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National Women's Soccer League
Season2025
DatesMarch 14 – October 31 / November 2 (regular season)
November 14–16 – November 22 (playoffs)
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The 2025 season is the upcoming 13th season for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it will be the 19th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States.

The league has 14 teams, unchanged from the 2024 season, which set a record for average attendance and television ratings.[1] It is the second under a set of national broadcasting agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports that run through the 2027 season.[2] The 2025 season is not expected to see the return of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, an international competition between clubs from the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico.[3] It will be the first season without a college draft; the 2025 rookie class will enter the league as free agents.[4]

The defending NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield winner is Orlando Pride.[5]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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Team names

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The Chicago Red Stars re-branded to Chicago Stars FC prior to the season.[6]

Stadiums and locations

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See also: List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums
Team Stadium Capacity
Angel City FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Bay FC PayPal Park 18,000
Chicago Stars FC SeatGeek Stadium 20,000
Houston Dash Shell Energy Stadium 22,039
Kansas City Current CPKC Stadium 11,500
NJ/NY Gotham FC Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000
North Carolina Courage Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000
Orlando Pride Inter&Co Stadium 25,500
Portland Thorns FC Providence Park 25,218
Racing Louisville FC Lynn Family Stadium 11,700[a]
San Diego Wave FC Snapdragon Stadium 35,000
Seattle Reign FC Lumen Field 10,000[b]
Utah Royals America First Field 20,213
Washington Spirit Audi Field 20,000
  1. ^ Seated capacity; full capacity with standing room is 15,304.[7]
  2. ^ Lumen Field has a capacity of 68,740; standard configuration for Reign games seats 10,000 but can expand based on demand for individual games.[8]
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Locations of the National Women's Soccer League teams in 2025.

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
San Diego Wave FC United States Landon Donovan (interim) End of interim period November 18, 2024 Preseason Sweden Jonas Eidevall January 7, 2025 [9][10]
Houston Dash England Ricky Clarke (interim) End of interim period December 9, 2024 Preseason United States Fabrice Gautrat January 3, 2025 [11][12]
Angel City FC England Becki Tweed Fired December 9, 2024 Preseason Wales Eleri Earnshaw (interim) December 9, 2024 [13]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Angel City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NWSL Shield, playoffs
2 Bay FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3 Chicago Stars FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Houston Dash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kansas City Current 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Racing Louisville FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 North Carolina Courage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Orlando Pride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Portland Thorns FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 San Diego Wave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seattle Reign FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Utah Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Washington Spirit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 14, 2025. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers

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The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in total points total when determining rank, playoff qualification, and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker criteria, going down the list until all teams are ranked.[14]

  1. Greater goal difference across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  2. Most total wins across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  3. Most goals scored across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  4. Head-to-head results (total points) between the tied teams.
  5. Head-to-head most goals scored between the tied teams.
  6. Fewest disciplinary points accumulated across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  7. Coin flip (if two teams are tied) or drawing of lots (if three or more teams are tied).

Format

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The regular season will begin on March 14 with each team playing 26 matches—13 at home and 13 away. Matches will be paused from June 23 to July 31 to accommodate international competitions, including the UEFA Women's Euro and Copa América Femenina. The regular season will culminate with "Decision Day" on November 2.[15][16] The NWSL playoffs will begin on November 7 and finish with the NWSL Championsip on November 22.[17]

