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Portland Thorns FC won the league championship in 2017. Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer club which began play in the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) inaugural season in 2013. All Thorns players who have appeared for the team in an official competition or have been contracted to play for the team are listed ...
The Thorns made a number of roster moves in the offseason but struggled during the 2015 Portland Thorns FC season. On June 19, 2015, the Thorns made NWSL history when goalkeeper Michelle Betos headed the equalizing goal for 10-woman Portland in the 95th minute against FC Kansas City, the first goal scored by a goalkeeper in the league. [33]
Portland was the first team to win three NWSL Championships, [1] the third to win two NWSL Shields, [2] and won the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup. The Thorns also won the 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield and 2021 Women's International Champions Cup, and Thorns players have been named the league's most valuable player twice (Lindsey Horan in ...
The 2023 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's eleventh season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
After being initially postponed due to the Spirit being unable to field a full roster after four players tested positive for COVID-19, [47] the NWSL declared this match a forfeit by the Spirit on Sept. 16, citing alleged violations of the league's COVID-19 protocols, and credited Portland with a 3–0 victory.
The NWSL increased the number of teams eligible for the NWSL playoffs from the top six teams to the top eight in the 2024 season. ... Portland Thorns FC [107] [108 ...
Portland Thorns FC : 0–0: OL Reign: Portland, Oregon: ... Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18 ...
The 2013 season was the Portland Thorns ' inaugural season in the newly created National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's professional soccer in the United States. The Thorns ended the 22-game regular season with a 10-6-6 record, qualifying them for the NWSL playoffs.