NWSL records and statistics
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.[1][2] For Historical purposes, the league's stats and records include active and defunct clubs.
Statistics for the NWSL Challenge Cup, a competition originally created in place of the 2020 season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are treated separately from regular season statistics.
Champions and shield winners
[edit]By season
[edit]Through November 3, 2024 (Regular season and Playoff matches)
Total trophies by team
[edit]Through May 24, 2025 (2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final)
Green shading indicates record highs. Italics indicates a defunct team.
| Team | Regular seasons* | Domestic | International | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff appearances | Championships | Shields | Challenge Cups | Community Shields | CONCACAF W Champions Cup | |||
| Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 10 | 3 (2013, 2017, 2022) | 2 (2016, 2021) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2020*) | – | 7 |
| North Carolina Courage | 7 | 6 | 2 (2018, 2019) | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | 2 (2022, 2023) | – | – | 7 |
| Seattle Reign FC / OL Reign / Reign FC | 11 | 8 | – | 3 (2014, 2015, 2022) | – | – | – | 3 |
| FC Kansas City | 5 | 3 | 2 (2014, 2015) | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Western New York Flash | 4 | 2 | 1 (2016) | 1 (2013) | – | – | – | 2 |
| Orlando Pride | 8 | 2 | 1 (2024) | 1 (2024) | – | – | – | 2 |
| Washington Spirit | 11 | 5 | 1 (2021) | – | 1 (2025) | – | – | 2 |
| Gotham FC / NJ/NY Gotham FC / Sky Blue FC | 11 | 4 | 1 (2023) | – | – | – | 1 (2024-25) | 2 |
| San Diego Wave FC | 3 | 2 | – | 1 (2023) | 1 (2024) | – | – | 2 |
| Houston Dash | 10 | 1 | – | – | 1 (2020*) | – | – | 1 |
| Chicago Stars | 11 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Kansas City Current | 4 | 2 | – | 1 (2025) | – | – | – | 0 |
| Angel City FC | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Bay FC | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Utah Royals | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Racing Louisville FC | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Boston Breakers | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
*While there was no 2020 regular season (i.e., it is not included in the second column), 2020 did include the inaugural Challenge Cup, which has been played every year since. It also included the 2020 Fall Series, in which the Community Shield (separate from the NWSL Shield) was played.
Team records
[edit]Wins
[edit]- Most wins in a season:
- 26 games: ≥20, Kansas City Current (2025)
- 24 games: 17, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- 22 games: 11, Portland Thorns (2013), FC Kansas City (2013), OL Reign (now Seattle Reign) (2022), San Diego Wave (2023)
- 20 games: 13, Seattle Reign FC (2015)
- Fewest wins in a season:
- 20 games: 3, Boston Breakers (2016)
- 24 games: 1, Sky Blue FC (Gotham FC) (2018)
- Highest win percentage: ≥76.9%, Kansas City Current (2025)
- Lowest win percentage: 4.2%, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)
- Most consecutive wins in a season (26 games): 8, Orlando Pride (April 12, 2024–June 7, 2024)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 23, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)
- Most consecutive away games without a win: 19, Boston Breakers (August 6, 2014–July 10, 2016)
- Most consecutive home wins in a season: 7, Portland Thorns FC (June 28, 2017–September 30, 2017), North Carolina Courage (July 5, 2019–October 12, 2019)
- Most consecutive home wins: 8, Portland Thorns FC (June 28, 2017–April 15, 2018)
- Most total wins in regular season (226 games): 109, Portland Thorns FC (April, 13, 2013–October 15, 2023)[3]
Losses
[edit]- Most losses in a season:
- 26 games: 16, Houston Dash (2024)
- 24 games: 17, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)
- 22 games: 17, NY/NY Gotham FC (now Gotham FC) (2022)
- 20 games: 15, Boston Breakers (2016)
- Fewest losses in a season (24 games): 1, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- Highest loss percentage: 77.3%, NJ/NY Gotham FC (now Gotham FC) (2022)
- Lowest loss percentage: 4.2%, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- Longest unbeaten regular season run: 24 games, Orlando Pride (October 15, 2023–October 11, 2024)
- Most losses in total (204 games): 94, Gotham FC
- Fewest home losses in a season (12 games): 0, Seattle Reign FC (2014)
- Most consecutive losses in a season: 11, NJ/NY Gotham FC (now Gotham FC) (2022)
- Most consecutive home games undefeated: 22, Seattle Reign FC (April 13, 2014–August 29, 2015)
Points
[edit]- Most points in a season:
- 26 games: ≥62, Kansas City Current (2025)
- 24 games: 57, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- 22 games: 40, OL Reign (now Seattle Reign) (2022)
- 20 games: 43, Seattle Reign (2015)
- Most points per game in a season: ≥2.38, Kansas City Current (2025)
- Fewest points per game in a season: 0.375, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)
Attendance by season
[edit]| Season | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Overall | Highest | Lowest | Mean | |||||
| Total | Mean | Median | Club | Mean | Club | Mean | |||
| 2013 | 88 | 375,743 | 4,270 | 3,007 | Portland Thorns FC | 13,320 | Sky Blue FC | 1,664 | 6,820 |
