National Women's Soccer League

active United States first-division league

preceded by WPS

recorded 2013–2026 attendance 9,133 avg data coverage

seasons
13
games
1,690
clubs
19

Seasons and totals are as recorded here.

Seasons

season champion golden boot goals/game avg. attendance
2026 Sanchez 2.51 10,891 (92%)
2025 Temwa Chawinga 2.56 10,854 (99%)
2024 Temwa Chawinga 2.56 11,154 (87%)
2023 Sophia Wilson 2.49
2022 Alex Morgan 2.68
2021 Ashley Hatch 2.26
2019 Sam Kerr 2.54
2018 Sam Kerr 2.50
2017 Sam Kerr 2.80
2016 Lynn Williams 2.55
2015 Crystal Dunn 2.70
2014 Kim Little 3.04 4,106 (95%)
2013 Lauren Holiday 2.70 4,262 (99%)

The percentage after an attendance average is the share of that season's games with a crowd on record. Seasons without one have a crowd for every game.

Clubs, season by season

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 rank by 2013rank by 2014rank by 2015rank by 2016rank by 2017rank by 2018rank by 2019rank by 2021rank by 2022rank by 2023rank by 2024rank by 2025rank by 2026 Chicago Red StarsChicago Red Stars: 13 seasons, 2013-2026 Chicago Red Stars, 2014 Portland ThornsPortland Thorns: 13 seasons, 2013-2026 Portland Thorns, 2014 Seattle ReignSeattle Reign: 13 seasons, 2013-2026 Seattle Reign, 2014 Sky Blue FCSky Blue FC: 13 seasons, 2013-2026 Sky Blue FC, 2014 Washington SpiritWashington Spirit: 13 seasons, 2013-2026 Washington Spirit, 2014 Houston DashHouston Dash: 12 seasons, 2014-2026 Houston Dash, 2014 Orlando PrideOrlando Pride: 10 seasons, 2016-2026 North Carolina CourageNorth Carolina Courage: 9 seasons, 2017-2026 Kansas City CurrentKansas City Current: 6 seasons, 2021-2026 Racing LouisvilleRacing Louisville: 6 seasons, 2021-2026 Angel CityAngel City: 5 seasons, 2022-2026 San Diego WaveSan Diego Wave: 5 seasons, 2022-2026 Utah RoyalsUtah Royals: 5 seasons, 2018-2026 Bay FCBay FC: 3 seasons, 2024-2026 Boston LegacyBoston Legacy: 1 season, 2026 Denver SummitDenver Summit: 1 season, 2026 Boston BreakersBoston Breakers: 5 seasons, 2013-2017 Boston Breakers, 2014 FC Kansas CityFC Kansas City: 5 seasons, 2013-2017 FC Kansas City, 2014 Western New York FlashWestern New York Flash: 4 seasons, 2013-2016 Western New York Flash, 2014
Clubs by season. Ordered by last season, then by seasons played. A block marks a season the club played; a row with gaps is a club that left and came back. Where a final table is on record the block is shaded by the finish, bright green at the top of the table, dulling towards the middle, then deepening red at the bottom, and shows the record on hover; an outlined block is a season with no final table on file. Select a season at the top to rank the clubs by how they finished it, and again to restore the order.

Clubs by season

0 5 10 15 20 2013: 8 clubs 2013 2014: 9 clubs 2014 2015: 9 clubs 2015 2016: 10 clubs 2016 2017: 10 clubs 2017 2018: 9 clubs 2018 2019: 9 clubs 2019 2021: 10 clubs 2021 2022: 12 clubs 2022 2023: 12 clubs 2023 2024: 14 clubs 2024 2025: 14 clubs 2025 2026: 16 clubs 2026
Clubs by season. Counts every club that played at least one recorded game in the season.

