The fourth annual 2023 NWSL Problem Cup will conclude on Saturday as North Carolina Braveness and Racing Louisville FC sq. off for the cup name. North Carolina go back to the overall for a 2d month and can struggle to preserve their 2022 trophy week Louisville head to the overall for the primary month. Louisville are the underdogs of the match because the fourth-seed and knocked out of top-seed OL Reign for a place within the ultimate. The membership entered the league as a selection franchise in 2021 and feature a anticipation to win their first-ever NWSL trophy. Fanatics can keep watch the NWSL Problem Cup ultimate on CBS.

Check out the structure, standings, and extra:

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The yearly festival has long past thru other permutations over the utmost 3 editions, shifting from a stand-alone match in 2020 to a scheduled festival between preseason and the ordinary season. The Problem Cup will now whip playground during the ordinary season, with 12 golf equipment divided into 3 teams taking part in double round-robin fits. 

3 crew winners proceed to the semifinals, along side the highest-placed runner-up. The general 4 compete for a place within the ultimate and a money prize. The general 4 groups will compete within the semifinals on Sept. 6, and the 2 finalists will compete within the NWSL Problem Cup ultimate on Sept. 9. Winners will declare the cup, bragging rights, and an advantage puddle a number of the gamers.

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Standings and agenda

SEMIFINALS

Wednesday, Sept. 6

• OL Reign 0, Racing Louisville FC 1
• Kansas Town Tide 0, North Carolina Braveness 1

FINAL

Saturday, Sept. 9
North Carolina Braveness vs. Racing Louisville FC (CBS)

North Carolina Braveness	6	3	2	1	15	5	10	11
NJ/NY Gotham FC	6	3	2	1	10	7	3	11
Washington Spirit	6	3	0	3	10	13	-3	9
Orlando Delight	6	0	2	4	5	15	-10	2

April 19
Orlando Delight 1,  North Carolina Braveness 1
NJ/NY Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0

Might 3
North Carolina Braveness 1, NJ/NY Gotham FC 1

Might 10
Washington Spirit 4, Orlando Delight 2

June 14
Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Braveness, 2

June 28
Orlando Delight 1, NJ/NY Gotham FC 1

July 22
North Carolina Braveness 6, Washington Spirit, 0

July 23
Orlando Delight 1,  NJ/NY Gotham FC 3

July 28
Washington Spirit 4, NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2

July 29
North Carolina Braveness 5, Orlando Delight 0

Aug. 4
Orlando Delight 0, Washington Spirit 1

Aug. 5
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2, North Carolina Braveness 0

Aug. 9
NJ/NY Gotham FC 1, Orlando Delight 1

Kansas Town Tide	6	4	1	1	14	4	10	13
Racing Louisville FC	6	4	0	2	10	6	4	12
Houston Sprint	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	6
Chicago Crimson Stars	6	1	1	4	3	10	-7	4

April 19
Houston Sprint 0, Kansas Town Tide 2

Might 3
Houston Sprint 2, Chicago Crimson Stars 0

Might 17
Racing Louisville FC 3, Kansas Town Tide, 2

Might 31
Chicago Crimson Stars 0, Racing Louisville FC, 2

June 14
Kansas Town Tide 4, Chicago Crimson Stars, 0
Racing Louisville FC 3, Houston Sprint, 0

July 21
Racing Louisville FC 2, Chicago Crimson Stars, 0

July 22
Kansas Town Tide 3, Houston Sprint, 1

July 29
Chicago Crimson Stars 0,  Kansas Town Tide, 0
Houston Sprint 1, Racing Louisville FC, 0

August 4
Kansas Town Tide 3, Racing Louisville FC 0

August 5
Chicago Crimson Stars 3, Houston Sprint, 0

OL Reign	6	4	2	0	7	0	7	14
Angel Town FC	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	8
Portland Thorns FC	6	2	1	3	8	7	1	7
San Diego Current FC	6	1	1	4	4	11	-7	4

April 19
Angel Town FC 0, OL Reign, 2. 
San Diego Current FC 1, Portland Thorns FC 0 

Might 3
OL Reign 0, Angel Town FC 0

Might 31
San Diego Current FC 0, OL Reign 3
Portland Thorns FC 3, Angel Town FC 2

June 28
Angel Town FC 2, San Diego Current FC 1
Portland Thorns FC 0, OL Reign 2

July 21
Portland Thorns FC 4, San Diego Current FC 1

July 28
OL Reign 1, San Diego Current FC 0

July 29
Angel Town FC 2, Portland Thorns FC 1

August 5
San Diego Current FC 1, Angel Town FC 1

August 6
OL Reign 0, Portland Thorns FC 0

What’s other this while?

The contest used to be first presented in 2020 as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bubble match cleared the path for NWSL to be the primary totally skilled team-contact league to go back to play games all the way through the peak of the pandemic. Since its advent, the Problem Cup has developed over the while. 

The former two years featured the Problem Cup as a preseason tourney. Groups had been divided into 3 regional teams with each and every of the 4 divisional golf equipment taking part in double round-robin taste fits for issues.  

The contest structure and crew areas are unchanged, however this while’s version is the primary month the competition will run during the NWSL ordinary season. Match sponsor UKG has additionally bumped up the prize cash to a million-dollar puddle. The 2022 Problem Cup awarded $10,000 in keeping with participant to the champions, week the runners-up gained $5,000 in keeping with participant, and the excess two semifinalists were given $1,500 in keeping with participant. The 4 semifinalists in 2023 will break the million-dollar prize.