CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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Not to be confused with the CONCACAF W Championship, previously known as the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup
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Founded10 December 2020; 14 months ago (2020-12-10)
RegionNorth America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Number of teams12 (final tournament)
33 (qualification)
2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

The CONCACAF W Gold Cup is an upcoming international women's football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It was announced in December 2020, initially unnamed though referred to as a "Women's CONCACAF Nations League".[1] The branding was announced in August 2021, with CONCACAF describing the tournament as their "flagship women's international competition".[2]

Adoption[]

On 10 December 2020, the CONCACAF Council approved the structure and calendar of a "Women's CONCACAF Nations League". However, the naming and branding of the tournament had yet to be determined. The competition is intended to provide more national team matches for all CONCACAF member associations.[1] On 19 August 2021, it was announced that the competition would be known as the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, with the branding also revealed.[2]

Format[]

The qualification competition, known as the "Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup", will begin with the group stage, featuring 33 women's national teams of CONCACAF split into three leagues (A, B and C). Each league will feature three groups, containing three teams each in League A, and four teams each in Leagues B and C. The teams in each group will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The three group winners in League A will qualify directly for the W Gold Cup. The group runners-up of League A and the League B group winners will participate in a play-in to compete for the final three spots at the W Gold Cup. The two CONCACAF women's national teams that qualify for the Summer Olympics will not participate in the group stage, and will receive a bye directly to the W Gold Cup.[2]

The W Gold Cup will feature twelve teams, including the two teams that qualified for the Summer Olympics, the six teams that qualified from the group stage and play-in, and four guest national teams from other confederations. The twelve teams will be split into three groups of four, and will compete in a single round-robin. Eight teams, the top two teams of each group and the two-best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will consist of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to determine the champion.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "CONCACAF to launch new senior women's national team competitions to benefit entire Confederation". CONCACAF. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Concacaf to launch revamped W Championship and new W Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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