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The champion is determined by the NWSL Championship and the playoffs, a postseason knockout tournament for top teams in the regular season similar to those for other North American sports leagues. 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]
Since the 2024 season, the top eight teams in the final standings at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs and are seeded in order of their record.The top-seed hosts the eighth seed and the fourth hosts the fifth in one arm of the quarterfinals bracket, and the runner-up hosts the seventh seed and the third hosts the sixth in the other arm.
The Washington Spirit celebrate after defeated Bay FC 2-1 in extra time in a 2024 NWSL Playoffs quarterfinal on Sunday. (Photo by Hannah Foslien-Imagn Images) (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect ...
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 .
Despite facing a 10-on-11 disadvantage for most of the match, the Orlando Pride defeated the KC Current 2-1 on Saturday, leaving them as the only undefeated team left in the NWSL at 11-5-0.
Jaedyn Shaw and Alex Morgan scored to give the San Diego Wave a 2-0 win against Racing Louisville on Sunday, earning the NWSL Shield for best record and the top seed for the playoffs. Megan ...
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 KC Current forward broke a remarkable NWSL record during Kansas City’s late-evening win on the West Coast. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...