U.S. Soccer to launch Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup for women's clubs; initial prize pool set at $1.5 million

There is currently no launch date for the Crest Cup but U.S. Soccer hopes to have the competition up and running before the 2031 Women U.S. Soccer will launch the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup, a first-of-its-kind women's competition in the country that will see clubs across different leagues compete with each other for a prize pool of $1.5 million. There is currently no start date for the Crest Cup, but U.S. Soccer intends to have the competition up and running by the 2031 Women's World Cup, which will likely be hosted jointly by the U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica. Teams from the NWSL and the Gainbridge Super League will take part in the inaugural edition of the event, though other clubs could join the fold at some point.

"It'll for sure be the NWSL teams and the GSL teams and we're looking at the option for lower division professional teams being able to join, as well as amateur women's teams being able to join and what that could and should look like but we're also not of the thought that the tournament can't evolve," U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone told select members of the media this week. "Maybe we start with the NWSL and GSL, and then evolve and engage the other teams, right?" The tournament will