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Since the 2024 season, the top eight teams in the final standings at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs and are seeded in order of their record.The top-seed hosts the eighth seed and the fourth hosts the fifth in one arm of the quarterfinals bracket, and the runner-up hosts the seventh seed and the third hosts the sixth in the other arm.
The top six teams qualified for the NWSL playoffs, and the Spirit ended one point out of playoff contention. On October 17, 2023, two days following the team's final defeat against North Carolina Courage , the team released head coach Mark Parsons from his duties after one season.
The league had 14 teams following the addition of expansion teams Bay FC and Utah Royals—the latter being the revival of a team that had played in the league from 2018 to 2020. 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 ...
The 2024 NWSL Championship game between the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit will be broadcast on CBS and can be streamed in the U.S. on Paramount+ or via Fubo, which is offering a free trial ...
The KC Current could effectively play a home match for the 2024 NWSL ... If the Current does finish in the top 2 in the NWSL standings, it will have a home-field run throughout the playoffs. The ...
NWSL Shield, playoffs: 2 Washington Spirit: 26 18 2 6 51 28 +23 56 Playoffs: 3 NJ/NY Gotham FC: 26 17 5 4 41 20 +21 56 4 Kansas City Current: 26 16 7 3 57 31 +26 55 5 North Carolina Courage: 26 12 3 11 34 28 +6 39 6 Portland Thorns FC: 26 10 4 12 37 35 +2 34 7 Bay FC: 26 11 1 14 31 41 −10 34 8 Chicago Red Stars: 26 10 2 14 31 38 −7 32 9 ...
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) July 7, 2024 The Current posted more shots and shots on goal over the course of the game, but Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse kept all but one them out ...
As of 2024, the league has 14 teams and uses a schedule that runs from spring to fall within a single calendar year. [1] The champion is determined by the NWSL Championship and the playoffs, a postseason knockout tournament for top teams in the regular season similar to those for other North American sports leagues.