The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League, which started in 2013.[1]
Statistics for the NWSL Challenge Cup, a competition originally created in place of the 2020 season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are treated separately from regular season statistics.
*While there was no 2020 regular season (i.e., it is not included in the second column), 2020 did include the inaugural Challenge Cup, which was won by the Houston Dash. It also included the 2020 Fall Series, in which the "Community Shield" (separate from the NWSL Shield and thus not included here) was won by the Portland Thorns.
1 A semifinal that would have been played in North Carolina was moved to Portland due to Hurricane Florence. 2 Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many teams had reduced capacities for part or all of the season, including some games with zero fans.
^Cooper, Jen (2021), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, p. 13.
^Sperry, Daniel (June 18, 2023). "Kansas City Current squander late lead, lose to Washington Spirit in NWSL home match". The Kansas City Star.
^ ab"Sam Kerr finishes NWSL season with bushel of scoring records". Soccer America. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ abcSiracusa, Claire (20 August 2017). "Sam Kerr scores four goals in Sky Blue FC comeback win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^Purdy, Jacqueline (5 July 2019). "Kristen Hamilton scores four, Courage win 5-2" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ ab"NWSL Friday: Kristen Hamilton packs on four goals for Courage". The Equalizer. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^"National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^Togerson, Derek (7 May 2022). "Alex Morgan Scores 4 Goals in Wave FC Win". www.nbcsandiego.com. KNSD. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^Cooper, Jen (2019), Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, Keeper Notes, p. 8.
^Braeback, Jeremiah Mitchell (13 December 2016). "Tobin Heath Named US Soccer Female Player of the Year". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^Ltd, Simplestream. "Nahomi Kawasumi named Player of the Week". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women s Soccer League which started in 2013 1 Statistics for the NWSL Challenge Cup a competition originally created in place of the 2020 season that was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic are treated separately from regular season statistics Contents 1 Champions and shield winners 1 1 By season 1 2 Total trophies by team 2 Team records 2 1 Wins 2 2 Losses 2 3 Attendance 2 4 Goals 2 5 Regular season records 2 6 Playoff records 3 Player records 3 1 Most minutes played 3 2 Most appearances regular season only 3 3 Goals 3 4 Top scorers 3 4 1 Goals regular season only 3 4 2 Leading goalscorers in playoffs 3 4 3 NWSL top goalscorers by season regular season only 3 5 Assists 3 5 1 Most assists 3 5 2 Top assists by season 3 6 Goalkeepers 3 6 1 Clean sheets 3 6 2 Saves 4 Match records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksChampions and shield winners EditBy season Edit Season Playoff final Regular seasonChampions Score Runners up Shield winners Points Runners up2013 Portland Thorns FC 2 0Details Western New York Flash Western New York Flash 38 38Standings FC Kansas City2014 FC Kansas City 2 1Details Seattle Reign FC Seattle Reign FC 54 41Standings FC Kansas City2015 FC Kansas City 1 0Details Seattle Reign FC Seattle Reign FC 43 33Standings Chicago Red Stars2016 Western New York Flash 2 2 AET 3 2 PKsDetails Washington Spirit Portland Thorns FC 41 39Standings Washington Spirit2017 Portland Thorns FC 1 0Details North Carolina Courage North Carolina Courage 49 47Standings Portland Thorns FC2018 North Carolina Courage 3 0Details Portland Thorns FC North Carolina Courage 57 42Standings Portland Thorns FC2019 North Carolina Courage 4 0Details Chicago Red Stars North Carolina