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2016 National Women's Soccer League season

October 28, 2023

The 2016 National Women's Soccer League season was the fourth 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 tenth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is expected to be provided by the Canadian Soccer Association. Both national federations pay the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.

National Women's Soccer League
Season2016
ChampionsWestern New York Flash
NWSL ShieldPortland Thorns FC
Matches played100
Goals scored263 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerKealia Ohai
Lynn Williams
(11 goals)
Biggest home win6 goals:
WNY 7–1 BOS
(Jun 24)
Biggest away win4 goals:
BOS 0–4 WNY
(Sep 24)
Highest scoring8 goals:
WNY 7–1 BOS
(Jun 24)
Longest winning run4 games:
Portland Thorns FC
(June 17 – July 2)
(Sept 4 – Sept 25)
Longest unbeaten run12 games:
Portland Thorns FC
(Apr 17 – July 2)
Longest winless run8 games:
Orlando Pride
(July 16 – Sept 24)
Longest losing run6 games:
Houston Dash
(May 14 – Jul 10)
Highest attendance23,403
ORL 3–1 HOU
(Apr 23)
Lowest attendance1,252
NJ 1–2 WNY
(May 7)
Total attendance555,775
Average attendance5,558
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of September 25, 2016[1].

To accommodate the 2016 Olympics the league suspended play for most of the month of August. In addition, the league did not schedule games during FIFA windows, leaving the 20-game, 19-week regular season ending in late September for the second year in a row.[2]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel edit

Stadiums and locations edit

See also: List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums

Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadiums' entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics.

Personnel and sponsorship edit

Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.

Competition format edit

  • Each team will play a total of 20 games, 10 home and 10 away.
  • Each team will play all opponents twice, once home and once away, plus one local rival two extra times, also once home and away.
  • The four teams at the end of the season with the most points will qualify for the playoffs.

Results table edit

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • Houston Dash – HOU • FC Kansas City – KC • Orlando Pride – ORL
Portland Thorns FC – POR • Seattle Reign FC – SEA • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Spirit – WAS • Western New York Flash – WNY
Win  • Loss  • Tie  • Home Game
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Boston Breakers WAS SEA POR CHI NJ KC WNY WAS CHI WNY SEA ORL NJ ORL KC HOU POR WNY HOU WNY
1–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 7–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 1–3 5–1 2–2 4–1 0–4
Chicago Red Stars HOU WNY ORL BOS KC SEA NJ POR BOS POR WNY WAS ORL HOU KC NJ SEA KC KC WAS
3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 0–0 3–1
Houston Dash CHI ORL NJ KC WAS ORL SEA KC ORL NJ POR CHI WNY WAS WNY BOS ORL POR BOS SEA
3–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 2–2 1–3 4–2 3–0 4–1 2–3
FC Kansas City WNY POR SEA HOU CHI BOS ORL NJ HOU SEA WAS POR WAS WNY CHI BOS NJ CHI CHI ORL
0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–2
Orlando Pride POR HOU CHI SEA WNY HOU KC WNY WAS HOU POR BOS CHI SEA BOS WAS HOU NJ NJ KC
2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 5–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–2 1–2
Portland Thorns FC ORL KC BOS WAS SEA WAS SEA CHI WNY CHI ORL NJ KC HOU SEA SEA BOS HOU WNY NJ
2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–1 5–1 3–0 3–2 1–3
Seattle Reign FC NJ BOS KC ORL POR CHI POR HOU NJ KC BOS WNY WNY ORL POR POR CHI WAS WAS HOU
1–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 5–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–3
Sky Blue FC SEA WAS HOU WNY BOS WNY CHI KC SEA WAS POR HOU BOS WAS WAS CHI KC ORL ORL POR
1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 5–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–3
Washington Spirit BOS NJ WNY POR HOU POR BOS ORL NJ KC CHI KC NJ NJ HOU ORL WNY SEA SEA CHI
1–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1
Western New York Flash KC CHI WAS NJ ORL NJ BOS ORL POR BOS CHI SEA SEA KC HOU HOU WAS BOS POR BOS
0–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 5–2 4–0 1–0 0–2 7–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–4

Updated to games played on September 25, 2016.[1]

Scores listed as home-away

League standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 −2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 −6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 −10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 −33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Tiebreakers edit

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 point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules,[4] going down the list until all teams are ranked.

  1. Head-to-head win–loss record between the teams (or points-per-game if more than two teams).
  2. Greater goal difference across the entire season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  3. Greatest total number of goals scored (against all teams).
  4. Apply #1–3 to games played on the road.
  5. Apply #1–3 to games played at home.
  6. If teams are still equal, ranking will be determined by a coin toss.

NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step, the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format.

Weekly live standings edit

Considering each week to end on a Sunday. The number of games played by the teams are uneven due to a weather postponement in week 7 (rescheduled as the only game between week 15 and 16) and differing schedules between week 10 and 16.

Week → 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7R 16 17 18 19
Team ↓
Portland Thorns FC 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
Washington Spirit 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
Chicago Red Stars 10 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Western New York Flash 4 7 8 7 8 5 5 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Seattle Reign FC 6 3 3 6 7 6 7 6 6 7 5 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
FC Kansas City 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6
Sky Blue FC 2 6 6 8 5 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 7
Houston Dash 1 5 5 4 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 8 8
Orlando Pride 7 4 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
Boston Breakers 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Attendance edit

See also: National Women's Soccer League attendance

Average home attendances edit

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Attendance High Low Average
Portland Thorns FC 10 169,449 21,144 13,752 16,945
Orlando Pride 10 87,851 23,403 5,842 8,785
Houston Dash 10 56,963 7,440 4,570 5,696
Seattle Reign FC 10 46,018 5,888 3,987 4,602
Western New York Flash 10 38,683 6,449 2,235 3,868
Washington Spirit 10 37,817 5,750 3,036 3,782
Boston Breakers 10 35,704 4,379 1,435 3,570
FC Kansas City 10 31,624 8,022 2,217 3,162
Chicago Red Stars 10 30,045 4,024 2,068 3,005
Sky Blue FC 10 21,621 3,780 1,252 2,162
Total 100 555,775 23,403 1,252 5,558

Updated to games played on September 25, 2016.[1]

Highest attendances edit

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 Orlando Pride 3–1 Houston Dash 23,403 April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23) Camping World Stadium
2 Portland Thorns FC 3–2 Western New York Flash 21,144 September 11, 2016 Providence Park
3 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Seattle Reign 19,231 July 30, 2016 Providence Park
4 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Seattle Reign 18,114 May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29) Providence Park
5 Portland Thorns FC 5–1 Boston Breakers 17,152 September 4, 2016 (2016-09-04) Providence Park
6 Portland Thorns FC 1–2 FC Kansas City 16,942 July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09) Providence Park
7 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Chicago Red Stars 16,931 June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) Providence Park
8 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Orlando Pride 16,073 April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) Providence Park
9 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 Washington Spirit 15,823 May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) Providence Park
10 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Sky Blue 14,287 July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Providence Park

Updated to games played on September 25, 2016.[1]

Statistical leaders edit

NWSL Playoffs edit

Further information: NWSL Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship.

Semi-finals edit

Washington Spirit2–1 (a.e.t.)Chicago Red Stars
Krieger   36'
Nairn   57'
Ordega   111'		 Report Press   81'
Johnson   120+2'
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Portland Thorns FC3–4 (a.e.t.)Western New York Flash
Sinclair   39'
Brynjarsdóttir   75'
Sonnett   78'
Horan   105+1'
Heath   114'		 Report Mewis   16'
Kennedy   28'
Doniak   38'
Dahlkemper   76'
Williams   98', 104'
Eddy   109'
D'Angelo   120+1'
Attendance: 20,086
Referee: Marco Vega

Championship edit

Washington Spirit2–2 (a.e.t.)Western New York Flash
Dunn   9', 91'
Wys   120+2'		 Report Mewis   14'
Zerboni   84'
Williams   120+4'
Penalties
Krieger  
Nairn  
Stengel  
Huster  
Matheson  		 2–3   Dahlkemper
  Hinkle
  McDonald
  Williams
  Mewis
Attendance: 8,255
Referee: Matthew Franz

Individual awards edit

Monthly awards edit

See also: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Tobin Heath[5][6] Portland Thorns FC 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May   Alyssa Naeher[7] Chicago Red Stars 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June   Christine Sinclair[8] Portland Thorns FC 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June
July   Estefania Banini[9] Washington Spirit 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July
August/Olympics   Christine Sinclair[10] Portland Thorns FC Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics"
September   Allie Long[11] Portland Thorns FC 5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September

