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2013 National Women's Soccer League season

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}}

{{Short description|1st season of the National Women's Soccer League}}

{{infobox football league season

| competition = National Women's Soccer League

| season = 2013

| winners = Portland Thorns FC

|shieldtitle = NWSL Shield

| shield = Western New York Flash

| league topscorer = Lauren Holiday (12 goals)

| biggest home win = NJ 5–1 BOS (June 1)
WNY 4–0 DC (June 28)

| biggest away win = SEA 0–3 SBFC (May 19)

| highest scoring = 7 goals:
DC 2–5 BOS (July 27)
POR 4-3 KC (June 6)

| matches = 88

| total goals = 238

| longest wins = 5 games Sky Blue FC
(May 11 – June 1)

| longest unbeaten = 10 games FC Kansas City
(June 23 – August 4)

| longest losses = 9 games Seattle Reign FC
(April 16 – June 21)

| highest attendance = 17,619 POR v FCKC (August 4)

| lowest attendance = 688 NJ v CHI (May 8){{cite web|last=Jorstad |first=Keith |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/05/13/nwsl-attendance-watch-week-5/ |title=NWSL Attendance Watch: Week 5 |publisher=The Equalizer |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014}}

| attendance = 375,763

| average attendance = 4,270

| nextseason = 2014

}}

The 2013 National Women's Soccer League season was the inaugural 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), this was the seventh overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was (and is) operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.

The league started on April 13 with FC Kansas City hosting Portland Thorns FC. The last regular season matches were played on August 18, with the Western New York Flash topping the standings to win the NWSL Shield. This was followed by postseason playoffs, which culminated in a final on August 31.{{cite press release |title = NWSL Announces Inaugural Regular Season Schedule |date = February 12, 2013 |publisher = NWSL |url = http://nwslsoccer.com/home/695373.html |access-date = February 13, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150119001423/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/695373.html |archive-date = January 19, 2015 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }} In the final, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Western New York Flash 2–0 to win the inaugural NWSL Championship.{{cite news

| url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/9622374/espnw-portland-thorns-fc-tops-western-new-york-flash-first-nwsl-championship

| title=Portland blazes trail with NWSL title

| date=September 1, 2013

| access-date=September 1, 2013

| work=ESPN.com

| last=Hays

| first=Graham

}}{{cite news

|url = http://nwslsoccer.com/home/751983.html

|title = NWSL CHAMPIONS: PORTLAND THORNS FC

|date = August 31, 2013

|access-date = September 2, 2013

|publisher = NWSL

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130904015115/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/751983.html

|archive-date = September 4, 2013

|url-status = dead

|df = mdy-all

}}

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

= Stadiums and locations =

{{main|List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="sortable wikitable"
Team

!Stadium

! data-sort-type="number" |Capacity

Boston Breakers

| Dilboy Stadium

| 3,500

Chicago Red Stars

| Village Sports Complex

| 3,600{{cite web |last=Stars |first=Red |url=http://chicagoredstars.net/2013/02/12/red-stars-unveil-2013-nwsl-schedule-venue/ |title=Red Stars Unveil 2013 NWSL Schedule, Venue |publisher=Chicago Red Stars |date=February 12, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130413170324/http://chicagoredstars.net/2013/02/12/red-stars-unveil-2013-nwsl-schedule-venue/ |archive-date=April 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

FC Kansas City

| Shawnee Mission District Stadium

| 6,150

Portland Thorns FC

| Jeld-Wen Field

| 20,438

Seattle Reign FC

| Memorial Stadium

| 6,000

Sky Blue FC

| Yurcak Field

| 5,000

Washington Spirit

| Maryland SoccerPlex

| 5,126

Western New York Flash

| Sahlen's Stadium

| 13,768

{{col-2}}

{{Location map+ |United States |width=500 |float=center |caption=Locations of teams for the 2013 National Women's Soccer League season. |places=

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=42.408224 |long=-71.131674 |label=Breakers |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=41.778616 |long=-88.095004 |label=Red Stars |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.0997 |long=-94.5783 |label=Kansas City |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=45.520895 |long=-122.690941 |label=Thorns |position=bottom |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=47.6097 |long=-122.3331 |label=Reign |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.516686 |long=-74.466228 |label=Sky Blue |position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.152825 |long=-77.311442 |label=Spirit |position=right

| mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United States |lat=43.16224 |long=-77.629317 |label=Flash |position=left |mark=Blue pog.svg}}

