List of Seattle Reign FC seasons
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Seattle Reign FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest level of women's club soccer in the United States. The team was established in 2012 and began play the following year in the inaugual NWSL season at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, Washington.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=March 18, 2024 |title=Sounders reach agreement to purchase Reign FC, OL Groupe announces |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/sounders-purchase-of-reign-fc-complete-ol-groupe-announces/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} The Reign moved to Memorial Stadium in Seattle for the 2014 season and stayed there until a move in 2019 to Cheney Stadium, a minor league ballpark in Tacoma, that coincided with a rebranding to Reign FC.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=March 6, 2020 |title=Reign FC changes its name again, to OL Reign, and has new team colors |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/reign-fc-changes-its-name-again-to-ol-reign-and-has-new-team-colors/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Gregg |date=December 15, 2021 |title=OL Reign moving pro women's soccer out of Tacoma, back to Seattle to play at Lumen Field |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/article256625266.html |work=The News Tribune |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} The team was renamed to OL Reign after the French OL Groupe purchased a majority stake later in the year.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=February 2, 2022 |title=OL Reign leadership changing as founders Teresa and Bill Predmore step down |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/ol-reign-leadership-changing-as-founders-teresa-and-bill-predmore-step-down/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} The team returned to Seattle in 2022 and now plays at Lumen Field, which they share with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.{{cite news |last=Pentz |first=Matt |date=December 15, 2021 |title=OL Reign returning to Seattle in 2022, will play at Lumen Field |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4184121/2021/12/15/ol-reign-returning-to-seattle-in-2022-will-play-at-lumen-field/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} The name reverted to Seattle Reign FC in 2024 ahead of a sale of the team to the Sounders.
{{As of|2024}}, the NWSL regular season has 26 matches and runs from March to October; the team with the most points during the regular season is awarded the NWSL Shield.{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |date=December 7, 2023 |title=2024 NWSL schedule includes expanded playoffs, break for Paris Olympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/nwsl/2023/12/07/nwsl-schedule-2024-league-expanded-regular-season-playoffs/71844368007/ |work=USA Today |accessdate=November 10, 2024}} The top eight teams qualify for the NWSL Playoffs, a postseason tournament that culminates in the NWSL Championship, a single match that has been played at a predetermined host venue since 2015.{{cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Keith |date=October 30, 2024 |title=How do the NWSL playoffs work? |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/42092971/how-do-nwsl-playoffs-work |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=November 10, 2024}} An in-season cup tournament, the NWSL Challenge Cup, was created in 2020 and included results during the regular season until it was converted into a two-team super cup in 2024.{{cite web |date=March 20, 2024 |title=Events and Milestones |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-media-kit-events-and-milestones |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}{{cite news |last=Linehan |first=Meg |date=January 25, 2024 |title=NWSL schedule: Key matchups, Challenge Cup details and how to watch |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5227026/2024/01/25/nwsl-schedule-2024-gotham/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 6, 2024}} The playoffs champion and top two teams in the NWSL Shield standings qualify for the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, a continental championship for women's teams in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean organized by CONCACAF since 2024. The winner of that competition will qualify for the FIFA Women's Club World Cup.{{cite press release |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Concacaf announces qualification criteria for Confederation's 2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup |url=https://www.concacaf.com/w-champions-cup/news/concacaf-announces-qualification-criteria-for-confederation-s-2024-25-concacaf-w-champions-cup/ |publisher=CONCACAF |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} An international tournament, named the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, debuted in 2024 and features teams from Liga MX Femenil, the top women's league in Mexico.{{cite news |last=Kassouf |first=Jeff |date=March 20, 2024 |title=NWSL, Liga MX women announce Summer Cup tournament |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39771778/nwsl-liga-mx-women-summer-cup-tournament |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}
