2021 National Women's Soccer League season

Seasons

2020 Fall Series

2021

2022

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Chicago Red Stars	SeatGeek Stadium	Bridgeview, Illinois
Houston Dash	Shell Energy Stadium	Houston
Kansas City NWSL	Legends Field	Kansas City, Kansas
NJ/NY Gotham FC	Sports Illustrated Stadium	Harrison, New Jersey
North Carolina Courage	First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park	Cary, North Carolina
OL Reign	Cheney Stadium	Tacoma, Washington
Orlando Pride	Inter.co Stadium	Orlando, Florida
Portland Thorns FC	Providence Park	Portland, Oregon
Washington Spirit	Audi Field	Washington

Changes

• League realigned into single table.
• Chicago Red Stars aligned into single table.
• Houston Dash aligned into single table.
• North Carolina Courage aligned into single table.
• OL Reign aligned into single table.
• Orlando Pride aligned into single table.
• Portland Thorns FC aligned into single table.
• Racing Louisville FC enfranchised, playing at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Sky Blue FC relocate from MSU Soccer Park in Montclair State University, New Jersey to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, renamed NJ/NY Gotham FC, and aligned into single table.
• Utah Royals FC relocate from America First Field in Sandy, Utah to Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, renamed Kansas City NWSL, and aligned into single table.
• Washington Spirit relocate primary venue from Segra Field in unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia to Audi Field in Washington and aligned into single table.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	D	Pts
Portland Thorns FC	13*	6	5	44
OL Reign	13*	8	3	42
Washington Spirit	11	7*	6	39
Chicago Red Stars	11	8	5	38
NJ/NY Gotham FC	8	5	11	35
North Carolina Courage	9	9	6	33
Houston Dash	9	10	5	32
Orlando Pride	7	10	7	28
Racing Louisville FC	5	12	7	22
Kansas City NWSL	3	14	7	16

*Includes one forfeit by Washington Spirit to Portland Thorns FC and one forfeit by Washington Spirit to OL Reign.

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
Portland Thorns FC			0	Chicago Red Stars	1	Washington Spirit
Chicago Red Stars	1	Chicago Red Stars	2
NJ/NY Gotham FC	0
OL Reign			1	Washington Spirit	2
Washington Spirit	1	Washington Spirit	2
North Carolina Courage	0

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Bridgeview, Illinois	SeatGeek Stadium	Chicago Red Stars	12	One	13
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Shell Energy Stadium	Houston Dash	12		12
						Washington Spirit	One		One
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wyandotte County, Kansas	Kansas City, Kansas	Legends Field	Kansas City NWSL	11		11
					Sporting Park	Kansas City NWSL	One		One
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Lynn Family Stadium	Racing Louisville FC	12		12
						Washington Spirit		One	One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Hudson County, New Jersey	Harrison, New Jersey	Sports Illustrated Stadium	NJ/NY Gotham FC	11		11
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Orange County, Florida	Orlando, Florida	Inter.co Stadium	Orlando Pride	12		12
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Chester, Pennsylvania	Subaru Park	NJ/NY Gotham FC	One		One
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Multnomah County, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	Providence Park	Portland Thorns FC	11	One	12
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wake County, North Carolina	Cary, North Carolina	First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park	North Carolina Courage	12		12
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Lumen Field	OL Reign	One		One
		Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division	Pierce County, Washington	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium	OL Reign	11	One	12
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division	Loudoun County, Virginia	Unincorporated	Segra Field	Washington Spirit	Four		Four
		Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Audi Field	Washington Spirit	Six	One	Seven
Total							118	Five	123