}}

{{col-end}}

= Personnel and sponsorship =

Note: All teams used Nike as kit manufacturer.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! Head coach

! Captain

! Shirt sponsor

rowspan=2|Boston Breakers

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Lisa|Cole}} (until August 2){{cite web|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/04/08/nwsl-opening-day-rosters-announced/ |title=NWSL opening day rosters announced |publisher=The Equalizer |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=August 6, 2014}}

| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Cat|Whitehill}}

| rowspan=2|Ocean Spray

{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Cat|Whitehill}} (after August 2){{cite web|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/08/02/breakers-fire-cole-whitehill-named-interim-coach/ |title=Breakers fire Cole, Whitehill named interim coach |publisher=The Equalizer |date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014}}
Chicago Red Stars

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Rory|Dames}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Lori|Chalupny}}

| JimmyBars

FC Kansas City

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Vlatko|Andonovski}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Becky|Sauerbrunn}}

| Title Boxing Club

Portland Thorns

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Cindy|Parlow Cone}}

| {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Christine|Sinclair}}

| Providence Health & Services

Seattle Reign FC

| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Laura|Harvey}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Keelin|Winters}}

| Moda Health

Sky Blue FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Jim|Gabarra}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Christie|Rampone}}

| 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline

rowspan=2|Washington Spirit

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Jorden (until June 30)

| rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Lori|Lindsey}}

| rowspan=2|ProChain Solutions, Inc.

{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Parsons}} (after June 30){{cite web|last=Kassouf |first=Jeff |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/06/30/washington-spirit-fire-coach-mike-jorden/ |title=Official: Last-place Spirit fire coach Mike Jorden |publisher=The Equalizer |date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014}}
Western New York Flash

| {{flagicon|NZ}} {{sortname|Aaran|Lines}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|McCall|Zerboni}}

| Sahlen's

= Player Acquisition =

Players were acquired through the 2013 Allocation of national team players announced on January 11, the 2013 NWSL College Draft on January 18, and the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft on February 7, along with free agency, trading and loans.

The Portland Thorns received an allocation with a notably strong offensive record including Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair, the 2012 U.S. and Canadian Players of the Year and leading scorers for their national teams respectively, as well as a U.S. allocation (Morgan, Tobin Heath, and Rachel Buehler) that accounted for 1/3 of their national team's assists in 2012.{{cite web|last=Bird |first=Liviu |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/01/11/portland-thorns-fc-nab-cream-of-the-crop-in-nwsl-allocation/ |title=Portland Thorns FC nabs cream of the crop in NWSL allocation |publisher=The Equalizer |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/14/00/morgan-wins-2012-female-aoty-award |title=Alex Morgan Named 2012 Female Athlete of the Year |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=December 3, 2012 |access-date=August 5, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/sinclair-is-female-selection-for-2012-bmo-canadian-players-of-the-year-award-p152813 |title=Sinclair is female selection for 2012 BMO Canadian Players of the Year award |publisher=Canada Soccer |date=December 11, 2012 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222023125/http://www.canadasoccer.com/sinclair-is-female-selection-for-2012-bmo-canadian-players-of-the-year-award-p152813 |url-status=dead }}

Competition format

The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 18. Each team played a total of 22 games: 11 at home and 11 away. Each team played

  • three other teams (based on an east/west geographical split) four times each: twice at home and twice away
  • two other teams twice each: once at home and once away
  • and the remaining two teams three times each: one twice at home and once away, the other vice versa

The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs. Two semifinal games were played on August 24, with the winners advancing to the league final to be played on August 31.{{cite web|title=National Women's Soccer League 2013 Schedule|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/schedules/2013/57943898.html|publisher=National Women's Soccer League|access-date=September 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206042641/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/schedules/2013/57943898.html|archive-date=December 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}

= Results table =

{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/schedules/2013/57943898.20134.html |title=National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 17, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2013}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width=90%"
colspan="23"|Abbreviation and Color Key:
Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • FC Kansas City – KC • 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
style="width:20%;" rowspan="2"|Club

! style="width:72%;" colspan="22"|Match

style="background:#ccc; font-size:90%;"

