NWSL records and statistics

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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.[1][2] 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.

By season

Through November 3, 2024 (Regular season and Playoff matches)

Season Playoff final Regular season
Champions Score Runners-up Shield winners Points Runners-up
2013 Portland Thorns FC 2–0
Details
Western New York Flash Western New York Flash 38–38
Standings
FC Kansas City
2014 FC Kansas City 2–1
Details
Seattle Reign FC Seattle Reign FC 54–41
Standings
FC Kansas City
2015 FC Kansas City 1–0
Details
Seattle Reign FC Seattle Reign FC 43–33
Standings
Chicago Red Stars
2016 Western New York Flash 2–2 AET, 3–2 PKs
Details
Washington Spirit Portland Thorns FC 41–39
Standings
Washington Spirit
2017 Portland Thorns FC 1–0
Details
North Carolina Courage North Carolina Courage 49–47
Standings
Portland Thorns FC
2018 North Carolina Courage 3–0
Details
Portland Thorns FC North Carolina Courage 57–42
Standings
Portland Thorns FC
2019 North Carolina Courage 4–0
Details
Chicago Red Stars North Carolina Courage 49–44
Standings
Chicago Red Stars
2021 Washington Spirit 2–1 AET
Details
Chicago Red Stars Portland Thorns FC 44–42
Standings
OL Reign
2022 Portland Thorns FC 2–0
Details
Kansas City Current OL Reign 40–39
Standings
Portland Thorns FC
2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–1
Details
OL Reign San Diego Wave FC 37–35
Standings
Portland Thorns FC
2024 Orlando Pride 1–0
Details
Washington Spirit Orlando Pride 60–56
Standings
Washington Spirit
2025 Gotham FC 1–0
Details
Washington Spirit Kansas City Current 65-44

Standings

Washington Spirit

Total trophies by team

Through November 22, 2025 (2025 NWSL Championship)

Green shading indicates record highs. Italics indicates a defunct team.

Team Regular seasons* Domestic International Total
Playoff appearances Championships Shields Challenge Cups Community Shields CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Portland Thorns FC 12 11 3 (2013, 2017, 2022) 2 (2016, 2021) 1 (2021) 1 (2020*) 7
North Carolina Courage 8 6 2 (2018, 2019) 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) 2 (2022, 2023) 7
Seattle Reign FC / OL Reign / Reign FC 12 9 3 (2014, 2015, 2022) 3
Gotham FC / NJ/NY Gotham FC / Sky Blue FC 12 5 2 (2023, 2025) 1 (2024-25) 3
FC Kansas City 5 3 2 (2014, 2015) 2
Western New York Flash 4 2 1 (2016) 1 (2013) 2
Orlando Pride 9 3 1 (2024) 1 (2024) 2
Washington Spirit 12 6 1 (2021) 1 (2025) 2
San Diego Wave FC 4 3 1 (2023) 1 (2024) 2
Houston Dash 11 1 1 (2020*) 1
Chicago Stars 12 8 0
Kansas City Current 5 3 1 (2025) 1
Angel City FC 4 1 0
Bay FC 2 1 0
Utah Royals 4 0 0
Racing Louisville FC 5 1 0
Boston Breakers 5 0 0

*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

Player records

Boldface indicates players currently active in the league.

Most minutes played

Most minutes played in NWSL
(Regular season only; as of December 31, 2024)[10]
Rank Player Minutes played Games
1 United States Lauren Barnes 21,104 232
2 United States Alyssa Naeher 18,781 195
3 Wales Jess Fishlock 17,509 187
4 New Zealand Abby Erceg 17,261 198
5 United States Sofia Huerta 17,166 192
6 United States Emily Menges 16,394 189
7 United States McCall Zerboni 16,296 186
8 United States Becky Sauerbrunn 16,217 188
9 United States Danielle Colaprico 16,179 200
10 United States Caprice Dydasco 16,097 176
11 United States Arin Wright 16,042 189
12 United States Vanessa DiBernardo 15,859 188
13 Canada Christine Sinclair 15,677 172
14 United States Aubrey Kingsbury 15,160 196
15 United States Ali Krieger 15,016 174
16 United States Jane Campbell 15,004 171
17 Canada Kailen Sheridan 14,909 170
18 United States Allie Long 14,753 150
19 Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan 14,720 168
20 United States Emily Sonnett 14,624 155

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.[11]

Most NWSL appearances
(Regular season only; as of December 31, 2023)
Rank Player Games
1 United States Lauren Barnes 211
2 United States McCall Zerboni 204
3 United States Merritt Mathias 183
4 United States Jessica McDonald 182
5 Wales Jess Fishlock 180
6 Canada Christine Sinclair 176
United States Ali Krieger 176
8 United States Allie Long 172
United States Jasmyne Spencer 172
10 United States Kristie Mewis 171
11 United States Erika Tymrak 168
12 United States Vanessa DiBernardo 166
New Zealand Abby Erceg 166
14 United States Danielle Colaprico 165
15 United States Becky Sauerbrunn 164
16 United States Amber Brooks 163
United States Alyssa Naeher 163
18 United States Sofia Huerta 161
19 United States Emily Menges 160
20 United States Tori Huster 159

