# 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup group stage

The 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup group stage consisted of a total of 20 teams competing across 5 groups to decide 4 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. Each group had four teams, which played each other once each in a round-robin format. If a game was tied after 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held. Three points were awarded for a win in regulation time, two points for a penalty shoot-out win, one point for a penalty shoot-out loss, and no points for a regulation-time loss.

## Tiebreakers

If two or more clubs in the same group had an equal number of points after the completion of group play, the following criteria, in the order below, were applied to determine the preliminary round ranking:
* Goal differential in all group play games;
* Most goals scored in all group play games;
* Most points obtained in the group games between the tied clubs;
* Goal differential from the group games between the tied clubs;
* Most goals scored in all group games between the tied clubs;
* Least disciplinary points accumulated:yellow card: 1 pointindirect red card (as a result of two (2) yellow cards): 3 pointsdirect red card: 4 pointsyellow card and direct red card: 5 points;
* Should two clubs remain tied after considering disciplinary points, the head-to-head result of the two clubs;
* Drawing of lots by NWSL x Liga MX Femenil.

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UTA | POR | SEA | TIJ |
| 1 | Utah Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Seattle Reign FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 |
| 4 | Tijuana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LA | SD | AME | BAY |
| 1 | Angel City FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Club América | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| 4 | Bay FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KC | HOU | TIG | PAC |
| 1 | Kansas City Current | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Houston Dash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NYJ | CHI | WAS | GUA |
| 1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NC | LOU | ORL | MON |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advances to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Racing Louisville FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — |

### Ranking of group winners

Only the best four group winners qualified for the knockout stage, and their ranking was used for seeding. The tiebreaking rules were as above, although rules 3–5 and 7 did not apply as teams from different groups did not play each other in the group stage.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Kansas City Current | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage. |
| 2 | D | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage. |
| 3 | B | Angel City FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage. |
| 4 | E | North Carolina Courage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage. |
| 5 | A | Utah Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |