NWSL records and statistics

Last updated

The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League, which started in 2013. [1]

Contents

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

SeasonPlayoff finalRegular season
ChampionsScoreRunners-upShield winnersPointsRunners-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

Total trophies by team

Italics indicates a defunct team.

TeamSeasons*Playoff appearancesChampionshipsShieldsChallenge CupsTotal
North Carolina Courage 752 (2018, 2019)3(2017, 2018, 2019)2(2022, 2023)7
Portland Thorns FC 1193(2013, 2017, 2022)2 (2016, 2021)1 (2021)6
OL Reign/Reign FC/Seattle Reign FC1173(2014, 2015, 2022)3
FC Kansas City 532 (2014, 2015)2
Western New York Flash 421 (2016)1 (2013)2
San Diego Wave FC 321 (2023)1 (2024)2
Washington Spirit 1141 (2021)1
NJ/NY Gotham FC/Sky Blue FC1131 (2023)1
Houston Dash 1011 (2020*)1
Chicago Red Stars 1170
Angel City FC 310
Kansas City Current 410
Orlando Pride 810
Bay FC 100
Utah Royals FC 300
Racing Louisville FC 400
Boston Breakers 500

*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 was won by the Houston Dash. It also included the 2020 Fall Series, in which the "Community Shield" (separate from the NWSL Shield and thus not included here) was won by the Portland Thorns.

Team records

Wins

Losses

Attendance

SeasonOverallHighestLowestPlayoff
mean
TotalMeanMedianClubMeanClubMean
2013 375,7434,2703,007 Portland Thorns FC 13,320 Sky Blue FC 1,6646,820
2014 446,3114,1333,014 Portland Thorns FC 13,362 Sky Blue FC 1,6393,763
2015 454,1005,0463,367 Portland Thorns FC 15,639 Sky Blue FC 2,2686,766
2016 555,7755,5583,997 Portland Thorns FC 16,945 Sky Blue FC 2,16210,863
2017 609,9605,0833,576 Portland Thorns FC 17,653 FC Kansas City 1,78812,111
2018 650,5626,0244,025 Portland Thorns FC 16,959 Sky Blue FC 2,53113,3231
2019 792,4097,3375,565 Portland Thorns FC 20,098 Sky Blue FC 3,3388,956
2021 2567,0725,155 Portland Thorns FC 14,391 Chicago Red Stars 3,2228,774
2022 1,042,0637,917 Angel City FC 19,105 Orlando Pride 4,38521,730
2023 1,366,581 San Diego Wave 20,718 North Carolina Courage 5,384

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.

Goals

Regular season records

Through 2023 season (regular season games only) [3] [4]

Pts rank
(prev.
season)
PPG rank
(prev.
season)
ClubSeasons [lower-alpha 1] GPWDLGFGAGDPtsPPG1st2nd3rd4th
Finishing positions
1 (2)4 (2) Portland Thorns FC 10 (2013–)2261095859374260+1143851.548243
2 (1)3 (1) OL Reign [lower-alpha 2] 10 (2013–)2261055764337248893721.6463111
3 (6)7 (6) Chicago Red Stars 10 (2013–)226956170321296253241.433213
4 (11)10 (11) Washington Spirit 10 (2013–)226706096266327-612701.194112
5 (12)13 (12) NJ/NY Gotham FC [lower-alpha 3] 10 (2013–)2266758101260319-892591.1461
6 (7)1 (7) North Carolina Courage 6 (2017–)1407528372481401082531.8071431
7 (4)11 (4) Houston Dash 9 (2014–)204654594234289-552401.17541
8 (10)12 (10) Orlando Pride 7 (2016–)160513376195256-611861.16251
9 (-)6 (-) FC Kansas City 5 (2013–2017)110452736152125271681.52721
10 (-)8 (-) Western New York Flash 4 (2013–2016)86332231142118241191.38411
11 (-)16 (-) Boston Breakers 5 (2013–2017)110252065132212-80950.864
12 (5)14 (5) Kansas City Current [lower-alpha 4] 3 (2021–)7221153274101-27781.0833
15 (3)2 (3) San Diego Wave FC 2 (2022–)44211013634320731.65911
14 (9)15 (9) Racing Louisville FC 3 (2021–)721624286999-30721
12 (-)6 (-) Utah Royals FC 2 (2018–2019)481912174748-1691.438
16 (8)9 (8) Angel City FC 2 (2022–)441612165457-3601.364

Sort order is points, finishing positions, wins

  1. No regular season in 2020.
  2. Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018 and as Reign FC in 2019.
  3. Known as Sky Blue FC from 2013–2020.
  4. Known as Kansas City NWSL in 2021.

Playoff records

Through 2022 playoffs

RankClubChampionshipsRunners-upSeasons
qualified
GPWLD [lower-alpha 1] Penalty
Wins [lower-alpha 1]
GFGAGDPPG
1 Portland Thorns FC 318/91275001.7501917+2
2 North Carolina Courage 214/5752002.143143+11
3 FC Kansas City 203/5541002.400104+6
4 Washington Spirit 114/9742101.85710100
5 Western New York Flash 112/4421111.75087+1
6 Chicago Red Stars 027/91037000.900716−9
7 OL Reign 026/9826000.750914−5
8 Kansas City Current 011/2321002.00043+1
9 San Diego Wave FC 001/1211001.500330
10 NJ/NY Gotham FC 002/9202000.00003−3
11 Orlando Pride 001/6101000.00014−3
12 Houston Dash 001/8101000.00012-1
13 Angel City FC 000/1Have not qualified
14 Racing Louisville FC 000/2
15 Utah Royals FC 000/2
16 Boston Breakers 000/5

Sort order is championships, runners-up, PPG, fraction of seasons qualified

  1. 1 2 Draws after 120 minutes are decided by penalties.

