NWSL records and statistics

The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in and seasons of the National Women's Soccer League.^[1]

Champions and Shield winners

By Season

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

By Team

Team	Seasons	Playoff appearances	Championships	Shields	Total
FC Kansas City	4	3	2 (2014, 2015)	-	2
Western New York Flash	4	2	1 (2016)	1 (2013)	2
Portland Thorns FC	4	3	1 (2013)	1 (2016)	2
Seattle Reign FC	4	2	-	2 (2014, 2015)	2
Washington Spirit	4	3	-	-	0
Chicago Red Stars	4	2	-	-	0
Sky Blue FC	4	1	-	-	0
Boston Breakers	4	0	-	-	0
Houston Dash	3	0	-	-	0
Orlando Pride	1	0	-	-	0

Scoring

Players

NWSL All-Time Regular Season Leading Goalscorers Last updated October 12, 2016 Bold indicates active player Rank Player Goals 1 Kim Little 32 2 Jessica McDonald 31 3 Allie Long 28 4 Samantha Kerr 26 5 Carli Lloyd 25 6 Christen Press 24 7 Diana Matheson 23 Christine Sinclair 23 9 Nadia Nadim 22 Lauren Holiday 22

NWSL All-Time Playoff Leading Goalscorers Last updated October 12, 2016 Bold indicates active player Rank Player Goals 1 Amy Rodriguez 6 2 Megan Rapinoe 3 Lynn Williams 3 4 Crystal Dunn 2 Tobin Heath 2 Carli Lloyd 2 Samantha Mewis 2 Christine Sinclair 2 Erika Tymrak 2 10 14 players 1

Games

Largest Victories Winning Margin Date Home team Result Away team 6 13/07/14 Portland Thorns FC 7-1 FC Kansas City 24/06/16 Western New York Flash 7-1 Boston Breakers 5 07/06/14 Portland Thorns FC 0-5 Western New York Flash 21/06/14 Washington Spirit 1-6 Portland Thorns FC 06/07/14 Sky Blue FC 0-5 FC Kansas City 27/07/14 Seattle Reign FC 5-0 Portland Thorns FC 4 01/06/13 Sky Blue FC 5-1 Boston Breakers 28/06/13 Western New York Flash 4-0 Washington Spirit 03/05/14 Houston Dash 0-4 FC Kansas City 13/04/15 Seattle Reign FC 5-1 Western New York Flash 09/08/15 FC Kansas City 4-0 Western New York Flash 27/05/16 Western New York Flash 4-0 Boston Breakers 04/09/16 Portland Thorns FC 5-1 Boston Breakers 24/09/16 Boston Breakers 0-4 Western New York Flash

Highest Scoring Goals Scored Date Home team Result Away team 9 20/07/14 Portland Thorns FC 6-3 Boston Breakers 8 13/07/14 Portland Thorns FC 7-1 FC Kansas City 24/06/16 Western New York Flash 7-1 Boston Breakers 7 06/06/13 Portland Thorns FC 4-3 FC Kansas City 27/07/13 Washington Spirit 2-5 Boston Breakers 21/06/14 Washington Spirit 1-6 Portland Thorns FC 03/08/14 Boston Breakers 3-4 Western New York Flash 06/08/15 Portland Thorns FC 5-2 Boston Breakers 21/05/16 Western New York Flash 5-2 Sky Blue FC 23/07/16 Seattle Reign FC 5-2 Orlando Pride

All-time successes and records

Regular Season Rank Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1 Seattle Reign FC 2 0 0 0 2 Portland Thorns FC 1 0 2 0 3 Western New York Flash 1 0 0 1 4 FC Kansas City 0 2 1 0 5 Chicago Red Stars 0 1 1 0 6 Washington Spirit 0 1 0 2 7 Sky Blue FC 0 0 0 1 8 Boston Breakers 0 0 0 0 Houston Dash 0 0 0 0 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Rank Club Champions Runners-Up Semi 1 FC Kansas City 2 0 1 2 Western New York Flash 1 1 0 3 Portland Thorns FC 1 0 2 4 Seattle Reign FC 0 2 0 5 Washington Spirit 0 1 2 6 Chicago Red Stars 0 0 2 7 Sky Blue FC 0 0 1 8 Boston Breakers 0 0 0 Houston Dash 0 0 0 Orlando Pride 0 0 0

