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, which started in 2013.^[1]

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[]

Season	Playoff final			Regular season
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

Total trophies by team[]

Team	Seasons*	Playoff appearances	Championships	Shields	Challenge Cups	Total
North Carolina Courage	4	4	2 (2018, 2019)	3 (2017, 2018, 2019)	–	5
Portland Thorns FC	8	7	2 (2013, 2017)	2 (2016, 2021)	1 (2021)	5
FC Kansas City ¹	5	3	2 (2014, 2015)	–	–	2
Western New York Flash ¹	4	2	1 (2016)	1 (2013)	–	2
Washington Spirit	8	4	1 (2021)	–	–	1
OL Reign/Reign FC/Seattle Reign FC	8	5	–	2 (2014, 2015)	–	2
Houston Dash	7	0	–	–	1 (2020*)	1
Chicago Red Stars	8	6	–	–	–	0
Orlando Pride	5	1	–	–	–	0
NJ/NY Gotham FC/Sky Blue FC	8	2	–	–	–	0
Kansas City Current	1	0	–	–	–	0
Racing Louisville	1	0	–	–	–	0
Utah Royals FC ¹	2	0	–	–	–	0
Boston Breakers ¹	5	0	–	–	–	0

*While there was no 2020 regular season, i.e. not adding to the numbers in the second column, 2020 did include the inaugural Challenge Cup which was won by the Houston Dash; as well as 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.
¹ – Defunct, no longer in NWSL

Team records[]

Wins[]

Most wins in a season (24 games): 17, North Carolina Courage (2018)
Fewest wins in a season (20 games): 3, Boston Breakers (2016)
Fewest wins in a season (24 games): 1, Sky Blue FC (2018)
Most consecutive wins in a season: 7, joint record:
- FC Kansas City (2014)
- Seattle Reign FC (2014)
- Portland Thorns FC (2017)
Most consecutive games without a win: 23, Sky Blue FC (2018)
Most consecutive away games without a win: 19, Boston Breakers (between August 6, 2014 and July 10, 2016)
Most consecutive home wins in a season: 7, joint record:
- Portland Thorns FC (between June 28, 2017 and September 30, 2017)
- North Carolina Courage (between July 5, 2019 and October 12, 2019)
Most consecutive home wins: 8, Portland Thorns FC (between June 28, 2017 and April 15, 2018)
Most wins in total (172 games): 89, Portland Thorns FC

Losses[]

Fewest losses in a season (24 games): 1, North Carolina Courage (2018)
Longest unbeaten run: 16 games, Seattle Reign FC (between April 13, 2014 and July 6, 2014)
Most losses in total (182 games): 81, Washington Spirit
Fewest home losses in a season (12 games): 0, Seattle Reign FC (2014)
Most consecutive losses in a season: 10, Washington Spirit (2018)
Most consecutive home games undefeated: 22, Seattle Reign FC (between April 13, 2014 and August 29, 2015)

Attendance[]

Season	Overall			Highest		Lowest		Playoff mean
Season	Total	Mean	Median	Club	Mean	Club	Mean	Playoff mean
2013	375,743	4,270	3,007	Portland Thorns FC	13,320	Sky Blue FC	1,664	6,820
2014	446,311	4,133	3,014	Portland Thorns FC	13,362	Sky Blue FC	1,639	3,763
2015	454,100	5,046	3,367	Portland Thorns FC	15,639	Sky Blue FC	2,268	6,766
2016	555,775	5,558	3,997	Portland Thorns FC	16,945	Sky Blue FC	2,162	10,863
2017	609,960	5,083	3,576	Portland Thorns FC	17,653	FC Kansas City	1,788	12,111
2018	650,562	6,024	4,025	Portland Thorns FC	16,959	Sky Blue FC	2,531	13,323¹
2019	792,409	7,337	5,565	Portland Thorns FC	20,098	Sky Blue FC	3,338	8,956
2021²	567,072	5,155		Portland Thorns FC	14,391	Chicago Red Stars	3,222	8,774

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[]

Most goals scored in a season: 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 (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
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 2021 season (Regular season games only)

Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Seasons^[a]	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts Per Game	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Seasons^[a]	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts Per Game	Finishing Positions
1 (1)	2 (2)	Portland Thorns FC	8 (2013–)	182	89	49	44	283	204	+79	311	1.709	2	2	3
2 (2)	3 (3)	OL Reign^[b]	8 (2013–)	182	85	52	45	276	205	+71	300	1.648	2	1	1	1
3 (3)	4 (4)	Chicago Red Stars	8 (2013–)	182	79	51	52	259	218	+41	289	1.588		2	1	3
4 (4)	8 (8)	Washington Spirit	8 (2013–)	182	60	81	41	214	265	−51	221	1.214		1	1	2
5 (5)	9 (10)	NJ/NY Gotham FC^[c]	8 (2013–)	182	55	77	50	219	279	−60	215	1.181				1
6 (7)	1 (1)	North Carolina Courage	4 (2017–)	96	57	22	17	173	85	+88	188	1.958	3
7 (8)	11 (11)	Houston Dash	7 (2014–)	160	49	80	31	183	244	−61	178	1.113
8 (6)	5 (5)	FC Kansas City	5 (2013–2017)	110	45	36	27	152	125	+27	168	1.527		2	1
9 (10)	10 (8)	Orlando Pride	5 (2016–)	116	36	55	25	146	183	−37	133	1.147			1
10 (9)	7 (7)	Western New York Flash	4 (2013–2016)	86	33	31	22	142	118	+24	119	1.384	1			1
11 (11)	13 (12)	Boston Breakers	5 (2013–2017)	110	25	65	20	132	212	−80	95	0.864
12 (12)	6 (6)	Utah Royals FC	2 (2018–2019)	48	19	17	12	47	48	−1	69	1.438
13 (-)	12 (-)	Racing Louisville	1 (2021– )	24	5	12	7	21	40	−19	22	0.917
14 (-)	14 (-)	Kansas City Current^[d]	1 (2021– )	24	3	14	7	15	36	-21	16	0.667

Sort order is Pts, finishing positions, wins

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

Playoff records[]

Through 2021 playoffs

Rank	Club	Championships	Runner Up	Seasons Qualified	GP	W	L	D¹	Penalty Wins¹	PPG	GF	GA	GD
1	North Carolina Courage	2	1	4/4	7	5	2	0	0	2.143	14	3	11
2	Portland Thorns FC	2	1	7/8	10	5	5	0	0	1.500	15	16	−1
3	FC Kansas City	2	0	3/5	5	4	1	0	0	2.400	10	4	6
4	Washington Spirit	1	1	4/8	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	Chicago Red Stars	0	2	6/8	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	6	14	−8
7	OL Reign	0	2	5/8	7	2	5	0	0	0.857	9	12	−3
8	Orlando Pride	0	0	1/5	1	0	1	0	0	0.000	1	4	−3
8	NJ/NY Gotham FC	0	0	2/8	2	0	2	0	0	0.000	0	3	−3

¹Ties after 120min decided by penalties
Sort order is Championships, Runners-Up, PPG

Player records[]

Most minutes played[]

**NWSL All-Time Minutes Played**
Regular Season Only as of October 31, 2021^[2]
Rank	Player	Minutes Played	Games
1	Lauren Barnes	14,727	170
2	McCall Zerboni	13,874	167
3	Allie Long	13,495	156
4	Tori Huster	12,992	158
5	Merritt Mathias	12,929	164
6	Nicole Barnhart	12,494	141
7	Jess Fishlock	12,431	144
8	Christine Sinclair	12,395	143
9	Becky Sauerbrunn	12,181	138
10	Ali Krieger	12,148	141
11	Emily Menges	12,028	128
12	Christine Nairn	11,553	155
13	Kristie Mewis	11,441	140
14	Estelle Johnson	11,369	127
15	Ashlyn Harris	11,342	127
16	Abby Erceg	11,229	128
17	Sofia Huerta	11,157	133
18	Alyssa Naeher	11,115	124
19	Kealia Watt	11,101	138
20	Sarah Woldmoe	10,828	127

Most appearances, regular season only[]

2013–2021 seasons. 182 total matches.^[3]

**NWSL Most Appearances**
Regular Season Only as of October 31, 2021
Rank	Player	Games
1	Lauren Barnes	170
2	McCall Zerboni	167
3	Merritt Mathias	164
4	Tori Huster	158
5	Jessica McDonald	156
5	Allie Long	156
7	Christine Nairn	155
8	Jess Fishlock	144
9	Christine Sinclair	143
10	Nicole Barnhart	141
10	Ali Krieger	141
12	Kristie Mewis	140
	Jasmyne Spencer
	Erika Tymrak
15	Emily Menges	138
	Becky Sauerbrunn
	Kealia Watt
18	Alyssa Mautz	135
19	Amber Brooks	134
20	Vanessa DiBernardo	133
	Sofia Huerta
	Angela Salem