Weekly awards edit

See also: NWSL Player of the Week
See also: NWSL Goal of the Week
See also: NWSL Save of the Week
Week NWSL Player of the Week NWSL Goal of the Week NWSL Save of the Week
Player Club Player Club Player Club
1   Rachel Daly[a 1] Houston Dash   Steph Catley[a 2] Orlando Pride   Michelle Betos[a 3] Portland Thorns FC
2   Kim Little[a 4] Seattle Reign FC   Ali Krieger[a 5] Washington Spirit   Ashlyn Harris[a 6] Orlando Pride
3   Kim Little[a 7] Seattle Reign FC   Christen Press[a 8][a 9] Chicago Red Stars   Ashlyn Harris[a 10] Orlando Pride
4   Chioma Ubogagu[a 11] Houston Dash   Christen Press[a 12][a 13] Chicago Red Stars   Ashlyn Harris[a 14] Orlando Pride
5   Alyssa Naeher[a 15] Chicago Red Stars   Alex Morgan[a 16][a 17] Orlando Pride   Lydia Williams[a 18] Houston Dash
6   Tobin Heath[a 19] Portland Thorns FC   Tobin Heath[a 20][a 21] Portland Thorns FC   Ashlyn Harris[a 22] Orlando Pride
7   Lynn Williams[a 23] Western New York Flash   Erika Tymrak[a 24] FC Kansas City   Katherine Reynolds[a 25] Portland Thorns FC
8   Britt Eckerstrom[a 26][a 27] Western New York Flash   Christen Press[a 28][a 29] Chicago Red Stars   Ashlyn Harris[a 30] Orlando Pride
9   Sofia Huerta[a 31][a 32] Chicago Red Stars   Becky Sauerbrunn[a 33] FC Kansas City   Ashlyn Harris[a 34] Orlando Pride
10   Jessica McDonald[a 35] Western New York Flash   Jasmyne Spencer[a 36] Orlando Pride   Ashlyn Harris[a 37] Orlando Pride
11   Nahomi Kawasumi[a 38] Seattle Reign   Dagný Brynjarsdóttir[a 39] Portland Thorns FC   Nicole Barnhart[a 40] FC Kansas City
12   Kristen Edmonds[a 41] Orlando Pride   Kristen Edmonds[a 42] Orlando Pride   Michelle Betos[a 43] Portland Thorns FC
13   Estefania Banini[a 44] Washington Spirit   Estefania Banini[a 45] Washington Spirit   Michelle Betos[a 46] Portland Thorns FC
14   Nicole Barnhart[a 47] FC Kansas City   Rachel Daly[a 48] Houston Dash   Kendall Fletcher[a 49] Seattle Reign FC
15   Kealia Ohai[a 50] Houston Dash   Rachel Daly[a 51] Houston Dash   Michelle Betos[a 52] Portland Thorns FC
16   Manon Melis[a 53] Seattle Reign FC   Christine Nairn[a 54] Washington Spirit   Alyssa Naeher[a 55] Chicago Red Stars
17   Kealia Ohai[a 56] Houston Dash   Alex Morgan[a 57] Orlando Pride   Alyssa Naeher[a 58] Chicago Red Stars
18   Samantha Kerr[a 59] Sky Blue FC   Christen Press[a 60] Chicago Red Stars   Ashlyn Harris[a 61] Orlando Pride
19   Allie Long[a 62] Portland Thorns FC   Kealia Ohai[a 63] Houston Dash   Lydia Williams[a 64] Houston Dash

Annual awards edit

Award Winner
Golden Boot [12]   Lynn Williams Western New York Flash 11 goals
Rookie of the Year [13]   Raquel Rodriguez Sky Blue FC 1,461 minutes
Goalkeeper of the Year [14]   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 1.33 GAA, 62 saves
Defender of the Year [15]   Lauren Barnes Seattle Reign FC 531 consecutive SO minutes
Coach of the Year [16]   Mark Parsons Portland Thorns FC 12–3–5 regular season
Most Valuable Player [17]   Lynn Williams Western New York Flash 11 goals, 5 assists
NWSL Best XI [18]
Position First team Second team
Goalkeeper   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 62 saves   Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars 1.00 GAA
Defender   Lauren Barnes Seattle Reign FC 1,775 minutes   Julie Johnston Chicago Red Stars 1.00 team GAA
Defender   Arin Gilliland Chicago Red Stars 1.00 team GAA   Ali Krieger Washington Spirit 1.05 team GAA
Defender   Emily Menges Portland Thorns FC 0.95 team GAA   Christie Rampone Sky Blue FC 1,800 minutes
Defender   Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City 1.00 team GAA   Casey Short Chicago Red Stars 1,781 minutes
Midfielder   Tobin Heath Portland Thorns FC Goal, 10 assists   Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars Goal, 2 assists
Midfielder   Allie Long Portland Thorns FC 6 goals, 2 assists   Vanessa DiBernardo Chicago Red Stars 7 assists
FW // MF   Jessica McDonald Western New York Flash 10 goals, 7 assists   Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC Goal, 4 assists
FW // MF   Kealia Ohai Houston Dash 11 goals, 4 assists   Kim Little Seattle Reign FC 6 goals, 2 assists
Forward   Christen Press Chicago Red Stars 8 goals   Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 2 goals, 5 assists
Forward   Lynn Williams Western New York Flash 11 goals, 5 assists   Shea Groom FC Kansas City 8 goals
NWSL Championship Game MVP
Player Club Record
  Sabrina D'Angelo Western New York Flash 3 saves in PK shootout