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style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Boston Breakers

style="background:silver;"|WASWNYstyle="background:silver;"|CHIWASKCstyle="background:silver;"|WASNJstyle="background:silver;"|WNYCHIstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|SEAstyle="background:silver;"|NJSEAPORNJstyle="background:silver;"|PORKCWASstyle="background:silver;"|WNYstyle="background:silver;"|PORstyle="background:silver;"|KCWNY
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1

style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 4–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 5–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–3style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–5style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2-1
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Chicago Red Stars

style="background:silver;"|SEAstyle="background:silver;"|PORBOSNJstyle="background:silver;"|PORWNYPORstyle="background:silver;"|BOSstyle="background:silver;"|KCKCstyle="background:silver;"|WNYSEAstyle="background:silver;"|WNYWASstyle="background:silver;"|KCstyle="background:silver;"|WASSEAPORstyle="background:silver;"|SEAWASstyle="background:silver;"|NJKC
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1

style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 4-1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2-1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–3style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 3–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 4–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 3–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1-0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 3–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|FC Kansas City

style="background:silver;"|PORstyle="background:silver;"|SEASEAWNYstyle="background:silver;"|BOSstyle="background:silver;"|NJPORSEACHIstyle="background:silver;"|CHIstyle="background:silver;"|WASNJstyle="background:silver;"|PORWASstyle="background:silver;"|WNYCHIstyle="background:silver;"|SEAstyle="background:silver;"|BOSNJPORBOSstyle="background:silver;"|CHI
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1

style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 4–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 3–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–3style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1-0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Portland Thorns FC

KCstyle="background:silver;"|SEACHIWASCHIstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|WASSEAstyle="background:silver;"|CHIstyle="background:silver;"|KCstyle="background:silver;"|SEANJKCstyle="background:silver;"|BOSstyle="background:silver;"|WNYBOSstyle="background:silver;"|CHIstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|KCBOSWNYSEA
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1

style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 4–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 3–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–3style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2-1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Seattle Reign FC

CHIPORKCstyle="background:silver;"|KCNJstyle="background:silver;"|WASstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|PORstyle="background:silver;"|KCPORWNYBOSstyle="background:silver;"|CHIstyle="background:silver;"|BOSstyle="background:silver;"|WNYstyle="background:silver;"|WASKCstyle="background:silver;"|CHICHIWNYWASstyle="background:silver;"|POR
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1

style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–4style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–3style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 4–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1-0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1-0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Sky Blue FC

style="background:silver;"|WNYWASWNYstyle="background:silver;"|CHIstyle="background:silver;"|SEAPORSEAKCstyle="background:silver;"|BOSstyle="background:silver;"|WNYBOSstyle="background:silver;"|PORstyle="background:silver;"|KCBOSstyle="background:silver;"|WASstyle="background:silver;"|BOSWNYstyle="background:silver;"|KCPORstyle="background:silver;"|WASCHIWAS
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0

style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 5–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–3style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 3–3style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Washington Spirit

BOSstyle="background:silver;"|WNYstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|PORstyle="background:silver;"|BOSSEAPORBOSstyle="background:silver;"|WNYKCWNYstyle="background:silver;"|KCNJstyle="background:silver;"|CHISEACHIstyle="background:silver;"|BOSWNYNJstyle="background:silver;"|CHIstyle="background:silver;"|SEAstyle="background:silver;"|NJ
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1

style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–4style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 4–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 0–2style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 2–5style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–0style="background:#dfe7ff;"| 1–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1
style="font-size: 85%"

| rowspan="2"|Western New York Flash

NJWASstyle="background:silver;"|BOSstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|KCstyle="background:silver;"|CHIBOSNJWASCHIstyle="background:silver;"|SEAstyle="background:silver;"|WASCHIKCSEAPORstyle="background:silver;"|NJstyle="background:silver;"|WASBOSstyle="background:silver;"|SEAstyle="background:silver;"|PORstyle="background:silver;"|BOS
style="font-size: 85%"

| style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–0

style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–3style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 0–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 4–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 1–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#ffdfdf;" | 3–2style="background:#fffdd0;" | 1–1style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 3–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 2–2style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 1–0style="background:#fffdd0;" | 0–0style="background:#dfe7ff;" | 2–1

Scores listed as home-away

League standings

{{2013 National Women's Soccer League season}}

NWSL Championship

The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. In the semifinals, the regular season winner hosted the fourth-placed team and the regular season runner-up hosted the third-placed team. The highest-seeded semifinal winner then hosted the championship final. All match-ups were one-game series (as opposed to home-and-away series).

