2018 National Women's Soccer League season

Seasons

2017

2018

2019

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Chicago Red Stars	SeatGeek Stadium	Bridgeview, Illinois
Houston Dash	Shell Energy Stadium	Houston
North Carolina Courage	First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park	Cary, North Carolina
Orlando Pride	Inter.co Stadium	Orlando, Florida
Portland Thorns FC	Providence Park	Portland, Oregon
Seattle Reign FC	Memorial Stadium	Seattle
Sky Blue FC	Yurcak Field	Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey
Utah Royals FC	America First Field	Sandy, Utah
Washington Spirit	Maureen Hendrick's Field at Championship Stadium	Montgomery County, Maryland

Changes

• Boston Breakers fold.
• FC Kansas City relocate from Children's Mercy Victory Field in Kansas City, Missouri to America First Field in Sandy, Utah and renamed Utah Royals FC.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	D	Pts
North Carolina Courage	17	1	6	57
Portland Thorns FC	12	6	6	42
Seattle Reign FC	11	5	8	41
Chicago Red Stars	9	5	10	37
Utah Royals FC	9	7	8	35
Houston Dash	9	10	5	32
Orlando Pride	8	10	6	30
Washington Spirit	2	17	5	11
Sky Blue FC	1	17	6	9

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
North Carolina Courage	2	North Carolina Courage	3	North Carolina Courage
Chicago Red Stars	0
Portland Thorns FC	2	Portland Thorns FC	0
Seattle Reign FC	1

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		12
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
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division	Middlesex County, New Jersey	Rutgers University-Busch Campus, New Jersey	Yurcak Field	Sky Blue FC	12		12
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
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	12	One	13
						North Carolina Courage		Two	Two
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
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Salt Lake County, Utah	Sandy, Utah	America First Field	Utah Royals FC	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	Memorial Stadium	Seattle Reign FC	12		12
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division	Montgomery County, Maryland	Unincorporated	Maureen Hendrick's Field at Championship Stadium	Washington Spirit	11		11
		Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Audi Field	Washington Spirit	One		One
Total							108	Three	111