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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. 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.

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	2–0Details	Western New York Flash	Western New York Flash	38–38Standings	FC Kansas City
2014	FC Kansas City	2–1Details	Seattle Reign FC	Seattle Reign FC	54–41Standings	FC Kansas City
2015	FC Kansas City	1–0Details	Seattle Reign FC	Seattle Reign FC	43–33Standings	Chicago Red Stars
2016	Western New York Flash	2–2 AET, 3–2 PKsDetails	Washington Spirit	Portland Thorns FC	41–39Standings	Washington Spirit
2017	Portland Thorns FC	1–0Details	North Carolina Courage	North Carolina Courage	49–47Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2018	North Carolina Courage	3–0Details	Portland Thorns FC	North Carolina Courage	57–42Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2019	North Carolina Courage	4–0Details	Chicago Red Stars	North Carolina Courage	49–44Standings	Chicago Red Stars
2021	Washington Spirit	2–1 AET Details	Chicago Red Stars	Portland Thorns FC	44–42Standings	OL Reign
2022	Portland Thorns FC	2–0 Details	Kansas City Current	OL Reign	40–39Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2023	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2–1Details	OL Reign	San Diego Wave FC	37–35Standings	Portland Thorns FC
2024	Orlando Pride	1–0Details	Washington Spirit	Orlando Pride	60–56Standings	Washington Spirit
2025	Gotham FC	1–0Details	Washington Spirit	Kansas City Current	65-44
Standings	Washington Spirit

Through November 22, 2025 (2025 NWSL Championship)

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 the 2020 Fall Series, in which the Community Shield (separate from the NWSL Shield) was played.

Most wins in a season:
- 26 games: 21, Kansas City Current (2025)
- 24 games: 17, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- 22 games: 11, Portland Thorns (2013), FC Kansas City (2013), OL Reign (now Seattle Reign) (2022), San Diego Wave (2023)
- 20 games: 13, Seattle Reign FC (2015)
Fewest wins in a season:
- 20 games: 3, Boston Breakers (2016)
- 24 games: 1, Sky Blue FC (Gotham FC) (2018)
Highest win percentage in a season: 80.8%, Kansas City Current (2025)
Lowest win percentage in a season: 4.2%, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)
Most home wins in a season: 11, Kansas City Current (2025)
Most away wins in a season: 10, Kansas City Current (2025)
Most consecutive wins: 9, Kansas City Current (October 5, 2024–April 19, 2025)
Most consecutive wins in a season (26 games): 8, Orlando Pride (April 12, 2024–June 7, 2024), Kansas City Current (May 11, 2025–August 8, 2025)
Most consecutive games without a win: 23, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham 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, Portland Thorns FC (June 28, 2017–September 30, 2017), North Carolina Courage (July 5, 2019–October 12, 2019)
Most consecutive away wins in a season: 8, Kansas City Current (May 16, 2025–October 6, 2025)
Most consecutive home wins: 8, Portland Thorns FC (June 28, 2017–April 15, 2018)
Most total wins in regular season (278 games): 130, Portland Thorns FC (April, 13, 2013–November 2, 2025)
Most losses in a season:
- 26 games: 16, Houston Dash (2024)
- 24 games: 17, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)
- 22 games: 17, NJ/NY Gotham FC (now Gotham FC) (2022)
- 20 games: 15, Boston Breakers (2016)
Fewest losses in a season (24 games): 1, North Carolina Courage (2018)
Highest loss percentage: 77.3%, NJ/NY Gotham FC (now Gotham FC) (2022)
Lowest loss percentage: 4.2%, North Carolina Courage (2018)
Longest unbeaten regular season run: 24 games, Orlando Pride (October 15, 2023–October 11, 2024)
Most losses in total (278 games): 113, Sky Blue FC / Gotham FC
Fewest home losses in a season:
- (13 games): 0, Kansas City Current (2025)
- (12 games): 0, Seattle Reign FC (2014)
Most consecutive losses in a season: 11, NJ/NY Gotham FC (now Gotham FC) (2022)
Most consecutive home games undefeated: 22, Seattle Reign FC (April 13, 2014–August 29, 2015)
Most points in a season:
- 26 games: 65, Kansas City Current (2025)
- 24 games: 57, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- 22 games: 40, OL Reign (now Seattle Reign) (2022)
- 20 games: 43, Seattle Reign (2015)
Most points per game in a season: 2.50, Kansas City Current (2025)
Fewest points per game in a season: 0.375, Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) (2018)

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
2019	108	792,409	7,337	5,565	Portland Thorns FC	20,098	Sky Blue FC	3,338	8,956
2021	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	Houston Dash	6,194	14,734
2025	182	1,917,401	10,535		Portland Thorns FC	18,173	Racing Louisville FC	5,521