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2016, national, women, soccer, league, season, fourth, season, national, women, soccer, league, division, women, soccer, united, states, including, nwsl, professional, predecessors, women, professional, soccer, 2009, 2011, women, united, soccer, association, 2. The 2016 National Women s Soccer League season was the fourth 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 tenth overall season of FIFA and USSF sanctioned top division women s soccer in the United States The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body Further financial backing is expected to be provided by the Canadian Soccer Association Both national federations pay the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations National Women s Soccer LeagueSeason2016ChampionsWestern New York FlashNWSL ShieldPortland Thorns FCMatches played100Goals scored263 2 63 per match Top goalscorerKealia OhaiLynn Williams 11 goals Biggest home win6 goals WNY 7 1 BOS Jun 24 Biggest away win4 goals BOS 0 4 WNY Sep 24 Highest scoring8 goals WNY 7 1 BOS Jun 24 Longest winning run4 games Portland Thorns FC June 17 July 2 Sept 4 Sept 25 Longest unbeaten run12 games Portland Thorns FC Apr 17 July 2 Longest winless run8 games Orlando Pride July 16 Sept 24 Longest losing run6 games Houston Dash May 14 Jul 10 Highest attendance23 403ORL 3 1 HOU Apr 23 Lowest attendance1 252NJ 1 2 WNY May 7 Total attendance555 775Average attendance5 558 20152017 All statistics correct as of September 25 2016 1 To accommodate the 2016 Olympics the league suspended play for most of the month of August In addition the league did not schedule games during FIFA windows leaving the 20 game 19 week regular season ending in late September for the second year in a row 2 Contents 1 Teams stadiums and personnel 1 1 Stadiums and locations 1 2 Personnel and sponsorship 2 Competition format 2 1 Results table 3 League standings 3 1 Tiebreakers 3 2 Weekly live standings 4 Attendance 4 1 Average home attendances 4 2 Highest attendances 5 Statistical leaders 5 1 Top scorers 5 2 Top assists 5 3 Clean Sheets 6 NWSL Playoffs 6 1 Semi finals 6 2 Championship 7 Individual awards 7 1 Monthly awards 7 2 Weekly awards 7 3 Annual awards 8 References 9 External linksTeams stadiums and personnel editStadiums and locations edit See also List of National Women s Soccer League stadiums Two teams the Dash and Reign do not make their stadiums entire capacity available for home games instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics Team Stadium CapacityBoston Breakers Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium 4 500Chicago Red Stars Toyota Park 20 000Houston Dash BBVA Compass Stadium 7 000 22 039 FC Kansas City Swope Soccer Village primary 3 Children s Mercy Park secondary 4 00018 467Orlando Pride Camping World Stadium 60 219Portland Thorns Providence Park 21 144Seattle Reign FC Memorial Stadium 7 000 12 000 Sky Blue FC Yurcak Field 5 000Washington Spirit Maryland SoccerPlex 5 126Western New York Flash Rochester Rhinos Stadium 13 768 nbsp nbsp Breakers nbsp Red Stars nbsp Dash nbsp Kansas City nbsp Pride nbsp Thorns nbsp Reign nbsp Sky Blue nbsp Spirit nbsp Flashclass notpageimage Locations of teams for the 2016 National Women s Soccer League season Personnel and sponsorship edit Note All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsorBoston Breakers nbsp Matt Beard nbsp Whitney Engen nbsp Kassey Kallman Steward Health CareChicago Red Stars nbsp Rory Dames nbsp Christen Press Illinois Bone and Joint InstituteHouston Dash nbsp Randy Waldrum nbsp Kealia Ohai BBVA CompassFC Kansas City nbsp Vlatko Andonovski nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn Domino sOrlando Pride nbsp Tom Sermanni nbsp Alex Morgan Orlando HealthPortland Thorns nbsp Mark Parsons nbsp Christine Sinclair nbsp Tobin Heath Providence Health amp ServicesSeattle Reign FC nbsp Laura Harvey nbsp Keelin Winters MicrosoftSky Blue FC nbsp Christy Holly nbsp Christie Rampone Meridian HealthWashington Spirit nbsp Jim Gabarra nbsp Ali Krieger ProChain Solutions Inc Western New York Flash nbsp Paul Riley nbsp Abby Erceg Sahlen sCompetition format editEach team will play a total of 20 games 10 home and 10 away Each team will play all opponents twice once home and once away plus one local rival two extra times also once home and away The four teams at the end of the season with the most points will qualify for the playoffs Results table edit Abbreviation and Color Key Boston Breakers BOS Chicago Red Stars CHI Houston Dash HOU FC Kansas City KC Orlando Pride ORLPortland Thorns FC POR Seattle Reign FC SEA Sky Blue FC NJ Washington Spirit WAS Western New York Flash WNYWin Loss Tie Home GameClub Match1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Boston Breakers WAS SEA POR CHI NJ KC WNY WAS CHI WNY SEA ORL NJ ORL KC HOU POR WNY HOU WNY1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 3 0 7 1 2 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 5 1 2 2 4 1 0 4Chicago Red Stars HOU WNY ORL BOS KC SEA NJ POR BOS POR WNY WAS ORL HOU KC NJ SEA KC KC WAS3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 3 1Houston Dash CHI ORL NJ KC WAS ORL SEA KC ORL NJ POR CHI WNY WAS WNY BOS ORL POR BOS SEA3 