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2026 National Women's Soccer League season

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National Women's Soccer League
Season2026
DatesMarch 13 – November 1 (regular season)
November 6 – November 21 (playoffs)
Matches85
Goals218 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerBarbra Banda
(9 goals)
Best goalkeeperAnn-Katrin Berger
(7 clean sheets)
Biggest home win4 goals
Angel City 4–0 Chicago
(Mar 15)
Washington 4–0 Kansas City
(Apr 24)
North Carolina 4–0 Chicago
(May 17)
Biggest away win3 goals
Chicago 0–3 Orlando
(Mar 25)
Seattle 0–3 Utah
(Apr 26)
Houston 1–4 Denver
(May 9)
Highest scoring7 goals
Houston 4–3 Louisville
(Apr 3)
Longest winning run5 matches
San Diego
(Mar 22 – Apr 29)
Utah
(Mar 28 – May 6)
Washington
(Apr 5 – May 15)
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Utah
(Mar 25 – Present)
Longest winless run6 matches
Boston
(Mar 14 – May 3)
Houston
(Apr 26 – May 23)
Longest losing run5 matches
Boston
(Mar 14 – Apr 29)
Highest attendance63,004
Denver 0–0 Washington
(Mar 28)
Lowest attendance1,821
Chicago 0–3 Orlando
(Mar 26)
Total attendance929,286
Average attendance10,932
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of May 25, 2026.

The 2026 season is the 14th season for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it is the 20th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States.

The league has 16 teams, with 2 expansion teams Boston Legacy and Denver Summit joining the 14 teams that contested the 2025 NWSL season. All teams are scheduled to play 30 regular-season matches.[1]

The defending NWSL champion is Gotham FC, and the defending NWSL Shield winner is Kansas City Current.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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Expansion teams

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Boston Legacy and Denver Summit will play their inaugural season.

Stadiums and locations

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See also: List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums
Team Stadium Capacity
Angel City BMO Stadium 22,000
Bay FC PayPal Park 18,000
Boston Legacy Gillette Stadium[2] 20,000[a]
Chicago Stars Martin Stadium[3] 12,023
Denver Summit Centennial Stadium[4] in Centennial, Colorado[5] 12,000
Gotham FC Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000
Houston Dash Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
Kansas City Current CPKC Stadium 11,500
North Carolina Courage First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000
Orlando Pride Inter&Co Stadium 25,500
Portland Thorns Providence Park 25,218
Racing Louisville Lynn Family Stadium 11,700[b]
San Diego Wave Snapdragon Stadium 35,000
Seattle Reign Lumen Field 10,000[c]
Utah Royals America First Field 20,213
Washington Spirit Audi Field 20,000
  1. ^ Stadium configuration for soccer seats 20,000 but can expand to full capacity of 64,628.
  2. ^ Seated capacity; full capacity with standing room is 15,304.[6]
  3. ^ Lumen Field has a capacity of 68,740; standard configuration for Reign games seats 10,000 but can expand based on demand for individual games.[7]
Locations of the National Women's Soccer League teams in 2026.

Personnel and sponsorship

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Note: All teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer as part of a league-wide sponsorship agreement renewed in November 2021.[8]

Team Head coach Captain(s) Shirt sponsor
Angel City Norway Alexander Straus United States Sarah Gorden DoorDash
Bay FC England Emma Coates United States Abby Dahlkemper
United States Tess Boade 		Sutter Health
Boston Legacy Portugal Filipa Patão Canada Nichelle Prince TJ Maxx[9]
Chicago Stars Sweden Martin Sjögren United States Alyssa Naeher Wintrust
Denver Summit England Nick Cushing Canada Janine Sonis
Gotham FC Spain Juan Carlos Amorós United States Tierna Davidson
United States Mandy Freeman 		CarMax
Houston Dash United States Fabrice Gautrat United States Jane Campbell MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kansas City Current United States Chris Armas United States Lo'eau LaBonta United Way of Greater Kansas City
North Carolina Courage Lebanon Mak Lind United States Natalie Jacobs Merz Aesthetics
Orlando Pride England Seb Hines Brazil Marta Orlando Health
Portland Thorns Sweden Robert Vilahamn United States Sam Hiatt ring
Racing Louisville United States Bev Yanez United States Arin Wright GE Appliances
San Diego Wave Sweden Jonas Eidevall France Kenza Dali Kaiser Permanente
Seattle Reign England Laura Harvey Wales Jess Fishlock
United States Sofia Huerta 		Trupanion
Utah Royals Belgium Jimmy Coenraets United States Paige Cronin America First Credit Union
Washington Spirit Spain Adrián González United States Aubrey Kingsbury CVS Health

