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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 .
[19] [20] The "double"—a NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield in the same season—has been won three times: the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019, and the Orlando Pride in 2024. [19] [21] Orlando also set the league's all-time points record during the 2024 season, with 60 points and a 18–2–6 record. [22]
The 24-year-old Zambian was named the 2024 NWSL championship MVP and later dedicated the award to her team. ... The NWSL Shield winners set league records for most wins in a single season (18) and ...
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 Shields since the league's inception in 2013, are tied as of 2023 for the most shields won by any NWSL team. [1] [2] [3] The Orlando Pride are the current winners.
At the 2022 NWSL Championship, the league recognized some of the players who had competed in the league for all ten years of its existence.. After Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) officially folded in April 2012, the United States Soccer Federation (US Soccer) announced a roundtable for discussion of the future of women's professional soccer in the United States.
2024 winner Barbra Banda. The NWSL Championship Most Valuable Player award is presented to the best player in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship Game. Tobin Heath received the first NWSL championship MVP award in 2013; she scored the opening goal of Portland Thorns FC's 2–0 victory in the inaugural championship game. [1]
Portland Thorns FC celebrate winning the 2022 NWSL Championship. As of 2024, 10 of the 17 teams that have played in the league have appeared in an NWSL Championship, and 7 have won a championship. Portland Thorns FC has appeared at and won the NWSL Championship the most times, with three championships in four appearances.
The most recent winner is Ann-Katrin Berger (2024). As of 2024, the NWSL's individual end-of-year awards are voted upon in two rounds: in the first round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), and media (25%) vote to determine the nominees; in the second round, players (40%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), media (25% ...