U.S. Soccer Announces Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup Plans

Dothan, AL, October 14, 2026 —

The U.S. Soccer federation has announced plans for a new national women’s club competition, the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup. The tournament is set to include teams from both the National Women’s Soccer League and the Gainbridge Super League.

The competition’s announced prize pool is $1.5 million. The federation’s announcement, as described, does not specify how that pool will be distributed among participating teams or whether it will be awarded in another way.

The plan brings clubs from the two named leagues into a new competition organized at the national level. Further details about how teams will qualify, the number of clubs involved, the format and the competition schedule were not provided in the announcement summary.

The announcement also does not provide a start date, match locations or information about how the Crest Cup will fit alongside the leagues’ existing competitions. Those details will be important to understanding how the new tournament will operate, but they remain unspecified in the information available.

The U.S. Soccer federation has identified the competition’s name, the leagues from which it will draw teams and the size of its prize pool. The federation’s plans establish the broad outline of the new event, while leaving operational questions unanswered. No team list, prize distribution or further timeline was included in the announcement summary.

Story summarized from the original created by ANNE M. PETERSON, Associated Press on www.wdhn.com, see more information here.

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