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Boston Legacy Expansion team Preseason Portugal Filipa Patão June 25, 2025 [10]
Denver Summit England Nick Cushing August 6, 2025 [11]
Bay FC United States Albertin Montoya Resigned September 8, 2025 England Emma Coates December 4, 2025 [12][13]
Kansas City Current North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski Promoted to global sporting director November 14, 2025 United States Chris Armas January 7, 2026 [14][15]
Chicago Stars Sweden Anders Jacobson (interim) End of interim period November 23, 2025 Sweden Martin Sjögren August 13, 2025 [16]
North Carolina Courage England Nathan Thackeray (interim) End of interim period November 23, 2025 Lebanon Mak Lind January 24, 2026 [17]
Portland Thorns England Rob Gale Fired November 25, 2025 England Sarah Lowdon (interim) November 25, 2025 [18]
England Sarah Lowdon End of interim period March 4, 2026 Sweden Robert Vilahamn March 4, 2026 [19]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Utah Royals 12 7 3 2 18 10 +8 24 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Portland Thorns FC 13 7 3 3 20 14 +6 24
3 San Diego Wave FC 12 7 1 4 17 13 +4 22 Playoffs
4 Washington Spirit 11 6 3 2 18 9 +9 21
5 Kansas City Current 12 7 0 5 18 17 +1 21
6 Gotham FC 10 5 3 2 11 5 +6 18
7 Orlando Pride 12 5 2 5 18 17 +1 17
8 Denver Summit FC 11 4 3 4 17 13 +4 15
9 North Carolina Courage 10 4 3 3 15 12 +3 15
10 Seattle Reign FC 11 4 2 5 10 13 −3 14
11 Houston Dash 11 4 2 5 14 18 −4 14
12 Angel City FC 10 4 1 5 15 12 +3 13
13 Bay FC 11 3 2 6 9 17 −8 11
14 Boston Legacy FC 12 2 3 7 11 19 −8 9
15 Chicago Stars FC 11 3 0 8 5 22 −17 9
16 Racing Louisville FC 11 2 1 8 15 20 −5 7
Updated to match(es) played on May 30, 2026. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).

Tiebreakers

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The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in total points total when determining rank, playoff qualification, and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker criteria, going down the list until all teams are ranked.[20]

  1. Greater goal difference across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  2. Most total wins across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  3. Most goals scored across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  4. Head-to-head results (total points) between the tied teams.
  5. Head-to-head most goals scored between the tied teams.
  6. Fewest disciplinary points accumulated across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  7. Coin flip (if two teams are tied) or drawing of lots (if three or more teams are tied).

