**Cary, NC (February 7, 2022)** – The National Women’s Soccer League today announced the full schedule for the upcoming 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. The Courage will kick off their Challenge Cup campaign with a home match against NJ/NY Gotham FC on Saturday March 19 at 7 p.m. ET. The rest of the Courage’s tournament schedule can be found below. The 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup will feature three regional groups of four teams. The East region includes NJ/NY Gotham FC, the North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit. The Central region features the Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash, Kansas City Current and Racing Louisville FC. Angel City FC, OL Reign, Portland Thorns FC and San Diego Wave FC make up the West region. The groups will compete in double round-robin matches ahead of the semifinal round and the NWSL Challenge Cup Final on Saturday, May 7. Details regarding tickets and broadcast schedule for the tournament are forthcoming. For the full 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup rules and regulations that differ from NWSL’s regular season policies and procedures, click[ here](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/documents/2022/2/6/2022_NWSL_Challenge_Cup_Rules.pdf). Link to the full NWSL Challenge Cup Schedule can be found [here](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-releases-schedule-for-2022-nwsl-challenge-cup). **2022 NC COURAGE CHALLENGE CUP SCHEDULE**

DATE	TIME (EST)	HOME	AWAY	VENUE
Saturday, March 19	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina Courage	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Wakemed Soccer Park
Saturday, March 26	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina Courage	Orlando Pride	Wakemed Soccer Park
Wednesday, March 30	7:30 p.m.	Washington Spirit	North Carolina Courage	Audi Field
Sunday, April 3	3:00 p.m.	NJ/NY Gotham FC	North Carolina Courage	Red Bull Arena
Saturday, April 16	7:00 P.M.	Orlando Pride	North Carolina Courage	Exploria Stadium
Saturday, April 23	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Courage	Washington Spirit	Wakemed Soccer Park
Wednesday, May 4 (Semi-Final 1)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Wednesday, May 4 (Semi-Final 2)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Saturday, May 7 (Championship)	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD