Portland Thorns FC
	Emily Wong	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
	Jourdan Ziff	Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
	Miah Zuazua	América

• 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

• Official website
• Preliminary round rosters