| 2014 | 108 | 446,311 | 4,133 | 3,014 | Portland Thorns FC | 13,362 | Sky Blue FC | 1,639 | 3,763 |
| 2015 | 90 | 454,100 | 5,046 | 3,367 | Portland Thorns FC | 15,639 | Sky Blue FC | 2,268 | 6,766 |
| 2016 | 100 | 555,775 | 5,558 | 3,997 | Portland Thorns FC | 16,945 | Sky Blue FC | 2,162 | 10,863 |
| 2017 | 120 | 609,960 | 5,083 | 3,576 | Portland Thorns FC | 17,653 | FC Kansas City | 1,788 | 12,111 |
| 2018 | 108 | 650,562 | 6,024 | 4,025 | Portland Thorns FC | 16,959 | Sky Blue FC | 2,531 | 13,323[a] |
| 2019 | 108 | 792,409 | 7,337 | 5,565 | Portland Thorns FC | 20,098 | Sky Blue FC | 3,338 | 8,956 |
| 2021[b] | 120 | 567,072 | 5,155 | Portland Thorns FC | 14,391 | Chicago Red Stars | 3,222 | 8,774 | |
| 2022 | 132 | 1,042,063 | 7,917 | Angel City FC | 19,105 | Orlando Pride | 4,385 | 21,730 | |
| 2023 | 132 | 1,366,581 | 10,869 | San Diego Wave FC | 20,718 | North Carolina Courage | 5,384 | 19,581 | |
| 2024 | 182 | 2,040,348 | 11,211 | San Diego Wave FC | 19,575[c] | Houston Dash | 6,194 | 14,734 | |
- ^ A semifinal that would have been played in North Carolina was moved to Portland due to Hurricane Florence.
- ^ Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many teams had reduced capacities for part or all of the season, including some games with zero fans.
- ^ Due to a match being relocated to Louisville, San Diego played only 12 home matches in the 2024 season.
Goals
[edit]- Most goals scored in a season:
- 26 games: 57, Kansas City Current (2024)
- 24 games: 54, North Carolina Courage (2019)
- 22 games: 49, Portland Thorns (2022)
- 20 games: 41, Seattle Reign (2015)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 12, Washington Spirit (2018)
- Most goals conceded in a season: 53, Orlando Pride (2019)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season (joint record): 17, North Carolina Courage (2018), Portland Thorns FC (2021)
- Best goal difference in a season: 36, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- Most penalty-kick goals in a season: 7, Portland Thorns FC (2025)[4]
- Most goals scored in total: 283, Portland Thorns FC
- Most goals conceded in total: 279, Sky Blue FC/NJ/NY Gotham FC
- Most consecutive games scoring: 28 games, FC Kansas City (2013–2014) includes 3 playoff games
- Most consecutive games scoring 2+ goals: 7 games, Western New York Flash (2013)
- Longest shutout streak: 9 games / 870 minutes, Kansas City Current (2025)[5]
Regular season records
[edit]Through 2024 season (regular season games only)[3][6][7]
| Pts rank (prev. season) |
PPG rank (prev. season) |
Club | Seasons[a] | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finishing positions | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 (1) | 2 (2) | Portland Thorns FC | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 119 | 62 | 71 | 411 | 295 | 116 | 419 | 1.663 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 (2) | 3 (3) | Seattle Reign FC[b] | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 111 | 62 | 79 | 364 | 292 | 72 | 395 | 1.567 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 (3) | 6 (7) | Chicago Red Stars | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 105 | 63 | 84 | 352 | 334 | 18 | 356 | 1.413 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 (4) | 11 (10) | Washington Spirit | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 88 | 62 | 102 | 317 | 355 | -38 | 326 | 1.294 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 (5) | 13 (13) | NJ/NY Gotham FC[c] | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 84 | 63 | 105 | 301 | 339 | -68 | 315 | 1.250 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 (6) | 1 (1) | North Carolina Courage | 7 (2017–) | 166 | 87 | 31 | 48 | 282 | 168 | 114 | 292 | 1.759 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7 (7) | 15 (11) | Houston Dash | 10 (2014–) | 230 | 70 | 50 | 110 | 254 | 331 | -77 | 260 | 1.130 | 1 | |||
| 8 (8) | 9 (12) | Orlando Pride | 8 (2016–) | 186 | 69 | 39 | 78 | 241 | 276 | -35 | 246 | 1.323 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 (-) | 4 (-) | FC Kansas City | 5 (2013–2017) | 110 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 152 | 125 | 27 | 168 | 1.527 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 10 (12) | 5 (14) | Kansas City Current[d] | 4 (2021–) | 94 | 37 | 22 | 35 | 131 | 132 | -1 | 133 | 1.415 | 1 | |||
| 11 (-) | 8 (-) | Western New York Flash | 4 (2013–2016) | 86 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 142 | 118 | 24 | 119 | 1.384 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 (14) | 16 (15) | Racing Louisville FC | 4 (2021–) | 94 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 102 | 138 | -36 | 100 | 1.064 | ||||
| 13 (15) | 7 (3) | San Diego Wave FC | 3 (2022–) | 70 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 87 | 78 | 9 | 98 | 1.400 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 (-) | 17 (-) | Boston Breakers | 5 (2013–2017) | 110 | 25 | 20 | 65 | 132 | 212 | -80 | 95 | 0.864 | ||||
| 15 (-) | 12 (-) | Utah Royals | 3 (2018–2019, 2024–) | 74 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 69 | 88 | -19 | 94 | 1.270 | ||||
| 16 (16) | 14 (9) | Angel City FC | 3 (2022–) | 70 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 83 | 99 | -16 | 84[e] | 1.200[e] | ||||
| 17 (-) | 10 (-) | Bay FC | 1 (2024–) | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 34 | 1.308 | ||||
Sort order is points, finishing positions, wins.