The Reign are among the most successful NWSL teams, with three NWSL Shields and seven playoff appearances in their first eleven seasons.{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=March 16, 2024 |title=Why Lu Barnes is the 'glue' holding the Reign together, despite changes |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/reign/why-lu-barnes-is-the-glue-holding-the-reign-together-despite-changes/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} They have not won an NWSL Championship but finished as runners-up on three occasions: in 2014, 2015, and 2023.{{cite news |last=Cristobal |first=Jacob |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Seattle's OL Reign made the playoffs. Here's how to root for them |url=https://crosscut.com/culture/2022/10/seattles-ol-reign-made-playoffs-heres-how-root-them |work=Crosscut.com |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} In addition to league honors, the team won the 2022 edition of The Women's Cup, an invitational tournament with international teams.{{cite news |last=Kirven |first=J.L. |date=August 20, 2022 |title=Racing Louisville was on its way to Women's Cup title repeat. OL Reign snatched it away |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/08/21/racing-louisville-fc-falls-to-ol-reign-in-womens-cup-final/65411350007/ |work=Louisville Courier-Journal |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} As of the end of the 2024 season, the Reign have played 12 seasons in NWSL that totaled 252 total regular season games with 111 wins, 79 losses, and 62 draws—a winning percentage of {{winpct|111|79|62|leading_zero=y}}. During the 2023 season, the team had the fourth-highest average attendance among NWSL franchises with 13,609 spectators per regular season match.{{cite news |last=Kline |first=Alan |date=March 19, 2024 |title=Carlyle Group buying U.S. women's professional soccer team from French owner |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2024/03/19/carlyle-group-seattle-reign-nwsl-ol-groupe.html |work=Washington Business Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} The Reign set the standalone match attendance record for the NWSL on October 6, 2023, at Lumen Field with 34,130 spectators watching a scoreless draw with the Washington Spirit during the last home regular season match for Megan Rapinoe.{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Jason |date=October 6, 2023 |title=OL Reign sets standalone NWSL attendance record for Rapinoe farewell game |url=https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2023/10/06/nwsl-attendance-record-rapinoe-ol-reign-lumen-field/ |work=USA Today |department=Pro Soccer Wire |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}
Key
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- National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) – The top-flight of women's soccer in the United States since its inaugural season in 2013.{{cite news |last=Freeman |first=Clayton |date=February 9, 2024 |title=USL Super League earns top-flight soccer status, but Jacksonville kickoff must wait |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/mls/2024/02/09/sporting-jax-usl-super-league-approved-as-ussf-soccer-first-division/72541555007/ |work=The Florida Times-Union |accessdate=June 6, 2024}}
- NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup (SC) – An international, in-season tournament established in 2024 with all teams from NWSL and four teams from Liga MX Femenil, the top-flight women's league in Mexico.
- CONCACAF W Champions Cup (WCC) – The premier club competition in North American women's soccer since 2024, featuring teams that are champions of their respective domestic leagues.{{cite news |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Concacaf announces 1st-ever W Champions Cup |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39717029/concacaf-announces-1st-w-champions-cup |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=June 6, 2024}} The winner will qualify for the FIFA Women's Club World Cup, planned to debut in 2026.{{cite news |last1=Linehan |first1=Meg |last2=Yang |first2=Steph |date=May 15, 2024 |title=FIFA approves new women's match calendar – what it means for players and leagues |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5496367/2024/05/15/fifa-womens-international-match-calendar-player-safety/ |work=The Athletic |url-access=subscription |accessdate=June 6, 2024}}
- NWSL Challenge Cup (CC) – A domestic cup competition organized by NWSL from 2020 to 2023;{{cite news |last=Molinaro |first=John |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Born of necessity in pandemic, NWSL Challenge Cup has become marquee event for women's soccer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nwsl-challenge-cup-has-become-marquee-event-for-women-s-soccer-1.6387772 |publisher=CBC Sports |accessdate=June 6, 2024}} since 2024, it has been a single-match super cup between the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship winners.
