NWSL Championship Most Valuable Player

The NWSL Championship Most Valuable Player award is presented to the best player in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship Game.

Tobin Heath received the first NWSL championship MVP award in 2013; she scored the opening goal of Portland Thorns FC's 2–0 victory in the inaugural championship game.^[1] In 2022, Portland's Sophia Smith received the championship MVP award the same season she was named league MVP.^[2] The most recent winner is Rose Lavelle (2025).

Year	Player	Position	Nationality	Club	Ref.
2013	Tobin Heath	Midfielder	United States	Portland Thorns FC	^[1]
2014	Lauren Holiday	Midfielder	United States	FC Kansas City	^[3]
2015	Amy Rodriguez	Forward	United States	FC Kansas City	^[4]
2016	Sabrina D'Angelo	Goalkeeper	Canada	Western New York Flash	^[5]
2017	Lindsey Horan	Midfielder	United States	Portland Thorns FC	^[6]
2018	Jessica McDonald	Forward	United States	North Carolina Courage	^[7]
2019	Debinha	Midfielder	Brazil	North Carolina Courage	^[8]
2021	Aubrey Bledsoe	Goalkeeper	United States	Washington Spirit	^[9]
2022	Sophia Smith	Forward	United States	Portland Thorns FC	^[2]
2023	Midge Purce	Forward	United States	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^[10]
2024	Barbra Banda	Forward	Zambia	Orlando Pride	^[11]
2025	Rose Lavelle	Midfielder	United States	Gotham FC	^[12]

Winners