Regular Season records

Through 2016 season

Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Seasons	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts Per Game	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
													Finishing Positions
1 (1)	1 (1)	Seattle Reign FC	4 (2013-)	86	42	25	19	142	98	+44	145	1.686	2
2 (4)	2 (4)	Portland Thorns FC	4 (2013-)	86	39	26	21	133	108	+25	138	1.604	1		2
3 (2)	3 (2)	FC Kansas City	4 (2013-)	86	37	27	20	123	94	+29	137	1.593		2	1
4 (3)	4 (3)	Chicago Red Stars	4 (2013-)	86	34	23	29	119	104	+15	131	1.523		1	1
5 (6)	5 (6)	Western New York Flash	4 (2013-)	86	33	31	22	142	118	+24	119	1.384	1			1
6 (7)	6 (7)	Washington Spirit	4 (2013-)	86	33	34	19	113	131	-18	118	1.372		1		2
6 (5)	6 (5)	Sky Blue FC	4 (2013-)	86	31	30	25	107	121	-14	118	1.372				1
8 (8)	10 (8)	Boston Breakers	4 (2013-)	86	21	52	13	108	177	-69	76	0.884
9 (9)	8 (9)	Houston Dash	3 (2014-)	64	17	34	13	73	99	-26	64	1.000
10 (-)	9 (-)	Orlando Pride	1 (2016-)	20	6	13	1	20	30	-10	19	0.950

Sort order is Pts, PPG, finishing positions, wins

Playoff records

Through 2016 playoffs

Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Appearances vs Seasons	Appearances Percentages	GP	W	L	T^1	SOW^1	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)
1 (1)	FC Kansas City	3/4	75%	5	4	1	0	0	10	4	+6	12	2.40	1 (1)
2 (4)	Western New York Flash	2/4	50%	4	2	1	1	1	8	3	+1	7	1.75	2 (3)
3 (2)	Portland Thorns FC	3/4	75%	4	2	2	0	0	8	8	0	6	1.50	3 (2)
3 (2)	Seattle Reign FC	2/4	50%	4	2	2	0	0	6	4	+2	6	1.50	3 (3)
5 (5)	Washington Spirit	3/4	75%	4	1	2	1	0	5	8	-3	4	1.00	5 (5)
6 (5)	Chicago Red Stars	2/4	50%	2	0	2	0	0	1	5	-4	0	0.00	6 (5)
6 (5)	Sky Blue FC	1/4	25%	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0.00	6 (5)

¹Ties after 120min decided by shootout
Sort order is Pts, appearance%, total seasons, RRG, finishing position

Streaks

Includes playoff games - for predetermined venue matches, home team is determined by first listed
Highlight indicates active streak as of the 2016-17 offseason.

All games

Winning

• The longest winning start to a season was achieved by Seattle Reign FC in 2014, who opened the campaign with 7 consecutive wins.
• The longest winning end to a season was achieved by Sky Blue FC in 2014, who closed the campaign with 5 consecutive wins.

Total Team No. Start End FC Kansas City 7 25 May 2014 2-0 @ Boston 6 July 2014 5-0 @ Sky Blue Seattle Reign FC 7 13 April 2014 3-0 v. Boston 14 May 2014 3-2 v. KC Seattle Reign FC 6 22 July 2015 1-0 @ Portland 26 August 2015 3-1 v. Boston Sky Blue FC 6 31 July 2014 1-0 v. WNY 12 April 2015 1-0 @ KC Chicago Red Stars 5 11 May 2014 1-0 v. Houston 28 May 2014 2-0 @ Sky Blue Sky Blue FC 5 11 May 2013 2-0 v. Seattle 1 June 2013 5-1 v. Boston

