NWSL records and statistics Notable records and statistics in the NWSL
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
By season
Through November 3, 2024 (Regular season and Playoff matches)
Total trophies by team
Through May 24, 2025 (2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final)
Italics indicates a defunct team.
Team
Regular seasons*
Domestic
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Total
Playoff appearances
Championships
Shields
Challenge Cups
Community Shields
North Carolina Courage
7
6
2 (2018 , 2019 )
3 (2017 , 2018 , 2019 )
2 (2022 , 2023 )
–
–
7
Portland Thorns FC
11
10
3 (2013 , 2017 , 2022 )
2 (2016 , 2021 )
1 (2021 )
1
–
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
San Diego Wave FC
3
2
–
1 (2023 )
1 (2024 )
–
–
2
Orlando Pride
8
2
1 (2024 )
1 (2024 )
–
–
–
2
Washington Spirit
11
5
1 (2021 )
–
1 (2025 )
–
–
2
NJ/NY Gotham FC / Sky Blue FC
11
4
1 (2023 )
–
–
–
1(2024-25 )
2
Houston Dash
10
1
–
–
–
1 (2020 *)
–
1
Chicago Stars
11
8
–
–
–
–
–
0
Angel City FC
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
0
Kansas City Current
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
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
Wins
Most wins in a season:
Fewest wins in a season:
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 (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, joint record:
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
Fewest losses in a season (24 games): 1, 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, NJ/NY 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 (2022 )
Most consecutive home games undefeated: 22, Seattle Reign FC (April 13, 2014–August 29, 2015)
Attendance by season
Season
Matches
Overall
Highest
Lowest
Playoff 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
^ 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
Most goals scored in a season:
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 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 (joint record): 5 games, Seattle Reign FC (2016 ), North Carolina Courage (2021 )
Regular season records
Through 2024 season (regular season games only) [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
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.
^ 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.[ 6]
Playoff records
Through 2024 playoffs
Sort order is championships, runners-up, PPG, fraction of seasons qualified.Italics denote defunct teams.Bold text denotes a column's maximum value.
^ a b Draws after 120 minutes are decided by penalties.
Player records
Boldface indicates players currently active in the league.
Most minutes played
Most minutes played in NWSL(Regular season only; as of December 31, 2023) [ 7]
Rank
Player
Minutes played
Games
1
Lauren Barnes
18,298
211
2
McCall Zerboni
16,141
204
3
Jess Fishlock
15,305
180
4
Ali Krieger
15,026
176
5
Abby Erceg
14,921
169
6
Allie Long
14,753
172
7
Alyssa Naeher
14,580
163
8
Christine Sinclair
14,426
176
9
Sofia Huerta
14,286
161
10
Becky Sauerbrunn
14,071
164
11
Merritt Mathias
14,020
183
12
Kristie Mewis
13,987
171
13
Emily Menges
13,850
160
14
Vanessa DiBernardo
13,426
166
15
Danielle Colaprico
13,398
165
16
Megan Montefusco
13,257
155
17
Meghan Klingenberg
13,049
156
18
Tori Huster
13,013
159
19
Nicole Barnhart
12,674
144
20
Jessica McDonald
12,593
182
Most appearances, regular season only
2013–2023 regular seasons, a total of 226 matches for each team that has been active since the start of the NWSL .[ 8]
Goals
