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2017 National Women's Soccer League season

November 30, 2023

The 2017 National Women's Soccer League season was the fifth 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 eleventh 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 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
Season2017
DatesApril 15–October 14
ChampionsPortland Thorns FC
NWSL ShieldNorth Carolina Courage
Matches played120
Goals scored344 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerSam Kerr (17 goals)
Biggest home winORL 5–0 SKY
(Aug 12)
Biggest away winHOU 0–4 NC
(Sep 27)
Highest scoringSEA 5–4 SKY
(Jul 22)
SKY 5–4 SEA
(Aug 19)
Longest winning run5 games
North Carolina Courage
(Aug 5 – Aug 30)
Orlando Pride
(Aug 8 – Sep 2)
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Orlando Pride
(Aug 8 – Sep 30)
Longest winless run10 games
Boston Breakers
(Jul 7 – Sep 10)
Longest losing run6 games
Houston Dash
(May 6 – Jun 17)
Highest attendance21,144
POR 3–1 CHI
(Sep 30)
Lowest attendance428
KC 2–1 POR
(Aug 16)
Total attendance609,957
Average attendance5,083
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of October 1, 2017.

The reigning champions Western New York Flash did not play under that name; the franchise was sold, relocated to Cary, North Carolina and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage.[1]

After schedule disruptions in the previous two years caused by the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, NWSL teams in 2017 once again played 24 games, a schedule last played during the 2014 season.[2] The Courage won the NWSL Shield (the regular season), topping the Portland Thorns by two points.

The NWSL Playoff semifinals were held October 7–8, 2017, and were won by the Thorns and the Courage. The NWSL Championship Game was held on October 14, 2017 at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[3] The Thorns won 1–0, becoming NWSL Champions, their second championship.

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.

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Boston Breakers   Matt Beard   Julie King
  Natasha Dowie 		Steward Health Care
Chicago Red Stars   Rory Dames   Christen Press Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
Houston Dash   Omar Morales (Interim)   Kealia Ohai
  Amber Brooks 		BBVA Compass
FC Kansas City   Vlatko Andonovski   Becky Sauerbrunn Domino's
North Carolina Courage   Paul Riley   Abby Erceg Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina
Orlando Pride   Tom Sermanni   Ashlyn Harris
  Ali Krieger 		Orlando Health
Portland Thorns   Mark Parsons   Christine Sinclair
  Tobin Heath 		Providence Health & Services
Seattle Reign FC   Laura Harvey   Jess Fishlock
  Lauren Barnes 		Microsoft
Sky Blue FC Vacant   Christie Pearce Meridian Health
Washington Spirit   Jim Gabarra   Shelina Zadorsky ProChain Solutions, Inc.

Coaching changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
North Carolina Courage Franchise relocation   Paul Riley January 30, 2017 [5]
Houston Dash   Randy Waldrum Mutual separation May 29, 2017   Omar Morales (interim) May 29, 2017 [6]
Sky Blue FC   Christy Holly Mutual separation August 16, 2017 [7]

Competition format edit

  • Each team played a total of 24 games, 12 home and 12 away.
  • The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs.

League standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage 24 16 1 7 38 22 +16 49 NWSL Shield
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 24 14 5 5 37 20 +17 47 NWSL Playoffs
3 Orlando Pride 24 11 7 6 45 31 +14 40
4 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 6 7 33 30 +3 39
5 Seattle Reign FC 24 9 7 8 43 37 +6 34
6 Sky Blue FC 24 10 3 11 42 51 −9 33
7 FC Kansas City 24 8 7 9 29 31 −2 31
8 Houston Dash 24 7 3 14 23 39 −16 24
9 Boston Breakers 24 4 7 13 24 35 −11 19
10 Washington Spirit 24 5 4 15 30 48 −18 19
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,[8] 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.

