The National Women’s Soccer League is a major professional women’s association football league in the United States. The league was founded in 2013 with eight teams in the United States and has since expanded to 15 teams in the United States.
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Current Teams
Team Venue Municipality Angel City FC BMO Stadium Los Angeles Bay FC PayPal Park San José, California Chicago Red Stars SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, Illinois Houston Dash Shell Energy Stadium Houston Kansas City Current CPKC Stadium Kansas City, Missouri NJ/NY Gotham FC Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey North Carolina Courage Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina OL Reign Lumen Field Seattle Orlando Pride Exploria Stadium Orlando, Florida Portland Thorns FC Providence Park Portland, Oregon Racing Louisville FC Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, Kentucky San Diego Wave FC Snapdragon Stadium San Diego Utah Royals America First Field Sandy, Utah Washington Spirit Audi Field Washington 2026 Expansion: Boston White Stadium Boston
Franchise Histories
Boston Breakers (2013-2017) resumed operations from Women’s Professional Soccer
Chicago Red Stars (2013-Present) resumed operations from Women’s Professional Soccer
FC Kansas City (2013-2017) → Utah Royals FC (2018-2020) → Kansas City NWSL (2021) → Kansas City Current (2022-Present)
Portland Thorns FC (2013-Present)
Seattle Reign FC (2013-2018) → Reign FC (2019) → OL Reign (2020-Present)
Sky Blue FC (2013-2020) resumed operations from Women’s Professional Soccer → NJ/NY Gotham FC (2021-Present)
Washington Spirit (2013-Present)
Western New York Flash (2013-2016) resumed operations from Women’s Professional Soccer → North Carolina Courage (2017-Present)
Houston Dash (2014-Present)
Orlando Pride (2016-2019) → Suspended operations (2020 Challenge Cup) → Orlando Pride (2020 Fall Series-Present)
Racing Louisville FC (2021-Present)
Angel City FC (2022-Present)
Sacramento (2022-DNP) → San Diego Wave FC (2022-Present)
Bay FC (2024-Present)
Utah Royals (2024-Present)
Boston (2026-Present)
Seasons and Championships
Season NWSL Championship Venue 2013 Portland Thorns FC 2-0 Western New York Flash (single-elimination) Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium, Rochester, New York 2014 FC Kansas City 2-1 Seattle Reign FC (single-elimination) Starfire Stadium, Tukwila, Washington 2015 FC Kansas City 1-0 Seattle Reign FC (single-elimination) Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 2016 Western New York Flash 2-2 (3-2) Washington Spirit (single-elimination) Shell Energy Stadium, Houston 2017 Portland Thorns FC 1-0 North Carolina Courage (single-elimination) Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida 2018 North Carolina Courage 3-0 Portland Thorns FC (single-elimination) Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 2019 North Carolina Courage 4-0 Chicago Red Stars (single-elimination) Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina (single-elimination) 2020 No official season No official season 2021 Washington Spirit 2-1 Chicago Red Stars (single-elimination) Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky 2022 Portland Thorns FC 2-0 Kansas City Current (single-elimination) Audi Field, Washington 2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-1 OL Reign (single-elimination) Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego
NWSL Challenge Cup Championships
Season NWSL Challenge Cup Championship Venue 2020 Houston Dash 2-0 Chicago Red Stars (single-elimination) America First Field, Sandy, Utah 2021 Portland Thorns FC 1-1 (6-5) NJ/NY Gotham FC (single-elimination) Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 2022 North Carolina Courage 2-1 Washington Spirit (single-elimination) Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina 2023 North Carolina Courage 2-0 Racing Louisville FC (single-elimination) Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
Community Shield Championships
Season Verizon Community Shield 2020 Fall Series Portland Thorns FC 3-0-1 (regular season)
NWSL Shield Championships
Season NWSL Shield 2013 Western New York Flash 2014 Seattle Reign FC 2015 Seattle Reign FC 2016 Portland Thorns FC 2017 North Carolina Courage 2018 North Carolina Courage 2019 North Carolina Courage 2020 No official season 2021 Portland Thorns FC 2022 OL Reign 2023 San Diego Wave FC