Italics denote defunct teams.
Green, red, and gray denote a column's best and worst values.
- ^ No regular season in 2020.
- ^ Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018, Reign FC in 2019, and OL Reign from 2020–2023.
- ^ Known as Sky Blue FC from 2013–2020.
- ^ Known as Kansas City NWSL in 2021.
- ^ a b The NWSL docked Angel City FC three points during the 2024 season for violating player compensation rules.[8]
Playoff records
[edit]Through 2024 playoffs
| Rank | Club | Championships | Runners-up | Seasons qualified |
GP | W | L | D[a] | Penalty wins[a] |
PPG | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 1 | 9/10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.615 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
| 2 | North Carolina Courage | 2 | 1 | 5/6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.875 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
| 3 | FC Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 3/5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.400 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 1 | 2 | 4/10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.857 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Western New York Flash | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.750 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| 6 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1 | 0 | 3/10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.800 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 7 | Seattle Reign FC | 0 | 3 | 7/10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.900 | 10 | 15 | −5 |
| 8 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 | 2 | 7/10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.900 | 7 | 16 | −9 |
| 9 | Kansas City Current | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 10 | San Diego Wave FC | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 11 | Angel City FC | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 12 | Orlando Pride | 1 | 0 | 1/7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 13 | Houston Dash | 0 | 0 | 1/9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville FC | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | Have not qualified | ||||||||
| 16 | Utah Royals | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | |||||||||
| 17 | Boston Breakers | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | |||||||||
Sort order is championships, runners-up, PPG, fraction of seasons qualified.
Italics denotes defunct teams.
Green, red, and gray denote a column's best and worst values.
Player records
[edit]Boldface indicates players currently active in the league.
Most minutes played
[edit]| Rank | Player | Minutes played | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19,795 | 232 | |
| 2 | 17,261 | 195 | |
| 3 | 16,712 | 187 | |
| 4 | 16,705 | 198 | |
| 5 | 16,296 | 217 | |
| 6 | 16,217 | 189 | |
| 7 | 16,134 | 186 | |
| 8 | 15,996 | 188 | |
| 9 | 15,677 | 200 | |
| 10 | 15,026 | 176 | |
| 11 | 14,973 | 189 | |
| 12 | 13,987 | 188 | |
| 13 | 14,753 | 172 | |
| 14 | 14,384 | 196 | |
| 15 | 14,132 | 174 | |
| 16 | 13,987 | 171 | |
| 17 | 13,757 | 170 | |
| 18 | 13,462 | 150 | |
| 19 | 13,296 | 168 | |
| 20 | 13,257 | 155 |
Most appearances, regular season only
[edit]2013–2023 regular seasons, a total of 226 matches for each team that has been active since the start of the NWSL.[10]
| Rank | Player | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 211 | |
| 2 | 204 | |
| 3 | 183 | |
| 4 | 182 | |
| 5 | 180 | |
| 6 | 176 | |
| 176 | ||
| 8 | 172 | |
| 172 | ||
| 10 | 171 | |
| 11 | 168 | |
| 12 | 166 | |
| 166 | ||
| 14 | 165 | |
| 15 | 164 | |
| 16 | 163 | |
| 163 | ||
| 18 | 161 | |
| 19 | 160 | |
| 20 | 159 |
Goals
[edit]- First NWSL goal: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute (April 13, 2013)
- Fastest goal: Michelle Cooper for Kansas City Current against Washington Spirit, 22 seconds (June 18, 2023)[11]
- Most goals in a regular season (24 games): 18, Sam Kerr (2019)
- Most goals in a regular season (26 games): 21, Temwa Chawinga (2024)
- Most goals per team game in a season: 0.81, Temwa Chawinga (2024)
- Most goals in a regular season by a rookie: 11, Diana Ordóñez (2022, 22-game season)
