2024 National Women's Soccer League season 12th season of the National Women's Soccer League
Football league season
National Women's Soccer League Season 2024 Dates March 16 – November 23 Champions Orlando Pride (1st title)NWSL Shield Orlando Pride (1st shield) Challenge Cup San Diego Wave FC (1st cup)Matches played 182 Goals scored 484 (2.66 per match) Top goalscorer Temwa Chawinga (20 goals)Biggest home win 6 goals ORL 6–0 UTA (Jun 21) Biggest away win 3 goals POR 1–4 KC (Jun 23) SD 0–3 CHI (Jun 28) LA 0–3 ORL (Jun 30) SD 1–4 NC (Sep 8) Highest scoring 9 goals KC 5–4 POR (Mar 16) Longest winning run 8 winsOrlando Pride (April 12 – June 7) Longest unbeaten run 23 matchesOrlando Pride (Mar 16 – Oct 11) Longest winless run 12 matchesSan Diego Wave FC (May 12 – Sep 8) Longest losing run 6 lossesUtah Royals (May 3 – Jun 16) Highest attendance 35,038 CHI 1–2 BAY (June 8) Lowest attendance 2,137 LOU–SD (Nov 3) Total attendance 2,044,848 Average attendance 11,235
All statistics correct as of November 3, 2024.
The 2024 National Women's Soccer League season was the twelfth season of the National Women's Soccer League , the top division of women's soccer in the United States . 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 18th overall season of FIFA and USSF -sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. 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 , 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 . Each team played 26 matches during the regular season, an increase of four from the 2023 season. The playoffs comprised the top eight teams and ran from November 9 to November 23.[ 2] [ 3] The Orlando Pride finished in first place during the regular season, accumulating a record 60 points, and also won the playoffs, defeating the Washington Spirit in the final.
In addition to league play, 2024 marked the debut of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup , an international competition between clubs from the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico. The inaugural edition was played from July to October and won by the Kansas City Current .[ 4] [ 5]
The 2024 season was the first under new broadcast agreements with CBS Sports , ESPN , Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports ; 118 of the total 182 matches were televised or streamed nationally.[ 2] Attendance averaged 11,235 per game, a record, and total attendance for the year was just over two million, also a record.
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Stadiums and locations
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Angel City FC
BMO Stadium
22,000
Bay FC
PayPal Park
18,000
Chicago Red Stars
SeatGeek Stadium
20,000
Houston Dash
Shell Energy Stadium
22,039
Kansas City Current
CPKC Stadium
11,500
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Red Bull Arena
25,000
North Carolina Courage
Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
10,000
Orlando Pride
Inter&Co Stadium
25,500
Portland Thorns FC
Providence Park
25,218
Racing Louisville FC
Lynn Family Stadium
11,700[ a]
San Diego Wave FC
Snapdragon Stadium
35,000
Seattle Reign FC
Lumen Field
10,000[ b]
Utah Royals
America First Field
20,213
Washington Spirit
Audi Field
20,000
^ Seated capacity; full capacity with standing room is 15,304.[ 6]
^ Lumen Field has a capacity of 68,740; standard configuration for Reign games seats 10,000 but can expand based on demand for individual games.[ 7]
Locations of the National Women's Soccer League teams in 2024.
Note: All teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer as part of a league-wide sponsorship agreement renewed in November 2021.[ 8]
Coaching changes
Team
Outgoing coach
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Position in table
Incoming coach
Date of appointment
Ref.