Home Team No. Start End Seattle Reign FC 6 6 June 2015 3-0 v. Sky Blue 26 August 2015 3-1 v. Boston Portland Thorns FC 6 13 July 2014 7-1 v. Kansas 18 April 2015 1-0 v. WNY FC Kansas City 5 4 June 2014 1-0 v. WNY 27 July 2014 2-1 v. Sky Blue Portland Thorns 4 30 July 2016 1-0 v. Seattle 11 Sept. 2016 3-2 v. WNY Orlando Pride 4 23 April 2016 3-1 v. Houston 23 June 2016 1-0 v. Houston Boston Breakers 4 August 2014 2-0 v. Portland 16 May 2015 1-0 v. Portland Seattle Reign FC 4 13 April 2014 3-0 v. Boston 14 May 2014 3-2 v. KC Western New York Flash 4 28 June 2013 4-0 v. Spirit 7 August 2013 1-0 v. Seattle

Away Team No. Start End Seattle Reign FC 4 22 July 2015 1-0 @ Portland 5 Sept. 2015 2-1 @ Spirit Sky Blue FC 4 9 August 2014 3-1 @ Houston 12 April 2015 1-0 @ KC Seattle Reign FC 4 1 June 2014 1-0 @ Sky Blue 2 July 2014 2-1 @ WNY Chicago Red Stars 4 15 May 2014 3-1 @ Houston 28 May 2014 2-0 @ Sky Blue Portland Thorns FC 4 17 August 2013 2-1 @ Seattle 12 April 2014 1-0 @ Houston Sky Blue FC 4 16 May 2013 1-0 @ Portland 16 June 2013 3-2 @ Boston Portland Thorns FC 4 27 April 2013 2-0 @ Chicago 25 May 2013 1-0 @ Seattle

Undefeated

• The longest undefeated start to a season was achieved by Seattle Reign FC in 2014, who opened the campaign with 16 unbeaten matches (13W, 3D).
• The longest undefeated end to a season was achieved by Seattle Reign FC in 2015, who closed the campaign with 8 unbeaten matches (7W, 1D).

Total Team No. Start End Seattle Reign FC 16 13 April 2014 3-0 v. Boston 6 July 2014 3-2 @ Boston Portland Thorns FC 12 17 April 2016 2-1 v. Orlando 2 July 2016 2-1 v. Sky Blue Chicago Red Stars 10 August 2014 2-1 v. KC 30 May 2015 0-0 @ Seattle FC Kansas City 10 23 June 2013 2-0 v. Spirit 4 August 2013 3-2 @ Portland Seattle Reign FC 9 22 July 2015 1-0 @ Portland 13 Sept. 2015 3-0 v. Spirit FC Kansas City 9 18 May 2014 2-2 v. Houston 6 July 2014 5-0 @ Sky Blue Western New York Flash 9 7 July 2013 0-0 @ KC 24 August 2013 2-0 v. Sky Blue Western New York Flash 9 1 May 2013 2-1 v. Sky Blue 28 June 2013 4-0 v. Spirit

Home Team No. Start End Chicago Red Stars 15 15 June 2014 2-2 v. Sky Blue 12 August 2015 1-1 v. Sky Blue Seattle Reign FC 13 13 April 2014 3-0 v. Boston 24 August 2014 2-1 v. Spirit FC Kansas City 13 12 April 2014 1-1 v. Sky Blue 23 August 2014 2-0 @ Portland Seattle Reign FC 11 12 April 2015 5-1 v. WNY 13 Sept. 2015 3-0 v. Spirit Western New York Flash 11 1 May 2013 2-1 v. Sky Blue 24 August 2013 2-0 v. Sky Blue

Away Team No. Start End Seattle Reign FC 8 30 April 2014 2-0 @ Sky Blue 2 July 2014 2-1 @ WNY Portland Thorns FC 8 10 August 2013 0-0 @ WNY 14 May 2014 1-0 @ Houston FC Kansas City 7 9 June 2013 1-0 @ Seattle 4 August 2013 3-2 @ Portland Portland Thorns FC 7 23 April 2016 1-1 @ Kansas 26 June 2016 2-1 @ Orlando Portland Thorns FC 6 13 April 2013 1-1 @ Kansas 22 June 2013 0-0 @ Sky Blue Sky Blue FC 6 19 July 2015 3-3 @ WNY 29 April 2016 0-0 @ Houston

Winless

• The longest winless start to a season was achieved by Seattle Reign FC in 2013, who opened the campaign with 11 winless matches (9L, 2D).
• The longest winless end to a season was achieved by both the Houston Dash in 2014 and the Orlando Pride in 2016, who closed the campaign with 8 winless matches (6L, 2D and 7L, 1D respectively).