Goals[]

First NWSL goal: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute (13 April 2013)
Fastest goal: Raquel Rodriguez for Sky Blue FC against Portland Thorns FC, 24 seconds
Most goals in a season (24 games): 18, Samantha Kerr
Most goals in a game: 4, Samantha Kerr,^[4] Kristen Hamilton^[5]
Most hat-tricks in a season: 2, Samantha Kerr ^[4]
Most consecutive seasons to score at least 8 goals: 3 (joint record)
- Christen Press, 2015–2017 (all for Chicago Red Stars)
- Sam Kerr, 2017–2019 (with Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars)
- Lynn Williams, 2016–2018 (with Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage)
Most different clubs to score for: 5 (joint record)
- Jessica McDonald for Seattle Reign FC, Portland Thorns FC, Houston Dash, Western New York Flash, and North Carolina Courage
- Kristie Mewis for Kansas City, Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars, and Houston Dash

Top scorers[]

Goals and appearances, regular season only[]

**NWSL All-Time Leading Goalscorers**
Up to 31st October 2021^[6]
Rank	Player	Goals	Games
1	Samantha Kerr	77	119
2	Lynn Williams	57	117
3	Christine Sinclair	54	143
4	Jessica McDonald	51	156
5	Christen Press	45	85
6	Carli Lloyd	43	107
7	Megan Rapinoe	40	86
8	Amy Rodriguez	39	101
9	Alex Morgan	38	102
10	Sydney Leroux	37	113
11	Jess Fishlock	34	144
12	Allie Long	34	156
13	Rachel Daly	33	95
14	Crystal Dunn	33	104
15	Sofia Huerta	33	133
16	Kealia Watt	33	138
17	Kim Little	32	63
18	Nadia Nadim	31	68
19	Jodie Taylor	31	81
20	Ashley Hatch	28	88

Leading goalscorers in playoffs[]

**NWSL All-Time Playoff Leading Goalscorers**
Last updated October 31, 2021
Bold indicates active player
Rank	Player	Goals
1	Amy Rodriguez	6
2	Crystal Dunn	4
	Jessica McDonald
	Samantha Mewis
5	Debinha	3
	Tobin Heath
	Lindsey Horan
	Megan Rapinoe
	Christine Sinclair
	Lynn Williams

NWSL top goalscorers by season (regular season only)[]

Year	Player	goals	games
2013	Lauren Holiday	12	18
2014	Kim Little	16	23
2015	Crystal Dunn	15	20
2016	Lynn Williams	11	19
2017	Samantha Kerr	17	22
2018	Samantha Kerr	16	19
2019	Samantha Kerr	18	21
2021	Ashley Hatch	10	20

Assists[]

Most assists in a season: 10, Tobin Heath (2016)
Most assists in a single match: 4, Nahomi Kawasumi (for Seattle Reign FC v. Washington Spirit, 16 May 2017)^[7]

Most assists[]

Most assists (career)
Regular Season Only as of October 12, 2019^[8]
Rank	Player	Assists	Games
1	Tobin Heath	25	74
	Jessica McDonald		127
	Christine Nairn		143
4	Lynn Williams	24	86
5	Nahomi Kawasumi	19	68
	Samantha Kerr		98
	Sofia Huerta		109
8	Vanessa DiBernardo	18	94
	Kelley O'Hara		83
	Alex Morgan		83
11	Lauren Holiday	17	80
11	Jess Fishlock	17	116
13	Crystal Dunn	16	76
	Kim Little		63
	Heather O'Reilly		75

Top assists by season[]

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
2021*	Sofia Huerta	6	23

*Joint record

Goalkeepers[]

#	Player	Shutouts	Apps
1	Nicole Barnhart	51	131
2	Alyssa Naeher	36	118
3	Adrianna Franch	29	80
4	Ashlyn Harris	17	108
4	Katelyn Rowland	17	49
6	Lydia Williams	16	57
7	Aubrey Kingsbury	15	58
7	Stephanie Labbé	15	41
9	Brittany Cameron	14	45
9	Karina LeBlanc	14	50

Match records[]