Week → 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Team ↓
North Carolina Courage 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Portland Thorns 3 4 3 2 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Orlando Pride 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Chicago Red Stars 9 6 8 4 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Seattle Reign FC 5 2 5 6 2 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5
Sky Blue FC 6 8 6 8 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6
FC Kansas City 2 3 7 7 8 7 6 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
Houston Dash 1 7 4 5 7 9 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Boston Breakers 8 5 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9
Washington Spirit 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10

Washington Spirit and Boston Breakers were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 18 on August 26, 2017 after losing their respective games.[9][10] FC Kansas City and Houston Dash were both eliminated in Week 20 on September 9, after the Chicago Red Stars gained one more point in a tie against FC Kansas City.[11][12] Sky Blue FC was eliminated later that weekend after a loss against the Washington Spirit.[13] Seattle Reign was the last team to lose a playoff spot after a defeat in Week 21.[14]

In Week 19, North Carolina Courage was the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[15] Later that week, Portland Thorns clinched the second playoff spot.[16] Both Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride clinched the remaining two spots in Week 21.[17]

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 12 211,830 21,144 14,471 17,653
Orlando Pride 12 74,233 14,452 4,273 6,186
Houston Dash 12 54,938 6,707 1,258 4,578
North Carolina Courage 12 52,672 7,020 2,383 4,389
Seattle Reign FC 12 48,449 6,041 2,727 4,037
Washington Spirit 12 41,891 5,200 2,365 3,491
Chicago Red Stars 12 38,379 4,934 1,827 3,198
Boston Breakers 12 34,754 4,321 2,276 2,896
Sky Blue FC 12 31,355 3,451 2,008 2,613
FC Kansas City 12 21,456 3,340 428 1,788
Total 120 609,957 21,144 428 5,083

Updated to games played on October 1, 2017.[18]

Highest attendances edit

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 Portland Thorns FC 3–1 Chicago Red Stars 21,144 September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30) Providence Park
2 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Houston Dash 19,672 August 19, 2017 (2017-08-19) Providence Park
3 Portland Thorns FC 4–0 Washington Spirit 19,141 September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) Providence Park
4 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Boston Breakers 18,637 May 27, 2017 (2017-05-27) Providence Park
5 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Washington Spirit 18,478 July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22) Providence Park
6 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Houston Dash 18,243 August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05) Providence Park
7 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 Orlando Pride 18,193 October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07) Providence Park
8 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage 16,804 July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) Providence Park
9 Portland Thorns FC 1–3 Sky Blue FC 16,736 June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) Providence Park
10 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 FC Kansas City 16,199 June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28) Providence Park

Updated to games played on October 7, 2017.[18]

Statistical leaders edit

NWSL Playoffs edit

Further information: NWSL Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season competed for the NWSL Championship. In one semifinal, the North Carolina Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 1–0 on a dramatic 89th-minute goal. In the other, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Orlando Pride 4–1. One week later, in the final on October 14, Portland defeated North Carolina 1–0 to claim the NWSL Championship.

Semi-finals edit

Portland Thorns FC4–1Orlando Pride
Henry   12'   80'
Sonnett   15'
Raso   71'
Sinclair   82'		 Report
Report		 Kennedy   23'
Attendance: 18,193
Referee: Timothy Ford
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Championship edit

North Carolina Courage0–1Portland Thorns FC
Report
Report		 Heath   41'
Raso   45+1'
Horan   50'
Brynjarsdóttir   72'
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Individual awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Player of the Month edit

See also: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Rose Lavelle[19] Boston Breakers 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April
May   Sam Kerr[20] Sky Blue FC 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May
June   Sam Kerr[21] Sky Blue FC 3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal
July   Megan Rapinoe[22] Seattle Reign FC 5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July
August   Alex Morgan[23] Orlando Pride 7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created
September   Marta[24] Orlando Pride 2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy

Team of the Month edit

See also: NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April   Stephanie Labbé, WAS   Estelle Johnson, WAS
  Becky Sauerbrunn, KC
  Emily Sonnett, POR 		  Julie Ertz, CHI
  Debinha, NC
  Rose Lavelle, BOS
  Jess Fishlock, SEA
  Sam Mewis, NC 		  Kealia Ohai, HOU
  Lynn Williams, NC 		[25]
May   Kailen Sheridan, NJ   Samantha Johnson, CHI
  Becky Sauerbrunn, KC
  Casey Short, CHI 		  Danielle Colaprico, CHI
  Amandine Henry, POR
  Rose Lavelle, BOS
  Sarah Killion, NJ 		  Nahomi Kawasumi, SEA
  Christen Press, CHI
  Sam Kerr, NJ 		[26]
June   Stephanie Labbé, WAS   Casey Short, CHI
  Abby Dahlkemper, NC
  Ali Krieger, ORL
  Estelle Johnson, WAS 		  Marta, ORL
  Sam Mewis, NC
  Jess Fishlock, SEA 		  Megan Rapinoe, SEA
  Sam Kerr, NJ
  Ashley Hatch, NC 		[27]
July   Jane Campbell, HOU   Amber Brooks, KC
  Abby Dahlkemper, NC
  Casey Short, CHI
  Taylor Smith, NC 		  Andressinha, HOU
  Julie Ertz, CHI
  Marta, ORL
  McCall Zerboni, NC 		  Sam Kerr, NJ
  Megan Rapinoe, SEA 		[28]
August   Katelyn Rowland, NC   Steph Catley, ORL
  Emily Sonnett, POR
  Ali Krieger, ORL
  Taylor Smith, NC 		  Marta, ORL
  Sam Mewis, NC
  Lindsey Horan, POR 		  Hayley Raso, POR
  Alex Morgan, ORL
  Sam Kerr, NJ 		[29]
September   Adrianna Franch, POR   Emily Menges, POR
  Kelley O'Hara, NJ
  Becky Sauerbrunn, KC
  Casey Short, CHI 		  Alanna Kennedy, ORL
  Marta, ORL
  Sam Mewis, NC 		  Shea Groom, KC
  Christine Sinclair, POR
  Lynn Williams, NC 		[30]

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 Reference
Player Club Player Club Player Club
1   Haley Kopmeyer Seattle Reign FC   Rachel Daly Houston Dash   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride [31][32]
2   Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC   Danica Evans Orlando Pride   Mônica Orlando Pride [31][33][34]
3   Adriana Leon Boston Breakers   Camila Orlando Pride   Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC [35][36][37]
4   Francisca Ordega Washington Spirit   Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride [38][39][40]
5   Nahomi Kawasumi Seattle Reign FC   Christen Press Chicago Red Stars   Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars [41][42][43]
6   Christen Press Chicago Red Stars   Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars   Abby Smith Boston Breakers [44][45][46]
7   Sydney Leroux FC Kansas City   Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City   Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars [47][48][49]
8   Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC   Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC   Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC [50][51][52]
9   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC   Camila Orlando Pride   Aubrey Bledsoe Orlando Pride [53][54][55]
10   Poliana Houston Dash   Vanessa DiBernardo Chicago Red Stars   Steph Catley Orlando Pride [56][57][58]
11   Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC   Stephanie Labbé Washington Spirit [59][60][61]
12   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC   Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC   Aubrey Bledsoe Orlando Pride [62]
13   Andressinha Houston Dash   Toni Pressley Orlando Pride   Aubrey Bledsoe Orlando Pride [63][64][65]
14   Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC   Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC   Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars [66]
  Christen Press Chicago Red Stars
15   Arielle Ship Washington Spirit   Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars   Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC [67]
16   Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage   Marta Orlando Pride   Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC [68]
17   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride [69]
18   Hayley Raso Portland Thorns FC   Alex Morgan Orlando Pride   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride [70][71][72]
19   Shea Groom FC Kansas City   Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars   Jane Campbell Houston Dash [73][74][75]
20   Whitney Church Washington Spirit   Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns   DiDi Haracic
  Whitney Church		 Washington Spirit [76][77][78]
21   Adriana Leon Boston Breakers   Rachel Daly Houston Dash   Ashlyn Harris
  Mônica		 Orlando Pride [79][80][81]
22   Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign   Alanna Kennedy Orlando Pride   Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride [82][83][84]

