2026 National Women's Soccer League season

National Women's Soccer League
Season2026
DatesMarch 13 – November 1 (regular season)
November 6 – November 21 (playoffs)
Challenge CupGotham FC
Matches166
Goals446 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerAshley Sanchez
(15 goals)
Best goalkeeperAnn-Katrin Berger
(10 clean sheets)
Biggest home win5 goals
North Carolina 5–0 Orlando
(July 31)
Houston 5–0 Chicago
(Aug 19)
Biggest away win3 goals
Chicago 0–3 Orlando
(Mar 25)
Seattle 0–3 Utah
(Apr 26)
Houston 1–4 Denver
(May 9)
Denver 0–3 Kansas City
(July 3)
North Carolina 1–4 Utah
(July 25)
Highest scoring7 goals
Houston 4–3 Louisville
(Apr 3)
Washington 3–4 North Carolina
(Aug 8)
Boston 3–4 Portland
(Aug 9)
Longest winning run5 matches
San Diego
(Mar 22 – Apr 25)
Utah
(Mar 28 – May 6)
Washington
(Apr 5 – May 10)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Utah
(Mar 25 – May 30)
Longest winless run7 matches
Chicago
(July 10 – Aug 19)
Longest losing run5 matches
Boston
(Mar 14 – Apr 25)
Louisville
(May 17 – July 10)
Highest attendance63,004
Denver 0–0 Washington
(Mar 28)
Lowest attendance1,821
Chicago 0–3 Orlando
(Mar 26)
Total attendance1,811,959
Average attendance10,982
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of August 26, 2026.

The 2026 season is the 14th and current 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, home and away against every other team.[1]

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

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Expansion teams

Boston Legacy and Denver Summit are playing their inaugural season.

Stadiums and locations

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][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

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 Leif Gunnar Smerud (interim) 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 Mexico Karina Báez (interim) United States Alyssa Naeher Wintrust
Denver Summit England Nick Cushing Canada Janine Sonis
United States Lindsey Heaps
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

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 (interim) End of interim period March 4, 2026 Sweden Robert Vilahamn March 4, 2026 [19]
Angel City FC Norway Alexander Straus Fired June 17, 2026 11th Norway Leif Gunnar Smerud (interim) June 17, 2026 [20]
Chicago Stars FC Sweden Martin Sjögren Fired August 12, 2026 16th Mexico Karina Báez (interim) August 12, 2026 [21]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gotham FC 21 13 5 3 26 13 +13 44 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Washington Spirit 21 11 4 6 30 19 +11 37
3 Portland Thorns FC 21 11 4 6 35 29 +6 37 Playoffs
4 Utah Royals 21 11 3 7 37 27 +10 36
5 North Carolina Courage 21 11 3 7 38 30 +8 36
6 San Diego Wave FC 21 11 3 7 29 23 +6 36
7 Kansas City Current 21 9 4 8 32 29 +3 31
8 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 4 8 25 26 −1 28
9 Angel City FC 20 7 5 8 27 22 +5 26
10 Houston Dash 21 7 5 9 28 29 −1 26
11 Orlando Pride 21 8 2 11 25 31 −6 26
12 Denver Summit FC 20 6 6 8 25 26 −1 24
13 Racing Louisville FC 21 7 2 12 32 40 −8 23
14 Bay FC 20 6 4 10 21 27 −6 22
15 Boston Legacy FC 21 5 5 11 24 34 −10 20
16 Chicago Stars FC 21 5 1 15 12 41 −29 16
Updated to match(es) played on August 26, 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

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.[22]

  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).

