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From 2021 to 2023, the top 6 teams qualified for a three-round playoff, and the top two seeds had a first-round bye. [2] From 2013 to 2019, the top 4 teams qualified for a two-round playoff. [3] In 2013 and 2014, the higher seeded team to reach the championship hosted the match. Since 2015, the championship has been hosted at a predetermined ...
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a top-flight professional women's soccer league in the United States. It shares first-division status with the USL Super League. As of 2024, the league has 14 teams and uses a schedule that runs from spring to fall within a single calendar year. [1]
The league had 14 teams following the addition of expansion teams Bay FC and Utah Royals—the latter being the revival of a team that had played in the league from 2018 to 2020. The season began with the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup , a supercup match between the reigning playoff champion ( NJ/NY Gotham FC ) and NWSL Shield winner San Diego Wave FC ...
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.
The 2025 NWSL regular season will officially kick off on Friday, March 14, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 2. Each team will play 26 games, and will play each other NWSL team once at home and once away.
The top six teams from the regular season will qualify for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a quarterfinal bye. The playoffs begin with the quarterfinals on October 20, with semifinals scheduled for November 5 and the championship finals match on November 11 [ 1 ] at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California .
The league will only continue to grow, as the NWSL has announced it will add two more teams by 2026, per Reuters. Pretty much everything about women’s soccer is booming, according to the outlet.
As part of the deal, A&E Networks purchased a 25 percent equity stake in the NWSL and were granted two seats on the league's board. The company also formed a joint venture with the league known as NWSL Media to oversee the league's marketing and broadcast rights, and Lifetime became a league-wide kit sponsor for all players.