Format

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Results

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Home \ Away BAY BOS CHI DEN GFC HOU KC LA LOU NC ORL POR SD SEA UTA WAS
Bay FC — 1–1 0–1 2–1 Jul 29 Aug 23 Sep 4 1–3 Sep 20 Jul 18 Sep 27 Oct 18 Nov 1 Aug 1 0–0 0–2
Boston Legacy FC Jul 5 — Jul 10 3–2 0–1 Sep 20 Jul 25 Aug 31 Oct 16 2–2 2–1 Aug 9 0–1 1–2 1–2 Jul 19
Chicago Stars FC Aug 9 2–0 — Oct 4 0–2 Oct 23 2–1 Jul 18 Aug 23 Sep 6 0–3 0–2 May 31 Oct 18 Jul 5 Sep 20
Denver Summit FC Sep 16 Aug 2 Aug 29 — Sep 6 Jul 12 Jul 3 Oct 17 Oct 24 Aug 5 3–1 Jul 18 2–3 Sep 19 Aug 8 0–0
Gotham FC 3–0 1–1 Sep 25 0–2 — May 31 Aug 14 Oct 4 1–0 0–0 0–0 Aug 28 Aug 7 Jul 18 Nov 1 Jul 15
Houston Dash Jul 24 3–0 Aug 19 1–4 Aug 1 — Aug 8 2–1 4–3 0–1 Oct 18 Nov 1 2–2 0–0 Sep 12 Oct 4
Kansas City Current Oct 3 1–0 3–0 Sep 26 2–1 3–0 — Aug 1 Jul 29 Aug 29 Sep 11 3–1 Jul 17 Aug 22 2–1 Oct 25
Angel City FC Oct 24 Nov 1 4–0 Sep 11 Aug 23 2–1 2–1 — Jul 26 May 31 Jul 3 1–2 1–2 Sep 16 0–1 Aug 16
Racing Louisville FC Jul 10 Aug 15 Aug 1 0–1 Sep 11 Jul 18 Nov 1 Sep 5 — 1–2 3–2 3–1 Sep 25 Aug 19 Oct 3 2–2
North Carolina Courage 1–3 Aug 22 4–0 Nov 1 Sep 19 Aug 16 1–2 Aug 26 2–1 — Jul 31 2–2 Oct 17 Jul 4 Jul 25 Jul 11
Orlando Pride 3–1 Jul 15 Jul 24 1–1 Oct 25 Sep 6 Jul 10 2–1 Aug 7 1–0 — Sep 19 Oct 2 1–2 Aug 29 2–4
Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Oct 3 Sep 13 Aug 22 Jul 24 Sep 26 2–0 0–0 Jul 5 Oct 23 Aug 15 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 Sep 6
San Diego Wave FC 0–1 Oct 25 2–0 Aug 14 Jul 4 0–1 Sep 18 Jul 11 Aug 28 Sep 12 0–1 3–1 — Jul 26 Aug 21 2–1
Seattle Reign FC Sep 12 Sep 25 Aug 14 0–0 0–2 Aug 30 3–0 Aug 9 2–1 Oct 2 Nov 1 Jul 12 Sep 6 — 0–3 0–1
Utah Royals Aug 14 Sep 4 1–0 2–1 Jul 10 2–0 Oct 17 Sep 20 2–1 Sep 27 Jul 18 Aug 2 1–2 Oct 23 — Jul 29
Washington Spirit Aug 30 Sep 13 Nov 1 Jul 26 Oct 17 Jul 3 4–0 Sep 26 1–0 Aug 8 Aug 23 0–1 Aug 2 2–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on May 30, 2026. Source: NWSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

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See also: National Women's Soccer League attendance

Average home attendances

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Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Regular season
Rank Team GP Attendance High Low Average
1 Denver Summit FC 3 96,910 63,004 16,932 32,303
2 Portland Thorns FC 5 94,196 21,321 15,683 18,839
3 Angel City FC 6 91,271 17,169 11,574 15,212
4 Washington Spirit 4 58,366 19,215 9,349 14,592
5 Boston Legacy FC 7 83,993 30,207 3,804 12,475
6 San Diego Wave FC 6 73,783 14,078 8,428 12,297
7 Bay FC 6 69,883 13,110 10,237 11,647
8 Kansas City Current 5 57,500 11,500 11,500 11,500
9 Utah Royals 5 52,367 19,274 6,514 10,473
10 Orlando Pride 5 46,031 16,320 7,076 9,206
11 North Carolina Courage 5 42,242 10,031 7,013 8,448
12 Gotham FC 6 46,490 11,308 5,000 7,748
13 Houston Dash 7 46,463 10,259 5,168 6,637
14 Seattle Reign FC 6 33,068 8,211 3,023 5,511
15 Racing Louisville FC 4 21,948 5,942 4,928 5,487
16 Chicago Stars FC 5 17,543 4,579 1,821 3,508
Total 85 929,286 63,004 1,821 10,932