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semi-Finals

| RD2=Championship

| score-width=30px

| team-width=160px

| RD1-seed1= 1

| RD1-team1= Western New York Flash

| RD1-score1= 2

| RD1-seed2= 4

| RD1-team2= Sky Blue FC

| RD1-score2= 0

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= FC Kansas City

| RD1-score3= 2

| RD1-seed4= 3

| RD1-team4= Portland Thorns FC (AET)

| RD1-score4= 3

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= Western New York Flash

| RD2-score1= 0

| RD2-seed2= 3

| RD2-team2= Portland Thorns FC

| RD2-score2= 2

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{football box

| bg =

| round =

| date = August 24, 2013

| time = 1:00 pm CDT

| team1 = FC Kansas City

| score = 2–3

| aet = yes

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130829123322/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/2013/3700946.html Report]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101233/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750064.html Report]

| team2 = Portland Thorns FC

| goals1 = Tymrak {{goal|12}}
Henderson {{goal|25}}
Scott {{yel|73}}
Buczkowski {{yel|86}}

| goals2 = Heath {{goal|33}}
Dougherty {{yel|50}}
Long {{yel|61}} {{goal|103}}
Weimer {{goal|65}}

| stadium = Shawnee Mission District Stadium

| location = Overland Park, Kansas

| attendance = 4,016

| referee = Christina Unkel

| stack = yes

}}{{football box

| stack =

| bg =

| round =

| date = August 24, 2013

| time = 8:00 pm EDT

| team1 = Western New York Flash

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130829123143/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/2013/3700947.html Report]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101231/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750093.html Report]

| team2 = Sky Blue FC

| goals1 = Lloyd {{goal|33 || 90+}} {{yel|42}}
Huffman {{yel|90+}}

| goals2 = Makoski {{yel|51}}
Adams {{yel|90}}

| stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

| location = Rochester, New York

| attendance = 7,316

| referee = Katja Koroleva

}}

= Championship =

{{football box

| stack =

| bg =

| round =

| date = August 31, 2013

| time = 8:00 pm EDT

| team1 = Western New York Flash

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131218102402/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/2013/3700948.html Report]
[http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/751983.html Report]

| team2 = Portland Thorns FC

| goals1 = Johnson {{yel|33}}
Martin {{yel|74}}

| goals2 = Heath {{goal|40}}
Williamson {{sentoff|1|49|57}}
Long {{yel|89}}
Ellertson {{yel|90}}
Sinclair {{goal|90+}}

| stadium = Sahlen's Stadium

| location = Rochester, New York

| attendance = 9,129

| referee = Kari Seitz

}}

Attendance

{{see also|National Women's Soccer League attendance}}

=Average home attendances=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! data-sort-type="number" |Average Attendance

Boston Breakers

| align="center" | 2,427{{cite web|last=Jorstad |first=Keith |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/08/20/nwsl-attendance-watch-week-19/ |title=NWSL Attendance Watch Week 19 |publisher=The Equalizer |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2014}}

Chicago Red Stars

| align="center" | 1,713

FC Kansas City

| align="center" | 4,626{{cite web|last=DiVeronica |first=Jeff |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/direct-kicks/2014/02/07/wny-flash-will-face-portland-in-their-home-opener-in-rematch-of-2013-nwsl-title-game/5279943/ |title=Flash to face Portland in home opener |publisher=Democrat and Chronicle |date=February 7, 2014 |access-date=August 4, 2014}}

Portland Thorns FC

| align="center" | 13,320

Seattle Reign FC

| align="center" | 2,306

Sky Blue FC

| align="center" | 1,677

Washington Spirit

| align="center" | 3,626{{cite news|last=Goff |first=Steven |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/washington-spirit-finishes-losing-first-season-in-nwsl-with-many-gains/2013/08/18/f8f8b3fc-0861-11e3-89fe-abb4a5067014_story.html |title=Washington Spirit finishes losing first season in NWSL with many gains |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 18, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2014}}

Western New York Flash

| align="center" | 4,485

Highest Attendance: 17,619{{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/2013Q3/744390.html |title=FC KANSAS CITY EARN PLAYOFF BERTH WITH 3-2 WIN OVER THORNS FC |publisher=nwslsoccer.com |date=August 4, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101227/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/2013Q3/744390.html |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} (August 4, Kansas City at Portland)

Lowest Attendance: 688 (May 8, Chicago at Sky Blue)

Total Attendance: 375,846 (88 games total)

League Average: 4,271

= Playoff attendance =

Semifinal 1, Portland at FC Kansas City: 4,016{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750064.html |title=PORTLAND DEFEATS KANSAS CITY 3-2 IN OVERTIME |publisher=nwslsoccer.com |date=August 24, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101233/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750064.html |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