Annual awards edit

Award Winner Team Notes
Golden Boot [85]   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC 17 goals
Coach of the Year [86]   Paul Riley North Carolina Courage NWSL Shield Winner
Rookie of the Year [87]   Ashley Hatch North Carolina Courage 7 goals, 1 assist, 1,200 minutes
Goalkeeper of the Year [88]   Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 11 shutouts, 80 saves, 0.83 GA/A
Defender of the Year [89]   Abby Dahlkemper North Carolina Courage Played all 2,160 minutes
Most Valuable Player [90]   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC League record 17 goals
NWSL Best XI
Position First team [91] Second team [92]
Goalkeeper   Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 11 SO; 80 saves   Katelyn Rowland North Carolina Courage 8 SO, 39 saves
Defender   Casey Short Chicago Red Stars 2,004 minutes   Steph Catley Orlando Pride 2,032 minutes
Defender   Abby Dahlkemper North Carolina Courage 2,160 minutes   Abby Erceg North Carolina Courage 1 goal, 2 assists
Defender   Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City 1,980 minutes   Meghan Klingenberg Portland Thorns FC 6 assists
Defender   Ali Krieger Orlando Pride 2,160 minutes   Emily Menges Portland Thorns FC 2,063 minutes
Midfielder   Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC 7 goals, 2 assists   Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars 1,093 minutes
Midfielder   Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage 6 goals, 3 assists   Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars 4 goals, 3 assists
Midfielder   McCall Zerboni North Carolina Courage 23 starts   Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC 4 goals, 2 assists
FW // MF   Marta Orlando Pride 13 goals, 6 assists   Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars 6 goals, 4 assists
Forward   Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC record 17 goals   Alex Morgan Orlando Pride 9 goals, 4 assists
Forward   Christen Press Chicago Red Stars 5 GWG   Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC 12 goals, 1 assist
NWSL Championship Game MVP
Player Club Record
  Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC Scored the game-winning goal