Last updated December 4, 2019

**Largest Victories**
Winning Margin	Date	Home team	Result	Away team
6	07/13/14	Portland Thorns FC	7–1	FC Kansas City
	06/24/16	Western New York Flash	7–1	Boston Breakers
	09/11/19	North Carolina Courage	6–0	Portland Thorns FC
5	06/07/14	Portland Thorns FC	0–5	Western New York Flash
	06/21/14	Washington Spirit	1–6	Portland Thorns FC
	07/06/14	Sky Blue FC	0–5	FC Kansas City
	07/27/14	Seattle Reign FC	5–0	Portland Thorns FC
	08/12/17	Orlando Pride	5–0	Sky Blue FC
	08/25/18	Houston Dash	6–1	Sky Blue FC
	09/04/18	Chicago Red Stars	5–0	Sky Blue FC
	09/08/18	North Carolina Courage	5–0	Houston Dash
	04/17/19	North Carolina Courage	5–0	Orlando Pride
	07/24/19	Portland Thorns FC	5–0	Houston Dash
	09/14/19	North Carolina Courage	6–1	Orlando Pride

**Highest Scoring**
Goals Scored	Date	Home team	Result	Away team
9	07/20/14	Portland Thorns FC	6–3	Boston Breakers
	07/22/17	Seattle Reign FC	5–4	Sky Blue FC
	08/19/17	Sky Blue FC	5–4	Seattle Reign FC
8	07/13/14	Portland Thorns FC	7–1	FC Kansas City
	06/24/16	Western New York Flash	7–1	Boston Breakers
	05/13/17	Seattle Reign FC	6–2	Washington Spirit
	04/20/19	Chicago Red Stars	4–4	Portland Thorns FC
7	06/06/13	Portland Thorns FC	4–3	FC Kansas City
	07/27/13	Washington Spirit	2–5	Boston Breakers
	06/21/14	Washington Spirit	1–6	Portland Thorns FC
	08/03/14	Boston Breakers	3–4	Western New York Flash
	08/06/15	Portland Thorns FC	5–2	Boston Breakers
	05/21/16	Western New York Flash	5–2	Sky Blue FC
	07/23/16	Seattle Reign FC	5–2	Orlando Pride
	05/06/17	Washington Spirit	4–3	Sky Blue FC
	09/30/17	Boston Breakers	3–4	Sky Blue FC
	05/23/18	Orlando Pride	3–4	North Carolina Courage
	05/26/18	Chicago Red Stars	2–5	Orlando Pride
	08/25/18	Houston Dash	6–1	Sky Blue FC
	07/05/19	North Carolina Courage	5–2	Houston Dash
	07/06/19	Orlando Pride	4–3	Washington Spirit
	07/14/19	Portland Thorns FC	4–3	Orlando Pride
	09/14/19	North Carolina Courage	6–1	Orlando Pride

References[]

^ "Stats". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ "NWSL Player Stats".
^ Cooper, Jen (2021), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, p. 13.
^ ^a ^b "Sam Kerr finishes NWSL season with bushel of scoring records". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
^ intive. "Kristen Hamilton scores four, Courage win 5-2". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
^ Cooper, Jen (2019), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, Keeper Notes, p. 8.
^ Ltd, Simplestream. "Nahomi Kawasumi named Player of the Week". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
^ Cooper, pp. 6–7

External links[]

National Women's Soccer League

[2] No regular season in 2020.

[3] Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018 and as Reign FC in 2019.

[4] Known as Sky Blue FC from 2013–2020.

[5] Known as Kansas City NWSL in 2021.

[1] "Stats". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

[6] "NWSL Player Stats".

[7] Cooper, Jen (2021), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, p. 13.

[:11-8] "Sam Kerr finishes NWSL season with bushel of scoring records". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

[9] tive. "Kristen Hamilton scores four, Courage win 5-2". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.

[10] Cooper, Jen (2019), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, Keeper Notes, p. 8.

[11] Ltd, Simplestream. "Nahomi Kawasumi named Player of the Week". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.

[12] Cooper, pp. 6–7

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NWSL records and statistics

Contents

Champions and shield winners[]

By season[]

Total trophies by team[]

Team records[]

Wins[]

Losses[]

Attendance[]

Goals[]

Regular season records[]

Playoff records[]

Player records[]

Most minutes played[]

Most appearances, regular season only[]

Goals[]

Top scorers[]

Goals and appearances, regular season only[]

Leading goalscorers in playoffs[]

NWSL top goalscorers by season (regular season only)[]

Assists[]

Most assists[]

Top assists by season[]

Goalkeepers[]

Match records[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]