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 0 4 1 2 3FC Kansas City WNY POR SEA HOU CHI BOS ORL NJ HOU SEA WAS POR WAS WNY CHI BOS NJ CHI CHI ORL0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 2Orlando Pride POR HOU CHI SEA WNY HOU KC WNY WAS HOU POR BOS CHI SEA BOS WAS HOU NJ NJ KC2 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 2Portland Thorns FC ORL KC BOS WAS SEA WAS SEA CHI WNY CHI ORL NJ KC HOU SEA SEA BOS HOU WNY NJ2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 5 1 3 0 3 2 1 3Seattle Reign FC NJ BOS KC ORL POR CHI POR HOU NJ KC BOS WNY WNY ORL POR POR CHI WAS WAS HOU1 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 5 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 3Sky Blue FC SEA WAS HOU WNY BOS WNY CHI KC SEA WAS POR HOU BOS WAS WAS CHI KC ORL ORL POR1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3Washington Spirit BOS NJ WNY POR HOU POR BOS ORL NJ KC CHI KC NJ NJ HOU ORL WNY SEA SEA CHI1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 1Western New York Flash KC CHI WAS NJ ORL NJ BOS ORL POR BOS CHI SEA SEA KC HOU HOU WAS BOS POR BOS0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 7 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 4Updated to games played on September 25 2016 1 Scores listed as home awayLeague standings editPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 16 41 NWSL Shield2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 9 39 NWSL Playoffs3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 4 334 Western New York Flash C 20 9 5 6 40 26 14 325 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 8 306 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 2 267 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 6 268 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 229 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 10 1910 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 33 11Source NWSLRules for classification Tiebreakers C Champions Tiebreakers edit 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 point total when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules 4 going down the list until all teams are ranked Head to head win loss record between the teams or points per game if more than two teams Greater goal difference across the entire season against all teams not just tied teams Greatest total number of goals scored against all teams Apply 1 3 to games played on the road Apply 1 3 to games played at home If teams are still equal ranking will be determined by a coin toss NOTE If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two club format Weekly live standings edit Considering each week to end on a Sunday The number of games played by the teams are uneven due to a weather postponement in week 7 rescheduled as the only game between week 15 and 16 and differing schedules between week 10 and 16 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7R 16 17 18 19Team Portland Thorns FC 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1Washington Spirit 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2Chicago Red Stars 10 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3Western New York Flash 4 7 8 7 8 5 5 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4Seattle Reign FC 6 3 3 6 7 6 7 6 6 7 5 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5FC Kansas City 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6Sky Blue FC 2 6 6 8 5 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 7Houston Dash 1 5 5 4 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 8 8Orlando Pride 7 4 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 9 9 9Boston Breakers 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10Attendance editSee also National Women s Soccer League attendance Average home attendances edit Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance Team GP Attendance High Low AveragePortland Thorns FC 10 169 449 21 144 13 752 16 945Orlando Pride 10 87 851 23 403 5 842 8 785Houston Dash 10 56 963 7 440 4 570 5 696Seattle Reign FC 10 46 018 5 888 3 987 4 602Western New York Flash 10 38 683 6 449 2 235 3 868Washington Spirit 10 37 817 5 750 3 036 3 782Boston Breakers 10 35 704 4 379 1 435 3 570FC Kansas City 10 31 624 8 022 2 217 3 162Chicago Red Stars 10 30 045 4 024 2 068 3 005Sky Blue FC 10 21 621 3 780 1 252 2 162Total 100 555 775 23 403 1 252 5 558Updated to games played on September 25 2016 1 Highest attendances edit Regular season Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium1 Orlando Pride 3 1 Houston Dash 23 403 April 23 2016 2016 04 23 Camping World Stadium2 Portland Thorns FC 3 2 Western New York Flash 21 144 September 11 2016 Providence Park3 Portland Thorns FC 1 0 Seattle Reign 19 231 July 30 2016 Providence Park4 Portland Thorns FC 0 0 Seattle Reign 18 114 May 29 2016 2016 05 29 Providence Park5 Portland Thorns FC 5 1 Boston Breakers 17 152 September 4 2016 2016 09 04 Providence Park6 Portland Thorns FC 1 2 FC Kansas City 16 942 July 9 2016 2016 07 09 Providence Park7 Portland Thorns FC 2 0 Chicago Red Stars 16 931 June 22 2016 2016 06 22 Providence Park8 Portland Thorns FC 2 1 Orlando Pride 16 073 April 17 2016 2016 04 17 Providence Park9 Portland Thorns FC 4 1 Washington