Goals

Top scorers

Goals, regular season only

NWSL all-time leading goalscorers
(Regular season only; as of February 12, 2026)[23]
Rank Player Goals
1 Australia Sam Kerr 77
2 United States Lynn Biyendolo 70
3 Canada Christine Sinclair 66
4 United States Alex Morgan 60
5 United States Ashley Hatch 59
6 Brazil Debinha 55
7 United States Jessica McDonald 54
8 United States Megan Rapinoe 51
9 United States Christen Press 49
10 Wales Jess Fishlock 48
United States Sydney Leroux 48
12 Brazil Marta 44
United States Sophia Wilson 44
14 United States Crystal Dunn 39
United States Amy Rodriguez 39
16 United States Sofia Huerta 38
Denmark Nadia Nadim 38
18 United States Bethany Bos 37
England Rachel Daly 37
20 United States Allie Long 36
21 United States Carli Lloyd 35
Malawi Temwa Chawinga 35
23 United States Mallory Swanson 33
United States Kealia Watt 33
25 Scotland Kim Little 32
England Jodie Taylor

Leading goalscorers in playoffs

NWSL all-time playoff leading goalscorers
Last updated after 2023 season.
Rank Player Goals
1 United States Amy Rodriguez 6
2 United States Crystal Dunn 5
3 United States Jessica McDonald 4
United States Samantha Mewis
United States Lynn Biyendolo
5 Brazil Debinha 3
United States Tobin Heath
United States Lindsey Heaps
United States Megan Rapinoe
Canada Christine Sinclair

NWSL top goal scorers by regular season

Top regular-season goal scorers
Last updated after 2024 season.[24]
Year Player Team Goals Games GPG
2013 United States Lauren Holiday FC Kansas City 12 18 .666
2014 Scotland Kim Little Seattle Reign FC 16 23 .695
2015 United States Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 15 20 .750
2016 United States Lynn Biyendolo Western New York Flash 11 19 .579
2017 Australia Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC 17 22 .773
2018 Australia Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars 16 19 .842
2019 Australia Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars 18 21 .857
2021 United States Ashley Hatch Washington Spirit 10 20 .500
2022 United States Alex Morgan San Diego Wave FC 15 17 .882
2023 United States Sophia Wilson Portland Thorns FC 11 18 .611
2024 Malawi Temwa Chawinga Kansas City Current 21 26 .808
2025 Malawi Temwa Chawinga Kansas City Current 15 23 .652

*GPG = Goals Per Game Played

Assists

Most assists

Most assists (career)
(Regular season only; as of February 12, 2026)[23]
Rank Player Assists
1 United States Vanessa DiBernardo 32
2 United States Lynn Biyendolo 31
Wales Jess Fishlock 31
United States Sofia Huerta 31
United States Jessica McDonald 31
6 United States Alex Morgan 28
7 United States Megan Rapinoe 27
8 United States Crystal Dunn 26
Brazil Debinha 26
10 United States Christine Nairn 24
Japan Nahomi Kawasumi 24
Japan Yūki Nagasato 24

Assist leaders by season

Most assists per regular season
Last updated after 2025 season.[24]
Year Player Assists Apps Assists/App
2013 United States Lauren Holiday 9 18 0.50
2014 Wales Jessica Fishlock 8 22 0.37
2015 Scotland Kim Little 7 20 0.35
2016 United States Tobin Heath 10 15 0.67
2017 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi 9 24 0.38
2018 United States Jessica McDonald 8 23 0.35
2019 Japan Yūki Nagasato 8 24 0.33
2021 United States Trinity Rodman 6 22 0.27
United States Sofia Huerta 23 0.26
2022 United States Carson Pickett 6 20 0.30
United States Mallory Swanson 16 0.38
2023 United States Sam Coffey 8 22 0.37
2024 United States Croix Bethune 10 17 0.59
2025 France Delphine Cascarino 6 24 0.25
United States Izzy Rodriguez 26 0.23

Goalkeepers

Clean sheets

Most shutouts (career)
(Regular season only; as of April 25, 2026)[28]
# Player Shutouts Apps Shutout %
1 United States Nicole Barnhart 52 144 36.1%
2 United States Alyssa Naeher 52 214 24.2%
3 United States Adrianna Franch 49 154 31.8%
4 United States Aubrey Kingsbury 46 170 27.1%
5 United States Jane Campbell 45 171 26.3%
6 Canada Kailen Sheridan 43 169 25.4%
7 United States Casey Murphy 39 130 30%
8 United States Bella Bixby 28 64 43.8%
9 United States Katelyn Rowland 25 80 31.3%
10 Germany Ann-Katrin Berger 24 53 45,3%
11 United States Ashlyn Harris 22 135 16.3%

Saves

Most saves (career)
(Regular season only; as of October 2, 2023)[28]
# Player Saves
1 United States Alyssa Naeher 520
2 United States Ashlyn Harris 518
3 United States Nicole Barnhart 468
4 Canada Kailen Sheridan 401
5 United States Adrianna Franch 395
6 United States Aubrey Kingsbury 362
7 United States Michelle Betos 340
8 United States Jane Campbell 336
9 Canada Erin McLeod 288
10 United States Haley Kopmeyer 239

Match records

See also

References

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