Courage 49 44Standings Chicago Red Stars2021 Washington Spirit 2 1 AET Details Chicago Red Stars Portland Thorns FC 44 42Standings OL Reign2022 Portland Thorns FC 2 0 Details Kansas City Current OL Reign 40 39Standings Portland Thorns FCTotal trophies by team Edit Italics indicates a defunct team Team Seasons Playoff appearances Championships Shields Challenge Cups TotalPortland Thorns FC 9 8 3 2013 2017 2022 2 2016 2021 1 2021 6North Carolina Courage 5 4 2 2018 2019 3 2017 2018 2019 1 2022 6OL Reign Reign FC Seattle Reign FC 9 6 3 2014 2015 2022 3FC Kansas City 5 3 2 2014 2015 2Western New York Flash 4 2 1 2016 1 2013 2Washington Spirit 9 4 1 2021 1Houston Dash 8 1 1 2020 1Chicago Red Stars 9 7 0Orlando Pride 6 1 0NJ NY Gotham FC Sky Blue FC 7 2 0Kansas City Current 2 1 0San Diego Wave FC 1 1 0Angel City FC 1 0 0Racing Louisville FC 2 0 0Utah Royals FC 2 0 0Boston Breakers 5 0 0 While there was no 2020 regular season i e it is not included in the second column 2020 did include the inaugural Challenge Cup which was won by the Houston Dash It also included the 2020 Fall Series in which the Community Shield separate from the NWSL Shield and thus not included here was won by the Portland Thorns Team records EditWins Edit Most wins in a season 24 games 17 North Carolina Courage 2018 Fewest wins in a season 20 games 3 Boston Breakers 2016 Fewest wins in a season 24 games 1 Sky Blue FC 2018 Most consecutive wins in a season 7 joint record FC Kansas City 2014 2 Seattle Reign FC 2014 2 Portland Thorns FC 2017 Most consecutive games without a win 23 Sky Blue FC 2018 Most consecutive away games without a win 19 Boston Breakers between August 6 2014 and July 10 2016 Most consecutive home wins in a season 7 joint record Portland Thorns FC between June 28 2017 and September 30 2017 North Carolina Courage between July 5 2019 and October 12 2019 Most consecutive home wins 8 Portland Thorns FC between June 28 2017 and April 15 2018 Most wins in total 204 games 99 Portland Thorns FCLosses Edit Fewest losses in a season 24 games 1 North Carolina Courage 2018 Longest unbeaten run 20 games Washington Spirit between 26 September 2021 and 7 May 2022 Most losses in total 204 games 94 NJ NY Gotham FC Fewest home losses in a season 12 games 0 Seattle Reign FC 2014 Most consecutive losses in a season 11 NJ NY Gotham FC 2022 Most consecutive home games undefeated 22 Seattle Reign FC between 13 April 2014 and 29 August 2015 Attendance Edit Main article National Women s Soccer League attendance Season Overall Highest Lowest Playoff meanTotal Mean Median Club Mean Club Mean2013 375 743 4 270 3 007 Portland Thorns FC 13 320 Sky Blue FC 1 664 6 8202014 446 311 4 133 3 014 Portland Thorns FC 13 362 Sky Blue FC 1 639 3 7632015 454 100 5 046 3 367 Portland Thorns FC 15 639 Sky Blue FC 2 268 6 7662016 555 775 5 558 3 997 Portland Thorns FC 16 945 Sky Blue FC 2 162 10 8632017 609 960 5 083 3 576 Portland Thorns FC 17 653 FC Kansas City 1 788 12 1112018 650 562 6 024 4 025 Portland Thorns FC 16 959 Sky Blue FC 2 531 13 32312019 792 409 7 337 5 565 Portland Thorns FC 20 098 Sky Blue FC 3 338 8 95620212 567 072 5 155 Portland Thorns FC 14 391 Chicago Red Stars 3 222 8 7742022 1 042 063 7 917 Angel City FC 19 105 Orlando Pride 4 385 21 7301 A semifinal that would have been played in North Carolina was moved to Portland due to Hurricane Florence 2 Due to restrictions related to the COVID 19 pandemic many teams had reduced capacities for part or all of the season including some games with zero fans Goals Edit Most goals scored in a season 54 North Carolina Courage 2019 Fewest goals scored in a season 12 Washington Spirit 2018 Most goals conceded in a season 53 Orlando Pride 2019 Fewest goals conceded in a season joint record 17 North Carolina Courage 2018 Portland Thorns 2021 Best goal difference in a season 36 North Carolina Courage 2018 Most goals scored in total 283 Portland Thorns FC Most goals conceded in total 279 Sky Blue FC NJ NY Gotham FC