The 2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup was the second season of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the annual continental women's football club competition organized by CONCACAF. On 12 May 2025, CONCACAF released key details of the competition, including a reduction in the number of teams from 11 to 10 and the elimination of the preliminary round.
The competition began in August 2025. Gotham FC were the defending champions, having defeated Tigres UANL 1–0 in the inaugural final, but were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 4–1 to América. In the 2026 final, held on 23 May, América triumphed over the Washington Spirit 5–3 to win their first title.
Format The second edition of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup featured ten teams from six CONCACAF member associations. Teams were split into two groups of five teams. Teams faced 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 2025. The top two clubs from each group advanced to the knockout stage, played at a centralized location in May 2026. The knockout stage featured semi-finals, a third place play-off and a final to determine the champions of the competition. The champions qualified for the 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup and 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup.
Tiebreakers Teams in the group stage were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings: 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
CONCACAF allocated spots to six of their member associations, based on eligibility criteria. Each association had one spot in the tournament, with the exception of Mexico and the United States, which had three each.
Distribution The following was the access list for the 2025–26 tournament.
+Access list for 2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions CupRoundTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundGroup stage(10 teams)1 team from Canada 1 team from Costa Rica 1 team from El Salvador 3 teams from Mexico 1 team from Panama 3 teams from the United StatesKnockout phase(4 teams)2 group winners from the group stage 2 group runners-up from the group stage
Teams Teams qualified through their domestic leagues based on sporting merit. The qualification criteria were proposed by each member association and ratified by CONCACAF.
+Qualified teams for 2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions CupAssociationTeamQualification method Previous best Vancouver Rise Academy2024 League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Championship champions2nd (2024–25)Group stage (2024–25)Alajuelense2024 Costa Rican Women's Premier Division and champions2nd (2024–25)Group stage (2024–25)Alianza2024–25 Primera División Femenina de El Salvador Apertura and Clausura champions2nd (2024–25)Preliminary round (2024–25)Monterrey2024 Liga MX Femenil Apertura champions2nd (2024–25)Group stage (2024–25)Pachuca2025 Liga MX Femenil Clausura champions1st DebutAméricaBest runners-up of the 2024–25 Liga MX Femenil season based on accumulated points during the regular phase2nd (2024–25)Fourth place (2024–25)ChorrilloWinner of the 2024 Clausura and 2025 Apertura Champions play-off1st DebutOrlando Pride2024 National Women's Soccer League champions and 2024 National Women's Soccer League Shield winners1st DebutWashington Spirit2024 National Women's Soccer League Shield runners-up1st DebutGotham FCThird best club in 2024 National Women's Soccer League Shield standings2nd (2024–25)Champions (2024–25)
Seeding The seeding for the tournament was confirmed on 2 June 2025. Teams were split into five pots based on the CONCACAF Women's Club Rankings.
Pot Team Pts 1 Gotham FC2,500.25 América1,630.15 2 Orlando Pride1,320.07 Washington Spirit1,320.07 3 Pachuca1,120.08 Monterrey1,120.08 4 Alajuelense680.06 Vancouver Rise Academy630.02 5 Chorrillo355.02 Alianza0
Draw The draw for the group stage was held on 3 June 2025 at 20:00 EDT (UTC−4). The draw began by randomly selecting a team from Pot 1, placing them into Group A and then selecting the remaining team from Pot 1 and placing them into Group B. It then continued with the same procedure for the remaining pots.
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.
+Schedule for 2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions CupPhaseRoundMatch dateGroup stageMatchday 119–20 August 2025Matchday 22–3 September 2025Matchday 316–18 September 2025Matchday 430 September – 2 October 2025Matchday 514–16 October 2025Knockout stageSemi-finals20 May 2026Third place play-offFinal23 May 2026
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. On 20 January 2026, CONCACAF announced that Estadio Hidalgo in Hidalgo, Mexico would host the knockout stage of the tournament between 20 and 23 May 2026.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeam(s)Goals1 Rosemonde Kouassi Washington Spirit62 Scarlett Camberos América5 Chinwendu Ihezuo Pachuca4 Irene Guerrero América45 Geyse Gotham FC América3 Kiana Palacios América Alice Soto Monterrey Summer Yates Orlando Pride9Seventeen players2
Best XI CONCACAF selected the following players as the team of the tournament. PlayerTeam(s) Itzel Velasco América Yirleidis Minota Pachuca Tara Rudd Washington Spirit Karina Rodríguez América Andrea Pereira Pachuca Nancy Antonio América Montserrat Saldívar América Irene Guerrero América Rosemonde Kouassi Washington Spirit Scarlett Camberos América Geyse Gotham FC América
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Best Player Award Scarlett Camberos América Best Goalkeeper Award Itzel Velasco América Young Player Award Montserrat Saldívar América Top Scorer Award Rosemonde Kouassi Washington Spirit Fair Play Award Washington Spirit
See also 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup (men's edition of this tournament)
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