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

By season

Through November 3, 2024 (Regular season and Playoff matches)

Season	Playoff final			Regular season
	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Shield winners	Points	Runners-up
2013	Portland Thorns FC	2–0 Details	Western New York Flash	Western New York Flash	38–38 Standings	FC Kansas City
2014	FC Kansas City	2–1 Details	Seattle Reign FC	Seattle Reign FC	54–41 Standings	FC Kansas City
2015	FC Kansas City	1–0 Details	Seattle Reign FC	Seattle Reign FC	43–33 Standings	Chicago Red Stars
2016	Western New York Flash	2–2 AET, 3–2 PKs Details	Washington Spirit	Portland Thorns FC	41–39 Standings	Washington Spirit
2017	Portland Thorns FC	1–0 Details	North Carolina Courage	North Carolina Courage	49–47 Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2018	North Carolina Courage	3–0 Details	Portland Thorns FC	North Carolina Courage	57–42 Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2019	North Carolina Courage	4–0 Details	Chicago Red Stars	North Carolina Courage	49–44 Standings	Chicago Red Stars
2021	Washington Spirit	2–1 AET Details	Chicago Red Stars	Portland Thorns FC	44–42 Standings	OL Reign
2022	Portland Thorns FC	2–0 Details	Kansas City Current	OL Reign	40–39 Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2023	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1 Details	OL Reign	San Diego Wave FC	37–35 Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2024	Orlando Pride	1–0 Details	Washington Spirit	Orlando Pride	60–56 Standings	Washington Spirit

Total trophies by team

Through November 23, 2024 (2024 NWSL Playoffs)

Italics indicates a defunct team.

Team	Regular seasons*	Playoff appearances	Championships	Shields	Challenge Cups	Community Shields	Total
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
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:
  • 26 games: 18, Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit (both 2024)
  • 24 games: 17, North Carolina Courage (2018)
• Fewest wins in a season:
  • 20 games: 3, Boston Breakers (2016)
  • 24 games: 1, Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY 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 (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:
  • 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

• 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

Main article: National Women's Soccer League attendance

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

1. A semifinal that would have been played in North Carolina was moved to Portland due to Hurricane Florence.
2. 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.
3. 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:
  • 26 matches: 57, Kansas City Current (2024)
  • 24 matches: 54, North Carolina Courage (2019)
• 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.

1. No regular season in 2020.
2. Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018, Reign FC in 2019, and OL Reign from 2020–2023.
3. Known as Sky Blue FC from 2013–2020.
4. Known as Kansas City NWSL in 2021.
5. The NWSL docked Angel City FC three points during the 2024 season for violating player compensation rules.^[6]

Playoff records

Through 2023 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	1	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	0	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	Racing Louisville FC	0	0	0/3	Have not qualified
15	Utah Royals	0	0	0/2
16	Boston Breakers	0	0	0/5

Sort order is championships, runners-up, PPG, fraction of seasons qualified.
Italics denote defunct teams.
Bold text denotes a column's maximum value.

1. 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]

Most NWSL appearances
(Regular season only; as of December 31, 2023)

Rank	Player	Games
1	Lauren Barnes	211
2	McCall Zerboni	204
3	Merritt Mathias	183
4	Jessica McDonald	182
5	Jess Fishlock	180
6	Christine Sinclair	176
	Ali Krieger	176
8	Allie Long	172
	Jasmyne Spencer	172
10	Kristie Mewis	171
11	Erika Tymrak	168
12	Vanessa DiBernardo	166
	Abby Erceg	166
14	Danielle Colaprico	165
15	Becky Sauerbrunn	164
16	Amber Brooks	163
	Alyssa Naeher	163
18	Sofia Huerta	161
19	Emily Menges	160
20	Tori Huster	159

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: Alex Pfeiffer, 16 years, three months and 9 days (March 16, 2024, for Kansas City Current 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

NWSL all-time leading goalscorers
(Regular season only; as of October 13, 2024)^[19]

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Lynn Williams	80
2	Sam Kerr	77
3	Christine Sinclair	64
4	Alex Morgan	60
5	Ashley Hatch	56
6	Jessica McDonald	54
7	Megan Rapinoe	51
8	Christen Press	48
9	Debinha	44
10	Carli Lloyd	43
11	Jess Fishlock	42
12	Sydney Leroux	41
13	Amy Rodriguez	39
14	Crystal Dunn	38
	Nadia Nadim
16	Rachel Daly	37
17	Allie Long	36
18	Sofia Huerta	35
19	Kealia Watt	33
20	Kim Little	32
	Sophia Smith
	Jodie Taylor

Leading goalscorers in playoffs

NWSL all-time playoff leading goalscorers
Last updated after 2023 season.

