LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Women’s Cup (TWC) returns to Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville this summer, with three global football clubs set to join Racing Louisville for the four-team tournament.

What You Need To Know

  • The Women's Cup will be back in Lynn Family Stadium for a third time

  • The event will feature Racing Louisville, Juventus, Plameiras and a team to be named later 

  • Billed as a knockout tournament, the seminfinals are set for Aug. 9 and the final set for Aug. 13

  • Racing Louisville has made the finals for the cup three times, winnning one

Italian powerhouse Juventus and South American champion Palmeiras will play in the third edition of The Women’s Cup in Louisville. According to a news release, a fourth international team will be confirmed soon.

The event is billed as a knockout tournament over two days, with the semifinals set for Aug. 9 and final set for Aug. 13.

A second TWC USA event will be hosted by the Kansas City Current and CPKC Stadium, following the Louisville tournament. Both tournaments have a $100,000 prize pool.

“We are proud to bring again the best of international women’s soccer to Louisville with this fourth summer edition of The Women’s Cup that will be followed by an exciting tournament in Kansas City,” said JP Reynal, chief executive officer of The Women’s Cup. “As the women’s game is growing globally, we are extending our footprint to create opportunities for teams from different continents to play attractive games.”

“We’re excited to host The Women’s Cup for the third time in our club’s history,” said Racing Louisville general manager Ryan Dell. “Tournaments like this continue to enhance the exposure for women’s football across the globe – that we are hosting this event shows our dedication to playing a key role in growing our game. We look forward to welcoming our three visitors to Louisville.”

Racing Louisville will play Palmeiras at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, in the second semifinal following the first semifinal between Juventus and the fourth team to be announced, which kicks off at 5 p.m. The winners of the two matches will play in the final at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, with a third-place match set for 5 p.m.

Tickets for the event are on sale now on the Racing Louisville website. Season ticket holders should receive an email to opt in to their regular seats.

Racing has appeared in three TWC finals, winning the inaugural tournament in 2021 with a win over Bayern Munich. They lost in 2023 to Gotham FX in Colombia and fell to Seattle’s OL Reign in the 2022 final at Lynn Family Stadium.

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