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CONCACAF has announced that four venues in three United States metropolitan areas will host matches of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, the region’s new flagship competition for women’s national teams. The tournament’s inaugural edition will be played between February 17 – March 10, 2024, and will include the participation of CONCACAF’s and CONMEBOL’s best women’s national teams and some of the world’s top players.
BMO Stadium and Dignity Health Sports Park in Greater Los Angeles, Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX, and Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego will all host multiple match dates.
This announcement comes after CONCACAF confirmed that the tournament’s Final, on Sunday, March 10, was awarded to Snapdragon Stadium.
“The CONCACAF W Gold Cup is a key part of the Confederation’s women’s football strategy that we launched in 2019, with the aim of developing and growing all aspects of the women’s game in our region. It promises to be a high-quality tournament showcasing some of the best teams and players in the world”, said CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani. “I want to personally thank the four cities and venues for their commitment to CONCACAF and women’s football. They will all make tremendous hosts for a competition celebrating the best of women’s football,” added Montagliani.
The four venues that will host the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup are, in alphabetical order by venue name:
- BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
- Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
- Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
- Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup Competition Details
Prelims: Six teams
The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup will begin with a Preliminary Round (Prelims) played at Dignity Health Sports Park Track and Field Stadium on February 17, 2024. The six national teams participating in this round, determined via the 2023 Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup, will be divided into three pairings according to the CONCACAF Women’s Ranking as of December 2023.
After single-match elimination play, the winning team in each pairing will advance to the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup Group Stage. Thus far, El Salvador has secured its participation in the Prelims. The remaining five participants will be confirmed at the conclusion of the 2023 Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup.
Group Stage: 12 teams
The Prelims will be followed by a 12-national team Group Stage that includes the participation of eight CONCACAF national teams and four CONMEBOL guests. CONMEBOL’s national teams have been invited to participate as part of a strategic collaboration agreement between both Confederations.
For Group Stage play, national teams will be split into three groups of four. After round-robin group stage play, which will occur between February 20-28, 2024, at Dignity Health Sports Park (Group A), Snapdragon Stadium (Group B), and Shell Energy Stadium (Group C), the group winners, runners-up, and the two best third-place finishers will advance to the tournament’s Quarterfinals.
Knockout Stage: Eight teams
The Knockout Stage will commence with the Quarterfinals at BMO Stadium on March 2 and 3, followed by the Semifinals and Final at Snapdragon Stadium on March 6 and 10, respectively.
The Quarterfinal pairings will be determined based on the Group Stage standings, with the national team accumulating the most points facing the national team accumulating the least points (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5).
The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup match schedule is available below.
Qualified National Teams
Thus far, seven national teams have secured their participation in the tournament. These national teams are (listed in alphabetical order):
Prelims (1): El Salvador
Group Stage (6): Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Paraguay, and the United States.
For more details on how the remaining eight national teams (five for the Prelims and three for the Group Stage) will qualify, click here.
Official Draw
On Monday, December 11, 2023, CONCACAF will conduct the official Draw for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The event will start at 7:00 pm ET and will be widely available for fans across the region to follow and enjoy through the Confederation’s TV partner networks, including CBS | Paramount+ (USA-English) and ESPN (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America). Fans can also follow live updates across CONCACAF’s Social Media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and X. Details on the draw procedures are available here.
The 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup is sponsored by Modelo, Qatar Airways, Toyota, and Valvoline.
2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup Match Schedule
*Kick-off times and order of matches will be announced at a later date.
Saturday, February 17, 2024 – Dignity Health Sports Park Track and Field Stadium, Carson, CA
M1: Highest-ranked team vs lowest-ranked team
M2: Second-ranked team vs Fifth-ranked team
M3: Third-ranked team vs Fourth-ranked team
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
M4: A2 vs A3
M5: United States (A1) vs A4
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 – Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
M6: B2 vs B3
M7: Brazil (B1) vs B4
Thursday, February 22, 2024 – Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
M8: C2 vs C3
M9: Canada (C1) vs C4
Friday, February 23, 2024 – Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
M10: A4 vs A2
M11: A3 vs United States (A1)
Saturday, February 24, 2024 – Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
M12: B4 vs B2
M13: B3 vs Brazil (B1)
Sunday, February 25, 2024 – Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
M14: C4 vs C2
M15: C3 vs Canada (C1)
Monday, February 26, 2024 – Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
M16: A3 vs A4
M17: United States (A1) vs A2
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
M18: B3 vs B4
M19: Brazil (B1) vs B2
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 – Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
M20: C3 vs C4
M21: Canada (C1) vs C2
Saturday, March 2, 2024 – BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (Quarterfinals)
M22: 1st vs 8th
M23: 2nd vs 7th
Sunday, March 3, 2024 – BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (Quarterfinals)
M24: 3rd vs 6th
M25: 4th vs 5th
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA (Semifinals)
M26: WM22 vs WM25
M27: WM23 vs WM24
Sunday, March 10, 2024 – Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA (Final)
M28: WM26 vs WM27
