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
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
7	Christine Sinclair	23
9	Nadia Nadim	22
9	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
2	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
6	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
8	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
Pts Rank (Prev. Season)	PPG Rank (Prev. Season)	Club	Seasons	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts Per Game	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	T¹	SOW¹	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

Main article: National Women's Soccer League attendance

Season	Overall			Highest		Lowest		Playoff mean
Season	Total	Mean	Median	Club	Mean	Club	Mean	Playoff 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

References

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

External links

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NWSL records and statistics

Champions and Shield winners

By Season

By Team

Scoring

Players

Games

All-time successes and records

Regular Season records

Playoff records

Streaks

All games

Winning

Undefeated

Winless

Losing

Postseason

Appearances

Droughts

Scoring streaks

Attendance

See also

References

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