NWSL Coach of the Year
Annual award in US women's soccer
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The NWSL Coach of the Year award is presented annually to the best head coach in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Vlatko Andonovski (2013) won the first Coach of the Year award in the NWSL's inaugural season. The most recent winner is Bev Yanez (2025).
As of 2025,[update] the NWSL's individual end-of-year awards are voted upon in two rounds: in the first round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), and media (25%) vote to determine the nominees; in the second round, players (40%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), media (25%), and fans (10%) vote among the nominees to determine the winner.[1]
Winners
| Season | Coach | Nationality | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Vlatko Andonovski |  North Macedonia |
FC Kansas City | [2] |
| 2014 | Laura Harvey |  England |
Seattle Reign FC | [3] |
| 2015 | Laura Harvey (2) | England |
Seattle Reign FC | [4] |
| 2016 | Mark Parsons | England |
Portland Thorns FC | [5] |
| 2017 | Paul Riley | England |
North Carolina Courage | [6] |
| 2018 | Paul Riley (2) | England |
North Carolina Courage | [7] |
| 2019 | Vlatko Andonovski (2) | North Macedonia |
Reign FC | [8] |
| 2020 | 2020 regular season cancelled due COVID-19 pandemic | [9] | ||
| 2021 | Laura Harvey (3) | England |
OL Reign | [10] |
| 2022 | Casey Stoney | England |
San Diego Wave FC | [11] |
| 2023 | Juan Carlos Amorós |  Spain |
NJ/NY Gotham FC | [12] |
| 2024 | Seb Hines | England |
Orlando Pride | [13] |
| 2025 | Bev Yanez |  United States |
Racing Louisville FC | [14] |