League positions

2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sky Blue FC, 2013: 4th of 8; 4.0 over 2013Sky Blue FC, 2015: 8th of 9; 6.0 over 2013-2015Sky Blue FC, 2016: 7th of 10; 6.3 over 2013-2016Sky Blue FC, 2017: 6th of 10; 7.0 over 2015-2017Sky Blue FC, 2018: 9th of 9; 7.3 over 2016-2018Sky Blue FC, 2019: 8th of 9; 7.7 over 2017-2019Sky Blue FC, 2021: 5th of 10; 7.3 over 2018-2021Sky Blue FC, 2022: 12th of 12; 8.3 over 2019-2022Sky Blue FC, 2023: 7th of 12; 8.0 over 2021-2023Sky Blue FC, 2024: 3rd of 14; 7.3 over 2022-2024Sky Blue FC, 2025: 8th of 14; 6.0 over 2023-2025Sky Blue FC, 2026: 1st of 16; 4.0 over 2024-2026 Sky Blue FC Portland Thorns, 2013: 2nd of 8; 2.0 over 2013Portland Thorns, 2015: 6th of 9; 4.0 over 2013-2015Portland Thorns, 2016: 1st of 10; 3.0 over 2013-2016Portland Thorns, 2017: 2nd of 10; 3.0 over 2015-2017Portland Thorns, 2018: 2nd of 9; 1.7 over 2016-2018Portland Thorns, 2019: 3rd of 9; 2.3 over 2017-2019Portland Thorns, 2021: 1st of 10; 2.0 over 2018-2021Portland Thorns, 2022: 2nd of 12; 2.0 over 2019-2022Portland Thorns, 2023: 2nd of 12; 1.7 over 2021-2023Portland Thorns, 2024: 7th of 14; 3.7 over 2022-2024Portland Thorns, 2025: 4th of 14; 4.3 over 2023-2025Portland Thorns, 2026: 2nd of 16; 4.3 over 2024-2026 Portland Thorns Washington Spirit, 2013: 8th of 8; 8.0 over 2013Washington Spirit, 2015: 4th of 9; 6.0 over 2013-2015Washington Spirit, 2016: 2nd of 10; 4.7 over 2013-2016Washington Spirit, 2017: 9th of 10; 5.0 over 2015-2017Washington Spirit, 2018: 8th of 9; 6.3 over 2016-2018Washington Spirit, 2019: 6th of 9; 7.7 over 2017-2019Washington Spirit, 2021: 3rd of 10; 5.7 over 2018-2021Washington Spirit, 2022: 11th of 12; 6.7 over 2019-2022Washington Spirit, 2023: 8th of 12; 7.3 over 2021-2023Washington Spirit, 2024: 2nd of 14; 7.0 over 2022-2024Washington Spirit, 2025: 2nd of 14; 4.0 over 2023-2025Washington Spirit, 2026: 3rd of 16; 2.3 over 2024-2026 Washington Spirit San Diego Wave, 2022: 5th of 12; 5.0 over 2022San Diego Wave, 2023: 1st of 12; 3.0 over 2022-2023San Diego Wave, 2024: 11th of 14; 5.7 over 2022-2024San Diego Wave, 2025: 7th of 14; 6.3 over 2023-2025San Diego Wave, 2026: 4th of 16; 7.3 over 2024-2026 San Diego Wave Utah Royals, 2018: 5th of 9; 5.0 over 2018Utah Royals, 2019: 5th of 9; 5.0 over 2018-2019Utah Royals, 2024: 10th of 14; 10.0 over 2024Utah Royals, 2025: 12th of 14; 11.0 over 2024-2025Utah Royals, 2026: 5th of 16; 9.0 over 2024-2026 Utah Royals North Carolina Courage, 2017: 1st of 10; 1.0 over 2017North Carolina Courage, 2018: 1st of 9; 1.0 over 2017-2018North Carolina Courage, 2019: 1st of 9; 1.0 over 2017-2019North Carolina Courage, 2021: 6th of 10; 2.7 over 2018-2021North Carolina Courage, 2022: 7th of 12; 4.7 over 2019-2022North Carolina Courage, 2023: 3rd of 12; 5.3 over 2021-2023North Carolina Courage, 2024: 5th of 14; 5.0 over 2022-2024North Carolina Courage, 2025: 9th of 14; 5.7 over 2023-2025North Carolina Courage, 2026: 6th of 16; 6.7 over 2024-2026 North Carolina Courage Kansas City Current, 2021: 10th of 10; 10.0 over 2021Kansas City Current, 2022: 4th of 12; 7.0 over 2021-2022Kansas City Current, 2023: 10th of 12; 8.0 over 2021-2023Kansas City Current, 2024: 4th of 14; 6.0 over 2022-2024Kansas City Current, 2025: 1st of 14; 5.0 over 2023-2025Kansas City Current, 2026: 7th of 16; 4.0 over 2024-2026 Kansas City Current Seattle Reign, 2013: 7th of 8; 7.0 over 2013Seattle Reign, 2015: 1st of 9; 4.0 over 2013-2015Seattle Reign, 2016: 5th of 10; 4.3 over 2013-2016Seattle Reign, 2017: 5th of 10; 3.7 over 2015-2017Seattle Reign, 2018: 3rd of 9; 4.3 over 2016-2018Seattle Reign, 2019: 4th of 9; 4.0 over 2017-2019Seattle Reign, 2021: 2nd of 10; 3.0 over 2018-2021Seattle Reign, 2022: 1st of 12; 2.3 over 2019-2022Seattle Reign, 2023: 4th of 12; 2.3 over 2021-2023Seattle Reign, 2024: 13th of 14; 6.0 over 2022-2024Seattle Reign, 2025: 5th of 14; 7.3 over 