Player records

Most minutes played

NWSL All-Time Minutes Played
Regular Season Only as of December 31, 2023 [5]
RankPlayerMinutes PlayedGames
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Barnes 18,298211
2 Flag of the United States.svg McCall Zerboni 16,141204
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock 15,305180
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ali Krieger 15,026176
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Abby Erceg 14,921169
6 Flag of the United States.svg Allie Long 14,753172
7 Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher 14,580163
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair 14,426176
9 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Huerta 14,286161
10 Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn 14,071164
11 Flag of the United States.svg Merritt Mathias 14,020183
12 Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Mewis 13,987171
13 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Menges 13,850160
14 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa DiBernardo 13,426166
15 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Colaprico 13,398165
16 Flag of the United States.svg Megan Montefusco 13,257155
17 Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg 13,049156
18 Flag of the United States.svg Tori Huster 13,013159
19 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart 12,674144
20 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica McDonald 12,593182

Most appearances, regular season only

2013–2023 seasons. 226 total matches for each team. [6]

NWSL Most Appearances
Regular Season Only as of December 31, 2023
RankPlayerGames
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Barnes 211
2 Flag of the United States.svg McCall Zerboni 204
3 Flag of the United States.svg Merritt Mathias 183
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica McDonald 182
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock 180
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair 176
Flag of the United States.svg Ali Krieger 176
8 Flag of the United States.svg Allie Long 172
Flag of the United States.svg Jasmyne Spencer 172
10 Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Mewis 171
11 Flag of the United States.svg Erika Tymrak 168
12 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa DiBernardo 166
Flag of New Zealand.svg Abby Erceg 166
14 Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Colaprico 165
15 Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn 164
16 Flag of the United States.svg Amber Brooks 163
Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher 163
18 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Huerta 161
19 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Menges 160
20 Flag of the United States.svg Tori Huster 159

Goals

Top scorers

Goals, regular season only

NWSL All-Time Leading Goalscorers
Up to January 1, 2024 [16]
RankPlayerGoals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr 77
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Williams 64
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair 62
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan 60
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica McDonald 54
6 Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe 51
7 Flag of the United States.svg Christen Press 47
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch 46
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Debinha 44
10 Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd 43
11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock 42
12 Flag of the United States.svg Sydney Leroux 41
13 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez 39
14 Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Dunn 38
Flag of Denmark.svg Nadia Nadim
16 Flag of England.svg Rachel Daly 37
17 Flag of the United States.svg Allie Long 36
18 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Huerta 35
19 Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Watt 33
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little 32
Flag of the United States.svg Sophia Smith
Flag of England.svg Jodie Taylor

Leading goalscorers in playoffs

NWSL All-Time Playoff Leading Goalscorers
Last updated after 2022 season.
Bold indicates active player
RankPlayerGoals
1 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Rodriguez 6
2 Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Dunn 5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica McDonald 4
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Mewis
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Debinha 3
Flag of the United States.svg Tobin Heath
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Horan
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair
Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Williams

NWSL top goalscorers by season (regular season only)

YearPlayerGoalsGames
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Holiday 1218
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little 1623
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Dunn 1520
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Williams 1119
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr 1722
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr 1619
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr 1821
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Hatch 1020
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan 1517
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Sophia Smith 1118

Assists

Most assists

Most assists (career)
Regular Season Only as of January 1, 2024 [19]
RankPlayerAssists
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Huerta 31
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica McDonald
3 Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Williams 28
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan 27
5 Flag of Japan.svg Nahomi Kawasumi 26
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock 25
8 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa DiBernardo 24
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Dunn
Flag of the United States.svg Tobin Heath
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr
Flag of Japan.svg Yūki Nagasato

Top assists by season

YearPlayerAssistsApps
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Holiday 918
2014 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jessica Fishlock 822
2015 Flag of Scotland.svg Kim Little 720
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Tobin Heath 1015
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Nahomi Kawasumi 924
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica McDonald 823
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Yūki Nagasato 824
2021* Flag of the United States.svg Trinity Rodman 622
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Huerta 23
2022* Flag of the United States.svg Carson Pickett 620
Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Swanson 16
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Coffey 822

*Joint record

Goalkeepers

Clean sheets

Most Shutouts (career)
Regular Season Only as of December 31, 2023 [19]
#PlayerShutoutsApps
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart 52144
2 Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher 43163
3 Flag of the United States.svg Adrianna Franch 42127
4 Flag of the United States.svg Casey Murphy 3280
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kailen Sheridan 31117
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jane Campbell 30103
Flag of the United States.svg Aubrey Kingsbury 119
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bella Bixby 2457
9 Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Harris 22135
10 Flag of the United States.svg Katelyn Rowland 2060

Saves

Most Saves (career)
Regular Season Only as of October 2, 2022 [19]
#PlayerSaves
1 Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Harris 518
2 Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher 494
3 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Barnhart 468
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kailen Sheridan 401
5 Flag of the United States.svg Adrianna Franch 395
6 Flag of the United States.svg Aubrey Kingsbury 362
7 Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Betos 340
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jane Campbell 336
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod 288
10 Flag of the United States.svg Haley Kopmeyer 239

Match records

As of October 2,2022

See also

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