NWSL records and statistics
{{Short description|Notable records and statistics in the NWSL}}
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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 (NWSL). The NWSL's inaugural season was kicked off on April 13, 2013 with 8 participating clubs, four of the eight inaugural clubs still exist with their original names.{{cite web|title=Stats|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html|publisher=National Women's Soccer League|access-date=14 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107064658/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html|archive-date=7 January 2015}}{{Cite web |last=NWSL |date=2024-03-20 |title=Events and Milestones {{!}} National Women's Soccer League Official Site |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-media-kit-events-and-milestones |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=NWSL |language=en}} For Historical purposes, the league's stats and records include active and defunct clubs.
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.
Champions and shield winners
=By season=
Through November 3, 2024 (Regular season and Playoff matches)
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rowspan=2 width=5%|Season
!colspan=3|Playoff final !colspan=3|Regular season |
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!width=10%|Score !width=15%|Runners-up !width=15%|Shield winners !width=10%|Points !width=15%|Runners-up |
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| 2013 | 2–0 | 38–38 |
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| 2014 | 2–1 | 54–41 |
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| 2015 | 1–0 | 43–33 |
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| 2016 | 2–2 AET, 3–2 PKs | 41–39 |
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| 2017 | 1–0 | 49–47 |
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| 2018 | 3–0 | 57–42 |
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| 2019 | 4–0 | 49–44 |
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| 2021 | 2–1 AET | 44–42 | OL Reign |
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| 2022 | 2–0 | OL Reign | 40–39 |
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| 2023 | 2–1 | OL Reign | 37–35 |
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| 2024 | 1–0 | 60–56 |
= Total trophies by team =
Through November 23, 2024 (2024 NWSL Playoffs)
Italics indicates a defunct team.
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style="width:15%;" |Team
! style="width:5%;" |Regular seasons* ! style="width:10%;" |Playoff appearances ! style="width:10%;" |Championships ! style="width:10%;" |Shields ! style="width:10%;" |Challenge Cups ! style="width:10%;" |Community Shields ! style="width:10%;" |Total | |
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North Carolina Courage
| 7 | 6 | style="background:aaaaff" | 2 (2018, 2019) | style="background:aaaaff" | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | style="background:aaaaff" | 2 (2022, 2023) | style="background:aaaaff" | - | style="background:aaaaff" | 7 | |
Portland Thorns FC
| 11 | style="background:aaaaff" | 10 | style="background:aaaaff" | 3 (2013, 2017, 2022) | style="background:aaaaff" | 1 (2021) | style="background:aaaaff" | 1 | style="background:aaaaff" | 7 | |
Seattle Reign FC/OL Reign/Reign FC
| 11 | 8 | – | 3 (2014, 2015, 2022)
| – | – | 3 |
FC Kansas City
| 5 | 3 | style="background:aaaaff" | 2 (2014, 2015) | – | – | – | 2 | |
Western New York Flash
| 4 | 2 | 1 (2016) | 1 (2013) | – | – | 2 | |
San Diego Wave FC
| 3 | 2 | – | 1 (2023) | 1 (2024) | - | 2 | |
Orlando Pride
| 8 | 2 | 1 (2024) | 1 (2024) | – | – | 2 | |
Washington Spirit
| 11 | 5 | 1 (2021) | – | 1 (2025) | - | 2 | |
NJ/NY Gotham FC / Sky Blue FC
| 11 | 4 | 1 (2023) | – | – | – | 1 | |
Houston Dash
| 10 | 1 | – | – | 1 (2020*) | – | 1 | |
Chicago Stars
| 11 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
Angel City FC
|3 |1 |– |– |– |– |0 | |
Kansas City Current
|4 |2 |– |– |– |– |0 | |
Bay FC
|1 |1 |– |– |– |– |0 | |
Utah Royals
| 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
Racing Louisville FC
|4 |0 |– |– |– |– |0 | |
Boston Breakers
| 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
{{small|*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 has been played every year since. It also included the 2020 Fall Series, in which the Community Shield (separate from the NWSL Shield) was played.}}