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The 2017 National Women s Soccer League season was the fifth 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 eleventh 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 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 LeagueSeason2017DatesApril 15 October 14ChampionsPortland Thorns FCNWSL ShieldNorth Carolina CourageMatches played120Goals scored344 2 87 per match Top goalscorerSam Kerr 17 goals Biggest home winORL 5 0 SKY Aug 12 Biggest away winHOU 0 4 NC Sep 27 Highest scoringSEA 5 4 SKY Jul 22 SKY 5 4 SEA Aug 19 Longest winning run5 gamesNorth Carolina Courage Aug 5 Aug 30 Orlando Pride Aug 8 Sep 2 Longest unbeaten run9 gamesOrlando Pride Aug 8 Sep 30 Longest winless run10 gamesBoston Breakers Jul 7 Sep 10 Longest losing run6 gamesHouston Dash May 6 Jun 17 Highest attendance21 144POR 3 1 CHI Sep 30 Lowest attendance428KC 2 1 POR Aug 16 Total attendance609 957Average attendance5 083 20162018 All statistics correct as of October 1 2017 The reigning champions Western New York Flash did not play under that name the franchise was sold relocated to Cary North Carolina and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage 1 After schedule disruptions in the previous two years caused by the 2015 FIFA Women s World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics NWSL teams in 2017 once again played 24 games a schedule last played during the 2014 season 2 The Courage won the NWSL Shield the regular season topping the Portland Thorns by two points The NWSL Playoff semifinals were held October 7 8 2017 and were won by the Thorns and the Courage The NWSL Championship Game was held on October 14 2017 at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando Florida 3 The Thorns won 1 0 becoming NWSL Champions their second championship Contents 1 Teams stadiums and personnel 1 1 Stadiums and locations 1 2 Personnel and sponsorship 1 3 Coaching changes 2 Competition format 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 6 NWSL Playoffs 6 1 Semi finals 6 2 Championship 7 Individual awards 7 1 Monthly awards 7 1 1 Player of the Month 7 1 2 Team of the Month 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 000Chicago Red Stars Toyota Park 20 000Houston Dash BBVA Compass Stadium 7 000 22 039 FC Kansas City Swope Soccer Village primary 4 Children s Mercy Park secondary 3 50018 467North Carolina Courage Sahlen s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10 000Orlando Pride Orlando City Stadium 25 500Portland Thorns Providence Park 21 144Seattle Reign FC Memorial Stadium 6 088 12 000 Sky Blue FC Yurcak Field 5 000Washington Spirit Maryland SoccerPlex 4 000 nbsp nbsp Breakers nbsp Red Stars nbsp Kansas City nbsp Dash nbsp Courage nbsp Pride nbsp Thorns nbsp Reign nbsp Sky Blue nbsp Spiritclass notpageimage Locations National Women s Soccer League teams 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 Julie King nbsp Natasha Dowie Steward Health CareChicago Red Stars nbsp Rory Dames nbsp Christen Press Illinois Bone and Joint InstituteHouston Dash nbsp Omar Morales Interim nbsp Kealia Ohai nbsp Amber Brooks BBVA CompassFC Kansas City nbsp Vlatko Andonovski nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn Domino sNorth Carolina Courage nbsp Paul Riley nbsp Abby Erceg Blue Cross amp Blue Shield of North CarolinaOrlando Pride nbsp Tom Sermanni nbsp Ashlyn Harris nbsp Ali Krieger Orlando HealthPortland Thorns nbsp Mark Parsons nbsp Christine Sinclair nbsp Tobin Heath Providence Health amp ServicesSeattle Reign FC nbsp Laura Harvey nbsp Jess Fishlock nbsp Lauren Barnes MicrosoftSky Blue FC Vacant nbsp Christie Pearce Meridian HealthWashington Spirit nbsp Jim Gabarra nbsp Shelina Zadorsky ProChain Solutions Inc Coaching changes edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref North Carolina Courage Franchise relocation nbsp Paul Riley January 30 2017 5 Houston Dash nbsp Randy Waldrum Mutual separation May 29 2017 nbsp Omar Morales interim May 29 2017 6 Sky Blue FC nbsp Christy Holly Mutual separation August 16 2017 7 Competition format editEach team played a total of 24 games 12 home and 12 away The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs League standings editPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 North Carolina Courage 24 16 1 7 38 22 16 49 NWSL Shield2 Portland Thorns FC C 24 14 5 5 37 20 17 47 NWSL Playoffs3 Orlando Pride 24 11 7 6 45 31 