Results

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Home \ Away BAY CHI HOU KC LA LOU NC NJY ORL POR SD SEA UTA WAS
Bay FC — Apr 13 Aug 2 Sep 6 May 17 Mar 22 Oct 17 Sep 21 Jun 13 Jun 7 Aug 16 Apr 26 Sep 27 Aug 23
Chicago Stars FC Aug 10 — Mar 23 May 24 Nov 2 Mar 30 Aug 22 Aug 1 Sep 7 Sep 14 Apr 26 Jun 14 Oct 5 May 10
Houston Dash May 24 Sep 19 — Oct 18 Apr 12 May 2 Aug 8 Mar 28 Oct 3 May 16 Jun 13 Aug 24 Apr 25 Mar 14
Kansas City Current May 11 Sep 26 Apr 19 — Jun 20 Jun 14 Aug 30 Oct 11 Aug 16 Mar 15 Nov 2 Sep 20 Mar 29 Sep 13
Angel City FC Sep 1 Jun 7 Oct 12 Oct 6 — May 24 Jun 14 Apr 18 Aug 21 Oct 19 Mar 16 Mar 30 May 9 Sep 18
Racing Louisville FC Nov 2 Oct 10 Aug 29 Aug 1 Sep 27 — Mar 15 May 9 Jun 20 Sep 5 Apr 19 May 16 Jun 6 Apr 12
North Carolina Courage Apr 19 May 17 Jun 21 Apr 26 Sep 13 Oct 4 — Nov 2 May 10 Aug 16 Aug 2 Mar 22 Sep 6 Oct 11
NJ/NY Gotham FC Jun 21 May 4 Aug 17 Jun 7 Sep 7 Oct 19 Apr 13 — Mar 23 Sep 26 May 16 Oct 5 Aug 23 Aug 9
Orlando Pride Sep 13 Mar 14 Jun 7 May 16 Apr 25 Aug 9 Sep 19 Aug 29 — Oct 10 Mar 29 Nov 2 Aug 3 Apr 19
Portland Thorns FC Oct 4 Jun 21 Nov 2 Aug 23 Mar 21 Apr 27 Mar 29 Apr 22 May 3 — Sep 20 Aug 10 Aug 29 Jun 15
San Diego Wave FC May 4 Oct 18 Sep 7 Apr 12 Aug 9 Aug 24 May 25 Sep 12 Sep 26 May 10 — Jun 6 Mar 22 Jun 22
Seattle Reign FC Oct 10 Aug 18 May 11 May 2 Aug 1 Sep 28 Mar 15 Apr 12 Apr 18 Aug 29 — Oct 17 May 23
Utah Royals Mar 15 Apr 18 Sep 14 Aug 8 Aug 15 Sep 19 May 3 Jun 13 May 23 Apr 11 Oct 11 Jun 21 — Nov 2
Washington Spirit Mar 28 Aug 31 Sep 28 Mar 22 May 2 Aug 15 Jun 8 Apr 26 Oct 18 Aug 3 Oct 5 Sep 7 May 17 —
First match(es) will be played: March 14, 2025. Source: NWSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ Goff, Steven (November 24, 2024). "In a breakout year for women's sports, the NWSL shows how far it has come". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Henderson, Cydney (November 9, 2023). "Historic: NWSL signs largest broadcast deal in women's sports, adds additional TV partners". USA Today. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (October 29, 2024). "Does the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup have a future?". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "10 College Prospects to Watch This Offseason". National Women's Soccer League. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Osen, Avery (November 24, 2024). "Orlando Pride wins NWSL championship over Washington Spirit, giving Marta a long-awaited title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Montemurro, Meghan (October 23, 2024). "Chicago Red Stars unveil a new team name and crest for the 2025 season: 'We're re-upping our commitment to the city'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Gardner, Hayes (October 14, 2021). "'A world-class city': Next month's NWSL Championship game moves to Louisville". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Evans, Jayda (December 15, 2021). "OL Reign to play 2022 home games in Seattle at Lumen Field". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Emerick, Tyler (November 18, 2024). "San Diego Wave FC Provide Update on Vacant Head Coach Position".
  10. ^ Grueskin, Birgen (January 7, 2025). "San Diego Wave FC Names Jonas Eidevall Head Coach".
  11. ^ FC, Houston Dynamo. "Houston Dash hire Angela Hucles Mangano as President of Women's Soccer | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
  12. ^ FC, Houston Dynamo. "Houston Dash Announces Fabrice Gautrat as Head Coach | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC.
  13. ^ "Angel City Parts Ways with Head Coach Becki Tweed". angelcity.com.
  14. ^ "2023 Competition Rules & Regulations" (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Evans, Jayda (January 22, 2025). "Reign announce 2025 NWSL schedule and broadcast info". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  16. ^ "NWSL Announces 2025 Regular Season Schedule and Broadcast Details" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "2025 Competition Calendar" (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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