Team records
=Wins=
- Most wins in a season:
- 26 games: 18, Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit (both 2024)
- 24 games: 17, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- 22 games: 11, Portland Thorns (2013), FC Kansas City (2013), OL Reign (2022), San Diego Wave (2023)
- 20 games: 13, Seattle Reign (2015)
- Fewest wins in a season:
- 20 games: 3, Boston Breakers (2016)
- 24 games: 1, Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY Gotham FC) (2018)
- Most consecutive wins in a season (26 games): 8, Orlando Pride (April 12, 2024–June 7, 2024)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 23, Sky Blue FC (2018)
- Most consecutive away games without a win: 19, Boston Breakers (August 6, 2014–July 10, 2016)
- Most consecutive home wins in a season: 7, joint record:
- Portland Thorns FC (June 28, 2017–September 30, 2017)
- North Carolina Courage (July 5, 2019–October 12, 2019)
- Most consecutive home wins: 8, Portland Thorns FC (June 28, 2017–April 15, 2018)
- Most total wins in regular season (226 games): 109, Portland Thorns FC (April, 13, 2013–October 15, 2023){{Cite web |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |date=March 20, 2024 |title=Club Information {{!}} National Women's Soccer League Official Site |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-media-kit-club-information |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=nwslsoccer.com |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820174509/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-media-kit-club-information |archive-date=August 20, 2024}}
= Losses =
- Fewest losses in a season (24 games): 1, North Carolina Courage (2018)
- Longest unbeaten regular season run: 24 games, Orlando Pride (October 15, 2023–October 11, 2024)
- 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 (April 13, 2014–August 29, 2015)
= Attendance by season =
{{Main|National Women's Soccer League attendance}}
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rowspan=2 scope=col | Season
! rowspan=2 scope=col | Matches ! colspan=3 | Overall ! colspan=2 | Highest ! colspan=2 | Lowest ! rowspan=2 scope=col | Playoff | ||||||||
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scope=col | Total
! scope=col | Mean ! scope=col | Median ! scope=col | Club ! scope=col | Mean ! scope=col | Club ! scope=col | Mean | ||||||||
2013
|88 | 375,743 | 4,270 | 3,007 | Portland Thorns FC | 13,320 | Sky Blue FC | 1,664 | 6,820 |
2014
|108 | 446,311 | 4,133 | 3,014 | Portland Thorns FC | 13,362 | Sky Blue FC | 1,639 | 3,763 |
2015
|90 | 454,100 | 5,046 | 3,367 | Portland Thorns FC | 15,639 | Sky Blue FC | 2,268 | 6,766 |
2016
|100 | 555,775 | 5,558 | 3,997 | Portland Thorns FC | 16,945 | Sky Blue FC | 2,162 | 10,863 |
2017
|120 | 609,960 | 5,083 | 3,576 | Portland Thorns FC | 17,653 | FC Kansas City | 1,788 | 12,111 |
2018
|108 | 650,562 | 6,024 | 4,025 | Portland Thorns FC | 16,959 | Sky Blue FC | 2,531 | 13,323{{efn|group=abs|A semifinal that would have been played in North Carolina was moved to Portland due to Hurricane Florence.}} |
2019
|108 | 792,409 | 7,337 | 5,565 | Portland Thorns FC | 20,098 | Sky Blue FC | 3,338 | 8,956 |
2021{{efn|group=abs|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.}}
|120 | 567,072 | 5,155 | Portland Thorns FC | 14,391 | Chicago Red Stars | 3,222 | 8,774 | |
2022
|132 | 1,042,063 | 7,917 | Angel City FC | 19,105 | Orlando Pride | 4,385 | 21,730 | |
2023
|132 | 1,366,581 | 10,869 | San Diego Wave FC | 20,718 | North Carolina Courage | 5,384 | 19,581 | |
2024
|182 | 2,040,348 | 11,211 | San Diego Wave FC | 19,575{{efn|group=abs|Due to a match being relocated to Louisville, San Diego played only 12 home matches in the 2024 season.}} | Houston Dash | 6,194 |
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= Goals =
- Most goals scored in a season:
- 26 games: 57, Kansas City Current (2024)
- 24 games: 54, North Carolina Courage (2019)
- 22 games: 49, Portland Thorns (2022)
- 20 games: 41, Seattle Reign (2015)
- 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 FC (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=
Through 2024 season (regular season games only){{Cite web |title=2024 NWSL Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/182/2024/2024-NWSL-Stats |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NWSL table 2023, form and next opponent |url=https://www.fotmob.com/leagues/9134/table/nwsl?season=2023 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=FotMob |language=en}}
