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Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it was the 17th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. Twelve teams compete in the league.
The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record as determined by the NWSL points system. 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 ...
[19] [20] The "double"—an NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield in the same season—has been won three times: by the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019, and by 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 an 18–2–6 record . [ 22 ]
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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).
Founded on June 8, 2021, the Wave began play in the 2022 season as an expansion team. The Wave won the NWSL Shield with the league's best record in the 2023 season, the club's first trophy. [1] The club won the NWSL Challenge Cup in its 2024 edition. [2]
These are articles concerning seasons of National Women's Soccer League clubs that won the NWSL Shield as regular-season champions. Pages in category "NWSL Shield–winning seasons" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The NWSL Championship is the annual championship game of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top-flight women's soccer league in the United States. It is the culmination of the NWSL playoffs , which is contested by the teams with the best record in the preceding regular season.