Utah Royals
—
—
—
Preseason
Amy Rodriguez
April 19, 2023
[ 15]
Bay FC
—
—
—
Preseason
Albertin Montoya
September 27, 2023
[ 16]
Chicago Red Stars
Ella Masar (interim)
End of interim period
October 16, 2023
Preseason
Lorne Donaldson
December 20, 2023
[ 17]
Houston Dash
Sarah Lowdon (interim)
End of interim period
October 16, 2023
Preseason
Fran Alonso
December 22, 2023
[ 18]
Kansas City Current
Caroline Sjöblom (interim)
End of interim period
October 16, 2023
Preseason
Vlatko Andonovski
October 23, 2023
[ 19]
Washington Spirit
Mark Parsons
Fired
October 17, 2023
Preseason
Adrián González (interim)
January 23, 2024
[ 20] [ 21]
Angel City FC
Becki Tweed (interim)
End of interim period
October 21, 2023
Preseason
Becki Tweed
November 2, 2023
[ 22]
Racing Louisville FC
Kim Björkegren
Mutual separation
October 27, 2023
Preseason
Bev Yanez
November 30, 2023
[ 23] [ 24]
Portland Thorns FC
Mike Norris
Promoted to technical director
April 16, 2024
14th
Rob Gale (interim)
April 16, 2024
[ 25]
San Diego Wave FC
Casey Stoney
Fired
June 24, 2024
9th
Paul Buckle (interim)
June 24, 2024
[ 26]
Utah Royals
Amy Rodriguez
Fired
June 30, 2024
14th
Jimmy Coenraets (interim)
June 30, 2024
[ 27]
Washington Spirit
Adrián González (interim)
End of interim period
July 7, 2024[ a]
3rd
Jonatan Giráldez
January 9, 2024
[ 21] [ 29]
Portland Thorns FC
Rob Gale (interim)
End of interim period
July 19, 2024
5th
Rob Gale
July 19, 2024
[ 30]
San Diego Wave FC
Paul Buckle (interim)
End of interim period
August 16, 2024
10th
Landon Donovan (interim)
August 16, 2024
[ 31]
Houston Dash
Fran Alonso
Mutual separation
October 1, 2024
14th
Ricky Clarke (interim)
June 28, 2024[ b]
[ 33]
Utah Royals
Jimmy Coenraets (interim)
End of interim period
October 24, 2024
10th
Jimmy Coenraets
October 24, 2024
[ 34]
^ Although Giráldez was appointed on January 9, he would not join the Spirit until after the conclusion of the 2023–24 FC Barcelona Femení season . Giráldez officially assumed head-coaching duties on July 7, and González would remain on the Spirit's coaching staff as an assistant.[ 28]
^ Although the Dash and Alonso only agreed to part ways on October 1, Alonso had been absent and Clarke had been leading the team since June 28. However, the Dash did not make Clarke's interim appointment official until October 1.[ 32]
Regular season
Standings
^ Angel City FC were deducted three points for breaching spending cap rules.[ 35]
Tiebreakers
The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win , one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in total points total when determining rank, playoff qualification, and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker criteria, going down the list until all teams are ranked.[ 36]
Greater goal difference across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
Most total wins across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
Most goals scored across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
Head-to-head results (total points) between the tied teams.
Head-to-head most goals scored between the tied teams.
Fewest disciplinary points accumulated across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
Coin flip (if two teams are tied) or drawing of lots (if three or more teams are tied).
Results
Source:
NWSL Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by week
Considering each week to end when the NWSL releases their weekly standing tweet
Team \ Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Orlando Pride
6
9
8
5
5
4
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Washington Spirit
12
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
NJ/NY Gotham FC
8
4
7
7
11
11
9
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Kansas City Current
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
North Carolina Courage
1
3
3
2
4
2
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Portland Thorns FC
10
14
13
14
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
Bay FC
5
7
10
6
8
10
12
13
11
12
10
12
11
11
8
8
10
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
Chicago Red Stars
2
1
2
4
3
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
Racing Louisville FC
7
10
9
9
6
6
8
11
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
San Diego Wave FC
9
13
6
8
10
8
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
12
13
10
Utah Royals
13
8
12
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
10
10
11
Angel City FC
11
11
14
10
7
9
7
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
Seattle Reign FC
4
5
11
12
13
14
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
Houston Dash
14
12
5
11
12
12
13
10
12
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
Legend: Gold = first place; green = playoff position; Red = last place.