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rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts rank|Rank in total points}} (prev. season) ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|PPG rank|Rank in points per game}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | Club ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | Seasons{{efn|group=rsr|No regular season in 2020.}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Total wins}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|D|Total draws}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Total losses}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|GF|Total goals for (scored)}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|GA|Total goals against (conceded)}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|GD|Total goal differential}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts|Total points}} ! rowspan=2 scope="col" | {{abbr|PPG|Total points per game}} ! scope="col" | 1st ! scope="col" | 2nd ! scope="col" | 3rd ! scope="col" | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
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! colspan=4 scope="colgroup" | Finishing positions | ||||||||||||||||
1 (1) | 2 (2) | Portland Thorns FC | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 119 | 62 | 71 | 411 | 295 | 116 | 419 | 1.663 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
2 (2) | 3 (3) | | Seattle Reign FC{{efn|group=rsr|Known as Seattle Reign FC from 2013–2018, Reign FC in 2019, and OL Reign from 2020–2023.}} | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 111 | 62 | 79 | 364 | 292 | 72 | 395 | 1.567 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
3 (3) | 6 (7) | Chicago Red Stars | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 105 | 63 | 84 | 352 | 334 | 18 | 356 | 1.413 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
4 (4) | 11 (10) | Washington Spirit | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 88 | 62 | 102 | 317 | 355 | -38 | 326 | 1.294 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
5 (5) | 13 (13) | NJ/NY Gotham FC{{efn|group=rsr|Known as Sky Blue FC from 2013–2020.}} | 11 (2013–) | 252 | 84 | 63 | 105 | 301 | 339 | -68 | 315 | 1.250 | 1 | 1 | ||
6 (6) | 1 (1) | North Carolina Courage | 7 (2017–) | 166 | 87 | 31 | 48 | 282 | 168 | 114 | 292 | 1.759 | 3 | 1 | ||
7 (7) | 15 (11) | Houston Dash | 10 (2014–) | 230 | 70 | 50 | 110 | 254 | 331 | -77 | 260 | 1.130 | 1 | |||
8 (8) | 9 (12) | Orlando Pride | 8 (2016–) | 186 | 69 | 39 | 78 | 241 | 276 | -35 | 246 | 1.323 | 1 | 1 | ||
9 (-) | 4 (-) | FC Kansas City | 5 (2013–2017) | 110 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 152 | 125 | 27 | 168 | 1.527 | 2 | 1 | ||
10 (12) | 5 (14) | Kansas City Current{{efn|group=rsr|Known as Kansas City NWSL in 2021.}} | 4 (2021–) | 94 | 37 | 22 | 35 | 131 | 132 | -1 | 133 | 1.415 | 1 | |||
11 (-) | 8 (-) | Western New York Flash | 4 (2013–2016) | 86 | 33 | 22 | 31 | 142 | 118 | 24 | 119 | 1.384 | 1 | 1 | ||
12 (14) | 16 (15) | Racing Louisville FC | 4 (2021–) | 94 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 102 | 138 | -36 | 100 | 1.064 | ||||
13 (15) | 7 (3) | San Diego Wave FC | 3 (2022–) | 70 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 87 | 78 | 9 | 98 | 1.400 | 1 | 1 | ||
14 (-) | 17 (-) | Boston Breakers | 5 (2013–2017) | 110 | 25 | 20 | 65 | 132 | 212 | -80 | 95 | 0.864 | ||||
15 (-) | 12 (-) | Utah Royals | 3 (2018–2019, 2024–) | 74 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 69 | 88 | -19 | 94 | 1.270 | ||||
16 (16) | 14 (9) | Angel City FC | 3 (2022–) | 70 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 83 | 99 | -16 | 84{{efn|group=rsr|name=acfc-docked|The NWSL docked Angel City FC three points during the 2024 season for violating player compensation rules.{{Cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41594147/angel-city-points-penalty-fine-suspensions-salary-cap-violation |title=Angel City FC docked 3 points, fined for salary cap violation |date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=November 8, 2024 |work=ESPN |first1=Jeff |last1=Kassouf}}}} | 1.200{{efn|group=rsr|name=acfc-docked}} | ||||
17 (-) | 10 (-) | Bay FC | 1 (2024–) | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 34 | 1.308 |
Sort order is points, finishing positions, wins.
