This Week in Women’s Football: March 17, 2022

This Week in Women’s Football: NWSL regular season schedule, NWSL Challenge Cup opening weekend broadcast/stream info, ATA Football lineup

March 17, 2022 By Juan Aguerrevere

Topics: NWSL Challenge Cup, Paramount+, Twitch, NWSL Regular Season, ATA Football

The NWSL regular season is finally out, the NWSL Challenge Cup is just a day away from kicking off and ATA Football has juicy games in the weekend lineup. Take a look at what is trending this week in women’s football.

NWSL announced 2022 regular season schedule

Angel City FC and North Carolina Courage kick off the 10th edition of the NWSL regular season on April 29. The 2022 Championship game will be played on October 29.

Twelve teams are set to compete in a single table, 132-match regular season matches. Each side will play 22 regular-season games, with 11 home games and 11 away games. The league announced that “a significantly smaller number of contests have been scheduled during FIFA windows, allowing for fewer conflicts” with international windows.

NWSL debutant Angel City FC and North Carolina Courage kick off the 2022 season at Banc of California Stadium on Friday, April 29. San Diego Wave will make its league debut on the road against Houston Dash on Sunday, May 1.

Make sure to check out the complete schedule in LiveSoccerTV’s NWSL competition page.

How to watch NWSL Challenge Cup opening weekend preview

The third edition of the NWSL Challenge Cup kicks off Friday, with Racing Louisville hosting Kansas City Current at Lynn Family Stadium. Challenge Cup action on Friday is set to end with a showdown between giants OL Reign and Portland Thorns at Lumen Field.

Three games will unfold on Saturday, but all eyes are on the final game of the day between NWSL Challenge Cup debutants Angel City FC and San Diego Wave at Banc of California Stadium. And lastly, the Houston Dash and Chicago Red Stars go toe-to-toe on Sunday. These two sides met at the first-ever Challenge Cup final in 2020, with the Dash coming out on top 2-0.

Fans around the world can watch opening weekend games live on Twitch, while supporters in the USA can watch matches exclusively on Paramount+.

Friday, March 18

Racing Louisville vs. Kansas City Current at 7:30 p.m. ET

OL Reign vs. Portland Thorns at 10 p.m. ET

Saturday, March 19

North Carolina Courage vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC at 7 p.m. ET

Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit at 7 p.m. ET

Angel City FC vs. San Diego Wave at 9 p.m. ET

Sunday, March 20

Houston Dash vs. Chicago Red Stars at 7 p.m. ET

ATA Football weekend lineup

Seven European League matches will stream exclusively on ATA Football this weekend. The action begins Friday with a Frauen Bundesliga match between reigning champions Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt. Here is how you can watch the six other matches this weekend.

Friday, March 18