The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in theNational 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 theNWSL Challenge Cup, a competition originally created in place of the2020 season that was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, are treated separately from regular season statistics.
Through November 3, 2024 (Regular season and Playoff matches)
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 | 12 | 11 | 3(2013,2017,2022) | 2(2016,2021) | 1(2021) | 1(2020*) | – | 7 |
| North Carolina Courage | 8 | 6 | 2(2018,2019) | 3(2017,2018,2019) | 2(2022,2023) | – | – | 7 |
| Seattle Reign FC / OL Reign / Reign FC | 12 | 9 | – | 3(2014,2015,2022) | – | – | – | 3 |
| Gotham FC / NJ/NY Gotham FC / Sky Blue FC | 12 | 5 | 2(2023,2025) | – | – | – | 1(2024-25) | 3 |
| FC Kansas City | 5 | 3 | 2(2014,2015) | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Western New York Flash | 4 | 2 | 1(2016) | 1(2013) | – | – | – | 2 |
| Orlando Pride | 9 | 3 | 1(2024) | 1(2024) | – | – | – | 2 |
| Washington Spirit | 12 | 6 | 1(2021) | – | 1(2025) | – | – | 2 |
| San Diego Wave FC | 4 | 3 | – | 1(2023) | 1(2024) | – | – | 2 |
| Houston Dash | 11 | 1 | – | – | 1(2020*) | – | – | 1 |
| Chicago Stars | 12 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Kansas City Current | 5 | 3 | – | 1(2025) | – | – | – | 1 |
| Angel City FC | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Bay FC | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Utah Royals | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Racing Louisville FC | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 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 the2020 Fall Series, in which the Community Shield (separate from the NWSL Shield) was played.
| 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 | |
| 2025 | 182 | 1,917,401 | 10,535 | Portland Thorns FC | 18,173 | Racing Louisville FC | 5,521 | ||
Through 2025 season (regular season games only)[3][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 | 12 (2013–) | 278 | 130 | 69 | 79 | 447 | 324 | 123 | 459 | 1.651 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 (2) | 4 (3) | Seattle Reign FC[b] | 12 (2013–) | 278 | 121 | 71 | 86 | 396 | 321 | 75 | 434 | 1.561 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 (3) | 8 (6) | Chicago Red Stars | 12 (2013–) | 278 | 108 | 74 | 96 | 384 | 388 | -4 | 376 | 1.353 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 (4) | 10 (11) | Washington Spirit | 12 (2013–) | 278 | 100 | 70 | 108 | 359 | 388 | -29 | 370 | 1.331 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 (5) | 11 (13) | Gotham FC[c] | 12 (2013–) | 278 | 93 | 72 | 113 | 336 | 364 | -58 | 351 | 1.263 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 (6) | 1 (1) | North Carolina Courage | 8 (2017–) | 192 | 96 | 39 | 57 | 319 | 207 | 112 | 327 | 1.703 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7 (7) | 15 (15) | Houston Dash | 11 (2014–) | 256 | 78 | 56 | 122 | 281 | 370 | -89 | 290 | 1.133 | 1 | |||
| 8 (8) | 9 (9) | Orlando Pride | 9 (2016–) | 212 | 80 | 46 | 86 | 274 | 303 | -29 | 286 | 1.349 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 (10) | 3 (5) | Kansas City Current[d] | 5 (2021–) | 120 | 58 | 24 | 38 | 180 | 145 | 35 | 198 | 1.650 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 (9) | 5 (4) | FC Kansas City | 5 (2013–2017) | 110 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 152 | 125 | 27 | 168 | 1.527 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 (12) | 14 (16) | Racing Louisville FC | 5 (2021–) | 120 | 33 | 38 | 49 | 137 | 176 | -39 | 137 | 1.142 | ||||
| 12 (13) | 6 (7) | San Diego Wave FC | 4 (2022–) | 96 | 37 | 24 | 35 | 128 | 112 | 16 | 135 | 1.406 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 (11) | 7 (8) | Western New York Flash | 4 (2013–2016) | 86 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 142 | 118 | 24 | 119 | 1.384 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 (15) | 12 (12) | Utah Royals | 4 (2018–2019, 2024–) | 100 | 32 | 23 | 45 | 97 | 130 | -33 | 119 | 1.190 | ||||
| 15 (16) | 13 (14) | Angel City FC | 4 (2022–) | 96 | 30 | 24 | 42 | 114 | 140 | -26 | 111[e] | 1.156[e] | ||||
| 16 (14) | 17 (17) | Boston Breakers | 5 (2013–2017) | 110 | 25 | 20 | 65 | 132 | 212 | -80 | 95 | 0.864 | ||||
| 17 (17) | 16 (10) | Bay FC | 2 (2024–) | 52 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 57 | 82 | -25 | 54 | 1.039 | ||||
Sort order is points, finishing positions, wins.