Italics denote defunct teams.
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=Playoff records=
Through 2023 playoffs
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scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Club ! scope="col" | Championships ! scope="col" | Runners-up ! scope="col" | Seasons ! scope="col" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Total wins}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Total losses}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|D|Total draws}}{{efn|group=por|name=D|Draws after 120 minutes are decided by penalties.}} ! scope="col" | Penalty ! scope="col" | {{abbr|PPG|Total points per game}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|GF|Total goals for per game (scored)}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|GA|Total goals against (conceded)}} ! scope="col" | {{abbr|GD|Total goal differential}} | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 1 | 9/10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.615 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
2 | North Carolina Courage | 2 | 1 | 5/6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.875 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
3 | FC Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 3/5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.400 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
4 | Washington Spirit | 1 | 1 | 4/10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.857 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
5 | Western New York Flash | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.750 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
6 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1 | 0 | 3/10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.800 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
7 | Seattle Reign FC | 0 | 3 | 7/10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.900 | 10 | 15 | −5 |
8 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 | 2 | 7/10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.900 | 7 | 16 | −9 |
9 | Kansas City Current | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
10 | San Diego Wave FC | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
11 | Angel City FC | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
12 | Orlando Pride | 0 | 0 | 1/7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
13 | Houston Dash | 0 | 0 | 1/9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
14 | Racing Louisville FC | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | colspan=9 rowspan=3 | Have not qualified | ||||||||
15 | Utah Royals | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | |||||||||
16 | Boston Breakers | 0 | 0 | 0/5 |
Sort order is championships, runners-up, PPG, fraction of seasons qualified.
Italics denote defunct teams.
Bold text denotes a column's maximum value.
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Player records
Boldface indicates players currently active in the league.
= Most minutes played =
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|+ Most minutes played in NWSL ! scope=col | Rank ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Minutes played ! scope=col | Games |
1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Barnes |18,298 |211 |
2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} McCall Zerboni |16,141 |204 |
3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jess Fishlock |15,305 |180 |
4
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ali Krieger |15,026 |176 |
5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Abby Erceg |14,921 |169 |
6
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allie Long |14,753 |172 |
7
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Alyssa Naeher |14,580 |163 |
8
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Sinclair |14,426 |176 |
9
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Huerta |14,286 |161 |
10
|style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Sauerbrunn |14,071 |164 |
11
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Merritt Mathias |14,020 |183 |
12
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Kristie Mewis |13,987 |171 |
13
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Emily Menges |13,850 |160 |
14
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Vanessa DiBernardo |13,426 |166 |
15
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Colaprico |13,398 |165 |
16
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Montefusco |13,257 |155 |
17
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Meghan Klingenberg |13,049 |156 |
18
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tori Huster |13,013 |159 |
19
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Barnhart |12,674 |144 |
20
|style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica McDonald |12,593 |182 |
=Most appearances, regular season only=
2013–2023 regular seasons, a total of 226 matches for each team that has been active since the start of the NWSL.Cooper, Jen (2024), "Field Player Registry", Keeper Notes NWSL Almanac, pp. 294-362
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|+ Most NWSL appearances ! scope=col | Rank ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Games |
1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Barnes |211 |
2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} McCall Zerboni |204 |
3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Merritt Mathias |183 |
4
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica McDonald |182 |
5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jess Fishlock |180 |
rowspan="2" |6
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Sinclair |176 |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ali Krieger
|176 |
rowspan="2" |8
