The winner of this weekend’s third iteration of the League1 Canada Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship will represent its country in the Concacaf W Champions Cup. The news was announced by Canada Soccer on Friday morning, hours before the four-match competition kicks off at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont. The Concacaf W Champions Cup is an annual tournament that includes the best clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean and crowns the region’s women’s club champion. The tournament is also the sole path through which clubs in Concacaf can qualify for the new FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which FIFA has committed to launching in the near future. Friday’s news marks the second year the winner of the League1 Canada Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship will represent Canada at the Concacaf W Champions Cup. Whitecaps FC Girls Elite qualified for the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup as the winner of the 2023 Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship. The squad will face Salvadoran side Alianza Women FC in the preliminary round of Concacaf W Champions Cup play at Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador on Thursday, Aug. 15. “We are thrilled that the winner of the 2024 Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship will secure a berth in the 2025-26 Concacaf W Champions Cup,” said John Gibson, Interim General Manager, League1 Canada. “Our goal in creating this competition was to provide further competitive opportunities for Canada’s top female talent. The chance for one of our clubs to represent Canada regionally adds extra incentive as we go into what already promises to be an exciting weekend for women’s soccer in Canada.” The League1 Canada Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship will be contested on Friday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 11. League1 Ontario champion NDC Ontario will host Ligue1 Québec champion CS Mont-Royal Outremont in the first of two semifinals on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT. League1 champion Whitecaps FC Girls Elite, and 2024-25 Concacaf W Champions Cup participant, will subsequently host League1 Alberta champion Calgary Blizzard in the competition’s second semifinal at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. The winner of each semifinal will advance to the Championship Final on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, where the two sides will also compete for the coveted 2025-26 Concacaf W Champions Cup berth. The other two teams will compete in a third-place match at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT that day. “We have seen tremendous momentum around the women’s game in our country,” said Kevin Blue, CEO and General Secretary at Canada Soccer, in a release. “Providing more competitive environments for teams and players in Canada, like this weekend’s championship, will continue to propel our sport forward.”
Individual match tickets for the 2024 Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship are on sale here, starting at $20. Fans can also purchase a Weekend Ticket Pack starting at $35. Each Weekend Ticket Pack also grants the ticket holder access to the inaugural League1 Ontario Women’s League2 Division Final, which will be played at Tim Hortons Field on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. ET. The winner of the final will earn the divisional title and promotion to the L1ON Championship Division, the second tier of the League1 Ontario competition pyramid.