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2023: Dates: March 25 – November 11: Champions: NJ/NY Gotham FC (1st title) NWSL Shield: San Diego Wave FC (1st shield) Challenge Cup: North Carolina Courage (2nd cup) CONCACAF W Champions Cup: NJ/NY Gotham FC San Diego Wave FC Portland Thorns FC: Matches played: 132: Goals scored: 339 (2.57 per match) Top goalscorer: Sophia Smith (11 goals ...
The league also plays the NWSL Challenge Cup, which since 2024 is a single-game super cup between the current NWSL Shield holder and current NWSL Champion. The Challenge Cup originated in 2020 as a way for all teams to return to play after the halt from the COVID-19 pandemic (though one team had to drop out because of COVID).
The team with the best record during the regular season, as determined by the number of points or another tiebreaker, is awarded the NWSL Shield. [2] Several NWSL teams share ownership or their home venues with men's teams in Major League Soccer (MLS) and the USL Championship who play in the same markets.
Gotham's Ali Krieger played 90 minutes in her final regular-season match before retiring at the end of the season, becoming among just four players to log 15,000 NWSL minutes. She was honored in a ...
The Orlando Pride have had a dominant 2024, going unbeaten in the first 23 matches of the regular season and lifting the NWSL Shield (given to the league's regular-season champion) after a 2-0 win ...
The Challenge Cup game will be played between 2023 NWSL champions Gotham FC and last year's Supporters' Shield winners, the San Diego Wave, on March 15 at New Jersey's Red Bull Arena.
The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record as determined by the NWSL points system. The NWSL Shield has been awarded annually since 2013 and is recognized as a major trophy by the league. The North Carolina Courage and Seattle Reign FC, each with three NWSL ...
Last year, the NWSL's top eight were separated by seven points. This year, the fourth-place Current finished with 55 points — 16 more than the fifth-place North Carolina Courage.