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Allie Long |172 |
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jasmyne Spencer
|172 |
10
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Kristie Mewis |171 |
11
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Erika Tymrak |168 |
rowspan="2" |12
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Vanessa DiBernardo |166 |
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|NZL}} Abby Erceg
|166 |
14
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Colaprico |165 |
15
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Becky Sauerbrunn |164 |
rowspan="2" |16
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Amber Brooks |163 |
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alyssa Naeher
|163 |
18
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Huerta |161 |
19
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Emily Menges |160 |
20
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Tori Huster |159 |
= Goals =
- First NWSL goal: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute (April 13, 2013)
- Fastest goal: Michelle Cooper for Kansas City Current against Washington Spirit, 22 seconds (June 18, 2023){{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-city-current-squander-lead-010603130.html |title=Kansas City Current squander late lead, lose to Washington Spirit in NWSL home match |date=June 18, 2023 |work=The Kansas City Star |first=Daniel |last=Sperry}}
- Most goals in a regular season (24 games): 18, Sam Kerr (2019)
- Most goals in a regular season (26 games): 21, Temwa Chawinga (2024)
- Most goals per team game in a season: 0.81, Temwa Chawinga (2024)
- Most goals in a regular season by a rookie: 11, Diana Ordonez (2022, 22-game season)
- Most goals in a game: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017);{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/75125/sam-kerr-finishes-nwsl-season-with-bushel-of-scori.html|title=Sam Kerr finishes NWSL season with bushel of scoring records|magazine=Soccer America|date=October 2017 |language=en|access-date=19 November 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sam-kerr-scores-four-goals-in-sky-blue-fc-comeback-win-20170820-gy06u1.html |title=Sam Kerr scores four goals in Sky Blue FC comeback win |date=20 August 2017 |access-date=27 August 2022 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |first=Claire |last=Siracusa}} Kristen Hamilton (July 5, 2019);{{cite press release |first=Jacqueline |last=Purdy |title=Kristen Hamilton scores four, Courage win 5-2 |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/kristen-hamilton-scores-four-courage-win-5-2 |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=27 August 2022 |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |language=en-US}}{{cite news |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2019/07/05/nwsl-friday-kristen-hamilton-packs-on-four-goals-for-courage/ |title=NWSL Friday: Kristen Hamilton packs on four goals for Courage |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=27 August 2022 |work=The Equalizer}} Alex Morgan (May 7, 2022){{Cite web |title=National Women's Soccer League Official Site {{!}} NWSL |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/game/san-diego-wave-fc-vs-nj-ny-gotham-fc-2022-05-07/latest |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=www.nwslsoccer.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/alex-morgan-scores-4-goals-in-wave-fc-win/2940409/ |title=Alex Morgan Scores 4 Goals in Wave FC Win |date=7 May 2022 |access-date=27 August 2022 |publisher=KNSD |website=www.nbcsandiego.com |first=Derek |last=Togerson}}
- Most goals in a half: 4, Sam Kerr (August 19, 2017)
- Most hat-tricks in a season: 2, Sam Kerr (2017); Kristen Hamilton (2019)
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals: 3
- Sam Kerr, 2017–2019 (with Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars)
- Sophia Smith, 2022-2024 (Portland Thorns FC)
- 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: Alex Pfeiffer, 16 years, three months and 9 days (March 16, 2024, for Kansas City Current against Portland Thorns FC){{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39747209/kansas-city-current-open-women-specific-nwsl-stadium-portland|title=Kansas City Current open 'game-changing' stadium with 5-4 win|website=ESPN.com|last=Kassouf|first=Jeff|date=March 16, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/alex-pfeiffer-becomes-youngest-nwsl-goalscorer-at-16-years-of-age-in-kansas-city-currents-wild-win/|title=Alex Pfeiffer becomes youngest NWSL goalscorer at 16 years of age in Kansas City Current's wild win|website=CBSSports.com|last=Herrera|first=Sandra|date=March 16, 2024|access-date=March 16, 2024|language=en}}
- First goal by a goalkeeper: Michelle Betos (June 19, 2015 for Portland Thorns FC against FC Kansas City){{Cite web |last=Lauletta |first=Dan |date=2015-06-20 |title=Thorns draw late on goal by keeper Betos |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2015/06/20/video-portland-thorns-michelle-betos-goalkeeper-goal-equalizer-fc-kansas-city/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Equalizer Soccer |language=en-US}}
=Top scorers=
==Goals, regular season only==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ NWSL all-time leading goalscorers ! scope=col | Rank ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Goals |
1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Williams !80 |
2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr !77 |
3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Sinclair !64 |
4
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Morgan !60 |
5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ashley Hatch !56 |
6
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica McDonald !54 |
7
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe !51 |