Total Team No. Start End Washington Spirit 13 19 May 2013 0-2 @ Portland 13 August 2013 0-1 @ Sky Blue Seattle Reign FC 11 14 April 2013 1-1 @ Chicago 23 June 2013 1-1 @ WNY Sky Blue FC 10 18 April 2015 1-1 v. Houston 3 July 2015 1-2 @ Portland Boston Breakers 9 6 June 2015 1-1 @ Spirit 5 August 2015 2-5 @ Portland Orlando Pride 8 16 July 2016 0-1 v. Chicago 24 Sept. 2016 1-2 v. KC Boston Breakers 8 22 August 2015 0-3 v. KC 13 May 2016 0-1 @ Sky Blue Houston Dash 8 19 June 2014 1-1 v. Spirit 20 August 2014 0-1 @ Sky Blue

Home Team No. Start End Washington Spirit 8 20 April 2013 1-1 v. WNY 27 July 2013 2-5 v. Boston Chicago Red Stars 7 18 July 2015 1-1 v. Boston 13 Sept. 2015 0-3 v. KC Sky Blue FC 6 7 May 2014 1-1 v. Chicago 6 July 2014 0-5 v. KC

Away Team No. Start End Boston Breakers 19 August 2014 1-2 @ KC 10 July 2016 1-2 @ Orlando Portland Thorns FC 13 26 June 2014 0-1 @ KC 26 July 2015 0-3 @ Seattle Boston Breakers 10 August 2013 1-2 @ WNY 20 July 2014 3-6 @ Portland Sky Blue FC 10 30 June 2013 2-3 @ Boston 21 May 2014 3-3 @ Spirit Washington Spirit 10 19 May 2013 0-2 @ Portland April 2014 1-3 @ Seattle Orlando Pride 7 28 May 2016 0-2 @ KC 7 Sept. 2016 1-1 @ Sky Blue Chicago Red Stars 7 7 June 2014 1-3 @ Seattle 15 May 2015 2-2 @ Houston Houston Dash 7 July 2014 0-0 @ Chicago 26 April 2015 2-3 @ Boston

Losing

• The longest losing start to a season was achieved by the Boston Breakers in 2016, who opened the campaign with 5 consecutive losses.
• The longest losing end to a season was achieved by the Houston Dash in 2014, who closed the campaign with 6 consecutive losses.

Total Team No. Start End Seattle Reign FC 9 21 April 2013 1-2 @ Portland 16 June 2013 0-2 @ Portland Boston Breakers 8 22 August 2015 0-3 v. KC 13 May 2016 0-1 @ Sky Blue Washington Spirit 7 6 July 2013 0-1 @ Sky Blue 3 August 2013 0-1 @ Sky Blue Houston Dash 6 14 May 2016 0-1 @ Spirit 19 July 2016 0-1 @ Sky Blue Houston Dash 6 30 July 2014 1-4 v. Seattle 20 August 2014 0-1 @ Sky Blue Orlando Pride 5 16 July 2016 0-1 @ Chicago 3 Sept. 2016 2-4 @ Houston Boston Breakers 5 18 June 2016 0-3 @ Chicago 17 July 2016 2-3 v. Sky Blue Washington Spirit 5 19 May 2013 0-2 @ Portland 28 June 2013 0-4 @ WNY