- NWSL Fall Series – A one-time tournament during the 2020 season that had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last=Geary |first=Molly |date=August 25, 2020 |title=NWSL Announces 18-Match Fall Series Beginning in September |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/08/25/nwsl-fall-series-regional-matches |work=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=July 19, 2024}}
- The Women's Cup – An annual invitational tournament with international club teams organized by Racing Louisville FC.{{cite news |date=August 20, 2022 |title=OL Reign get going in second half, beat Louisville for Women's Cup title |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/ol-reign-get-going-in-second-half-beat-louisville-for-womens-cup-title/ |work=The Seattle Times |url-access=limited |accessdate=July 19, 2024}}
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| style=background:#ffd700| 1st or W | Winners |
| style=background:#c0c0c0| 2nd or RU | Runners-up |
| style=background:#cfaa88| 3rd | Third place |
| style=background:#faecc8;"| ♦ | League top scorer |
| Italics | Ongoing competition |
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;Key to cup record
- DNE = Did not enter
- DNQ = Did not qualify
- NH = Competition not held or canceled
- QR = Qualifying round
- PR = Preliminary round
- GS = Group stage
- Ro32 = Round of 32
- Ro16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarterfinals
- SF = Semifinals
- F = Final
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
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Seasons
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|+ Results of Seattle Reign FC league and cup competitions by season |
| rowspan="2" width="2%" scope="col"|Season
!colspan="11" width="20% scope="colgroup"|League{{cite web |title=Seattle Reign FC Stats and History |url=https://fbref.com/en/squads/257fad2b/history/Seattle-Reign-FC-Stats-and-History |work=FBref |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=November 10, 2024}} !rowspan="2" width="20%" scope="colgroup"|{{abbr|Pos.|Regular season finish}} !rowspan="2" width="4%" scope="col"|Playoffs{{cite news |last=Munson |first=Bella |date=September 8, 2023 |title=OL Reign's painful record in knockout games continues |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2023/09/08/ol-reign-painful-record-in-knockout-games-continues/ |work=The Equalizer |accessdate=July 19, 2024}} !rowspan="2" width="4%" scope="col"|NWSL Challenge Cup !rowspan="2" width="4%" scope="col"|NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup{{cite web |title=NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Standings |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/standings/nwsl-x-liga-mx-femenil-summer-cup |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |accessdate=November 10, 2024}} !colspan="2" width="10%" scope="colgroup"|Other !rowspan="2" width="4%" scope="col"|Average !colspan="2" scope="colgroup"|Top goalscorer(s){{efn|Only includes goals scored during the regular season.}} |
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| width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|Div|Division}}
!width="2%" scope="col"|League !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Wins}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Losses}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|D|Draws}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !width="2%" scope="col"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}} !width="2%" scope="col"|Points per game !width="8%" scope="col"|Competition !width="2%" scope="col"|Result !width="8%" scope="col"|Player(s) !width="1%" scope="col"|Goals |
| scope="row"|2013
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |22 |{{sort|05|5}} |14 |{{sort|03|3}} |22 |36 |−14 |18 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (18/22) round 2}}}} |{{sort|07|7th}} |{{sort|95|DNQ}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |2,306{{cite news |date=August 28, 2013 |title=Inaugural Season For NWSL Sees Avg. Attendance Below Debuts For WPS, WUSA |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2013/08/28/Research-and-Ratings/NWSL.aspx |work=Sports Business Journal |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Megan|Rapinoe}} |5 |
| scope="row"|2014
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |24 |16 |{{sort|02|2}} |{{sort|06|6}} |50 |20 | +30 |54 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (54/24) round 2}}}} |style="background-color:#ffd700"|{{sort|01|1st}} |style="background-color:#c0c0c0"|{{sort|02|RU}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |3,666{{cite news |date=August 28, 2014 |title=NWSL's Year 2 attendance drops 3 percent |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/nwsls-year-2-attendance-drops-3-percent/ |work=Soccer America |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Kim|Little}} |style="background-color:#faecc8"|16 ♦ |
