The 2021 Women's International Champions Cup was a friendly tournament of women's association football matches. It was the third edition of the Women's International Champions Cup and took place in Portland, Oregon, United States, from August 18 to 21, 2021.[1][2] Portland Thorns FC emerged the winners, defeating Olympique Lyonnais Féminin 1-0 in the final, while FC Barcelona Femení won the third-place match.[3][4]

Teams

On the basis of their results in 2020, four teams participated in the tournament.[5]

Nation Team Reason for qualification[1]
 United States Portland Thorns FC Won 2020 NWSL Fall Series
 France Lyon Won 2019-20 UEFA Women's Champions League and 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine
 Spain Barcelona Won 2019–20 Primera División Femenina
 United States Houston Dash Won 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue

Portland, Oregon
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Location of the host city of the 2021 Women's International Champions Cup.
Providence Park
Capacity: 25,218

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 18 – Portland, OR
 
 
France Lyon3
 
August 21 – Portland, OR
 
Spain Barcelona2
 
France Lyon0
 
August 18 – Portland, OR
 
United States Portland Thorns FC1
 
United States Portland Thorns FC (p)2 (3)
 
 
United States Houston Dash2 (1)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
August 21 – Portland, OR
 
 
Spain Barcelona3
 
 
United States Houston Dash2

Matches

Semi-finals

Barcelona Spain2–3France Lyon
 Report
Portland Thorns FC United States2–2United States Houston Dash
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Referee: Adorae Monroy (United States)

Third place play-off

Barcelona Spain3–2United States Houston Dash
 Report
Referee: Samantha Martinez (United States)

Final

Lyon France0–1United States Portland Thorns FC
Report Weaver 87'
Referee: Laura Rodriguez (United States)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Women's International Champions Cup". International Champions Cup. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Herrera, Sandra (June 7, 2021). "NWSL takeaways: Chicago Red Stars break down NC Courage midfield; Orlando Pride stay unbeaten". CBS Sports.
  3. ^ Herrera, Sandra (August 22, 2021). "Portland Thorns FC win Women's International Champions Cup as Morgan Weaver scores game-winning goal". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Murray, Caitlin (August 21, 2021). "Portland Thorns beat Olympique Lyonnais, earn title as 'World's Best Club' in Women's International Champions Cup final". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Farley, Richard (August 10, 2021). "Women's International Challenge Cup: Your need-to-knows for the tournament". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Women%27s_International_Champions_Cup
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