Results

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 0–1 1–0 Sep 4 1–3 Sep 20 3–0 Sep 27 Oct 18 Nov 1 2–3 0–0 0–2
Boston Legacy FC 2–2 — 2–0 3–2 0–1 Sep 20 1–0 Aug 31 Oct 16 2–2 2–1 3–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Chicago Stars FC 0–0 2–0 — Oct 4 0–2 Oct 23 2–1 0–2 3–2 Sep 6 0–3 0–2 0–2 Oct 18 3–2 Sep 20
Denver Summit FC Sep 16 1–1 Aug 29 — Sep 6 2–2 0–3 Oct 17 Oct 24 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–3 Sep 19 2–1 0–0
Gotham FC 3–0 1–1 Sep 25 0–2 — 1–0 2–1 Oct 4 1–0 0–0 0–0 Aug 28 1–0 3–2 Nov 1 1–0
Houston Dash 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–4 0–1 — 1–1 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 — 1–1 5–1 Aug 29 Sep 11 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 Oct 25
Angel City FC Oct 24 Nov 1 4–0 Sep 11 0–0 2–1 2–1 — 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 Sep 16 0–1 1–1
Racing Louisville FC 0–2 4–1 2–1 0–1 Sep 11 1–1 Nov 1 Sep 5 — 1–2 3–2 3–1 Sep 25 2–1 Oct 3 2–2
North Carolina Courage 1–3 2–1 4–0 Nov 1 Sep 19 2–3 1–2 2–0 2–1 — 5–0 2–2 Oct 17 3–1 1–4 0–2
Orlando Pride 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 Oct 25 Sep 6 3–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 — Sep 19 Oct 2 1–2 Aug 29 2–4
Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Oct 3 Sep 13 1–0 2–2 Sep 26 2–0 0–0 4–0 Oct 23 2–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 Sep 6
San Diego Wave FC 0–1 Oct 25 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 Sep 18 0–2 Aug 28 Sep 12 0–1 3–1 — 0–2 4–2 2–1
Seattle Reign FC Sep 12 Sep 25 1–0 0–0 0–2 Aug 30 3–0 2–2 2–1 Oct 2 Nov 1 2–0 Sep 6 — 0–3 0–1
Utah Royals 3–2 Sep 4 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 Oct 17 Sep 20 2–1 Sep 27 1–0 5–1 1–2 Oct 23 — 0–1
Washington Spirit Aug 30 Sep 13 Nov 1 1–0 Oct 17 2–1 4–0 Sep 26 1–0 3–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on August 26, 2026. Source: NWSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Regular season
Rank Team GP Attendance High Low Average
1Denver Summit FC9177,01463,00411,00819,668
2Portland Thorns FC10193,75322,01715,68319,375
3Angel City FC11171,08518,08911,57415,553
4Washington Spirit10153,74719,3659,34915,375
5San Diego Wave FC11135,72515,8818,42812,339
6Bay FC10118,12913,11010,23711,813
7Kansas City Current10115,00011,50011,50011,500
8Gotham FC11119,90342,1754,73810,900
9Boston Legacy FC12128,82330,2073,80410,735
10Utah Royals1094,77319,2746,2439,477
11Orlando Pride1081,10416,3206,0048,110
12North Carolina Courage1187,54010,0317,2887,958
13Seattle Reign FC962,6098,2113,0236,957
14Houston Dash1173,57110,2595,1686,688
15Racing Louisville FC1055,4627,0184,7285,546
16Chicago Stars FC1043,7216,6781,8214,372
Total1651,811,95963,0041,82110,982

Updated through August 23, 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.[23]

Highest attendances

Regular season[24]
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1Denver Summit FC0–0Washington Spirit63,004March 28, 2026Empower Field at Mile High
2Gotham FC1–0Washington Spirit42,175July 15, 2026Citi Field
3Boston Legacy FC0–1Gotham FC30,207March 14, 2026Gillette Stadium
4Portland Thorns FC1–0Denver Summit FC22,017August 22, 2026Providence Park
5Portland Thorns FC2–2Gotham FC21,743July 24, 2026Providence Park
6Portland Thorns FC2–0Seattle Reign FC21,321March 20, 2026Providence Park
7Portland Thorns FC0–0Angel City FC20,652May 17, 2026Providence Park
8Portland Thorns FC2-2Utah Royals20,053May 30, 2026Providence Park
9Portland Thorns FC2–0San Diego Wave FC19,806April 29, 2026Providence Park
10Washington Spirit2-1Seattle Reign FC19,365May 30, 2026Audi Field

Updated through August 22, 2026

Statistical leaders

As of August 26, 2026.[25]