Semifinal 2, Sky Blue at Western New York: 7,316{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750093.html |title=FLASH SHUT OUT SKY BLUE FC 2-0 IN SEMIFINAL |publisher=nwslsoccer.com |date=August 24, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101231/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750093.html |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

Championship, Portland at Western New York: 9,129{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/751983.html |title=NWSL CHAMPIONS: PORTLAND THORNS FC |publisher=nwslsoccer.com |date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2014}}

Statistical leaders

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

= Top scorers =

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Nation

!Club

!Goals

|1

| Lauren Holiday

| {{flag|USA}}

| FC Kansas City

| style="text-align:center;"|12

rowspan="2"|2

| Sydney Leroux

| {{flag|USA}}

| Boston Breakers

| style="text-align:center;"|11

Abby Wambach

| {{flag|USA}}

| Western New York Flash

| style="text-align:center;"|11

rowspan="5"|4

| Carli Lloyd

| {{flag|USA}}

| Western New York Flash

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Diana Matheson

| {{flag|CAN}}

| Washington Spirit

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Alex Morgan

| {{flag|USA}}

| Portland Thorns FC

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Mónica Ocampo

| {{flag|MEX}}

| Sky Blue FC

| style="text-align:center;"|8

Christine Sinclair

| {{flag|CAN}}

| Portland Thorns FC

| style="text-align:center;"|8

9

| Sophie Schmidt

| {{flag|CAN}}

| Sky Blue FC

| style="text-align:center;"|7

10

| Erika Tymrak

| {{flag|USA}}

| FC Kansas City

| style="text-align:center;"|6

Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html |title=Top Ten Listing – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 10, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107064658/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html |archive-date=January 7, 2015 }}

{{col-2}}

= Top assists =

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Nation

!Club

!Assists

1

| Lauren Holiday

| {{flag|USA}}

| FC Kansas City

| style="text-align:center;"|9

2

| Abby Wambach

| {{flag|USA}}

| Western New York Flash

| style="text-align:center;"|8

3

| Lianne Sanderson

| {{flag|ENG}}

| Boston Breakers

| style="text-align:center;"|7

rowspan="2"|4

| Katy Freels

| {{flag|USA}}

| Sky Blue FC

| style="text-align:center;"|6

Heather O'Reilly

| {{flag|USA}}

| Boston Breakers

| style="text-align:center;"|6

rowspan="4"|6

| Leigh Ann Robinson

| {{flag|USA}}

| FC Kansas City

| style="text-align:center;"|5

Christine Nairn

| {{flag|USA}}

| Seattle Reign FC

| style="text-align:center;"|5

Alex Morgan

| {{flag|USA}}

| Portland Thorns

| style="text-align:center;"|5

Samantha Kerr

| {{flag|AUS}}

| Western New York Flash

| style="text-align:center;"|5

rowspan="3"|10

| Lori Chalupny

| {{flag|USA}}

| Chicago Red Stars

| style="text-align:center;"|4

Julianne Sitch

| {{flag|USA}}

| Chicago Red Stars

| style="text-align:center;"|4

Erika Tymrak

| {{flag|USA}}

| FC Kansas City

| style="text-align:center;"|4

Source:

{{col-end}}

= Goalkeeping =

(Minimum of 540 Minutes Played)

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

!Goalkeeper

!Club

!GP

!MINS

!SOG

!SVS

!GA

!GAA

!W-L-T

!SHO

align=center|1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Adrianna Franch