14 404 Chicago Red Stars 24 11 6 7 33 30 3 395 Seattle Reign FC 24 9 7 8 43 37 6 346 Sky Blue FC 24 10 3 11 42 51 9 337 FC Kansas City 24 8 7 9 29 31 2 318 Houston Dash 24 7 3 14 23 39 16 249 Boston Breakers 24 4 7 13 24 35 11 1910 Washington Spirit 24 5 4 15 30 48 18 19Source 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 8 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 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22Team North Carolina Courage 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Portland Thorns 3 4 3 2 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Orlando Pride 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 3Chicago Red Stars 9 6 8 4 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4Seattle Reign FC 5 2 5 6 2 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5Sky Blue FC 6 8 6 8 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6FC Kansas City 2 3 7 7 8 7 6 6 7 6 7 8 9 9 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7Houston Dash 1 7 4 5 7 9 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8Boston Breakers 8 5 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9Washington Spirit 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10Washington Spirit and Boston Breakers were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 18 on August 26 2017 after losing their respective games 9 10 FC Kansas City and Houston Dash were both eliminated in Week 20 on September 9 after the Chicago Red Stars gained one more point in a tie against FC Kansas City 11 12 Sky Blue FC was eliminated later that weekend after a loss against the Washington Spirit 13 Seattle Reign was the last team to lose a playoff spot after a defeat in Week 21 14 In Week 19 North Carolina Courage was the first team to clinch a playoff spot 15 Later that week Portland Thorns clinched the second playoff spot 16 Both Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride clinched the remaining two spots in Week 21 17 Attendance 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 12 211 830 21 144 14 471 17 653Orlando Pride 12 74 233 14 452 4 273 6 186Houston Dash 12 54 938 6 707 1 258 4 578North Carolina Courage 12 52 672 7 020 2 383 4 389Seattle Reign FC 12 48 449 6 041 2 727 4 037Washington Spirit 12 41 891 5 200 2 365 3 491Chicago Red Stars 12 38 379 4 934 1 827 3 198Boston Breakers 12 34 754 4 321 2 276 2 896Sky Blue FC 12 31 355 3 451 2 008 2 613FC Kansas City 12 21 456 3 340 428 1 788Total 120 609 957 21 144 428 5 083Updated to games played on October 1 2017 18 Highest attendances edit Regular season Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium1 Portland Thorns FC 3 1 Chicago Red Stars 21 144 September 30 2017 2017 09 30 Providence Park2 Portland Thorns FC 2 0 Houston Dash 19 672 August 19 2017 2017 08 19 Providence Park3 Portland Thorns FC 4 0 Washington Spirit 19 141 September 2 2017 2017 09 02 Providence Park4 Portland Thorns FC 2 0 Boston Breakers 18 637 May 27 2017 2017 05 27 Providence Park5 Portland Thorns FC 2 1 Washington Spirit 18 478 July 22 2017 2017 07 22 Providence Park6 Portland Thorns FC 2 1 Houston Dash 18 243 August 5 2017 2017 08 05 Providence Park7 Portland Thorns FC 4 1 Orlando Pride 18 193 October 7 2017 2017 10 07 Providence Park8 Portland Thorns FC 1 0 North Carolina Courage 16 804 July 15 2017 2017 07 15 Providence Park9 Portland Thorns FC 1 3 Sky Blue FC 16 736 June 17 2017 2017 06 17 Providence Park10 Portland Thorns FC 3 0 FC Kansas City 16 199 June 28 2017 2017 06 28 Providence ParkUpdated to games played on October 7 2017 18 Statistical leaders editTop scorers edit Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC 172 nbsp Marta Orlando Pride 133 nbsp Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC 124 nbsp Christen Press Chicago Red Stars 115 nbsp Alex Morgan Orlando Pride 9 nbsp Lynn Williams North Carolina Courage7 nbsp Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns FC 88 nbsp Natasha Dowie Boston Breakers 7 nbsp Jessica Fishlock Seattle Reign FC nbsp Ashley Hatch North Carolina CourageUpdated October 1 2017 NWSL Stats 1 Top assists edit Rank Player Club Assists1 nbsp Nahomi Kawasumi Seattle Reign FC 92 nbsp Shea Groom FC Kansas City 6 nbsp Meghan Klingenberg Portland Thorns FC nbsp Adriana Leon Boston Breakers nbsp Marta Orlando Pride6 nbsp Daphne Corboz Sky Blue FC 5 nbsp Taylor Lytle Sky Blue FC nbsp Camila Orlando Pride nbsp Lynn Williams North Carolina