Most consecutive games scoring 28 games FC Kansas City 2013 2014 includes 3 playoff games Most consecutive games scoring 2 goals 7 games Western New York Flash 2013 Longest shutout streak joint record 5 games Seattle Reign FC 2016 North Carolina Courage 2021 Regular season records Edit Through 2022 season regular season games only Pts rank prev season PPG rank prev season Club Seasons a GP W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG 1st 2nd 3rd 4thFinishing positions1 1 2 2 Portland Thorns FC 9 2013 204 99 53 52 332 228 104 350 1 716 2 3 32 2 3 3 OL Reign b 9 2013 204 96 52 56 308 224 84 340 1 667 3 1 1 13 3 5 4 Chicago Red Stars 9 2013 204 88 58 58 293 246 47 322 1 578 2 1 34 4 10 8 Washington Spirit 9 2013 204 63 51 90 240 298 58 240 1 176 1 1 25 5 13 9 NJ NY Gotham FC c 9 2013 204 59 51 94 235 295 90 228 1 118 16 6 1 1 North Carolina Courage 5 2017 118 66 22 30 219 118 101 220 1 864 37 7 11 11 Houston Dash 8 2014 182 59 37 86 218 271 53 214 1 176 18 8 6 5 FC Kansas City 5 2013 2017 110 45 27 36 152 125 27 168 1 527 2 19 9 12 10 Orlando Pride 6 2016 138 41 32 65 168 228 60 155 1 123 110 10 8 7 Western New York Flash 4 2013 2016 86 33 22 31 142 118 24 119 1 384 1 111 11 16 13 Boston Breakers 5 2013 2017 110 25 20 65 132 212 80 95 0 86412 12 7 6 Utah Royals FC 2 2018 2019 48 19 12 17 47 48 1 69 1 43814 13 15 12 Racing Louisville FC 2 2021 50 10 15 21 44 75 31 45 0 90013 14 14 14 Kansas City Current d 2 2021 50 13 13 20 44 65 21 52 1 04015 4 San Diego Wave FC 1 2022 22 10 6 6 32 21 11 36 1 636 116 9 Angel City FC 1 2022 22 8 5 9 23 27 4 29 1 318Sort order is points finishing positions wins No regular season in 2020 Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013 2018 and as Reign FC in 2019 Known as Sky Blue FC from 2013 2020 Known as Kansas City NWSL in 2021 Playoff records Edit Through 2022 playoffs Rank Club Championships Runners up Seasonsqualified GP W L D a PenaltyWins a GF GA GD PPG1 Portland Thorns FC 3 1 8 9 12 7 5 0 0 1 750 19 17 22 North Carolina Courage 2 1 4 5 7 5 2 0 0 2 143 14 3 113 FC Kansas City 2 0 3 5 5 4 1 0 0 2 400 10 4 64 Washington Spirit 1 1 4 9 7 4 2 1 0 1 857 10 10 05 Western New York Flash 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 750 8 7 16 Chicago Red Stars 0 2 7 9 10 3 7 0 0 0 900 7 16 97 OL Reign 0 2 6 9 8 2 6 0 0 0 750 9 14 58 Kansas City Current 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 000 4 3 19 San Diego Wave FC 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 500 3 3 010 NJ NY Gotham FC 0 0 2 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 000 0 3 311 Orlando Pride 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 000 1 4 312 Houston Dash 0 0 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 000 1 2 113 Angel City FC 0 0 0 1 Have not qualified14 Racing Louisville FC 0 0 0 215 Utah Royals FC 0 0 0 216 Boston Breakers 0 0 0 5Sort order is championships runners up PPG fraction of seasons qualified a b Draws after 120 minutes are decided by penalties Player records EditMost minutes played Edit NWSL All Time Minutes PlayedRegular Season Only as of October 2 2022 3 Rank Player Minutes Played Games1 Lauren Barnes 16 360 1892 McCall Zerboni 15 640 1883 Merritt Mathias 14 011 1834 Jess Fishlock 13 981 1635 Ali Krieger 13 686 1596 Becky Sauerbrunn 13 502 1557 Allie Long 13 465 1568 Christine Sinclair 13 380 1579 Tori Huster 12 992 15810 Abby Erceg 12 939 14711 Kristie Mewis 12 915 15812 Sofia Huerta 12 826 15213 Alyssa Naeher 12 825 14314 Nicole Barnhart 12 495 14115 Vanessa DiBernardo 12 452 15516 Emily Menges 12 448 14317 Jessica McDonald 12 305 17818 Megan Montefusco 12 153 14019 Ashlyn Harris 12 061 13520 Danielle Colaprico 11 701 143Most appearances regular season only Edit 2013 2022 seasons 204 total matches 4 NWSL Most AppearancesRegular Season Only as of October 2 2022 Rank Player Games1 Lauren Barnes 1892 McCall Zerboni 1883 Merritt Mathias 1834 Jessica McDonald 1785 Jess Fishlock 1636 Ali Krieger 1597 Kristie