| Western New York Flash

| align=center|22

| align=center|1978

| align=center|119

| align=center|98

| align=center|20

| align=center|0.909

| align=center|10–4–8

| align=center|7

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Cameron

| Sky Blue FC

| align=center|18

| align=center|1619

| align=center|83

| align=center|65

| align=center|17

| align=center|0.945

| align=center|9–4–5

| align=center|8

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Barnhart

| FC Kansas City

| align=center|20

| align=center|1800

| align=center|86

| align=center|67

| align=center|19

| align=center|0.950

| align=center|10–5–5

| align=center|10

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Karina LeBlanc

| Portland Thorns FC

| align=center|21

| align=center|1890

| align=center|114

| align=center|92

| align=center|23

| align=center|1.095

| align=center|11–5–5

| align=center|7

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alyssa Naeher

| Boston Breakers

| align=center|9

| align=center|765

| align=center|47

| align=center|36

| align=center|11

| align=center|1.222

| align=center|4–2–2

| align=center|2

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Vancil

| Chicago Red Stars

| align=center|6

| align=center|540

| align=center|31

| align=center|23

| align=center|8

| align=center|1.334

| align=center|3–2–1

| align=center|1

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hope Solo

| Seattle Reign FC

| align=center|14

| align=center|1260

| align=center|101

| align=center|81

| align=center|19

| align=center|1.357

| align=center|5–6–2

| align=center|0

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Erin McLeod

| Chicago Red Stars

| align=center|16

| align=center|1430

| align=center|92

| align=center|64

| align=center|28

| align=center|1.750

| align=center|5–6–5

| align=center|4

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ashley Phillips

| Boston Breakers

| align=center|11

| align=center|945

| align=center|51

| align=center|32

| align=center|20

| align=center|1.818

| align=center|2–5–4

| align=center|1

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ashlyn Harris

| Washington Spirit

| align=center|18

| align=center|1620

| align=center|118

| align=center|85

| align=center|33

| align=center|1.882

| align=center|2–11–4

| align=center|1

align=center|11

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Betos

| Seattle Reign FC

| align=center|7

| align=center|630

| align=center|49

| align=center|34

| align=center|14

| align=center|2.000

| align=center|0–6–1

| align=center|0

Source:

Individual awards

= Monthly awards =

{{2013 NWSL Player of the Month}}

= Weekly awards =

class="wikitable"
Week

! colspan=2 |Player of the Week

!Club

!Week's Statline

Week 1

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Brittany Cameron{{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/711560.html |title=BRITTANY CAMERON VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030050356/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/711560.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Sky Blue FC

| 5 SVS, SHO

Week 2

| {{flagicon|WAL}}

| Jessica Fishlock{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/713264.html |title=JESSICA FISHLOCK VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030050837/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/713264.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Seattle Reign FC

| 1 G (74')

Week 3

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Heather O'Reilly{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/715060.html |title=BREAKERS' HEATHER O'REILLY VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=May 20, 2013}}

| Boston Breakers

| 2 G (16', 83'), GWG

Week 4

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Sydney Leroux{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/717067.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SYDNEY LEROUX – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=May 20, 2013}}

| Boston Breakers

| 3 G (26', 74', 84'), GWG

Week 5

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Abby Wambach{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/719246.html |title=FLASH'S WAMBACH VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030032340/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/719246.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Western New York Flash

| 2 G (34', 39'), GWG

Week 6

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Christie Rampone{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/721309.html |title=CHRISTIE RAMPONE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817101302/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/721309.html |archive-date=August 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Sky Blue FC

| 180min, 0 GA

Week 7

| {{flagicon|ENG}}

| Lianne Sanderson{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/723782.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LIANNE SANDERSON – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}}

| Boston Breakers

| 3 A

Week 8

| {{flagicon|AUS}}

| Lisa De Vanna{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/725782.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LISA DE VANNA – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030055721/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/725782.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

| Sky Blue FC

| 2 G (14', 56'), 1 A

Week 9

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Abby Wambach{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/727909.html |title=Player of the Week: Abby Wambach – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}}

| Western New York Flash

| 1 G (82'), 1 A

Week 10

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Lori Chalupny{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/730173.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LORI CHALUPNY – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723203013/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/730173.html |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Chicago Red Stars

| 1 A

Week 11

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Karina LeBlanc{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/732293.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: KARINA LEBLANC – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}}

| Portland Thorns FC

| 7 SVS

Week 12

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Carli Lloyd{{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/734279.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CARLI LLOYD – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029231531/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/734279.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

| Western New York Flash

| 3 G (3', 22', 56')

Week 13

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Sydney Leroux{{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/735894.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SYDNEY LEROUX – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013}}

| Boston Breakers

| 3 G, 2 Games

Week 14

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Karina LeBlanc{{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/738195.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: KARINA LEBLANC – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030052145/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/738195.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Portland Thorns FC

| 5 SVS

Week 15

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Erika Tymrak{{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/740331.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ERIKA TYMRAK – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212144731/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/740331.html |archive-date=February 12, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

| FC Kansas City

| 1 G (86'), 1 A

Week 16

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Megan Rapinoe{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/742588.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: MEGAN RAPINOE – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030024801/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/742588.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Seattle Reign FC

| 2 G (6', 68'), 1 A

Week 17

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Lauren Holiday{{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/744961.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LAUREN HOLIDAY – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813063513/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/744961.html |archive-date=August 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| FC Kansas City

| 2 G (23', 55')

