2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final

The 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup Final, the final match of the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, was contested by North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville FC.^[3][4]

2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final

Event	2023 NWSL Challenge Cup
North Carolina Courage Racing Louisville FC 2 0
Date	September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09)
Venue	Sahlen's Stadium, Cary, North Carolina
Final MVP	Manaka Matsukubo[1]
Referee	Alex Billeter[2]
Attendance	3,068
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Road to the final

Further information: 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

North Carolina Courage		Round	Racing Louisville FC
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Orlando Pride	1–1	Match 1	Kansas City Current	3–2
NJ/NY Gotham FC	1–1	Match 2	Chicago Red Stars	2–0
Washington Spirit	2–1	Match 3	Houston Dash	3–0
Washington Spirit	6–0	Match 4	Chicago Red Stars	2–0
Orlando Pride	5–0	Match 5	Houston Dash	0–1
NJ/NY Gotham FC	0–2	Match 6	Kansas City Current	0–3
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Kansas City Current	1–0	Semifinal	OL Reign	1–0

Match

Details

North Carolina Courage	2–0	Racing Louisville FC
Kerolin 28' Kurtz  45' Matsukubo 54'	Report	DeMelo  73'

September 9

12:30 ET

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

Attendance: 3,068

Referee: Alex Billeter

Most Valuable Player: Manaka Matsukubo, NC[1] Assistant referees[2] Tiffini Turpin Seth Barton Fourth official[2] Brad Jensen Reserve assistant referee[2] Matthew Rodman

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Maximum of five substitutions.[note 1]

Notes

1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.