Spirit 15 823 May 21 2016 2016 05 21 Providence Park10 Portland Thorns FC 2 0 Sky Blue 14 287 July 2 2016 2016 07 02 Providence ParkUpdated to games played on September 25 2016 1 Statistical leaders editTop scorers edit Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Kealia Ohai Houston Dash 11 nbsp Lynn Williams Western New York Flash3 nbsp Jessica McDonald Western New York Flash 104 nbsp Nadia Nadim Portland Thorns FC 95 nbsp Shea Groom FC Kansas City 8 nbsp Christen Press Chicago Red Stars7 nbsp Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars 7 nbsp Manon Melis Seattle Reign FC9 nbsp Kristen Edmonds Orlando Pride 6 nbsp Kim Little Seattle Reign FC nbsp Allie Long Portland Thorns FC nbsp Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns FCUpdated September 25 1 Top assists edit Rank Player Club Assists1 nbsp Tobin Heath Portland Thorns FC 102 nbsp Jessica McDonald Western New York Flash 7 nbsp Vanessa DiBernardo Chicago Red Stars4 nbsp Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 5 nbsp Lynn Williams Western New York Flash6 nbsp Rachel Daly Houston Dash 4 nbsp Makenzy Doniak Western New York Flash nbsp Jessica Fishlock Seattle Reign FC nbsp Leah Galton Sky Blue FC nbsp Taylor Lytle Sky Blue FC nbsp Tiffany McCarty FC Kansas City nbsp Kealia Ohai Houston DashUpdated September 25 1 Clean Sheets edit Rank Player Club Clean sheets1 nbsp Nicole Barnhart FC Kansas City 6 nbsp Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars3 nbsp Stephanie Labbe Washington Spirit 5 nbsp Hope Solo Seattle Reign FC5 nbsp Michelle Betos Portland Thorns FC 4 nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride7 nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 3 nbsp Caroline Stanley Sky Blue FC nbsp Haley Kopmeyer Seattle Reign FCUpdated September 25 1 NWSL Playoffs editFurther information NWSL Playoffs The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship Semi finalsChampionship 1Portland Thorns FC34Western New York Flash a e t 44Western New York Flash pen 2 3 2Washington Spirit2 2 2Washington Spirit a e t 23Chicago Red Stars1Semi finals edit September 30 20168 00pm EDT Washington Spirit2 1 a e t Chicago Red StarsKrieger nbsp 36 Nairn nbsp 57 Ordega nbsp 111 Report Press nbsp 81 Johnson nbsp 120 2 Maryland SoccerPlexBoyds MarylandAttendance 4 249Referee Danielle Chesky October 2 20162 00pm PDT Portland Thorns FC3 4 a e t Western New York FlashSinclair nbsp 39 Brynjarsdottir nbsp 75 Sonnett nbsp 78 Horan nbsp 105 1 Heath nbsp 114 Report Mewis nbsp 16 Kennedy nbsp 28 Doniak nbsp 38 Dahlkemper nbsp 76 Williams nbsp 98 104 Eddy nbsp 109 D Angelo nbsp 120 1 Providence ParkPortland OregonAttendance 20 086Referee Marco Vega Championship edit October 9 20164 00pm CDT Washington Spirit2 2 a e t Western New York FlashDunn nbsp 9 91 Wys nbsp 120 2 Report Mewis nbsp 14 Zerboni nbsp 84 Williams nbsp 120 4 PenaltiesKrieger nbsp Nairn nbsp Stengel nbsp Huster nbsp Matheson nbsp 2 3 nbsp Dahlkemper nbsp Hinkle nbsp McDonald nbsp Williams nbsp MewisBBVA Compass StadiumHouston TexasAttendance 8 255Referee Matthew FranzIndividual awards editMonthly awards edit See also NWSL Player of the Month Month Player of the Month Club Month s StatlineApril nbsp Tobin Heath 5 6 Portland Thorns FC 3 assists in 2 games Thorns 1 0 1 in AprilMay nbsp Alyssa Naeher 7 Chicago Red Stars 3 shutouts 1 goal allowed in 4 games Red Stars 3 0 2 in MayJune nbsp Christine Sinclair 8 Portland Thorns FC 3 goals and 1 assist Thorns 3 0 1 in JuneJuly nbsp Estefania Banini 9 Washington Spirit 4 goals Spirit 4 1 0 in JulyAugust Olympics nbsp Christine Sinclair 10 Portland Thorns FC Both as Olympian of the Month and Player of the Olympics September nbsp Allie Long 11 Portland Thorns FC 5 goals in 4 games Thorns 4 0 0 in SeptemberWeekly awards edit See also NWSL Player of the Week See also NWSL Goal of the Week See also NWSL Save of the Week Week NWSL Player of the Week NWSL Goal of the Week NWSL Save of the WeekPlayer Club Player Club Player Club1 nbsp Rachel Daly a 1 Houston Dash nbsp Steph Catley a 2 Orlando Pride nbsp Michelle Betos a 3 Portland Thorns FC2 nbsp Kim Little a 4 Seattle Reign FC nbsp Ali Krieger a 5 Washington Spirit nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 6 Orlando Pride3 nbsp Kim Little a 7 Seattle Reign FC nbsp Christen Press a 8 a 9 Chicago Red Stars nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 10 Orlando Pride4 nbsp Chioma Ubogagu a 11 Houston Dash nbsp Christen Press a 12 a 13 Chicago Red Stars nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 14 Orlando Pride5 nbsp Alyssa Naeher a 15 Chicago Red Stars nbsp Alex Morgan a 16 a 17 Orlando Pride nbsp Lydia Williams a 18 Houston Dash6 nbsp Tobin Heath a 19 Portland Thorns FC nbsp Tobin Heath a 20 a 21 Portland Thorns FC nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 22 Orlando Pride7 nbsp Lynn Williams a 23 Western New York Flash nbsp Erika Tymrak a 24 FC Kansas City nbsp Katherine Reynolds a 25 Portland Thorns FC8 nbsp Britt Eckerstrom a 26 a 27 Western New York Flash nbsp Christen Press a 28 a 29 Chicago Red Stars nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 30 Orlando Pride9 nbsp Sofia Huerta a 31 a 32 Chicago Red Stars nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn