The National Women’s Soccer League have announced the preliminary framework for its 10th anniversary campaign, offering a 132-sport schedule and the 0.33 run of the NWSL Challenge Cup.
“We’re excited to get this momentous season underway,” stated Managing Director of Competition and Player Affairs Liz Dalton, with players anticipated to report to a six-week preseason camp starting on February 1.
“The 10th anniversary season is a testomony to the league’s notable athletes past and present, the sustained assist of our enthusiasts, and the imaginative and prescient and investment of our partners and owners. We look ahead to in addition establishing the NWSL as the great girls’s football league in the world.”
The 2022 season is set to kick off on Saturday, 19 March with institution play for the NWSL Challenge Cup. The match will function 3 agencies of four groups, gambling double round-robin suits, semifinals and the final on 7 May.
After the Cup, the season will hold with each of the 12 groups gambling domestic and away fits in opposition to every different facet inside the league.
“Critically, the league has been capable of build a agenda framework for 2022 with the intention to considerably limit the number of video games that occur at some stage in FIFA home windows, making sure the league’s maximum performed players are capable of compete for membership and usa with distinctly few conflicts compared to latest years” said the league.
Each team will play 28 matches, 14 contests in home markets and 14 on the road. The full league time table could be released at a later date. Six teams will qualify for the NWSL playoffs, set to take region starting in October 2022, while the top seeds will receive a primary-spherical bye.
The 2022 campaign will end with the NWSL Championship the weekend of 28-30 October.
