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Club America vs Vancouver Whitecaps: How to watch, TV channel, live stream

The Mexican side hosts the Canadians as the group stage kicks off

The inaugural edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup is underway, with Club América hosting Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday in the Mexican side’s first match of the competition.

América is one of three Liga MX Femenil sides in the tournament, while Vancouver is the lone Canadian team. The Whitecaps reached the group phase by defeating Alianza 1-0 in a play-in match in El Salvador last week.

Ten teams remain in the W Champions Cup, which is divided into two groups of five teams each. After a round-robin group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinal round in May 2025.

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The W Champions Cup will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which will be played between January and February 2026.

Alongside Vancouver and América, Group B is comprised of NWSL sides San Diego Wave and Portland Thorns, as well as Panamanian outfit Santa Fé.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Club America vs Vancouver Whitecaps (Concacaf W Champions Cup)

  • When: Wednesday, August 21
  • Where: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (Mexico City)
  • Time: 9 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: Paramount+ (WATCH LIVE), CBS Sports Network,

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Concacaf W Champions Cup 2024–25: Schedule, TV channel, live stream

The inaugural edition of the regional club tournament has arrived

The inaugural edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup is here, with the region’s top women’s club teams set to compete for the title.

The 2024-25 competition started with 11 clubs, and 10 advanced to the group phase after the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Alianza in a play-in match.

The W Champions Cup is divided into two groups of five teams each. After a round-robin group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinal round in May 2025.

The tournament will also serve as qualifying for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which will be played between January and February 2026.

Three NWSL teams will compete in the group stage: defending champions NJ/NY Gotham FC, NWSL Shield winners San Diego Wave, and Shield runners-up Portland Thorns.

The tournament will be broadcast on several CBS Sports platforms, including CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network.

Below is the full schedule for the 2024-25 Concacaf W Champions Cup. All times are ET.

Preliminary round

Thursday, Aug. 15
Alianza 0, Vancouver Whitecaps 1

Group stage

Tuesday, Aug. 20
Alajuelense vs. Frazsiers Whip, 8 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network
Santa Fe vs. San Diego Wave, 10 p.m. – CBS Sports Network

Wednesday, Aug. 21
Club America vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, 9 p.m. – CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Thursday, Aug. 22
Tigres vs. Monterrey, 9 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Wednesday, Sept. 4
Santa Fe vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, 8 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network
Portland Thorns vs. Club America, 10 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Thursday, Sept. 5
Alajuelense vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC, 8 p.m. – Paramount+
Monterrey vs. Frazsiers Whip, 10 p.m. – Paramount+

Wednesday, Sept. 18
Frazsiers Whip vs. Tigres, 8 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network
San Diego Wave vs. Portland Thorns, 10 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Thursday, Sept. 19
NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Monterrey, 7 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network
Club America vs. Santa Fe, 9 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Tuesday, Oct. 1
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. San Diego Wave, 8:30 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network
Portland Thorns vs. Santa Fe, 10:30 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Wednesday, Oct. 2
Frazsiers Whip vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC, 8 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Thursday, Oct. 3
Tigres vs. Alajuelense, 9 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Tuesday, Oct. 15
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Portland Thorns, 10 p.m. – Paramount+

Wednesday, Oct. 16
NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Tigres, 8 p.m. – Paramount+
San Diego Wave vs. Club America, 10 p.m. – Paramount+

Thursday, Oct. 17
Monterrey vs. Alajuelense, 7 p.m. – CBS Sports Golazo Network

Semifinals

Thursday, May 22, 2025
TBD vs. TBD
TBD vs. TBD

Third place match

Sunday, May 25, 2025
TBD vs. TBD

Final

Sunday, May 25, 2025
TBD vs. TBD

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Santa Fe vs. San Diego Wave: How to watch Concacaf W Champions Cup, TV channel

The inaugural edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup gets its group stage underway

The inaugural edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup gets its group stage underway on Tuesday when the San Diego Wave travel to Panama to face Santa Fe.

The Wave qualified for the 11-team tournament by virtue of winning the 2023 NWSL Shield, while Sante Fe won the Apertura 2024 in the Liga de Fútbol Femenino in Panama.

After a play-in match last week, 10 teams remain in the W Champions Cup, which is divided into two groups of five teams each. After a round-robin group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinal round in May 2025.

The W Champions Cup will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which will be played between January and February 2026.

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The match in Panama will serve as the debut of new Wave interim head coach Landon Donovan, whose surprise hire was announced last week.

Donovan replaced Paul Buckle, who himself was an interim after the Wave fired Casey Stoney in June.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Santa Fe vs. San Diego Wave (Concacaf W Champions Cup)

  • When: Tuesday, August 20
  • Where: Estadio Rommel Fernández (Panama City, Panama)
  • Time: 10 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: CBS Sports Network (Watch FREE on Fubo)

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Concacaf announces launch of region’s first women’s club competition

The Concacaf W Champions Cup fills a major gap in the region’s women’s soccer space

Concacaf will launch its first-ever continental competition for women’s club teams, with three NWSL teams set to participate.

The Concacaf W Champions Cup, announced on Tuesday, will involve 11 teams from across the region, with play beginning in August 2024.

Theo Lloyd-Hughes was first to report the tournament’s details, including what countries will be represented this summer. The NWSL and Liga MX Femenil will each claim three places in the group stage, while the domestic leagues of Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Panama will all have one team in the mix.

A preliminary clash between the top team from Canada and El Salvador will determine who gets the tenth group-stage place.

At the time of publication, NWSL had not announced which teams would represent the league in the tournament. NJ/NY Gotham FC is the defending NWSL champion, while the San Diego Wave claimed the NWSL Shield (awarded to the regular-season champion). The North Carolina Courage won the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup.

Per Concacaf, the group stage will consist of two groups of five, with every team facing the other sides in the group once (two at home, two away).

The top two teams from each group will advance to the elimination round, which will be “a final four centralized event played in May.”

“Launching the Concacaf W Champions Cup is a very exciting next step on our journey of developing all aspects of women’s football in our region,” said Concacaf president Victor Montagliani in a press release.

Montagliani noted that the winner would be primed to represent Concacaf at FIFA’s planned Women’s Club World Cup (an event first reported by The Athletic in January).

“The W Champions Cup will provide a tremendous sporting opportunity for clubs in Concacaf, and we look forward to the first edition commencing in August this year, to crowning a first champion in May 2025, and to delivering an exciting pathway to the new FIFA Women’s Club World Cup.”

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