a 33 FC Kansas City nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 34 Orlando Pride10 nbsp Jessica McDonald a 35 Western New York Flash nbsp Jasmyne Spencer a 36 Orlando Pride nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 37 Orlando Pride11 nbsp Nahomi Kawasumi a 38 Seattle Reign nbsp Dagny Brynjarsdottir a 39 Portland Thorns FC nbsp Nicole Barnhart a 40 FC Kansas City12 nbsp Kristen Edmonds a 41 Orlando Pride nbsp Kristen Edmonds a 42 Orlando Pride nbsp Michelle Betos a 43 Portland Thorns FC13 nbsp Estefania Banini a 44 Washington Spirit nbsp Estefania Banini a 45 Washington Spirit nbsp Michelle Betos a 46 Portland Thorns FC14 nbsp Nicole Barnhart a 47 FC Kansas City nbsp Rachel Daly a 48 Houston Dash nbsp Kendall Fletcher a 49 Seattle Reign FC15 nbsp Kealia Ohai a 50 Houston Dash nbsp Rachel Daly a 51 Houston Dash nbsp Michelle Betos a 52 Portland Thorns FC16 nbsp Manon Melis a 53 Seattle Reign FC nbsp Christine Nairn a 54 Washington Spirit nbsp Alyssa Naeher a 55 Chicago Red Stars17 nbsp Kealia Ohai a 56 Houston Dash nbsp Alex Morgan a 57 Orlando Pride nbsp Alyssa Naeher a 58 Chicago Red Stars18 nbsp Samantha Kerr a 59 Sky Blue FC nbsp Christen Press a 60 Chicago Red Stars nbsp Ashlyn Harris a 61 Orlando Pride19 nbsp Allie Long a 62 Portland Thorns FC nbsp Kealia Ohai a 63 Houston Dash nbsp Lydia Williams a 64 Houston DashAnnual awards edit Award WinnerGolden Boot 12 nbsp Lynn Williams Western New York Flash 11 goalsRookie of the Year 13 nbsp Raquel Rodriguez Sky Blue FC 1 461 minutesGoalkeeper of the Year 14 nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 1 33 GAA 62 savesDefender of the Year 15 nbsp Lauren Barnes Seattle Reign FC 531 consecutive SO minutesCoach of the Year 16 nbsp Mark Parsons Portland Thorns FC 12 3 5 regular seasonMost Valuable Player 17 nbsp Lynn Williams Western New York Flash 11 goals 5 assistsNWSL Best XI 18 Position First team Second teamGoalkeeper nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 62 saves nbsp Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars 1 00 GAADefender nbsp Lauren Barnes Seattle Reign FC 1 775 minutes nbsp Julie Johnston Chicago Red Stars 1 00 team GAADefender nbsp Arin Gilliland Chicago Red Stars 1 00 team GAA nbsp Ali Krieger Washington Spirit 1 05 team GAADefender nbsp Emily Menges Portland Thorns FC 0 95 team GAA nbsp Christie Rampone Sky Blue FC 1 800 minutesDefender nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City 1 00 team GAA nbsp Casey Short Chicago Red Stars 1 781 minutesMidfielder nbsp Tobin Heath Portland Thorns FC Goal 10 assists nbsp Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars Goal 2 assistsMidfielder nbsp Allie Long Portland Thorns FC 6 goals 2 assists nbsp Vanessa 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CHICAGO RED STARS GOALKEEPER ALYSSA NAEHER VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK May 17 2016 Retrieved May 17 2016 Congrats to ORLPride s alexmorgan13 on being selected by the fans as the NWSL Goal of the Week Week 5 Twitter com NWSL May 20 2016 Retrieved May 20 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Alex Morgan Week 5 youtube com NWSLsoccer May 18 2016 Retrieved September 15 2016 Congrats to HoustonDash s lydsaussie on her save being selected by the fans as NWSL Save of the Week Week 5 Twitter com NWSL May 20 2016 Retrieved May 20 2016 Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath wins NWSL Player of the Week OregonLive com May 24 2016 Retrieved May 27 2016 Congrats to ThornsFC midfielder TobinHeath on being selected by the fans as the NWSL Goal of the Week Week 6 Twitter com NWSL May 27 2016 Retrieved May 27 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Tohin Heath Week 6 youtube com NWSLsoccer May 25 2016 Retrieved September 15 2016 Congrats to ORLPride s Ashlyn Harris on her save being selected by the fans as NWSL Save of the Week Week 6 Twitter com NWSL May 27 2016 Retrieved May 27 2016 WNY FLASH FORWARD LYNN WILLIAMS VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NWSL May 31 2016 Retrieved September 30 2016 Congrats to FCKansasCity midfielder eTYMrak on being selected by the fans as the NWSL Goal of the Week Week 7 Twitter com NWSL June 3 2016 Retrieved June 11 2016 Congrats to ThornsFC defender KReynolds16 on being selected by the fans as NWSL Save of the Week Week 7 Twitter com NWSL June 3 2016 Retrieved June 11 2016 Congrats to WNYFlash Britt Eckerstrom on being voted Player of the Week by NWSLmedia Twitter com NWSL June 14 2016 Retrieved June 18 2016 WNY FLASH GOALKEEPER BRITT ECKERSTROM VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Eckerstrom has yet to concede a goal in her professional career nwslsoccer com Archived from the original on September 14 2016 Retrieved June 22 2016 Congrats to chicagoredstars forward ChristenPress on being selected by the fans as NWSL Goal of the Week Week 8 Twitter com NWSL June 17 2016 Retrieved June 18 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Christen Press Week 8 youtube com NWSLsoccer June 15 2016 Retrieved September 15 2016 Congrats to ORLPride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris on being selected by the fans as NWSL Save of the Week Week 8 Twitter com NWSL June 17 2016 Retrieved June 