América tops Spirit in thrilling W Champions Cup Final

América becomes first Mexican club to win W Champions Cup

PACHUCA, Mexico – The 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals concluded with Club América Femenil earning a 5-3 victory against the Washington Spirit in the Final on Saturday at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Club América opened the scoring in the 22’, with Scarlett Camberos playing a cross in for Aylín Aviléz, who slid in the center of the box to send the ball to the back of the net.

Geyse doubled the lead for Las Águilas in the 27’ with a powerful hit from the left side of the box. Camberos picked up the assist with a through ball down the left.

Sofia Cantore shortened the deficit for the Spirit in the 30’ with a right-footed strike from long range.

The Spirit opened the second half equalizing in the 46’. Leicy Santos found Rosemonde Kouassi in space with a pinpoint threaded pass, before the latter scored at the far post.

Kouassi sealed her brace in the 58’ to place the U.S. side in the lead, 3-2, with an individual play and wonder strike from a tight angle at the right end of the box.

Geyse scored her second goal of the match in the 61’, applying pressure inside the box to force an error and level the scoring at three apiece.

Irene Guerrero came off the bench to restore the lead for América in the 79’, taking a service from Camberos before slotting her chance from the center of the box.

América’s victory was sealed in the 90’+6’, after an own goal from Spirit’s Esme Morgan.

With the win, Club América Femenil claimed its first W Champions Cup title to lift its first Concacaf trophy in club history.

As 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup winners, Club América Femenil secured a place in the 2027 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup and a chance to play in the 2028 FIFA Women’s Club World Cup.

Post-Match Data

• Club América Femenil earned the sixth victory by a Liga MX Femenil club against NWSL opposition in the history of the Concacaf W Champions Cup. Club América accounts for four of those wins: against San Diego Wave, Orlando Pride, Gotham FC, and tonight against Spirit.
• Scarlett Camberos (Club América) became the first player in Concacaf W Champions Cup history to record direct goal contributions in four consecutive matches, totaling six goals and three assists during that streak, which began in the 9-0 victory against Chorrillo in September of last year.
• Scarlett Camberos (Club América) recorded nine direct goal contributions in the current Concacaf W Champions Cup campaign (six goals and three assists), the highest total ever by a player in a single edition of the competition.
• Sofía Cantore’s goal for Spirit in the 2-1 scoreline against América was the third-longest range goal in Concacaf W Champions Cup history at 32.3 meters. Only Christine Sinclair’s goal for Portland Thorns against América in the previous edition from 35.3 meters and Irene Guerrero’s strike for América against Chorrillo this season from 32.9 meters were scored from a longer distance.
• Scarlett Camberos (4G+2A), Geyse (2G+4A), and Aylín Aviléz (2G) were all directly involved in goals for América during the semifinal and final matches of the current Concacaf W Champions Cup.
• Geyse (Club América) scored in knockout-stage matches in both editions of the Concacaf W Champions Cup for teams that would eventually become champions: with Gotham FC in the semifinal against América during the 2024/25 season and tonight against Spirit in the Final.
• With the goals scored by Sofía Cantore at the 30th minute and Rosemonde Kouassi at the 46th minute, Spirit recorded the two goals with the most passes in the build-up during the Final stages of the current Concacaf W Champions Cup, with six passes preceding each strike.
• Rosemonde Kouassi’s goal for Spirit just 36 seconds into the second half was the fastest goal scored at the start of any period in Concacaf W Champions Cup history. It surpassed Esther González’s goal at 60 seconds into the second half for Gotham FC against Vancouver Rise Academy in September 2025.
• With Scarlett Camberos’ goal tonight and Rosemonde Kouassi’s two goals for Spirit, both players finished with six goals in the current Concacaf W Champions Cup campaign, the highest total ever recorded by a player in a single edition of the competition.
• Irene Guerrero and Scarlett Camberos (Club América) each reached seven career goals tonight against Spirit, becoming the joint all-time leading scorers in Concacaf W Champions Cup history.