2022 Women's International Champions Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | August 17 – 20 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lyon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Monterrey |
| Third place | Chelsea |
| Fourth place | Portland Thorns |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lindsey Horan (3 goals) |
← 2021 | |
The 2022 Women's International Champions Cup was a friendly tournament of women's association football matches. It was the fourth edition of the Women's International Champions Cup and took place in Portland, Oregon, United States, from August 17 to 20, 2022.[1] Portland Thorns FC was the defending champion.[2]
Lyon emerged the winners, defeating Monterrey 4–0 in the final,[3] while Chelsea won the third-place match.[4]
Teams
On the basis of their results in 2022, four teams participated in the tournament.
| Nation | Team | Reason for qualification[1] |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Portland Thorns | Won 2021 NWSL Shield and 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup |
| Mexico | Monterrey | Runner-Up of the 2021–22 Liga MX Femenil season Campeón de Campeonas; won Apertura 2021 tournament |
| France | Lyon | Won 2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League and 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine |
| England | Chelsea | Won 2021–22 FA WSL and 2021–22 Women's FA Cup |
Venue
| Portland, Oregon | Location of the host city of the 2022 Women's International Champions Cup. |
|---|---|
| Providence Park | |
| Capacity: 25,218 | |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 17 – Portland, OR | ||||||
| Lyon (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| August 20 – Portland, OR | ||||||
| Chelsea | 2 (3) | |||||
| Lyon | 4 | |||||
| August 17 – Portland, OR | ||||||
| Monterrey | 0 | |||||
| Monterrey (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Portland Thorns | 1 (2) | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| August 20 – Portland, OR | ||||||
| Chelsea | 1 | |||||
| Portland Thorns | 0 | |||||
Matches
Semi-finals
| Lyon | 2–2 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
| Monterrey | 1–1 | Portland Thorns |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Third place play-off
| Portland Thorns | 0–1 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Final
| Lyon | 4–0 | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Alicia Messer (United States)
Goalscorers
There were 11 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.
3 goals
- Lindsey Horan, LYO
2 goals
- Signe Bruun, LYO
1 goal
- Lauren James, CHE
- Sam Kerr, CHE
- Guro Reiten, CHE
- Sara Däbritz, LYO
- Diana García, MON
- Marissa Everett, POR
See also
- Women's Champions League (UEFA)
- National Women's Soccer League (United States)
- Women's Super League (England)
- Division 1 (France)
References
- ^ a b "The Women's International Champions Cup returns to Portland this August". www.internationalchampionscup.com (Press release). Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Women's International Champions Cup". www.internationalchampionscup.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Lyon 4-0 Monterrey (Aug 20, 2022) Team Stats". ESPN. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Ryan (August 21, 2022). "Portland Thorns drop competitive match with Chelsea FC in Women's International Champions Cup". The Oregonian.