18 2016 Congrats to chicagoredstars forward Sofia Huerta on being voted Player of the Week by the NWSLmedia Twitter com NWSL June 21 2016 Retrieved June 21 2016 CHICAGO RED STARS FORWARD SOFIA HUERTA VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Huerta had two goals to help the Red Stars earn a 3 0 victory over the Boston Breakers Saturday nwslsoccer com Archived from the original on October 10 2016 Retrieved September 26 2016 Congrats to FCKansasCity beckysauerbrunn on being selected by the fans as the NWSL Goal of the Week Week 9 Twitter com NWSL June 25 2016 Retrieved June 24 2016 Congrats to ORLPride s Ashlyn Harris on being selected by fans as the NWSL Save of the Week Week 9 Twitter com NWSL June 24 2016 Retrieved June 25 2016 WNY FLASH FORWARD JESSICA MCDONALD VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK McDonald tallied a hat trick and an assist to help the Flash earn a 7 1 victory over the Boston Breakers nwslsoccer com Retrieved June 28 2016 Congrats to ORLPride forward Jas it Up on being selected by fans as the NWSL Goal of the Week Week 10 Twitter com NWSL July 1 2016 Retrieved July 9 2016 Congrats to ORLPride s Ashlyn Harris on being selected by fans as the NWSL Save of the Week Week 10 Twitter com NWSL July 1 2016 Retrieved July 3 2016 Congrats to SeattleReignFC Nahomi Kawasumi on being voted Player of the Week by NWSLmedia Twitter com nwslsoccer com July 6 2016 Retrieved July 9 2016 Congrats to ThornsFC midfielder dagnybrynjars on being voted by the fans as the NWSL Goal of the Week Week 11 Twitter com NWSL July 8 2016 Retrieved July 9 2016 Congrats to FCKansasCity nbarnhart on her save being voted by the fans as the NWSL Save of the Week Week 11 Twitter com NWSL July 8 2016 Retrieved July 9 2016 ORLANDO PRIDE DEFENDER KRISTEN EDMONDS VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL September 26 2016 Archived from the original on October 10 2016 Retrieved July 12 2016 Congrats to ORLPride Kristen Edmonds on being voted NWSL Goal of the Week Week 12 by the fans Twitter com NWSL July 16 2016 Retrieved July 15 2016 Congrats to ThornsFC goalkeeper Michelle Betos on being voted NWSL Save of the Week Week 12 by the fans Twitter com NWSL July 16 2016 Retrieved July 15 2016 WASHINGTON SPIRIT MIDFIELDER ESTEFANIA BANINI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL July 19 2016 Archived from the original on September 21 2016 Retrieved August 9 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Estefania Banini Week 13 YouTube com NWSL July 20 2016 Retrieved August 10 2016 Save of the Week Winner Michelle Betos Week 13 YouTube com NWSL July 20 2016 Retrieved August 10 2016 FC KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPER NICOLE BARNHART VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL July 26 2016 Archived from the original on July 29 2016 Retrieved August 9 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Rachel Daly Week 14 YouTube com NWSL July 26 2016 Retrieved August 10 2016 Save of the Week Winner Kendall Fletcher Week 14 YouTube com NWSL July 26 2016 Retrieved August 10 2016 HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL August 2 2016 Archived from the original on September 21 2016 Retrieved August 9 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Rachel Daly Week 15 YouTube com NWSL August 3 2016 Retrieved August 9 2016 Congrats to ThornsFC goalkeeper MichelleBetos on being voted by the fans as the NWSL Save of the Week Week 15 Twitter com NWSL August 5 2016 Retrieved August 10 2016 SEATTLE REIGN FC FORWARD MANON MELIS VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL August 31 2016 Retrieved September 8 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Christine Nairn Week 16 youtube com NWSLsoccer August 31 2016 Retrieved September 8 2016 Save of the Week Winner Alyssa Naeher Week 16 youtube com NWSLsoccer August 31 2016 Retrieved September 8 2016 HOUSTON DASH FORWARD KEALIA OHAI VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL September 6 2016 Retrieved September 9 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Alex Morgan Week 17 youtube com NWSLsoccer September 7 2016 Retrieved September 9 2016 Save of the Week Winner Alyssa Naeher Week 17 youtube com NWSLsoccer September 7 2016 Retrieved September 9 2016 SKY BLUE FC FORWARD SAMANTHA KERR VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK nwslsoccer com NWSL September 13 2016 Archived from the original on October 10 2016 Retrieved September 26 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Christen Press Week 18 youtube com NWSLsoccer September 14 2016 Retrieved September 16 2016 Save of the Week Winner Ashlyn Harris Week 18 youtube com NWSLsoccer September 14 2016 Retrieved September 16 2016 Thorns Allie Long named NWSL Player of the Week September 27 2016 Goal of the Week Winner Kealia Ohai Week 19 youtube com NWSLsoccer September 28 2016 Retrieved October 1 2016 Save of the Week Winner Lydia Williams Week 19 youtube com NWSLsoccer September 28 2016 Retrieved October 1 2016 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 National Women 27s Soccer League season amp oldid 1164579712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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