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National Women's Soccer League attendance

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Fans celebrating after a goal in Portland, Oregon.
The Portland Thorns' average regular-season attendance in 2019 was 20,098 fans, the first year a team broke the 20,000 mark.

TheNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a top-tierprofessionalwomen's soccer league in the United States. It has the second highestaverage attendance of professional women's sports league in the United States, below theWomen's National Basketball Association and ahead ofProfessional Women's Hockey League.[citation needed] During the2024 season, the NWSL reached a total attendance of over 2 million spectators for the first time in the league's history.[1] The single-match attendance record of 40,091 spectators was set by theWashington Spirit andBay FC on August 23, 2025, atOracle Park inSan Francisco.[2]

Total regular season attendance

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Attendance by year

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SeasonTotal gateGamesAverageChangeHigh avg.[a]High avg. teamLow avg.Low avg. teamRef.
2013375,763884,270—13,320Portland Thorns FC1,664Sky Blue FC[3]
2014446,8201084,137−3.1%13,362Portland Thorns FC1,640Sky Blue FC[4]
2015454,100905,046+21.9%15,639Portland Thorns FC2,189Sky Blue FC[5]
2016555,7751005,558+10.1%16,945Portland Thorns FC2,162Sky Blue FC[6]
2017609,9601205,083−8.5%17,653Portland Thorns FC1,788FC Kansas City[7]
2018650,5641086,024+18.5%16,959Portland Thorns FC2,531Sky Blue FC[8]
2019792,4091087,337+21.8%20,098Portland Thorns FC3,338Sky Blue FC[9]
2020regular season canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
2021592,074116[b]5,528[10]−30.5%12,555Portland Thorns FC3,143Chicago Red Stars[citation needed]
20221,042,0631327,894+42.8%19,105Angel City FC4,385Orlando Pride[10]
20231,366,581131[c]10,432+32.2%20,718San Diego Wave FC4,848Chicago Red Stars[12]
20242,044,84818211,235+14.1%19,575San Diego Wave FC6,194Houston Dash[1]
20251,926,09018210,669−5.0%18,173Portland Thorns FC5,521Racing Louisville[13]
  1. ^Green shading indicates record highs; red shading indicates record lows.
  2. ^Portland Thorns FC did not report two matches during a period of capacity restrictions related toCOVID-19 pandemic safety policies: versus Louisville on June 5, and Kansas City on June 20. Two further matches (Washington at Portland on September 4, and OL Reign at Washington on September 12) were declared by the league to be forfeits against Washington due to violations of the league's COVID safety protocols and were not played.
  3. ^The April 28, 2023, match between HOU and NC was abandoned at the 52nd minute before attendance could be reported.[11]

Attendance by team

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SeasonBAYBOSCHIFCKCHOUKCCLALOUNCNJYORLPORRGNSDUTAWASWNY
2013[14]—2,4271,7114,626—————1,666—13,3202,306——3,6254,485
2014[15]—2,4372,9492,0184,650--——--1,656--13,3623,666——3,3353,177
2015[16]—2,8634,2103,0916,413--——--2,189--15,6394,060——4,0872,860
2016[17]—3,5703,0053,1625,696--——--2,1628,78516,9454,602—--3,7823,868
2017[7]—2,8963,1961,7884,578--——4,3892,6136,18617,6534,037—--3,491--
2018[8]——4,368—3,896--——5,1292,5314,83716,9593,824—9,4663,892—
2019[9]——5,451—3,615--——5,8753,3385,56520,0985,213—10,7746,105—
2021[citation needed]——3,143—3,3864,837—6,6104,9863,7934,22712,5555,240——4,130—
2022[10]——5,863—5,6447,65719,1056,0484,5454,4154,38515,5436,8448,729—5,955—
2023[12]——4,848—5,85711,35319,7565,9995,3846,2936,00518,91813,61020,718—10,876—
2024[1]13,617—7,156—6,19411,50019,3136,2086,3628,5898,34018,7258,50319,57510,30413,937—
2025[13]14,823—5,574—6,04111,50016,2575,5217,6848,8929,62318,1737,86413,4278,72715,259—

Attendance records

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See also:Record attendances in United States club soccer

Regular season

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As of August 23, 2025
RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceVenueLocationDateRef.
—OL Reign0–2Portland Thorns42,054*Lumen FieldSeattle, WashingtonJune 3, 2023[18]
1Bay FC2–3Washington Spirit40,091Oracle ParkSan Francisco, CaliforniaAugust 23, 2025[2]
2Chicago Red Stars1–2Bay FC35,038Wrigley FieldChicago, IllinoisJune 8, 2024[19][20]
3OL Reign0–0Washington Spirit34,130Lumen FieldSeattle, WashingtonOctober 6, 2023[21]
4San Diego Wave1–2Kansas City Current32,066Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaMarch 23, 2024[22]
5San Diego Wave1–0Angel City FC32,000†Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaSeptember 17, 2022[23]
6San Diego Wave3–2Chicago Red Stars30,854Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaMarch 25, 2023[24]
7San Diego Wave2–0Racing Louisville30,312Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaOctober 15, 2023
—OL Reign2–1Portland Thorns27,248*Lumen FieldSeattle, WashingtonAugust 29, 2021[25][26]
8San Diego Wave1–4North Carolina Courage26,516Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaSeptember 8, 2024[27]
—Chicago Stars2–2Seattle Reign26,492*Soldier FieldChicago, IllinoisJune 14, 2025[28]
9San Diego Wave1–2Angel City FC25,515Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaJune 17, 2023[29]
10Portland Thorns2–1North Carolina Courage25,218†Providence ParkPortland, OregonAugust 11, 2019[30]
Portland Thorns2–0OL ReignSeptember 16, 2023[31]

