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NWSL belt news · July 5, 2026

Chicago Stars FC beat Utah Royals 3–2 and takes the NWSL belt

The 11th reign for the club; it ends Utah Royals’ 49 days with the belt and 2 defenses.

Chicago Stars FC took the lineal NWSL belt on July 5, 2026, beating Utah Royals 3–2 at home. It is reign 94 in the belt's history and the 11th for the club.

Utah Royals had held it since May 17, 2026: 49 days and 2 defenses, the 23rd-longest of 100 reigns in NWSL belt history.

Chicago Stars FC last held the belt in 2022, 1,387 days before this one; that reign lasted 3 days with 0 defenses.

The reign lasted 5 days and 0 defenses, ending July 10, 2026 against Boston Legacy FC.

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