Home Team No. Start End Boston Breakers 5 21 June 2015 2-3 v. Seattle 1 August 2015 1-2 v. Seattle Seattle Reign FC 5 4 May 2013 0-1 v. Kansas 9 June 2013 0-1 v. Kansas Orlando Pride 4 16 July 2016 0-1 v. Chicago 24 Sept. 2016 1-2 v. Kansas Houston Dash 4 12 April 2014 0-1 v. Portland 23 May 2014 1-3 v. Chicago

Away Team No. Start End Boston Breakers 12 25 July 2015 1-3 @ Sky Blue 10 July 2016 1-2 @ Orlando Washington Spirit 10 19 May 2013 0-2 @ Portland April 2013 1-3 @ Seattle Orlando Pride 6 28 May 2016 0-2 @ KC 3 Sept. 2016 2-4 @ Houston Boston Breakers 5 August 2014 1-2 @ KC 9 May 2015 0-3 @ Chicago Houston Dash 4 14 May 2016 0-1 @ Spirit 19 July 2016 0-1 @ Sky Blue Houston Dash 4 3 August 2014 0-1 @ Portland 20 August 2014 0-1 @ Sky Blue Boston Breakers 4 August 2013 1-2 @ WNY May 2014 0-2 @ KC Seattle Reign FC 4 20 July 2013 0-2 @ KC August 2013 0-1 @ Spirit Seattle Reign FC 4 21 April 2013 1-2 @ Portland 16 June 2013 0-2 @ Portland

Postseason

The following tables list the top 5 streaks (longer than one year) in each category displayed as well as all active streaks in each category displayed with the corresponding years in parentheses. Top 5 streaks are marked in bold, active streaks are marked in blue highlight.

Appearances

As of the end of the 2016 playoffs

Team	Playoffs streak	Finals streak	Championship streak
Washington Spirit	3 (2014-2016)	1 (2016)	-
FC Kansas City	3 (2013-2015)	2 (2014-2015)	2 (2014-2015)
Chicago Red Stars	2 (2015-2016)	-	-
Seattle Reign FC	2 (2014-2015)	2 (2014-2015)	-
Portland Thorns FC	2 (2013-2014)	1 (2013)	1 (2013)
Portland Thorns FC	1 (2016)	-	-
Western New York Flash	1 (2016)	1 (2016)	1 (2016)

Droughts

As of the end of the 2016 playoffs

Team	Playoffs drought	Finals drought
Boston Breakers	4 (2013-2016)	4 (2013-2016)
Sky Blue FC	3 (2014-2016)	4 (2013-2016)
Houston Dash	3 (2014-2016)	3 (2014-2016)
Chicago Red Stars	2 (2013-2014)	4 (2013-2016)
Washington Spirit	2 (2013-2014)	3 (2013-2015)
Western New York Flash	2 (2014-2015)	2 (2014-2015)
Portland Thorns FC	1 (2015)	3 (2014-2016)
FC Kansas City	1 (2016)	1 (2016)
Orlando Pride	1 (2016)	1 (2016)
Seattle Reign FC	1 (2016)	1 (2016)

Scoring streaks

• Most consecutive games scoring: 28 games by FC Kansas City (2013-2014) includes 3 playoff games
• Most consecutive games scoring 2+ goals: 7 games by the Western New York Flash (2013)
• Longest shutout: 5 games by Seattle Reign FC (2016)
• Longest being shut out: 6 games by the Boston Breakers (2015-2016) and by the Houston Dash (2016)

Attendance

Season	Overall			Highest		Lowest		Playoff mean
	Total	Mean	Median	Club	Mean	Club	Mean
2013	375,743	4,270	3,007	Portland Thorns FC	13,320	Sky Blue FC	1,664	6,820
2014	446,311	4,133	3,014	Portland Thorns FC	13,362	Sky Blue FC	1,639	3,763
2015	454,100	5,046	3,367	Portland Thorns FC	15,639	Sky Blue FC	2,268	6,766
2016	555,775	5,558		Portland Thorns FC	16,945	Sky Blue FC	2,162

See also

• NWSL Shield
• NWSL awards
• List of NWSL drafts
• Women's soccer in the United States

References

1. "Stats". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

External links

• National Women's Soccer League