2023-2025Seattle Reign, 2026: 8th of 16; 8.7 over 2024-2026 Seattle Reign Orlando Pride, 2016: 9th of 10; 9.0 over 2016Orlando Pride, 2017: 3rd of 10; 6.0 over 2016-2017Orlando Pride, 2018: 7th of 9; 6.3 over 2016-2018Orlando Pride, 2019: 9th of 9; 6.3 over 2017-2019Orlando Pride, 2021: 8th of 10; 8.0 over 2018-2021Orlando Pride, 2022: 10th of 12; 9.0 over 2019-2022Orlando Pride, 2023: 5th of 12; 7.7 over 2021-2023Orlando Pride, 2024: 1st of 14; 5.3 over 2022-2024Orlando Pride, 2025: 3rd of 14; 3.0 over 2023-2025Orlando Pride, 2026: 9th of 16; 4.3 over 2024-2026 Orlando Pride Angel City, 2022: 8th of 12; 8.0 over 2022Angel City, 2023: 6th of 12; 7.0 over 2022-2023Angel City, 2024: 12th of 14; 8.7 over 2022-2024Angel City, 2025: 11th of 14; 9.7 over 2023-2025Angel City, 2026: 10th of 16; 11.0 over 2024-2026 Angel City Houston Dash, 2015: 5th of 9; 5.0 over 2015Houston Dash, 2016: 8th of 10; 6.5 over 2015-2016Houston Dash, 2017: 8th of 10; 7.0 over 2015-2017Houston Dash, 2018: 6th of 9; 7.3 over 2016-2018Houston Dash, 2019: 7th of 9; 7.0 over 2017-2019Houston Dash, 2021: 7th of 10; 6.7 over 2018-2021Houston Dash, 2022: 3rd of 12; 5.7 over 2019-2022Houston Dash, 2023: 11th of 12; 7.0 over 2021-2023Houston Dash, 2024: 14th of 14; 9.3 over 2022-2024Houston Dash, 2025: 10th of 14; 11.7 over 2023-2025Houston Dash, 2026: 11th of 16; 11.7 over 2024-2026 Houston Dash Denver Summit, 2026: 12th of 16; 12.0 over 2026 Denver Summit Racing Louisville, 2021: 9th of 10; 9.0 over 2021Racing Louisville, 2022: 9th of 12; 9.0 over 2021-2022Racing Louisville, 2023: 9th of 12; 9.0 over 2021-2023Racing Louisville, 2024: 9th of 14; 9.0 over 2022-2024Racing Louisville, 2025: 6th of 14; 8.0 over 2023-2025Racing Louisville, 2026: 13th of 16; 9.3 over 2024-2026 Racing Louisville Bay FC, 2024: 6th of 14; 6.0 over 2024Bay FC, 2025: 13th of 14; 9.5 over 2024-2025Bay FC, 2026: 14th of 16; 11.0 over 2024-2026 Bay FC Boston Legacy, 2026: 15th of 16; 15.0 over 2026 Boston Legacy Chicago Red Stars, 2013: 6th of 8; 6.0 over 2013Chicago Red Stars, 2015: 2nd of 9; 4.0 over 2013-2015Chicago Red Stars, 2016: 3rd of 10; 3.7 over 2013-2016Chicago Red Stars, 2017: 4th of 10; 3.0 over 2015-2017Chicago Red Stars, 2018: 4th of 9; 3.7 over 2016-2018Chicago Red Stars, 2019: 2nd of 9; 3.3 over 2017-2019Chicago Red Stars, 2021: 4th of 10; 3.3 over 2018-2021Chicago Red Stars, 2022: 6th of 12; 4.0 over 2019-2022Chicago Red Stars, 2023: 12th of 12; 7.3 over 2021-2023Chicago Red Stars, 2024: 8th of 14; 8.7 over 2022-2024Chicago Red Stars, 2025: 14th of 14; 11.3 over 2023-2025Chicago Red Stars, 2026: 16th of 16; 12.7 over 2024-2026 Chicago Red Stars FC Kansas City, 2013: 1st of 8; 1.0 over 2013FC Kansas City, 2015: 3rd of 9; 2.0 over 2013-2015FC Kansas City, 2016: 6th of 10; 3.3 over 2013-2016FC Kansas City, 2017: 7th of 10; 5.3 over 2015-2017 FC Kansas City 2017 Boston Breakers, 2013: 5th of 8; 5.0 over 2013Boston Breakers, 2015: 9th of 9; 7.0 over 2013-2015Boston Breakers, 2016: 10th of 10; 8.0 over 2013-2016Boston Breakers, 2017: 10th of 10; 9.7 over 2015-2017 Boston Breakers 2017 Western New York Flash, 2013: 3rd of 8; 3.0 over 2013Western New York Flash, 2015: 7th of 9; 5.0 over 2013-2015Western New York Flash, 2016: 4th of 10; 4.7 over 2013-2016 Western New York Flash 2016
League position by season, averaged over three seasons, 2013 to 2026. Each point is the club's mean finish over that season and the two before it, in the overall table: points, then wins. A break in a line is a season out of the league, and the count starts again after it; a season with no final table on file is left out. Names are in the order the lines end; clubs no longer in the league are listed below the current ones with their last season, most recent first. Line patterns repeat every five clubs and only tell neighbours apart; a lifted line takes the club's own color where one is on record.