8
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Christen Press !48 |
9
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Debinha !44 |
10
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd !43 |
11
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jess Fishlock !42 |
12
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sydney Leroux !41 |
13
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Rodriguez !39 |
rowspan="2" |14
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Crystal Dunn ! rowspan="2" |38 |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Nadia Nadim |
16
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rachel Daly !37 |
17
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Allie Long !36 |
18
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Huerta !35 |
19
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Kealia Watt !33 |
rowspan="3" |20
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Kim Little ! rowspan="3" |32 |
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sophia Smith |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jodie Taylor |
==Leading goalscorers in playoffs==
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ NWSL all-time playoff leading goalscorers ! scope=col | Rank ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Goals |
1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Rodriguez |6 |
2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Crystal Dunn | 5 |
rowspan="3" |3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica McDonald | rowspan="3" |4 |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Mewis |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Williams |
rowspan="5" |5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Debinha | rowspan="5" |3 |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tobin Heath |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsey Horan |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Christine Sinclair |
== NWSL top goal scorers by regular season ==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Top regular-season goal scorers ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col | Player !Team ! scope="col" | Goals ! scope=col | Games ! scope=col | {{abbr|GPG|Goals per game}} |
2013
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Holiday | 12 | 18 |.666 |
2014
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Kim Little |16 |23 |.695 |
2015
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Crystal Dunn | 15 | 20 |.75 |
2016
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Williams | 11 | 19 |.579 |
2017
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr | 17 | 22 |.773 |
2018
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr |16 |19 |.842 |
2019
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr | 18 | 21 |.857 |
2021
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ashley Hatch |10 |20 |.50 |
2022
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Morgan |15 |17 |.882 |
2023
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sophia Smith |11 |18 |.611 |
2024
|{{Flagicon|Malawi}} Temwa Chawinga |21 |26 |.80 |
=Assists=
- Most assists in a season: 10, Tobin Heath, Portland Thorns FC (2016){{cite news |url=https://www.stumptownfooty.com/portland-women/2016/12/13/13943016/tobin-heath-named-us-soccer-female-player-of-the-year |title=Tobin Heath Named US Soccer Female Player of the Year |date=13 December 2016 |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=Stumptown Footy |first=Jeremiah Mitchell |last=Braeback}}; Croix Bethune, Washington Spirit (2024) {{Cite web |last=NWSL |title=National Women's Soccer League Official Site |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/stats/players/league-leaders |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=NWSL |language=en}}
- Most assists in a single match: 4, Nahomi Kawasumi (for Seattle Reign FC vs. Washington Spirit, May 16, 2017){{Cite web|url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/nahomi-kawasumi-named-player-of-the-week|title=Nahomi Kawasumi named Player of the Week|last=Ltd|first=Simplestream|website=www.nwslsoccer.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-04}}
==Most assists==
class="wikitable"
|+ Most assists (career) ! scope=col | Rank ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Assists |
rowspan="2" |1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Huerta ! rowspan="2" |31 |
---|
{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica McDonald |
3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Lynn Williams !28 |
4
|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Morgan !27 |
rowspan="2" |5
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nahomi Kawasumi ! rowspan="2" |26 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe |
7
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jess Fishlock !25 |
rowspan="5" |8
|{{flagicon|USA}} Vanessa DiBernardo ! rowspan="5" |24 |
{{flagicon|USA}} Crystal Dunn |
{{flagicon|USA}} Tobin Heath |
{{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr |
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yūki Nagasato |
==Assists leaders by season ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Most assists per regular season ! scope=col | Year ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Assists ! scope=col | Apps |
2013
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Holiday | 9 | 18 |
2014
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jessica Fishlock | 8 | 22 |
2015
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Kim Little | 7 | 20 |
2016
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tobin Heath | 10 | 15 |
2017
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nahomi Kawasumi | 9 | 24 |
2018
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica McDonald |8 |23 |