Italics denote defunct teams.
Green,red, andgray denote a column's best and worst values.
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, andgray denote a column's best and worst values.
Boldface indicates players currently active in the league.
| Rank | Player | Minutes played | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lauren Barnes | 19,795 | 232 |
| 2 |  Abby Erceg | 17,261 | 195 |
| 3 | Alyssa Naeher | 16,712 | 187 |
| 4 |  Jess Fishlock | 16,705 | 198 |
| 5 | McCall Zerboni | 16,296 | 217 |
| 6 | Becky Sauerbrunn | 16,217 | 189 |
| 7 | Emily Menges | 16,134 | 186 |
| 8 | Sofia Huerta | 15,996 | 188 |
| 9 |  Christine Sinclair | 15,677 | 200 |
| 10 | Ali Krieger | 15,026 | 176 |
| 11 | Vanessa DiBernardo | 14,973 | 189 |
| 12 | Danielle Colaprico | 13,987 | 188 |
| 13 | Allie Long | 14,753 | 172 |
| 14 | Merritt Mathias | 14,384 | 196 |
| 15 | Arin Wright | 14,132 | 174 |
| 16 | Kristie Mewis | 13,987 | 171 |
| 17 | Caprice Dydasco | 13,757 | 170 |
| 18 | Jane Campbell | 13,462 | 150 |
| 19 | Meghan Klingenberg | 13,296 | 168 |
| 20 | Megan Montefusco | 13,257 | 155 |
2013–2023 regular seasons, a total of 226 matches for each team that has been active since the start of theNWSL.[10]
| 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 |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Biyendolo | 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 Wilson | ||
| Jodie Taylor |
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Rodriguez | 6 |
| 2 | Crystal Dunn | 5 |
| 3 | Jessica McDonald | 4 |
| Samantha Mewis | ||
| Lynn Biyendolo | ||
| 5 | Debinha | 3 |
| Tobin Heath | ||
| Lindsey Heaps | ||
| Megan Rapinoe | ||
| Christine Sinclair |
| 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 | .750 |
| 2016 | Lynn Biyendolo | 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 | .500 |
| 2022 | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave FC | 15 | 17 | .882 |
| 2023 | Sophia Wilson | Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 18 | .611 |
| 2024 |  Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | 21 | 26 | .808 |
| 2025 | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | 15 | 23 | .652 |
*GPG = goals ger game played
| Rank | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Huerta | 31 |
| Jessica McDonald | ||
| 3 | Lynn Biyendolo | 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 |
| Year | Player | Assists | Apps | Assists/App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lauren Holiday | 9 | 18 | 0.50 |
| 2014 | Jessica Fishlock | 8 | 22 | 0.37 |
| 2015 | Kim Little | 7 | 20 | 0.35 |
| 2016 | Tobin Heath | 10 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 2017 | Nahomi Kawasumi | 9 | 24 | 0.38 |
| 2018 | Jessica McDonald | 8 | 23 | 0.35 |
| 2019 | Yūki Nagasato | 8 | 24 | 0.33 |
| 2021 | Trinity Rodman | 6 | 22 | 0.27 |
| Sofia Huerta | 23 | 0.26 | ||
| 2022 | Carson Pickett | 6 | 20 | 0.30 |
| Mallory Swanson | 16 | 0.38 | ||
| 2023 | Sam Coffey | 8 | 22 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | Croix Bethune | 10 | 17 | 0.59 |
| 2025 |  Delphine Cascarino | 6 | 24 | 0.25 |
| Izzy Rodriguez | 26 | 0.23 |
| # | 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% |
| # | 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 |
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