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In August 2019, Merritt Paulson, principal owner of Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL and the Portland Timbers in MLS and also a major player in the NWSL's expansion committee, held an open forum with supporters in which he stated there were two new teams committed to the NWSL for 2020, and a third aiming for a 2021 launch. He added that the teams ...
The race for a National Women's Soccer League expansion team is down to the final three potential cities and Cincinnati is one of them, the league's commissioner announced Friday. After nearly a ...
Starfire Sports Complex (as Seattle Reign FC: 2013 – all home matches; 2014 – NWSL final) [23] Memorial Stadium (as Seattle Reign FC: 2014–2018 – all home matches except 2014 NWSL final) [24] Cheney Stadium (as Reign FC: 2019; as OL Reign 2020–2021 – all home matches except one 2021 match at Lumen Field) [25]
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, on March 15, 2024. The regular season began the following day and ran until November 3; [ 1 ] it paused for a month between July 8 and August 18 for the 2024 Summer Olympics .
The next expansion team, which will be based in Boston, will begin play in 2026. Additionally, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman told ESPN in April that the league plans to announce a 16th team ...
NWSL playoffs Regular season Most valuable player Golden Boot [a] Ref. Champion Score Runners-up NWSL Shield Record [b] Pts. MP Avg. attendance; 2013: 8 Portland Thorns FC: 2–0 Western New York Flash: Western New York Flash [c] 10–4–8: 38 22 4,270 [26] Lauren Holiday: Lauren Holiday (12) [27] 2014: 9 FC Kansas City: 2–1 Seattle Reign FC ...
The NWSL will expand to 16 teams in 2026 with the addition of BOS Nation FC and the Cincinnati, Cleveland or Denver franchise. MORE: USWNT players like idea of NWSL team in Nashville: 'A really ...
NWSL will grow to 16 teams for the 2026 season with Boston and the yet-to-be-named new expansion city joining that year. The NWSL's ongoing round of expansion has largely played out in private.