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)[ 9]
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 Ordonez (2022, 22-game season)
Most goals in a game: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017);[ 10] [ 11] Kristen Hamilton (July 5, 2019);[ 12] [ 13] Alex Morgan (May 7, 2022)[ 14] [ 15]
Most goals in a half: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017)[ 11]
Most hat-tricks in a season: 2, Sam Kerr (2017);[ 10] [ 11] Kristen Hamilton (2019)[ 13]
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)[ 16] [ 17]
First goal by a goalkeeper: Michelle Betos (June 19, 2015 for Portland Thorns FC against FC Kansas City)[ 18]
Top scorers
Goals, regular season only
Leading goalscorers in playoffs
NWSL top goal scorers by regular season
*GPG = goals ger game
Assists
Most assists
Assists leaders by season
*Joint record
Goalkeepers
Clean sheets
Saves
Match records
Largest victories
Winning margin
Date
Home team
Result
Away team
6
July 13, 2014
Portland Thorns FC
7–1
FC Kansas City
June 24, 2016
Western New York Flash
7–1
Boston Breakers
September 11, 2019
North Carolina Courage
6–0
Portland Thorns FC
June 19, 2022
Portland Thorns FC
6–0
Orlando Pride
June 24, 2024
Orlando Pride
6–0
Utah Royals
5
June 7, 2014
Portland Thorns FC
0–5
Western New York Flash
June 21, 2014
Washington Spirit
1–6
Portland Thorns FC
July 6, 2014
Sky Blue FC
0–5
FC Kansas City
July 27, 2014
Seattle Reign FC
5–0
Portland Thorns FC
August 12, 2017
Orlando Pride
5–0
Sky Blue FC
August 25, 2018
Houston Dash
6–1
Sky Blue FC
September 4, 2018
Chicago Red Stars
5–0
Sky Blue FC
September 8, 2018
North Carolina Courage
5–0
Houston Dash
April 17, 2019
North Carolina Courage
5–0
Orlando Pride
July 24, 2019
Portland Thorns FC
5–0
Houston Dash
September 14, 2019
North Carolina Courage
6–1
Orlando Pride
May 16, 2021
Portland Thorns FC
5–0
Chicago Red Stars
May 28, 2021
North Carolina Courage
5–0
Racing Louisville FC
Highest scoring
Goals scored
Date
Home team
Result
Away team
9
July 20, 2014
Portland Thorns FC
6–3
Boston Breakers
July 22, 2017
Seattle Reign FC
5–4
Sky Blue FC
August 19, 2017
Sky Blue FC
5–4
Seattle Reign FC
October 7, 2023
Kansas City Current
6–3
Chicago Red Stars
March 16, 2024
Kansas City Current
5–4
Portland Thorns FC
8
July 13, 2014
Portland Thorns FC
7–1
FC Kansas City
June 24, 2016
Western New York Flash
7–1
Boston Breakers
May 13, 2017
Seattle Reign FC
6–2
Washington Spirit
April 20, 2019
Chicago Red Stars
4–4
Portland Thorns FC
7
June 6, 2013
Portland Thorns FC
4–3
FC Kansas City
July 27, 2013
Washington Spirit
2–5
Boston Breakers
June 21, 2014
Washington Spirit
1–6
Portland Thorns FC
August 3, 2014
Boston Breakers
3–4
Western New York Flash
August 6, 2015
Portland Thorns FC
5–2
Boston Breakers
May 21, 2016
Western New York Flash
5–2
Sky Blue FC
July 23, 2016
Seattle Reign FC
5–2
Orlando Pride
May 6, 2017
Washington Spirit
4–3
Sky Blue FC
September 30, 2017
Boston Breakers
3–4
Sky Blue FC
May 23, 2018
Orlando Pride
3–4
North Carolina Courage
May 26, 2018
Chicago Red Stars
2–5
Orlando Pride
August 25, 2018
Houston Dash
6–1
Sky Blue FC
July 5, 2019
North Carolina Courage
5–2
Houston Dash
July 6, 2019
Orlando Pride
4–3
Washington Spirit
July 14, 2019
Portland Thorns FC
4–3
Orlando Pride
September 14, 2019
North Carolina Courage
6–1
Orlando Pride
June 19, 2022
North Carolina Courage
3-4
Houston Dash
July 10, 2022
Washington Spirit
4–3
San Diego Wave FC
April 22, 2023
OL Reign
5–2
Chicago Red Stars
See also
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