2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

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National Women's Soccer League competition soccer tournament

The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup was a special tournament held in place of the regular National Women's Soccer League season during the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the league's return-to-play competition.

Aliases (1)

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Women's Soccer League competition → soccer tournament →
bestXIIncludes	Debinha → Lindsey Horan → Rachel Daly NERFINISHED →
broadcastPartner	CBS → CBS All Access → Twitch →
champion	Houston Dash →
confederation	CONCACAF →
country	United States →
endDate	2020-07-26 →
finalDate	2020-07-26 →
finalScore	Houston Dash 2–0 Chicago Red Stars →
finalVenue	Rio Tinto Stadium →
followedBy	2021 NWSL Challenge Cup →
format	group stage and knockout stage →
goalsScored	57 →
goldenBootWinner	Rachel Daly NERFINISHED →
goldenGloveWinner	Aubrey Bledsoe →
groupStageMatchesPerTeam	4 →
healthSafetyMeasure	bubble environment in Utah → closed-door matches →
heldInPlaceOf	2020 National Women's Soccer League regular season →
hostCity	Herriman, Utah → Sandy, Utah →
hostCountry	United States NERFINISHED →
hostState	Utah →
knockoutStage	single-elimination →
matchesPlayed	23 →
MVP	Rachel Daly NERFINISHED →
notableFeature	first major U.S. professional team sports league tournament to return during COVID-19 pandemic →
numberOfTeams	8 →
officialName	2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret →
organizedBy	National Women's Soccer League →
originalNumberOfTeams	9 →
precededBy	2019 National Women's Soccer League season →
primaryVenue	Zions Bank Stadium →
reasonForFormatChange	COVID-19 pandemic →
returnToPlayCompetitionFor	National Women's Soccer League →
runnerUp	Chicago Red Stars →
season	2020 NWSL season →
sport	soccer →
startDate	2020-06-27 →
teamWithdrew	Orlando Pride →
topScorer	Rachel Daly →
topScorerGoals	3 →
withdrawalReason	positive COVID-19 tests →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NWSL Challenge Cup →	firstChampionSeason
NWSL Challenge Cup →	hasSeason
NWSL Challenge Cup →	inauguralSeason
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup ("2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret") →	officialName
2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield →	relatedTo
Houston Dash →	wonTitle