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Seattle Reign FC hold the record for most NWSL Shields, at three, and have finished as runners-up in three NWSL Championship games. [19] [20] The "double"—an NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield in the same season—has been won three times: by the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019, and by the Orlando Pride in 2024.
The NWSL regular season, comprising 22 games for each team, began on March 25 and ended on October 15, 2023. The playoffs followed from October 22 and ended with the championship match on November 11. [1] For the first time, the NWSL Challenge Cup ran entirely concurrent with the regular season from April to September 9, 2023. [1]
The league also plays the NWSL Challenge Cup, which since 2024 is a single-game super cup between the current NWSL Shield holder and current NWSL Champion. The Challenge Cup originated in 2020 as a way for all teams to return to play after the halt from the COVID-19 pandemic (though one team had to drop out because of COVID).
Orlando, the NWSL shield winner, was commanding and comprehensive Friday night in a 4-1 victory over Chicago. Kansas City, the league's top scorers and chance creators, shut out and raced past ...
The NWSL's top players typically make about $400,000 per year, but the minimum salary for the league is $36,400. The average player makes about $65,000 per season, according to Essentially Sports ...
Hina Sugita scored the lone goal and the Portland Thorns secured a spot in the National Women's Soccer League playoffs with a 1-0 victory at home over Gotham on Saturday. Sugita scored for ...
The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The NWSL's inaugural season was kicked off on April 13, 2013 with 8 participating clubs, four of the eight inaugural clubs still exist with their original names.
The season began with the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup, a supercup match between the reigning playoff champion (NJ/NY Gotham FC) and NWSL Shield winner San Diego Wave FC, on March 15, 2024. The regular season began the following day and ran until November 3; [ 1 ] it paused for a month between July 8 and August 18 for the 2024 Summer Olympics .