Mewis 158 Tori Huster9 Christine Sinclair 15710 Allie Long 15611 Vanessa DiBernardo 155 Christine Nairn Becky Sauerbrunn Jasmyne Spencer Erika Tymrak16 Sofia Huerta 15217 Amber Brooks 15018 Abby Erceg 14719 Kristen Edmonds 14420 Danielle Colaprico 143Goals Edit First NWSL goal Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC 3rd minute 13 April 2013 Fastest goal Michelle Cooper for Kansas City Current against Washington Spirit 22 seconds June 18 2023 5 Most goals in a regular season 24 games 18 Sam Kerr 2019 Most goals in a regular season by a rookie 11 Diana Ordonez 2022 22 game season Most goals in a game 4 Sam Kerr 19 August 2017 6 7 Kristen Hamilton 5 July 2019 8 9 Alex Morgan 7 May 2022 10 11 Most goals in a half 4 Sam Kerr 19 August 2017 7 Most hat tricks in a season 2 Sam Kerr 2017 6 7 Kristen Hamilton 2019 9 Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals 3 Sam Kerr 2017 2019 with Sky Blue FC Chicago Red Stars Most consecutive seasons to score at least 15 goals 3 Sam Kerr 2017 2019 with Sky Blue FC Chicago Red Stars Most different clubs to score for 6 Jessica McDonald for Seattle Reign FC Portland Thorns FC Houston Dash Western New York Flash North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville FC Youngest player to score Olivia Moultrie 16 years and 268 days 12 June 2022 for Portland Thorns FC against Houston Dash Top scorers Edit Goals regular season only Edit NWSL All Time Leading GoalscorersUp to October 2 2022 12 Rank Player Goals1 Sam Kerr 772 Christine Sinclair 603 Lynn Williams 604 Jessica McDonald 545 Alex Morgan 536 Christen Press 477 Megan Rapinoe 478 Amy Rodriguez 399 Sydney Leroux 3910 Jess Fishlock 3811 Rachel Daly 37 Ashley Hatch Nadia Nadim14 Debinha 35 Carli Lloyd16 Sofia Huerta 34 Allie Long18 Crystal Dunn 33 Kealia WattLeading goalscorers in playoffs Edit NWSL All Time Playoff Leading GoalscorersLast updated after 2022 season Bold indicates active player Rank Player Goals1 Amy Rodriguez 62 Crystal Dunn 53 Jessica McDonald 4 Samantha Mewis5 Debinha 3 Tobin Heath Lindsey Horan Megan Rapinoe Christine Sinclair Lynn WilliamsNWSL top goalscorers by season regular season only Edit Year Player Goals Games2013 Lauren Holiday 12 182014 Kim Little 16 232015 Crystal Dunn 15 202016 Lynn Williams 11 192017 Sam Kerr 17 222018 Sam Kerr 16 192019 Sam Kerr 18 212021 Ashley Hatch 10 202022 Alex Morgan 15 17Assists Edit Most assists in a season 10 Tobin Heath Portland Thorns FC 2016 13 Most assists in a single match 4 Nahomi Kawasumi for Seattle Reign FC v Washington Spirit 16 May 2017 14 Most assists Edit Most assists career Regular Season Only as of October 2 2022 15 Rank Player Assists1 Jessica McDonald 322 Sofia Huerta 283 Lynn Williams 264 Jessica Fishlock 25 Nahomi Kawasumi Christine Nairn7 Tobin Heath 248 Vanessa Dibernardo 23 Alex Morgan10 Crystal Dunn 22 Yuki NagasatoTop assists by season Edit Year Player Assists Apps2013 Lauren Holiday 9 182014 Jessica Fishlock 8 222015 Kim Little 7 202016 Tobin Heath 10 152017 Nahomi Kawasumi 9 242018 Jessica McDonald 8 232019 Yuki Nagasato 8 242021 Trinity Rodman 6 22 Sofia Huerta 232022 Carson Pickett 6 20 Mallory Swanson 16 Joint record Goalkeepers Edit Clean sheets Edit Most Shutouts career Regular Season Only as of October 2 2022 15 Player Shutouts Apps1 Nicole Barnhart 52 1412 Adrianna Franch 41 1153 Alyssa Naeher 40 1434 Aubrey Kingsbury 27 995 Casey Murphy 23 606 Jane Campbell 22 103 Ashlyn Harris 135 Kailen Sheridan 989 Katelyn Rowland 19 5810 Bella Bixby 18 36Saves Edit Most Saves career Regular Season Only as of October 2 2022 15 Player Saves1 Ashlyn Harris 5182 Alyssa Naeher 4943 Nicole Barnhart 4684 Kailen Sheridan 4015 Adrianna Franch 3956 Aubrey Kingsbury 3627 Michelle Betos 3408 Jane Campbell 3369 Erin McLeod 28810 Haley Kopmeyer 239Match records EditAs of October 2 2022 update Largest victories Winningmargin Date Home team Result Away team6 Jul 13 2014 Portland Thorns FC 7 1 FC Kansas CityJun 24 2016 Western New