Playoffs

Challenge Cup

Gotham FC2–0Kansas City Current
 Report
Attendance: 11,369
Referee: Brad Jensen

Individual awards

As of August 11, 2026

Weekly awards

Week Player of the Week Save of the Week Ref.
PlayerClub PlayerClub
1 United States Ashley SanchezNorth Carolina Courage United States Jordyn BloomerRacing Louisville FC [29][30]
2 Iceland Sveindís JónsdóttirAngel City FC United States Abby SmithDenver Summit FC [31][32]
3 United States Lia GodfreySan Diego Wave FC United States Morgan MessnerPortland Thorns FC [33][34]
4 Jamaica Kiki Van ZantenHouston Dash Germany Kathrin HendrichChicago Stars FC [35][36]
5 Colombia Leicy SantosWashington Spirit United States Katie AtkinsonChicago Stars FC [37][38]
6 United States Trinity RodmanWashington Spirit United States Jordan SilkowitzBay FC [39][40]
7 Malawi Temwa ChawingaKansas City Current Colombia Jorelyn CarabalíBoston Legacy FC [41][42]
8 Canada Janine SonisDenver Summit FC United States Angelina AndersonAngel City FC [43][44]
9 United States Sophia WilsonPortland Thorns FC United States Malia BerkelyHouston Dash [45][46]
10 Japan Manaka MatsukuboNorth Carolina Courage Canada Kailen SheridanNorth Carolina Courage [47][48]
11 United States Trinity Rodman (2)Washington Spirit United States Jane CampbellHouston Dash [49][50]
12 Spain Esther GonzálezGotham FC Germany Ann-Katrin BergerGotham FC [51][52]
13 United States Rose LavelleGotham FC Canada Kailen Sheridan (2)North Carolina Courage [53][54]
14 United States Maja LardnerRacing Louisville FC United States Katie Atkinson (2)Chicago Stars FC [55][56]
15 Sweden Evelyn IjehNorth Carolina Courage United States Mandy McGlynnUtah Royals [57][58]
16 United States Pietra TordinPortland Thorns FC Australia Mackenzie ArnoldPortland Thorns FC [59][60]
17
Week Goal of the Week Assist of the Week Ref.
PlayerClub PlayerClub
1 United States Ashley SanchezNorth Carolina Courage Iceland Sveindís JónsdóttirAngel City FC [61][62]
2 Italy Sofia CantoreWashington Spirit United States Kennedy FullerAngel City FC [63][64]
3 United States Melanie BarcenasSan Diego Wave FC United States Jayden PerryPortland Thorns FC [65][66]
4 United States Gisele ThompsonAngel City FC United States Jayden Perry (2)Portland Thorns FC [67][68]
5 United States Sophia WilsonPortland Thorns FC United States Trinity RodmanWashington Spirit [69][70]
6 Mali Aïssata TraoréBoston Legacy FC United States Olivia MoultriePortland Thorns FC [71][72]
7 United States Katie O'KaneRacing Louisville FC Brazil DudinhaSan Diego Wave FC [73][74]
8 Japan Manaka MatsukuboNorth Carolina Courage United States Michelle CooperKansas City Current [75][76]
9 United States M.A. VignolaPortland Thorns FC United States Delanie SheehanDenver Summit FC [77][78]
10 Colombia Leicy SantosWashington Spirit United States Riley JacksonNorth Carolina Courage [79][80]
11 United States Melanie Barcenas (2)San Diego Wave FC Colombia Leicy SantosWashington Spirit [81][82]
12 Colombia Leicy Santos (2)Washington Spirit United States Tara RuddWashington Spirit [83][84]
13 United States Rose LavelleGotham FC Nigeria Gift MondayWashington Spirit [85][86]
14 Italy Sofia Cantore (2)Washington Spirit United States Sophia MatticeAngel City FC [87][88]
15 Mexico Kiana PalaciosUtah Royals United States Casey MurphyBoston Legacy FC [89][90]
16 United States Ashley Sanchez (2)North Carolina Courage Australia Mackenzie ArnoldPortland Thorns FC [91][92]
17

Monthly awards

Month Rookie of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
PlayerClub PlayerClub
March United States Lia GodfreySan Diego Wave FC Iceland Sveindís Jane JónsdóttirAngel City FC [93][94]
April United States Jordynn DudleyGotham FC United States Ashley SanchezNorth Carolina Courage [95][96]
May United States Kat RaderHouston Dash Malawi Temwa ChawingaKansas City Current [97][98]
July United States Linda UllmarkHouston Dash United States Trinity RodmanWashington Spirit [99][100]
August
Month Coach of the Month Ref.
CoachClub
March Norway Alexander StrausAngel City FC [101]
April Spain Adrián GonzálezWashington Spirit [102]
May Belgium Jimmy CoenraetsUtah Royals [103]
July Spain Adrián González (2)Washington Spirit [104]
August

Team of the Month

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
March United States Abby Smith, DEN [105]
April Scotland Sandy MacIver, WAS [106]
May United States Mandy McGlynn, UTA [107]
July Scotland Sandy MacIver, WAS (2) [108]
August

See also

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