| scope="row"|2015
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |20 |13 |{{sort|03|3}} |{{sort|04|4}} |41 |21 | +20 |43 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (43/20) round 2}}}} |style="background-color:#ffd700"|{{sort|01|1st}} |style="background-color:#c0c0c0"|{{sort|02|RU}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Kim|Little}} |10 |
| scope="row"|2016
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |20 |{{sort|08|8}} |{{sort|06|6}} |{{sort|06|6}} |29 |21 | +8 |30 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (30/20) round 2}}0}} |{{sort|05|5th}} |{{sort|95|DNQ}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |4,602{{cite news |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Crowd Count: NWSL attendance jumps 10 percent |url=https://www.socceramerica.com/crowd-count-nwsl-attendance-jumps-10-percent/ |work=Soccer America |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Manon|Melis}} |7 |
| scope="row"|2017
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |24 |{{sort|09|9}} |{{sort|08|8}} |{{sort|07|7}} |43 |37 | +6 |34 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (34/24) round 2}}}} |{{sort|05|5th}} |{{sort|95|DNQ}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Megan|Rapinoe}} |12 |
| scope="row"|2018
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |24 |11 |{{sort|05|5}} |{{sort|08|8}} |27 |19 | +8 |41 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (41/24) round 2}}}} |style="background-color:#cfaa88"|{{sort|03|3rd}} |{{sort|04|SF}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Jodie|Taylor}} |9 |
| scope="row"|2019
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |24 |10 |{{sort|06|6}} |{{sort|08|8}} |27 |27 |0 |38 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (38/24) round 2}}}} |{{sort|04|4th}} |{{sort|04|SF}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Bethany|Balcer}} |6 |
| scope="row"|2020
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |colspan=11|Regular season and playoffs canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |author-link=Steven Goff |date=June 26, 2020 |title=NWSL Challenge Cup opens this weekend, making women's soccer first U.S. team sport back |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/25/nwsl-challenge-cup-opens-this-weekend-making-womens-soccer-first-us-team-sport-back/ |work=The Washington Post |url-access=limited |accessdate=June 5, 2024}} |{{sort|08|QF}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |
| scope="row"|2021
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |24 |13 |{{sort|08|8}} |{{sort|03|3}} |37 |24 | +13 |42 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (42/24) round 2}}}} |style="background-color:#c0c0c0"|{{sort|02|2nd}} |{{sort|04|SF}} |{{sort|10|GS}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Bethany|Balcer}} |9 |
| scope="row"|2022
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |22 |11 |{{sort|04|4}} |{{sort|07|7}} |32 |19 | +13 |40 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (40/22) round 2}}}} |style="background-color:#ffd700"|{{sort|01|1st}} |{{sort|04|SF}} |{{sort|04|SF}} |{{sort dash}} |style="background-color:#ffd700"|{{sort|01|W}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Megan|Rapinoe}} {{sortname|Bethany|Balcer}} |7 |
| scope="row"|2023
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |22 |{{sort|09|9}} |{{sort|08|8}} |{{sort|05|5}} |29 |24 | +5 |32 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (32/22) round 2}}}} |{{sort|04|4th}} |style="background-color:#c0c0c0"|{{sort|02|RU}} |{{sort|04|SF}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Bethany|Balcer}} |6 |
| scope="row"|2024
|1 |{{sort|1|NWSL}} |26 |{{sort|06|6}} |{{sort|15|15}} |{{sort|05|5}} |27 |44 |−17 |23 |{{formatnum:{{#expr: (23/26) round 2}}}} |{{sort|13|13th}} |{{sort|95|DNQ}} |{{sort|95|DNQ}} |{{sort|10|GS}} |{{sort dash}} |{{sort dash}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Bethany|Balcer}} |5 |
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!scope="row" colspan=3|{{sort|99|Total (as of 2024)}} |{{#expr: (111+79+62)}} |111 |79 |62 |{{#expr: (22+50+41+29+43+27+27+0+37+32+29+27)}} |{{#expr: (36+20+21+21+37+19+27+0+24+19+24+44)}} | +{{#expr: (364-292)}} |{{#expr: (18+54+43+30+34+41+38+0+42+40+32+23)}} |{{formatnum:{{#expr: ((18+54+43+30+34+41+38+0+42+40+32+23)/(111+79+62)) round 2}}}} |style="background-color:#dfdfdf" colspan=6| |{{formatnum:{{#expr: ((2306+3666+4060+4602+4037+3824+5213+5240+6204+13609+8503)/11) round 0}}}} |align="left"|{{sortname|Megan|Rapinoe}} |
Notes
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