Most goals scored in a season:
- 26 games: 57, Kansas City Current (2024)
- 24 games: 54, North Carolina Courage (2019)
- 22 games: 49, Portland Thorns (2022)
- 20 games: 41, Seattle Reign (2015)
Fewest goals scored in a season: 12, Washington Spirit (2018)
Most goals conceded in a season: 54, Chicago Stars (2025)
Fewest goals conceded in a season: 13, Kansas City Current (2025)
Best goal difference in a season: 36, North Carolina Courage (2018), Kansas City Current (2025)
Most penalty-kick goals in a season: 7, Portland Thorns FC (2025)
Most goals scored in total (through 2025): 447, Portland Thorns FC
Most goals conceded in total (through 2025): 394, Sky Blue FC / Gotham FC
Most consecutive games scoring: 28 games, FC Kansas City (2013–2014) includes 3 playoff games
Most games scoring 2+ goals: 18 games, Kansas City Current (2025)
Most consecutive games scoring 2+ goals: 7 games, Western New York Flash (2013)
Longest shutout streak: 9 games / 870 minutes, Kansas City Current (2025)
Most shutouts in a season: 16, Kansas City Current (2025)
Most consecutive shutouts in a season: 9, Kansas City Current (2025)

Through 2025 season (regular season games only)

Pts rank(prev.season)	PPG rank(prev.season)	Club	Seasons	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	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	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	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	1.156
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, and gray denote a column's best and worst values.

Through 2025 playoffs

Rank	Club	Championships	Runners-up	Seasonsqualified	GP	W	L	D	Penaltywins	PPG	GF	GA	GD
1	Portland Thorns FC	3	1	11/12	16	8	8	0	0	1.313	21	22	−1
2	North Carolina Courage	2	1	6/8	9	5	4	0	0	1.667	14	6	+8
3	FC Kansas City	2	0	3/5	5	4	1	0	0	2.400	10	4	+6
4	Gotham FC	2	0	5/12	10	7	2	1	0	2.200	12	7	+5
5	Washington Spirit	1	3	6/12	13	6	4	3	2	1.538	16	15	+1
6	Western New York Flash	1	1	2/4	4	2	1	1	1	1.750	8	7	+1
7	Orlando Pride	1	0	3/9	6	4	2	0	0	2.000	11	8	−4
8	Seattle Reign FC	0	3	8/12	12	4	8	0	0	1.000	12	18	−6
9	Chicago Stars FC	0	2	8/12	11	3	8	0	0	0.818	8	20	−12
10	Kansas City Current	0	1	3/5	6	3	3	0	0	1.500	8	8	0
11	San Diego Wave FC	0	0	3/4	4	1	3	0	0	0.750	3	5	−2
12	Bay FC	0	0	1/2	1	0	1	0	0	0.000	1	2	−1
13	Angel City FC	0	0	1/4	1	0	1	0	0	0.000	0	1	−1
14	Racing Louisville	0	0	1/5	1	0	0	1	0	0.000	1	1	0
15	Houston Dash	0	0	1/11	1	0	1	0	0	0.000	1	2	−1
16	Utah Royals	0	0	0/4	Have not qualified
17	Boston Breakers	0	0	0/5

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

Italics denotes defunct teams.

Green, red, and gray denote a column's best and worst values.

Boldface indicates players currently active in the league.

Rank	Player	Minutes played	Games
1	Lauren Barnes	21,104	232
2	Alyssa Naeher	18,781	195
3	Jess Fishlock	17,509	187
4	Abby Erceg	17,261	198
5	Sofia Huerta	17,166	192
6	Emily Menges	16,394	189
7	McCall Zerboni	16,296	186
8	Becky Sauerbrunn	16,217	188
9	Danielle Colaprico	16,179	200
10	Caprice Dydasco	16,097	176
11	Arin Wright	16,042	189
12	Vanessa DiBernardo	15,859	188
13	Christine Sinclair	15,677	172
14	Aubrey Kingsbury	15,160	196
15	Ali Krieger	15,016	174
16	Jane Campbell	15,004	171
17	Kailen Sheridan	14,909	170
18	Allie Long	14,753	150
19	Denise O'Sullivan	14,720	168
20	Emily Sonnett	14,624	155

2013–2023 regular seasons, a total of 226 matches for each team that has been active since the start of the NWSL.

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

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)
Most goals in a regular season:
- 24 games: 18, Sam Kerr (2019)
- 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 Ordóñez (2022, 22-game season)
Most goals in a game: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017); Kristen Hamilton (July 5, 2019); Alex Morgan (May 7, 2022)
Most goals in a half: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017)
Most hat-tricks in a season: 2, Sam Kerr (2017), Kristen Hamilton (2019), Sophia Wilson (2023)
Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals: 3, Sam Kerr, 2017–2019 (with Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars), Sophia Wilson, 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: KK Ream, 16 years and 52 days (August 29, 2025, for Utah Royals against Portland Thorns FC)
First goal by a goalkeeper: Michelle Betos (June 19, 2015 for Portland Thorns FC against FC Kansas City)

Rank	Player	Goals
77
70
66
60
59
55
54
51
49
48
48
44
44
39
39
38
38
37
37
36
35
35
33
33
32
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 Per Game Played

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

Rank	Player	Assists
1	32
2	31
31
31
31
6	28
7	27
8	26
26
10	24
24
24

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	52	214	24.2%
3	Adrianna Franch	49	154	31.8%
4	Aubrey Kingsbury	46	170	27.1%
5	Jane Campbell	45	171	26.3%
6	Kailen Sheridan	43	169	25.4%
7	Casey Murphy	39	130	43.0%
8	Bella Bixby	28	64	43.8%
9	Katelyn Rowland	25	80	31.3%
10	Ashlyn Harris	22	135	16.3%
11	Ann-Katrin Berger	21	51	41,10%

#	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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