York Flash 7 1 Boston BreakersSep 11 2019 North Carolina Courage 6 0 Portland Thorns FCJun 19 2022 Portland Thorns FC 6 0 Orlando Pride5 Jun 7 2014 Portland Thorns FC 0 5 Western New York FlashJun 21 2014 Washington Spirit 1 6 Portland Thorns FCJul 6 2014 Sky Blue FC 0 5 FC Kansas CityJul 27 2014 Seattle Reign FC 5 0 Portland Thorns FCAug 12 2017 Orlando Pride 5 0 Sky Blue FCAug 25 2018 Houston Dash 6 1 Sky Blue FCSep 4 2018 Chicago Red Stars 5 0 Sky Blue FCSep 8 2018 North Carolina Courage 5 0 Houston DashApr 17 2019 North Carolina Courage 5 0 Orlando PrideJul 24 2019 Portland Thorns FC 5 0 Houston DashSep 14 2019 North Carolina Courage 6 1 Orlando PrideMay 16 2021 Portland Thorns FC 5 0 Chicago Red StarsMay 28 2021 North Carolina Courage 5 0 Racing Louisville FC Highest scoring Goalsscored Date Home team Result Away team9 Jul 20 2014 Portland Thorns FC 6 3 Boston BreakersJul 22 2017 Seattle Reign FC 5 4 Sky Blue FCAug 19 2017 Sky Blue FC 5 4 Seattle Reign FC8 Jul 13 2014 Portland Thorns FC 7 1 FC Kansas CityJun 24 2016 Western New York Flash 7 1 Boston BreakersMay 13 2017 Seattle Reign FC 6 2 Washington SpiritApr 20 2019 Chicago Red Stars 4 4 Portland Thorns FC7 Jun 6 2013 Portland Thorns FC 4 3 FC Kansas CityJul 27 2013 Washington Spirit 2 5 Boston BreakersJun 21 2014 Washington Spirit 1 6 Portland Thorns FCAug 3 2014 Boston Breakers 3 4 Western New York FlashAug 6 2015 Portland Thorns FC 5 2 Boston BreakersMay 21 2016 Western New York Flash 5 2 Sky Blue FCJul 23 2016 Seattle Reign FC 5 2 Orlando PrideMay 6 2017 Washington Spirit 4 3 Sky Blue FCSep 30 2017 Boston Breakers 3 4 Sky Blue FCMay 23 2018 Orlando Pride 3 4 North Carolina CourageMay 26 2018 Chicago Red Stars 2 5 Orlando PrideAug 25 2018 Houston Dash 6 1 Sky Blue FCJul 5 2019 North Carolina Courage 5 2 Houston DashJul 6 2019 Orlando Pride 4 3 Washington SpiritJul 14 2019 Portland Thorns FC 4 3 Orlando PrideSep 14 2019 North Carolina Courage 6 1 Orlando PrideJun 19 2022 North Carolina Courage 3 4 Houston DashJul 10 2022 Washington Spirit 4 3 San Diego Wave FCSee also EditNWSL Shield NWSL awards List of NWSL drafts List of NWSL hat tricks Women s soccer in the United StatesReferences Edit Stats National Women s Soccer League Archived from the original on 7 January 2015 Retrieved 14 June 2014 a b Seattle Reign win NWSL Shield for 2nd straight season ESPN August 27 2015 Retrieved April 10 2023 NWSL Player Stats Cooper Jen 2021 Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac p 13 Sperry Daniel June 18 2023 Kansas City Current squander late lead lose to Washington Spirit in NWSL home match The Kansas City Star a b Sam Kerr finishes NWSL season with bushel of scoring records Soccer America Retrieved 19 November 2017 a b c Siracusa Claire 20 August 2017 Sam Kerr scores four goals in Sky Blue FC comeback win The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 27 August 2022 Purdy Jacqueline 5 July 2019 Kristen Hamilton scores four Courage win 5 2 Press release National Women s Soccer League Retrieved 27 August 2022 a b NWSL Friday Kristen Hamilton packs on four goals for Courage The Equalizer 5 July 2019 Retrieved 27 August 2022 National Women s Soccer League Official Site NWSL www nwslsoccer com Retrieved 28 May 2022 Togerson Derek 7 May 2022 Alex Morgan Scores 4 Goals in Wave FC Win www nbcsandiego com KNSD Retrieved 27 August 2022 Cooper Jen 2019 Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac Keeper Notes p 8 Braeback Jeremiah Mitchell 13 December 2016 Tobin Heath Named US Soccer Female Player of the Year Stumptown Footy Retrieved 5 April 2023 Ltd Simplestream Nahomi Kawasumi named Player of the Week www nwslsoccer com Retrieved 2017 12 04 a b c http www fbref com bare URL External links EditNational Women s Soccer League Portals Women s association football Association football Sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NWSL records and statistics amp oldid 1171455003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