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Own Goal 129
  2. Oliveira 63
  3. Biyendolo 62
  4. Kerr 62
  5. Hatch 59
  6. Sinclair 58
  7. Wilson 52
  8. Morgan 47
  9. McDonald 46
  10. Chawinga 45

Assists

  1. Bethune 22
  2. Sanchez 17
  3. Lauren Holiday 16
  4. Rodríguez 14
  5. Rodman 13
  6. Abby Wambach 12
  7. Ryan 12
  8. Sonis 12
  9. Heather O'Reilly 11
  10. Kouassi 11

Appearances

  1. Rodríguez 251
  2. Pickett 220
  3. Sanchez 211
  4. Wright 163
  5. Cook 158
  6. McCutcheon 157
  7. Staab 155
  8. McCaskill 154
  9. Colaprico 153
  10. LaBonta 153

All-time club records

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Portland Thorns 275 131 67 77 460 443 318 1.67 1.39
Seattle Reign 274 113 69 92 408 371 327 1.49 1.13
North Carolina Courage 212 106 42 64 360 355 237 1.70 1.50
Chicago Red Stars 275 104 67 104 379 364 403 1.38 0.90
Washington Spirit 275 101 69 105 372 353 364 1.35 0.97
Sky Blue FC 275 97 70 108 361 332 370 1.31 0.90
Orlando Pride 233 88 48 97 312 299 334 1.34 0.90
Houston Dash 253 80 58 115 298 286 355 1.18 0.81
Kansas City Current 141 67 28 46 229 212 174 1.62 1.22
San Diego Wave 117 48 27 42 171 157 135 1.46 1.16
Utah Royals 121 43 26 52 155 134 157 1.28 0.85
Racing Louisville 141 40 40 61 160 169 216 1.13 0.78
Angel City 115 37 29 49 137 141 160 1.19 0.88
FC Kansas City 86 35 22 29 127 113 93 1.48 1.22
Western New York Flash 62 25 18 19 93 100 80 1.50 1.25
Bay FC 72 21 13 38 76 78 109 1.06 0.72
Boston Breakers 86 19 18 49 75 95 159 0.87 0.60
Denver Summit 20 6 6 8 24 25 26 1.20 0.96
Boston Legacy 21 5 5 11 20 24 34 0.95 0.71