* part of a doubleheader with other teams; not included in rank
† sellout

Playoffs

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As of November 23, 2025
RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceVenueDateStageRef.
1San Diego Wave0–1OL Reign32,262Snapdragon StadiumNovember 5, 2023Semifinal[32]
2San Diego Wave2–1 (a.e.t.)Chicago Red Stars26,215Snapdragon StadiumOctober 16, 2022Quarterfinal[33]
3Portland Thorns0–1 (a.e.t.)NJ/NY Gotham25,218†Providence ParkNovember 5, 2023Semifinal[34]
4OL Reign1–2NJ/NY Gotham25,011Snapdragon StadiumNovember 11, 2023Final[35]
5Portland Thorns2–1San Diego Wave22,035Providence ParkOctober 23, 2022Semifinal[36]
6OL Reign0–2Kansas City Current21,491Lumen FieldOctober 23, 2022Semifinal[37]
7Houston Dash1–2Kansas City Current21,284†PNC StadiumOctober 16, 2022Quarterfinal[33]
8Portland Thorns*0–3North Carolina Courage21,144†Providence ParkSeptember 22, 2018Final[38][39]
9Portland Thorns3–4Western New York Flash20,086Providence ParkOctober 2, 2016Semifinal[40]
10Washington Spirit3–2NJ/NY Gotham19,365†Audi FieldNovember 16, 2024Semifinal[41]
Washington Spirit2-0Portland ThornsNovember 15, 2025Semifinal[42]

* indicates "home" team in predetermined venue for championship final
† indicates the match was a sellout

NWSL attendance vs. other leagues

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Vs. other North American women's professional leagues

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The following table compares the NWSL regular season average attendance against that of other professional women's sports leagues in North America.

LeagueYear
started		SportTeamsGames
played		SeasonAttendanceRef.
AverageAverage vs.
prior season		Total
Women's National Basketball Association1996Basketball13226202511,069+6.1%2,501,609[43][44]
National Women's Soccer League2013Soccer14182202510,669−5.0%1,926,090[13]
Professional Women's Hockey League2024[a]Ice hockey6722023–245,448N/a[b]392,259[45]
Pro Volleyball Federation2024Volleyball78420244,487N/a[b]376,920[46]
Northern Super League2025Soccer67520253,633N/a[b]272,496[47]
USL Super League2024Soccer81122024-252,487N/a[b]278,521[48]
Liga MX Femenil2016Soccer18[c]3062023 Clausura2,483+23.8%367,442[49]
National Pro Fastpitch2004Fastpitch5722015[d]1,128+26%~135,360[50]
  1. ^The first PWHL season was billed as the 2023–24 season, but took place entirely within calendar 2024.
  2. ^abcdInaugural season.
  3. ^As the consequence of a riot, Querétaro played its first four home matches of the Clausura behind closed doors.
  4. ^NPF had 6 teams for its 2016 & 2017 seasons, though attendance numbers for those are not available. Defunct in 2022.

Vs. other professional soccer leagues in North America

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The following table compares the NWSL regular season average attendance against the average regular season attendance for other professional soccer leagues in North America.

LeagueYear
started		DivisionTeamsMatches
played		SeasonAttendanceRef.
AverageAverage vs.
prior season		Total
Liga MX1943Men's DI18[a]1532023 Clausura23,160+12.8%3,450,854[49]
Major League Soccer1996Men's DI28476202221,033-1.4%[b]10,011,578[51]
National Women's Soccer League2013Women's DI14182202510,669−5.0%1,926,090[13]
USL Championship[c]2011Men's DII2747220227,622+44.5%[b]1,983,922[52]
Canadian Premier League2019Men's DI811220253,998+0.4%447,800[53]
Northern Super League2025Women's DI67520253,633N/a[d]272,496[47]
USL Super League2024Women's DI81122024-252,487N/a[d]278,521[48]
Liga MX Femenil2016Women's DI18[a]3062023 Clausura2,483+23.8%367,442[49]
USL League One2019Men's DIII1117020222,203+13.3%[b]359,107[54]
  1. ^abAs the consequence of a riot, Querétaro played its first four home matches of the Clausura behind closed doors.
  2. ^abcCompared to 2019, the last previous season unaffected byCOVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions.
  3. ^Known as the United Soccer League before the 2019 season.
  4. ^abInaugural season.

Vs. other worldwide women's top-division soccer leagues

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The following table compares the NWSL regular season average attendance against the regular season average attendance for a selection other top-flight soccer leagues from around the world; this list is not exhaustive.

LeagueYear StartedNation# TeamsSeasonAverage
attendance		Average vs.
prior season		Total
Attendance		Ref
National Women's Soccer League2013United States14202510,669−5.0%1,926,090[13]
Women's Super League2011England122024–256,639-9.8%876,315[55]
Northern Super League2025Canada620253,633N/a[a]272,496[47]
Frauen-Bundesliga1990Germany122024-252,692-6.4%355,407[56]
USL Super League2024United States82024-252,487N/a[a]278,521[48]
Liga MX Femenil2016Mexico182022-232,072-16%311,081
WE League2021Japan122022-231,401154,141
Liga F1988Spain162022-231,393+124%334,320[57]
A-League Women2008Australia122022-231,249+8%126,194
Division 1 Féminine1974France122022-23954+42%126,292[57]
  1. ^abInaugural season.

See also

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References

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