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Amy Rodriguez	6
2	Crystal Dunn	5
3	Jessica McDonald	4
	Samantha Mewis
	Lynn Williams
5	Debinha	3
	Tobin Heath
	Lindsey Horan
	Megan Rapinoe
	Christine Sinclair

NWSL top goal scorers by regular season

Top regular-season goal scorers
Last updated after 2024 season.^[20]

Year	Player	Team	Goals	Games	GPG
2013	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	12	18	.666
2014	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC	16	23	.695
2015	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit	15	20	.75
2016	Lynn Williams	Western New York Flash	11	19	.579
2017	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC	17	22	.773
2018	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	16	19	.842
2019	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	18	21	.857
2021	Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit	10	20	.50
2022	Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave FC	15	17	.882
2023	Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	11	18	.611
2024	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current	21	26	.80

*GPG = goals ger game

Assists

• Most assists in a season: 10, Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns FC (2016)^[21]; Croix Bethune, Washington Spirit (2024) ^[22]
• Most assists in a single match: 4, Nahomi Kawasumi (for Seattle Reign FC vs. Washington Spirit, May 16, 2017)^[23]

Most assists

Most assists (career)
(Regular season only; as of January 1, 2024)^[24]

Rank	Player	Assists
1	Sofia Huerta	31
	Jessica McDonald
3	Lynn Williams	28
4	Alex Morgan	27
5	Nahomi Kawasumi	26
	Megan Rapinoe
7	Jess Fishlock	25
8	Vanessa DiBernardo	24
	Crystal Dunn
	Tobin Heath
	Sam Kerr
	Yūki Nagasato

Assists leaders by season

Most assists per regular season
Last updated after 2024 season.^[20]

Year	Player	Assists	Apps
2013	Lauren Holiday	9	18
2014	Jessica Fishlock	8	22
2015	Kim Little	7	20
2016	Tobin Heath	10	15
2017	Nahomi Kawasumi	9	24
2018	Jessica McDonald	8	23
2019	Yūki Nagasato	8	24
2021*	Trinity Rodman	6	22
	Sofia Huerta		23
2022*	Carson Pickett	6	20
	Mallory Swanson		16
2023	Sam Coffey	8	22
2024	Croix Bethune	10	17

*Joint record

Goalkeepers

Clean sheets

Most shutouts (career)
(Regular season only; as of December 31, 2023)^[24]

#	Player	Shutouts	Apps	Shutout %
1	Nicole Barnhart	52	144	36.1%
2	Alyssa Naeher	43	163	26.4%
3	Adrianna Franch	42	127	33.1%
4	Casey Murphy	32	80	40.0%
5	Kailen Sheridan	31	117	26.5%
6	Jane Campbell	30	103	29.1%
	Aubrey Kingsbury		119	25.2%
8	Bella Bixby	24	57	42.1%
9	Ashlyn Harris	22	135	16.3%
10	Katelyn Rowland	20	60	33.3%

Saves

Most saves (career)
(Regular season only; as of October 2, 2023)^[24]

#	Player	Saves
1	Alyssa Naeher	520
2	Ashlyn Harris	518
3	Nicole Barnhart	468
4	Kailen Sheridan	401
5	Adrianna Franch	395
6	Aubrey Kingsbury	362
7	Michelle Betos	340
8	Jane Campbell	336
9	Erin McLeod	288
10	Haley Kopmeyer	239

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

• NWSL Shield
• NWSL awards
• List of NWSL drafts
• List of NWSL hat-tricks
• Women's soccer in the United States