U.S. Soccer Announces Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup With $1.5 Million Prize Pool
The U.S. Soccer federation announced plans for a new national women's club competition that will include teams from the National Women's Soccer League and the Gainbridge Super League. The competition, named the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup, will feature a…
Springfield Holyoke, MA, October 14, 2026 —
The U.S. Soccer federation announced plans for a new national women’s club competition, the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup, bringing together teams from the National Women’s Soccer League and the Gainbridge Super League.
The competition will feature a $1.5 million prize pool, according to the announcement. The federation has not provided further details in the information available, including when the competition will begin, how many clubs will take part or how the prize money will be allocated.
The announcement identifies clubs from both leagues as participants but does not name any teams. It also does not specify the competition’s format, schedule, venues or qualification process. Those details would clarify how the event will be organized and how the participating clubs will be selected.
The competition’s name is the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup. The available announcement does not explain the naming or provide additional information about the event’s organization beyond the planned participation of teams from the two leagues and the prize pool.
For now, the confirmed details are limited to the federation’s plan to establish the national women’s club competition, its name, the leagues whose teams will be included and the stated prize pool. Further information about timing, participating clubs and competition rules was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by ANNE M. PETERSON, Associated Press on www.wwlp.com, see more information here.
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