2019
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yūki Nagasato | 8 | 24 |
rowspan="2" |2021*
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Trinity Rodman | rowspan="2" |6 |22 |
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Huerta
|23 |
rowspan="2" |2022*
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Carson Pickett | rowspan="2" |6 |20 |
style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Mallory Swanson
|16 |
2023
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Coffey | 8 | 22 |
2024
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Croix Bethune |10 |17 |
*Joint record
= Goalkeepers =
==Clean sheets==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+Most shutouts (career) ! scope=col | # ! scope=col class="unsortable" | Player ! scope=col | Shutouts ! scope=col | Apps ! scope=col | Shutout % |
1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Barnhart |52 |144 |36.1% |
2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Alyssa Naeher |43 |163 |26.4% |
3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Adrianna Franch |42 |127 |33.1% |
4
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Casey Murphy |32 |80 |40.0% |
5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Kailen Sheridan |31 |117 |26.5% |
rowspan="2" |6
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jane Campbell | rowspan="2" |30 |103 |29.1% |
style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Aubrey Kingsbury
|119 |25.2% |
8
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Bella Bixby |24 |57 |42.1% |
9
|style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ashlyn Harris |22 |135 |16.3% |
10
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Katelyn Rowland |20 |60 |33.3% |
==Saves==
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Most saves (career) ! scope=col | # ! scope=col | Player ! scope=col | Saves |
1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Alyssa Naeher |520 |
2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ashlyn Harris |518 |
3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Barnhart |468 |
4
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Kailen Sheridan''' |401 |
5
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Adrianna Franch |395 |
6
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Aubrey Kingsbury |362 |
7
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Betos |340 |
8
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jane Campbell |336 |
9
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Erin McLeod |288 |
10
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Haley Kopmeyer |239 |
Match records
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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Largest victories ! Winning ! Date ! Home team !! Result !! Away team | ||
rowspan=5 | 6
| {{dts|July 13, 2014}} | 7–1 | FC Kansas City |
{{dts|June 24, 2016}} | 7–1 | Boston Breakers |
{{dts|September 11, 2019}} | 6–0 | Portland Thorns FC |
{{dts|June 19, 2022}} | 6–0 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|June 24, 2024}} | 6–0 | Utah Royals |
rowspan=13 | 5
| {{dts|June 7, 2014}} | 0–5 | Western New York Flash |
{{dts|June 21, 2014}} | 1–6 | Portland Thorns FC |
{{dts|July 6, 2014}} | 0–5 | FC Kansas City |
{{dts|July 27, 2014}} | 5–0 | Portland Thorns FC |
{{dts|August 12, 2017}} | 5–0 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|August 25, 2018}} | 6–1 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|September 4, 2018}} | 5–0 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|September 8, 2018}} | 5–0 | Houston Dash |
{{dts|April 17, 2019}} | 5–0 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|July 24, 2019}} | 5–0 | Houston Dash |
{{dts|September 14, 2019}} | 6–1 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|May 16, 2021}} | 5–0 | Chicago Red Stars |
{{dts|May 28, 2021}} | 5–0 | Racing Louisville FC |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Highest scoring ! Goals ! Date ! Home team !! Result !! Away team | ||
rowspan=5 | 9
| {{dts|July 20, 2014}} | 6–3 | Boston Breakers |
{{dts|July 22, 2017}} | 5–4 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|August 19, 2017}} | 5–4 | Seattle Reign FC |
{{dts|October 7, 2023}} | 6–3 | Chicago Red Stars |
{{dts|March 16, 2024}} | 5–4 | Portland Thorns FC |
rowspan=4 | 8
| {{dts|July 13, 2014}} | 7–1 | FC Kansas City |
{{dts|June 24, 2016}} | 7–1 | Boston Breakers |
{{dts|May 13, 2017}} | 6–2 | Washington Spirit |
{{dts|April 20, 2019}} | 4–4 | Portland Thorns FC |
rowspan=19 | 7
| {{dts|June 6, 2013}} | 4–3 | FC Kansas City |
{{dts|July 27, 2013}} | 2–5 | Boston Breakers |
{{dts|June 21, 2014}} | 1–6 | Portland Thorns FC |
{{dts|August 3, 2014}} | 3–4 | Western New York Flash |
{{dts|August 6, 2015}} | 5–2 | Boston Breakers |
{{dts|May 21, 2016}} | 5–2 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|July 23, 2016}} | 5–2 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|May 6, 2017}} | 4–3 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|September 30, 2017}} | 3–4 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|May 23, 2018}} | 3–4 | North Carolina Courage |
{{dts|May 26, 2018}} | 2–5 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|August 25, 2018}} | 6–1 | Sky Blue FC |
{{dts|July 5, 2019}} | 5–2 | Houston Dash |
{{dts|July 6, 2019}} | 4–3 | Washington Spirit |
{{dts|July 14, 2019}} | 4–3 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|September 14, 2019}} | 6–1 | Orlando Pride |
{{dts|June 19, 2022}} | 3-4 | Houston Dash |
{{dts|July 10, 2022}} | 4–3 | San Diego Wave FC |
{{dts|April 22, 2023}}
| OL Reign | 5–2 | Chicago Red Stars |
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See also
References
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External links
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