CourageUpdated October 1 2017 NWSL Stats 1 NWSL Playoffs editFurther information NWSL Playoffs The top four teams from the regular season competed for the NWSL Championship In one semifinal the North Carolina Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 1 0 on a dramatic 89th minute goal In the other Portland Thorns FC defeated the Orlando Pride 4 1 One week later in the final on October 14 Portland defeated North Carolina 1 0 to claim the NWSL Championship Semi finalsChampionship 2Portland Thorns FC43Orlando Pride12Portland Thorns FC11North Carolina Courage01North Carolina Courage14Chicago Red Stars0Semi finals edit October 7 201712 30pm PDT Portland Thorns FC4 1Orlando PrideHenry nbsp 12 nbsp 80 Sonnett nbsp 15 Raso nbsp 71 Sinclair nbsp 82 ReportReport Kennedy nbsp 23 Providence ParkPortland OregonAttendance 18 193Referee Timothy Ford October 8 20173 30pm EDT North Carolina Courage1 0Chicago Red StarsO Sullivan nbsp 89 ReportReport Colaprico nbsp 36 Sahlen s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer ParkCary North CarolinaAttendance 10 017Referee Ramy Touchan Championship edit October 14 20174 30pm EDT North Carolina Courage0 1Portland Thorns FCReportReport Heath nbsp 41 Raso nbsp 45 1 Horan nbsp 50 Brynjarsdottir nbsp 72 Orlando City StadiumOrlando FloridaAttendance 8 124Referee Danielle CheskyIndividual awards editMonthly awards edit Player of the Month edit See also NWSL Player of the Month Month Player of the Month Club Month s StatlineApril nbsp Rose Lavelle 19 Boston Breakers 1 goal 1 assist in 3 games Breakers 2 1 0 in AprilMay nbsp Sam Kerr 20 Sky Blue FC 2 goals 2 assists in 5 games Sky Blue FC 3 2 0 in MayJune nbsp Sam Kerr 21 Sky Blue FC 3 goals 1 assist in 4 games 30th career goalJuly nbsp Megan Rapinoe 22 Seattle Reign FC 5 goals in 4 games Reign FC 2 1 1 in JulyAugust nbsp Alex Morgan 23 Orlando Pride 7 goals 2 assists 13 shots on goal 11 chances createdSeptember nbsp Marta 24 Orlando Pride 2 goals 13 chances created 85 5 passing accuracyTeam of the Month edit See also NWSL Team of the Month Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards RefApril nbsp Stephanie Labbe WAS nbsp Estelle Johnson WAS nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn KC nbsp Emily Sonnett POR nbsp Julie Ertz CHI nbsp Debinha NC nbsp Rose Lavelle BOS nbsp Jess Fishlock SEA nbsp Sam Mewis NC nbsp Kealia Ohai HOU nbsp Lynn Williams NC 25 May nbsp Kailen Sheridan NJ nbsp Samantha Johnson CHI nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn KC nbsp Casey Short CHI nbsp Danielle Colaprico CHI nbsp Amandine Henry POR nbsp Rose Lavelle BOS nbsp Sarah Killion NJ nbsp Nahomi Kawasumi SEA nbsp Christen Press CHI nbsp Sam Kerr NJ 26 June nbsp Stephanie Labbe WAS nbsp Casey Short CHI nbsp Abby Dahlkemper NC nbsp Ali Krieger ORL nbsp Estelle Johnson WAS nbsp Marta ORL nbsp Sam Mewis NC nbsp Jess Fishlock SEA nbsp Megan Rapinoe SEA nbsp Sam Kerr NJ nbsp Ashley Hatch NC 27 July nbsp Jane Campbell HOU nbsp Amber Brooks KC nbsp Abby Dahlkemper NC nbsp Casey Short CHI nbsp Taylor Smith NC nbsp Andressinha HOU nbsp Julie Ertz CHI nbsp Marta ORL nbsp McCall Zerboni NC nbsp Sam Kerr NJ nbsp Megan Rapinoe SEA 28 August nbsp Katelyn Rowland NC nbsp Steph Catley ORL nbsp Emily Sonnett POR nbsp Ali Krieger ORL nbsp Taylor Smith NC nbsp Marta ORL nbsp Sam Mewis NC nbsp Lindsey Horan POR nbsp Hayley Raso POR nbsp Alex Morgan ORL nbsp Sam Kerr NJ 29 September nbsp Adrianna Franch POR nbsp Emily Menges POR nbsp Kelley O Hara NJ nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn KC nbsp Casey Short CHI nbsp Alanna Kennedy ORL nbsp Marta ORL nbsp Sam Mewis NC nbsp Shea Groom KC nbsp Christine Sinclair POR nbsp Lynn Williams NC 30 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 ReferencePlayer Club Player Club Player Club1 nbsp Haley Kopmeyer Seattle Reign FC nbsp Rachel Daly Houston Dash nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 31 32 2 nbsp Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC nbsp Danica Evans Orlando Pride nbsp Monica Orlando Pride 31 33 34 3 nbsp Adriana Leon Boston Breakers nbsp Camila Orlando Pride nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 35 36 37 4 nbsp Francisca Ordega Washington Spirit nbsp Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 38 39 40 5 nbsp Nahomi Kawasumi Seattle Reign FC nbsp Christen Press Chicago Red Stars nbsp Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars 41 42 43 6 nbsp