- Most goals in a game: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017);[12][13] Kristen Hamilton (July 5, 2019);[14][15] Alex Morgan (May 7, 2022)[16][17]
- Most goals in a half: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017)[13]
- Most hat-tricks in a season: 2, Sam Kerr (2017);[12][13] Kristen Hamilton (2019)[15]
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals: 3
- Sam Kerr, 2017–2019 (with Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars)
- Sophia Smith, 2022-2024 (Portland Thorns FC)
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 15 goals: 3
- Sam Kerr, 2017–2019 (with Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars)
- Most different clubs to score for: 6
- Jessica McDonald for Seattle Reign FC, Portland Thorns FC, Houston Dash, Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage, and Racing Louisville FC
- Youngest player to score: KK Ream, 16 years, and 52 days (August 29, 2025, for Utah Royals against Portland Thorns FC)[18][19]
- First goal by a goalkeeper: Michelle Betos (June 19, 2015 for Portland Thorns FC against FC Kansas City)[20]
Top scorers
[edit]Goals, regular season only
[edit]| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 | |
| 2 | 77 | |
| 3 | 64 | |
| 4 | 60 | |
| 5 | 56 | |
| 6 | 54 | |
| 7 | 51 | |
| 8 | 48 | |
| 9 | 44 | |
| 10 | 43 | |
| 11 | 42 | |
| 12 | 41 | |
| 13 | 39 | |
| 14 | 38 | |
| 16 | 37 | |
| 17 | 36 | |
| 18 | 35 | |
| 19 | 33 | |
| 20 | 32 | |
Leading goalscorers in playoffs
[edit]| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
NWSL top goal scorers by regular season
[edit]| Year | Player | Team | Goals | Games | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FC Kansas City | 12 | 18 | .666 | |
| 2014 | Seattle Reign FC | 16 | 23 | .695 | |
| 2015 | Washington Spirit | 15 | 20 | .75 | |
| 2016 | Western New York Flash | 11 | 19 | .579 | |
| 2017 | Sky Blue FC | 17 | 22 | .773 | |
| 2018 | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | 19 | .842 | |
| 2019 | Chicago Red Stars | 18 | 21 | .857 | |
| 2021 | Washington Spirit | 10 | 20 | .50 | |
| 2022 | San Diego Wave FC | 15 | 17 | .882 | |
| 2023 | Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 18 | .611 | |
| 2024 | Kansas City Current | 21 | 26 | .80 |
*GPG = goals ger game
Assists
[edit]- Most assists in a season: 10, Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns FC (2016)[23]; Croix Bethune, Washington Spirit (2024) [24]
- Most assists in a single match: 4, Nahomi Kawasumi (for Seattle Reign FC vs. Washington Spirit, May 16, 2017)[25]
Most assists
[edit]| Rank | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | |
| 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 27 | |
| 5 | 26 | |
| 7 | 25 | |
| 8 | 24 | |
Assist leaders by season
[edit]| Year | Player | Assists | Apps | Assists/App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 22 | 0.37 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 20 | 0.35 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 24 | 0.38 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 23 | 0.35 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 24 | 0.33 | |
| 2021* | 6 | 22 | 0.27 | |
| 23 | 0.26 | |||
| 2022* | 6 | 20 | 0.30 | |
| 16 | 0.38 | |||
| 2023 | 8 | 22 | 0.37 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 0.59 |
*Joint record
Goalkeepers
[edit]Clean sheets
[edit]| # | Player | Shutouts | Apps | Shutout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 144 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | 43 | 163 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | 42 | 127 | 33.1% | |
| 4 | 32 | 80 | 40.0% | |
| 5 | 31 | 117 | 26.5% | |
| 6 | 30 | 103 | 29.1% | |
| 119 | 25.2% | |||
| 8 | 24 | 57 | 42.1% | |
| 9 | 22 | 135 | 16.3% | |
| 10 | 20 | 60 | 33.3% |
Saves
[edit]| # | Player | Saves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 520 | |
| 2 | 518 | |
| 3 | 468 | |
| 4 | 401 | |
| 5 | 395 | |
| 6 | 362 | |
| 7 | 340 | |
| 8 | 336 | |
| 9 | 288 | |
| 10 | 239 |
Match records
[edit]See also
[edit]- NWSL Shield
- NWSL awards
- List of NWSL drafts
- List of NWSL hat-tricks
- Women's soccer in the United States
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