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 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, a competition created in place of the 2020 season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are not included here.

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

By Team

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

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 (148 games): 76, 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 (148 games): 74, 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	13,323*
2019	792,409	7,337	5,565	Portland Thorns FC	20,098	Sky Blue FC	3,338	8,956

* A semifinal that would have been played in North Carolina was moved to Portland due to Hurricane Florence.

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: 17, North Carolina Courage (2018)
Best goal difference in a season: 36, North Carolina Courage (2018)
Most goals scored in total: 210, Portland Thorns FC
Most goals conceded in total: 225, 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: 5 games, Seattle Reign FC (2016)

Regular season records

Through 2019 season

Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Seasons	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	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts Per Game	Finishing Positions
1 (1)	2 (2)	Portland Thorns FC	7 (2013–)	158	76	43	39	250	187	+63	267	1.690	1	2	3
2 (2)	3 (3)	OL Reign^[a]	7 (2013–)	158	72	44	42	239	181	+58	258	1.633	2		1	1
3 (3)	4 (4)	Chicago Red Stars	7 (2013–)	158	68	43	47	231	190	+41	251	1.589		2	1	2
4 (6)	8 (10)	Washington Spirit	7 (2013–)	158	49	74	35	185	239	−54	182	1.152		1		2
5 (5)	10 (9)	Sky Blue FC	7 (2013–)	158	47	72	39	190	258	−68	180	1.139				1
6 (4)	5 (5)	FC Kansas City	5 (2013–2017)	110	45	36	27	152	125	+27	168	1.527		2	1
7 (9)	1 (1)	North Carolina Courage	3 (2017–)	72	48	13	11	140	68	+72	155	2.153	3
8 (7)	11 (11)	Houston Dash	6 (2014–)	136	40	70	26	152	213	−61	146	1.074
9 (8)	7 (7)	Western New York Flash	4 (2013–2016)	86	33	31	22	142	118	+24	119	1.384	1			1
10 (11)	9 (8)	Orlando Pride	4 (2016–)	92	29	45	18	119	151	−32	105	1.141			1
11 (10)	12 (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–)	48	19	17	12	47	48	−1	69	1.438

Sort order is Pts, finishing positions, wins

^ Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018 and as Reign FC in 2019.

Playoff records

Through 2019 playoffs

Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Appearances vs Seasons	Appearances Percentages	GP	W	L	D¹	SOW¹	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)
1 (3)	North Carolina Courage	3/3	100%	6	5	1	0	0	14	2	+12	15	2.50	1 (2)
1 (1)	Portland Thorns FC	6/7	86%	9	5	4	0	0	15	14	+1	15	1.67	4 (3)
3 (2)	FC Kansas City	3/5	60%	5	4	1	0	0	10	4	+6	12	2.40	2 (1)
4 (4)	Western New York Flash	2/4	50%	4	2	1	1	1	8	7	+1	7	1.75	3 (4)
5 (5)	Reign FC	4/7	57%	6	2	4	0	0	8	10	−2	6	1.00	5 (5)
6 (6)	Washington Spirit	3/7	43%	4	1	2	1	0	5	8	−3	4	1.00	5 (6)
7 (7)	Chicago Red Stars	5/7	71%	6	1	5	0	0	2	12	−10	3	0.50	7 (7)
8 (7)	Orlando Pride	1/4	25%	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	−3	0	0.00	8 (7)
8 (7)	Sky Blue FC	1/7	14%	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	−2	0	0.00	8 (7)

¹Ties after 120min decided by shootout
Sort order is Pts, appearance%, total seasons, PPG

Player records

Most appearances

2013–2019 seasons. 158 total matches. Regular season only.^[2]

**NWSL Most Appearances**
Regular Season Only as of October 12, 2019
Rank	Player	Games
1	Christine Nairn	150
2	Lauren Barnes	149
3	McCall Zerboni	147
4	Merritt Mathias	142
5	Tori Huster	138
6	Jessica McDonald	135
6	Nicole Barnhart	135
8	Allie Long	133
9	Katherine Reynolds	129
10	Christine Sinclair	128
11	Kristie Mewis	124
12	Amber Brooks	123
12	Beverly Yanez	123
14	Becky Sauerbrunn	122
14	Jasmyne Spencer	122
16	Alyssa Mautz	121
16	Jess Fishlock	121
18	Erika Tymrak	120

Goals

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

Top scorers

**NWSL All-Time Leading Goalscorers**
Regular Season Only as of October 12, 2019^[4]
Rank	Player	Goals	Games
1	Samantha Kerr	77	119
2	Lynn Williams	50	100
3	Christine Sinclair	49	128
4	Jessica McDonald	47	135
5	Christen Press	45	85
6	Carli Lloyd	39	93
7	Megan Rapinoe	34	75
7	Amy Rodriguez	34	77
9	Allie Long	33	133
9	Alex Morgan	33	89
11	Crystal Dunn	32	89
	Sofia Huerta		100
	Kim Little		63
14	Sydney Leroux	29	92
15	Nadia Nadim	28	61
15	Kealia Ohai	28	114

**NWSL All-Time Playoff Leading Goalscorers**
Last updated October 27, 2019
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

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)^[5]

Most assists

Most assists (career)
Regular Season Only as of October 12, 2019^[6]
Rank	Player	Assists	Games
1	Tobin Heath	25	74
1	Christine Nairn	25	143
3	Lynn Williams	24	86
4	Jessica McDonald	23	127
5	Nahomi Kawasumi	19	68
5	Samantha Kerr	19	98
7	Vanessa DiBernardo	18	94
	Kelley O'Hara		83
	Alex Morgan		83
10	Lauren Holiday	17	80
10	Jess Fishlock	17	116
12	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

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 Bledsoe	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.
^ Cooper, Jen (2019), 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.
^ 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] Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018 and as Reign FC in 2019.

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

[3] Cooper, Jen (2019), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, p. 13.

[:11-4] "Sam Kerr finishes NWSL season with bushel of scoring records". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

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

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

[7] Cooper, pp. 6–7

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Team records

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Player records

Most appearances

Goals

Top scorers

Assists

Most assists

Top assists by season

Goalkeepers

Match records

See also

References

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