Christen Press Chicago Red Stars nbsp Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars nbsp Abby Smith Boston Breakers 44 45 46 7 nbsp Sydney Leroux FC Kansas City nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City nbsp Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars 47 48 49 8 nbsp Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC nbsp Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 50 51 52 9 nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC nbsp Camila Orlando Pride nbsp Aubrey Bledsoe Orlando Pride 53 54 55 10 nbsp Poliana Houston Dash nbsp Vanessa DiBernardo Chicago Red Stars nbsp Steph Catley Orlando Pride 56 57 58 11 nbsp Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC nbsp Stephanie Labbe Washington Spirit 59 60 61 12 nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC nbsp Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC nbsp Aubrey Bledsoe Orlando Pride 62 13 nbsp Andressinha Houston Dash nbsp Toni Pressley Orlando Pride nbsp Aubrey Bledsoe Orlando Pride 63 64 65 14 nbsp Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC nbsp Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC nbsp Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars 66 nbsp Christen Press Chicago Red Stars15 nbsp Arielle Ship Washington Spirit nbsp Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 67 16 nbsp Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage nbsp Marta Orlando Pride nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 68 17 nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 69 18 nbsp Hayley Raso Portland Thorns FC nbsp Alex Morgan Orlando Pride nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 70 71 72 19 nbsp Shea Groom FC Kansas City nbsp Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars nbsp Jane Campbell Houston Dash 73 74 75 20 nbsp Whitney Church Washington Spirit nbsp Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns nbsp DiDi Haracic nbsp Whitney Church Washington Spirit 76 77 78 21 nbsp Adriana Leon Boston Breakers nbsp Rachel Daly Houston Dash nbsp Ashlyn Harris nbsp Monica Orlando Pride 79 80 81 22 nbsp Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign nbsp Alanna Kennedy Orlando Pride nbsp Ashlyn Harris Orlando Pride 82 83 84 Annual awards edit Award Winner Team NotesGolden Boot 85 nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC 17 goalsCoach of the Year 86 nbsp Paul Riley North Carolina Courage NWSL Shield WinnerRookie of the Year 87 nbsp Ashley Hatch North Carolina Courage 7 goals 1 assist 1 200 minutesGoalkeeper of the Year 88 nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 11 shutouts 80 saves 0 83 GA ADefender of the Year 89 nbsp Abby Dahlkemper North Carolina Courage Played all 2 160 minutesMost Valuable Player 90 nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC League record 17 goalsNWSL Best XIPosition First team 91 Second team 92 Goalkeeper nbsp Adrianna Franch Portland Thorns FC 11 SO 80 saves nbsp Katelyn Rowland North Carolina Courage 8 SO 39 savesDefender nbsp Casey Short Chicago Red Stars 2 004 minutes nbsp Steph Catley Orlando Pride 2 032 minutesDefender nbsp Abby Dahlkemper North Carolina Courage 2 160 minutes nbsp Abby Erceg North Carolina Courage 1 goal 2 assistsDefender nbsp Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City 1 980 minutes nbsp Meghan Klingenberg Portland Thorns FC 6 assistsDefender nbsp Ali Krieger Orlando Pride 2 160 minutes nbsp Emily Menges Portland Thorns FC 2 063 minutesMidfielder nbsp Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC 7 goals 2 assists nbsp Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars 1 093 minutesMidfielder nbsp Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage 6 goals 3 assists nbsp Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars 4 goals 3 assistsMidfielder nbsp McCall Zerboni North Carolina Courage 23 starts nbsp Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC 4 goals 2 assistsFW MF nbsp Marta Orlando Pride 13 goals 6 assists nbsp Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars 6 goals 4 assistsForward nbsp Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC record 17 goals nbsp Alex Morgan Orlando Pride 9 goals 4 assistsForward nbsp Christen Press Chicago Red Stars 5 GWG nbsp Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC 12 goals 1 assistNWSL Championship Game MVPPlayer 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