Updated through May 25, 2026
Note: Seattle Reign FC's first three home matches were played at One Spokane Stadium while their home stadium of Lumen Field underwent renovations.[21]

Highest attendances

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Regular season[22]
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 Denver Summit FC 0–0 Washington Spirit 63,004 March 28, 2026 Empower Field at Mile High
2 Boston Legacy FC 0–1 Gotham FC 30,207 March 14, 2026 Gillette Stadium
3 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Seattle Reign FC 21,321 March 20, 2026 Providence Park
4 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Angel City FC 20,652 May 17, 2026 Providence Park
5 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 San Diego Wave FC 19,806 April 29, 2026 Providence Park
6 Utah Royals 2–1 Denver Summit FC 19,274 May 23, 2026 America First Field
7 Washington Spirit 0–1 Portland Thorns FC 19,215 March 13, 2026 Audi Field
8 Denver Summit FC 3–1 Orlando Pride 16,974 May 17, 2026 Dick's Sporting Goods Park
9 Angel City FC 4–0 Chicago Stars FC 16,813 March 15, 2026 BMO Stadium
10 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Kansas City Current 16,734 March 28, 2026 Providence Park

Updated through May 23, 2026

Statistical leaders

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As of May 25, 2026.[23]

Playoffs

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Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2026 NWSL Challenge Cup
Kansas City CurrentvGotham FC
Report

Individual awards

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As of May 19, 2026

Weekly awards

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Week Player of the Week Save of the Week Ref.
Player Club Player Club
1 United States Ashley Sanchez North Carolina Courage United States Jordyn Bloomer Racing Louisville FC [25][26]
2 Iceland Sveindís Jónsdóttir Angel City FC United States Abby Smith Denver Summit FC [27][28]
3 United States Lia Godfrey San Diego Wave FC United States Morgan Messner Portland Thorns FC [29][30]
4 Jamaica Kiki Van Zanten Houston Dash Germany Kathrin Hendrich Chicago Stars FC [31][32]
5 Colombia Leicy Santos Washington Spirit United States Katie Atkinson Chicago Stars FC [33][34]
6 United States Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit United States Jordan Silkowitz Bay FC [35][36]
7 Malawi Temwa Chawinga Kansas City Current Colombia Jorelyn Carabalí Boston Legacy FC [37][38]
8 Canada Janine Sonis Denver Summit FC United States Angelina Anderson Angel City FC [39][40]
Week Goal of the Week Assist of the Week Ref.
Player Club Player Club
1 United States Ashley Sanchez North Carolina Courage Iceland Sveindís Jónsdóttir Angel City FC [41][42]
2 Italy Sofia Cantore Washington Spirit United States Kennedy Fuller Angel City FC [43][44]
3 United States Melanie Barcenas San Diego Wave FC United States Jayden Perry Portland Thorns FC [45][46]
4 United States Gisele Thompson Angel City FC United States Jayden Perry (2) Portland Thorns FC [47][48]
5 United States Sophia Wilson Portland Thorns FC United States Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit [49][50]
6 Mali Aïssata Traoré Boston Legacy FC United States Olivia Moultrie Portland Thorns FC [51][52]
7 United States Katie O'Kane Racing Louisville FC Brazil Dudinha San Diego Wave FC [53][54]
8 Japan Manaka Matsukubo North Carolina Courage United States Michelle Cooper Kansas City Current [55][56]

Monthly awards

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Month Rookie of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club
March United States Lia Godfrey San Diego Wave FC Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir Angel City FC [57][58]
April United States Jordynn Dudley Gotham FC United States Ashley Sanchez North Carolina Courage [59][60]
Month Coach of the Month Ref.
Coach Club
March Norway Alexander Straus Angel City FC [61]
April Spain Adrián González Washington Spirit [62]

Team of the Month

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Further information: NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March United States Abby Smith, DEN
[63]
April Scotland Sandy MacIver, WAS
[64]

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