U.S. Soccer Plans National Women’s Club Competition
US Soccer is planning a new national women's club competition that will include teams from the National Women's Soccer League and the Gainbridge Super League.
Evansville, IN, October 14, 2026 —
U.S. Soccer is planning a new national women’s club competition that would include teams from the National Women’s Soccer League and the Gainbridge Super League, according to the available summary.
The plan would bring teams from the two leagues into a shared competition. The summary does not identify which teams would participate or explain how clubs would qualify. It also does not provide a name for the competition, its format, its schedule or when it might begin.
Other details were not provided, including the number of participating teams, the competition’s rules and whether it would be held alongside the leagues’ regular seasons. The summary also does not describe the roles of U.S. Soccer, the leagues or their clubs in organizing the event.
The information available establishes the planned competition’s national scope and the two leagues from which it is expected to draw teams, but leaves its structure and timing unspecified. No quotes or additional statements from U.S. Soccer or the leagues were included in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by ANNE M. PETERSON, Associated Press on www.tristatehomepage.com, see more information here.
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