Week 18

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Diana Matheson{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/746850.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: DIANA MATHESON – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030050026/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/746850.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Washington Spirit

| 1 G, 1 A in 2 Games

Week 19

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jen Hoy{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/749094.html |title=PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JEN HOY – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030032125/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/749094.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| Chicago Red Stars

| 2 G (45', 92')

= Annual awards =

class="wikitable"
Award

!colspan=3|Winner

!colspan=2|Runner-up

!colspan=2|Third place

Golden Boot {{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/748546.html |title=LAUREN HOLIDAY WINS NWSL GOLDEN BOOT – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823072709/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/748546.html |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Holiday

| rowspan=6|FC Kansas City

| 12 Goals

| {{flagicon|USA}} Abby Wambach

| Western New York Flash

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sydney Leroux

| Boston Breakers

Rookie of the Year {{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/748886.html |title=NWSL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: ERIKA TYMRAK – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927170712/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/748886.html |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |df=mdy }}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Erika Tymrak

| 6 Goals, 4 Assists

| {{flagicon|USA}} Adrianna Franch

| Western New York Flash

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sydney Leroux

| Boston Breakers

Goalkeeper of the Year {{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/749232.html |title=NWSL GK OF THE YEAR: NICOLE BARNHART – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 21, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030035712/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/749232.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Barnhart

| 10 Shutouts

| {{flagicon|USA}} Adrianna Franch

| Western New York Flash

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Karina LeBlanc

| Portland Thorns

Defender of the Year {{cite web |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/749575.html |title=NWSL Defender of the Year: Becky Sauerbrunn – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030025955/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/749575.html |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Sauerbrunn

| 1710min, 1.00 GAA

| {{flagicon|USA}} Christie Rampone

| Sky Blue FC

| {{flagicon|USA}} Leigh Ann Robinson

| FC Kansas City

Coach of the Year {{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/750584.html |title=NWSL COACH OF THE YEAR: VLATKO ANDONOVSKI – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 26, 2013 |access-date=August 26, 2013}}

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Vlatko Andonovski

| 11–6–5, 2nd reg. season

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Gabarra

| Sky Blue FC

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Aaran Lines

| Western New York Flash

Most Valuable Player {{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750846.html |title=NWSL MVP: LAUREN HOLIDAY – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |date=August 27, 2013 |access-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827223147/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/750846.html |archive-date=August 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Holiday

| 1st in G and A, 4th in S and SOG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Abby Wambach

| Western New York Flash

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lori Chalupny

| Chicago Red Stars

class="wikitable"
colspan=7|NWSL Best XI {{cite web|url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/751162.html |title = NWSL BEST XI - National Women's Soccer League |access-date=2013-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218104454/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/751162.html |archive-date=December 18, 2013 }}
Position

!colspan=3|First team

!colspan=3|Second team

Goalkeeper{{flagicon|USA}} Nicole BarnhartFC Kansas City10 shutouts{{flagicon|USA}} Adrianna FranchWestern New York Flash98 Saves
Defense{{flagicon|USA}} Christie RamponeSky Blue FC1.20 GAA{{flagicon|USA}} Rachel BuehlerPortland Thorns FC1.15 GAA
Defense{{flagicon|USA}} Leigh Ann RobinsonFC Kansas City5 assists{{flagicon|AUS}} Caitlin FoordSky Blue FCNWSL youngest player
Defense{{flagicon|USA}} Becky SauerbrunnFC Kansas City1.0 GAA{{flagicon|USA}} Ali KriegerWashington Spirit1 goal
Defense{{flagicon|USA}} Brittany TaylorWestern New York Flash3 goals, 4 assists{{flagicon|CAN}} Lauren SesselmannFC Kansas City0.84 GAA
Midfield{{flagicon|USA}} Lori ChalupnyChicago Red Stars5 goals, 4 assists{{flagicon|USA}} Megan RapinoeSeattle Reign FC5 goals, 1 assist
Midfield{{flagicon|WAL}} Jess FishlockSeattle Reign FC4 goals{{flagicon|CAN}} Desiree ScottFC Kansas City1.00 GAA
Midfield{{flagicon|USA}} Lauren HolidayFC Kansas City12 goals, 9 assists{{flagicon|USA}} Erika TymrakFC Kansas City6 goals, 4 assists
MF // FW{{flagicon|CAN}} Diana MathesonWashington Spirit8 goals, 3 assists{{flagicon|USA}} Alex MorganPortland Thorns FC8 goals, 5 assists
Forward{{flagicon|USA}} Sydney LerouxBoston Breakers11 goals, 2 assists{{flagicon|ENG}} Lianne SandersonBoston Breakers5 goals, 7 assists
Forward{{flagicon|USA}} Abby WambachWestern New York Flash11 goals, 8 assists{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine SinclairPortland Thorns FC8 goals, 2 assists

class="wikitable"