Attendance
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
Regular season
Team
GP
Attendance
High
Low
Average
San Diego Wave FC
12[ a]
234,896
32,066
10,289
19,575
Angel City FC
13
251,073
22,000
16,023
19,313
Portland Thorns FC
13
243,428
23,212
16,688
18,725
Washington Spirit
13
181,187
19,897
8,182
13,937
Bay FC
13
177,027
18,000
10,367
13,617
Kansas City Current
13
149,500
11,500
11,500
11,500
Utah Royals
13
133,949
20,370
7,491
10,304
NJ/NY Gotham FC
13
111,660
11,662
5,883
8,589
Seattle Reign FC
13
110,536
16,598
5,083
8,503
Orlando Pride
13
108,424
17,087
4,702
8,340
Chicago Red Stars
13
93,030
35,038
2,999
7,156
Racing Louisville FC
14[ a]
86,916
11,365
2,137
6,208
North Carolina Courage
13
82,702
10,026
4,528
6,362
Houston Dash
13
80,520
8,600
4,438
6,194
Total
182
2,044,848
35,038
2,137
11,235
Updated through November 3
^ a b San Diego's final home match on November 3 was moved to Louisville due to poor field conditions at Snapdragon Stadium.[ 37]
Highest attendances
Regular season[ 38]
Rank
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Stadium
1
Chicago Red Stars
1–2
Bay FC
35,038
June 8, 2024
Wrigley Field
2
San Diego Wave FC
1–2
Kansas City Current
32,066
March 23, 2024
Snapdragon Stadium
3
San Diego Wave FC
1–4
North Carolina Courage
26,516
September 8, 2024
Snapdragon Stadium
4
San Diego Wave FC
3–0
Chicago Red Stars
24,115
June 28, 2024
Snapdragon Stadium
5
San Diego Wave FC
1–1
Washington Spirit
23,541
September 1, 2024
Snapdragon Stadium
6
Portland Thorns FC
3–0
Angel City FC
23,212
November 1, 2024
Providence Park
7
Angel City FC
0–1
Bay FC
22,000
March 17, 2024
BMO Stadium
Angel City FC
2–1
North Carolina Courage
22,000
April 21, 2024
BMO Stadium
Angel City FC
0–3
Orlando Pride
22,000
June 30, 2024
BMO Stadium
Angel City FC
2–2
Portland Thorns FC
22,000
September 23, 2024
BMO Stadium
Updated through November 2
Statistical leaders
As of November 3, 2024.[ 39]
Playoffs
The NWSL increased the number of teams eligible for the NWSL playoffs from the top six teams to the top eight in the 2024 season. In the semifinals, teams were not reseeded and the winners within each quarterfinals arm played each other.[ 41]
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
Challenge Cup
In a change of format, the Challenge Cup will be played as a one-off super cup , contested by the winners of the previous season's NWSL Championship , NJ/NY Gotham FC , and NWSL Shield , San Diego Wave FC .[ 42]
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
The inaugural Summer Cup was played from July to October.[ 4] Kansas City Current defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-0 in the final.
Individual awards
As of November 24, 2024
Annual awards
Award
Winner
Nominees
Ref.
Golden Boot
Temwa Chawinga
Kansas City Current
N/A
[ 43]
Most Valuable Player
Temwa Chawinga
Kansas City Current
Barbra Banda , Orlando Pride Marta , Orlando Pride Trinity Rodman , Washington Spirit Sophia Smith , Portland Thorns FC
[ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
Defender of the Year
Emily Sams
Orlando Pride
Kaleigh Kurtz , North Carolina Courage Tara McKeown , Washington Spirit Naomi Girma , San Diego Wave FC Kylie Strom , Orlando Pride
[ 44] [ 45] [ 47]
Midfielder of the Year
Croix Bethune
Washington Spirit
Vanessa DiBernardo , Kansas City Current Lo'eau LaBonta , Kansas City Current Marta , Orlando Pride Ashley Sanchez , North Carolina Courage
[ 44] [ 45] [ 48] [ 49]
Goalkeeper of the Year
Ann-Katrin Berger
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Anna Moorhouse , Orlando Pride Mandy Haught , Utah Royals
[ 44] [ 45] [ 50]
Rookie of the Year
Croix Bethune
Washington Spirit
Ally Sentnor , Utah Royals Claire Hutton , Kansas City Current
[ 44] [ 45] [ 51]
Coach of the Year
Seb Hines
Orlando Pride
Juan Carlos Amorós , NJ/NY Gotham FC Vlatko Andonovski , Kansas City Current
[ 44] [ 45] [ 52]
Teams of the Year
Best XI [ 53]
Second XI [ 53]
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
Rookie of the Month
Team of the Month
Weekly awards
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^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (March 20, 2024). "First Game, First Goal, First Goal of the Week Winner!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (March 20, 2024). " "You have got to be kidding me!" " (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Seattle Reign FC [@reignfc] (March 26, 2024). "🗣️ OH YES JI DID! 👏🏆" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (March 26, 2024). " "WHAT A SAVE" ‼️🗣️" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 2, 2024). "A 99th minute extra time equalizer from Sam Coffey earns her the Goal of the Week! ⭐️" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 2, 2024). "Not just 1 but TWO big saves from Aubrey Kingsbury" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 16, 2024). "A dream first goal for Alex Loera earns her the Week 4 Goal of the Week! 😍" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 16, 2024). "A goal line save almost as close as the voting for the @DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week! 