Mexico's Tigres Jennifer Hermoso, front, and U.S' NJ/NY Gotham FC Margaret Williams-Purce fight for the ball during a CONCACAF Women Champions Cup final soccer match at University stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Mendoza)

Gotham FC defeats the UANL Tigres to become the first CONCACAF W Champions Cup winner

MONTERREY, México (AP) — Spain international Esther Gonzalez scored a late goal as Gotham FC defeated the UANL Tigres 1-0 on Saturday to win the first edition of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup.

The 32-year-old striker Gonzalez secured the landmark win with a goal in the 82nd minute for the NWSL team.

Earlier, Pietra Tordin, Payton Linnehan, and Olivia Moultrie scored as the Portland Thorns beat Club America 3-0 to secure third place in the tournament.

Tordin opened the scoring just before half-time, Linnehan added a second in the 52nd and Moultrie sealed the win in the 81st.

Gotham FC defeated Club America 3-1 on Wednesday to advance to the final, while Tigres, who lost in the Mexican Clausura quarterfinals, defeated the Portland Thorns 2-0 in their semifinal.

U.S’ NJ/NY Gotham FC Miranda Freeman, left, and Mexico’s Tigres Lizbeth Ovalle fight for the ball during a CONCACAF Women Champions Cup final soccer match at University stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Mendoza)

The W Champions Cup is the region’s annual women’s club championship and will serve as the qualification event for the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, which launches next year.

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U.S’ NJ/NY Gotham FC Margaret Williams-Purce, left, controls the ball chased by Mexico’s Tigres Greta Espinoza during a CONCACAF Women Champions Cup final soccer match in Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Mendoza)
U.S’ NJ/NY Gotham FC Jaelin Howell kicks the ball during a CONCACAF Women Champions Cup final soccer match against Mexico’s Tigres in Monterrey, Mexico, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Mendoza)

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