!colspan=3|NWSL Championship Game MVP

Player

!Club

!Record

{{flagicon|USA}} Tobin Heath

| Portland Thorns FC

| Scored game-winning goal in first league Championship Game

Statistics

= Scoring =

  • First goal of the season: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute (April 13){{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/710702.html |title=KANSAS CITY AND PORTLAND DRAW IN FIRST NWSL GAME |publisher=NWSL |date=April 13, 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417045509/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/710702.html |archive-date=April 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
  • Earliest goal in a match: 2 minutes
  • CoCo Goodson for Sky Blue FC against Washington Spirit (April 27){{cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/714275.html |title=SKY BLUE FC EARN 2–1 WIN OVER SPIRIT |publisher=NWSL |date=April 27, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013}}
  • Latest goal in a match: 90+6 minutes
  • Lori Chalupny for Chicago Red Stars against FC Kansas City (July 14){{Cite web |url=http://chicagoredstars.com/match/2027/ |title=Chicago Red Stars vs FC Kansas City - July 14, 2013 - Chicago Red Stars |access-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140903034216/http://chicagoredstars.com/match/2027/ |url-status=dead }}
  • Widest winning margin: 4 goals
  • Sky Blue 5–1 Boston Breakers (June 1)
  • Western New York Flash 4–0 Washington Spirit (May 4)
  • Most goals scored in a match: 7
  • Washington Spirit 2–5 Boston Breakers (July 27)
  • Portland Thorns 4-3 FC Kansas City (June 6)
  • First Own Goal: McCall Zerboni of Western New York Flash for Sky Blue FC (April 14){{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/710809.html |title=SKY BLUE FC DEFEAT WNY FLASH 1–0 |publisher=NWSL |date=April 14, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418120405/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/710809.html |archive-date=April 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
  • Average goals per match: 2.705

== Hat-tricks ==

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Sydney|LerouxLeroux, Sydney }}Boston BreakersChicago Red Starsstyle="text-align:center;"| 4–1{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/716361.html |title=BREAKERS DEFEAT RED STARS 4–1 – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508135642/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/716361.html |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{dts|2013|5|4}}
{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Carli|LloydLloyd, Carli}}Western New York FlashWashington Spiritstyle="text-align:center;"| 4–0{{cite web |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/733224.html |title=FLASH GO ON THE OFFENSIVE IN 4–0 WIN OVER SPIRIT – National Women's Soccer League |publisher=Nwslsoccer.com |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701231155/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/733224.html |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{dts|2013|6|28}}

= Discipline =

  • First yellow card: Kristie Mewis for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 43rd minute (April 13){{cite web |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/04/christine-sinclair-penalty-kick-leads-thorns-fc-1-1-draw-against-fc-kansas-city |title=Christine Sinclair penalty kick leads Thorns FC to 1–1 draw against FC Kansas City |publisher=Portland Thorns FC Communications |date=April 13, 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616000814/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/04/christine-sinclair-penalty-kick-leads-thorns-fc-1-1-draw-against-fc-kansas-city |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}
  • Most yellow cards in a match: 6
  • Portland Thorns FC 2–1 Seattle Reign FC – 3 for Portland (Allie Long, Angie Kerr, & Nikki Washington) and 3 for Seattle (Elli Reed, Christine Nairn, & Jessica Fishlock) (April 21)

= Streaks =

= Other firsts =

= Home team record =

(Regular season only)

  • 8 wins, 8 losses, 6 ties – 1.364 PPG
  • 28 goals for, 26 goals against – +2 GD

See also

{{Portal|Women's association football|Sports|Association football}}

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References

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External links

  • {{official website|http://nwslsoccer.com}}

{{National Women's Soccer League}}

{{2013 NWSL season by team}}

{{2012–13 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}

{{2013–14 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}

{{2013 in American soccer}}

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