Most recent games

date season team score team venue sources
Sept. 5, 2026 2026 Angel City 2 - 0 Racing Louisville Lynn Family Stadium 1
Sept. 4, 2026 2026 Bay FC 1 - 2 Kansas City Current Avaya Stadium 1
Sept. 4, 2026 2026 Boston Legacy 2 - 1 Utah Royals America First Field 1
Aug. 31, 2026 2026 Angel City 5 - 2 Boston Legacy Gillette Stadium 1
Aug. 30, 2026 2026 Bay FC 0 - 1 Washington Spirit Washington D.C. 1
Aug. 30, 2026 2026 Houston Dash 0 - 1 Seattle Reign Seattle, WA 1
Aug. 29, 2026 2026 Orlando Pride 1 - 2 Utah Royals Orlando, FL 1
Aug. 29, 2026 2026 Chicago Red Stars 1 - 6 Denver Summit Centennial Park Stadium 1
Aug. 29, 2026 2026 Kansas City Current 3 - 2 North Carolina Courage CPKC Stadium 1
Aug. 28, 2026 2026 Portland Thorns 1 - 1 Sky Blue FC Red Bull Arena 1
Aug. 28, 2026 2026 Racing Louisville 2 - 3 San Diego Wave San Diego, CA 1
Aug. 26, 2026 2026 Angel City 0 - 2 North Carolina Courage San Diego, CA 1
Aug. 23, 2026 2026 Orlando Pride 1 - 0 Washington Spirit Audi Field 1
Aug. 23, 2026 2026 Angel City 0 - 0 Sky Blue FC BMO Stadium 1
Aug. 23, 2026 2026 Bay FC 1 - 0 Houston Dash Avaya Stadium 1
Aug. 23, 2026 2026 Chicago Red Stars 3 - 2 Racing Louisville Chicago, IL 1
Aug. 22, 2026 2026 Kansas City Current 1 - 1 Seattle Reign CPKC Stadium 1
Aug. 22, 2026 2026 Denver Summit 0 - 1 Portland Thorns Providence Park 1
Aug. 22, 2026 2026 Boston Legacy 1 - 2 North Carolina Courage San Diego, CA 1
Aug. 21, 2026 2026 San Diego Wave 4 - 2 Utah Royals San Diego, CA 1
Aug. 19, 2026 2026 Chicago Red Stars 0 - 5 Houston Dash BBVA Compass Stadium 1
Aug. 19, 2026 2026 Racing Louisville 2 - 1 Seattle Reign Lynn Family Stadium 1
Aug. 16, 2026 2026 Angel City 1 - 1 Washington Spirit Los Angeles, CA 1
Aug. 16, 2026 2026 Houston Dash 3 - 2 North Carolina Courage San Diego, CA 1
Aug. 15, 2026 2026 Orlando Pride 1 - 2 Portland Thorns Providence Park 1

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Awards

award seasons winners most recent
Champion 2013–2025 12 Sky Blue FC 2025
Coach of the Year 2013–2025 12 Bev Yanez 2025
Defender of the Year 2013–2025 12 Tara McKeown 2025
Goalkeeper of the Year 2013–2025 12 Lorena 2025
Golden Boot 2013–2025 12 Temwa Chawinga 2025
MVP 2013–2025 12 Temwa Chawinga 2025
Rookie of the Year 2013–2025 12 Lilly Reale 2025
Shield 2013–2025 12 Kansas City Current 2025
Midfielder of the Year 2024–2025 2 Manaka Matsukubo 2025
Best XI 2013–2014 22