😅" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 23, 2024). "The Super Sub with the SUPER Goal 🤩" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 23, 2024). "Two weeks, two goal-line saves 😮" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 30, 2024). "Red light 🔴 Green Light 🟩 GOOOOALLLLLLL from Sophia Smith!! 🤩" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 30, 2024). "A goal line save from POINT BLANK range!😎" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 7, 2024). "A game-winning, back-to-goal header with only 10 players on the field?!? 🫨" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 7, 2024). "Laurel Ivory's finger tip save was 😮" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 14, 2024). "One Touch, Shot, GOAL of the Week ‼️" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 14, 2024). "Goal Line Clearance ✅ Goal Line Clearance during the Cascadia Rivalry ✅✅" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 21, 2024). "The precision needed to score from this angle 🤌" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 21, 2024). "A CRUCIAL goal live save from Kiki Pickett helped @wearebayfc secure a 2-1" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 29, 2024). "And she's done it AGAIN! 🤌" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 29, 2024). "OH. MY. GOSH… 🫨 The Defensive Recovery by Lauren Flynn 👏 👏 👏" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 11, 2024). "The outside of the foot pass 🤌 The left footed finish 🤌 🤌" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 11, 2024). "This incredible save earned Mandy Haught a spot on @sportscenter Top 10" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 18, 2024). "WHAT CAN'T SHE DO, SHE'S CROIX BETHUNE ‼️" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 18, 2024). "Kailen Sheridan had cat-like reflexes! 🧤 🐈" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 25, 2024). "Trinity Rodman's rocket of a finish wins her Goal of the Week!!! 🫡" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (June 25, 2024). "This DiDi kick save is ridiculous 🧱" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 2, 2024). "Mallory Swanson is good at Soccer" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 2, 2024). "Even Jaedyn Shaw couldn't believe how Alyssa Naeher got to this one 🤯" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 9, 2024). "BACK-2-BACK 🤩" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 9, 2024). "When you save the play 3 times in a row, you better believe that you won the Week 15 @DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (August 27, 2024). "HOW ABOUT THAT ANGLE ‼️" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (August 27, 2024). "DiDi Haračić's full extension save wins her the @DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 4, 2024). "What a strike by Ji So-Yun!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 4, 2024). "Ball was headed straight for the side netting just inside the post, but @MaccaArnold1 said NOPE" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 10, 2024). "MARTA FROM DISTANCE 🚀" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 10, 2024). "Natalia Kuikka left the entire stadium 😱 with this goal line save!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 18, 2024). "Trin Spin ➡️ Upper 90 finish 🤯" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 19, 2024). "My oh my! Ann-Katrin Berger, what a save!! 🫨 🧤" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 25, 2024). "No surprise here, Yuki Nagasato's strike is our Week 20 Goal of the Week!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (September 25, 2024). "Break the NWSL Single Season Shutout Record ✅ Win the Week 20 @DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week ✅" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 1, 2024). "Felicidades Ana Tejada! 🥳" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 1, 2024). "DENIED BY KINGSBURY ❌" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 8, 2024). "Manaka makes her mark! 🔥" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 8, 2024). "Kaleigh Kurtz coming through clutch like always! 💪" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 16, 2024). "Christen Press is SO back 🤩" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 16, 2024). "2 touch clearance in front of the face of the goal?! 🫨🫨" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 22, 2024). "Come on now @sydneyleroux 😮💨" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 22, 2024). "Alyssa Naeher's save was TOUGH 😤" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (November 5, 2024). "Mandy Freeman made sure her first career goal was a Goal of the Week winner!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (November 5, 2024). "Katie Lund gets it DONE!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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