National Women's Soccer League
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The 2024 National Women's Soccer League season will be the twelfth season of the National Women's Soccer League, 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 18th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. 14 teams will compete in the league, including expansion teams Bay FC and Utah Royals (the latter being the de facto revival of a team that had played in the league from 2018 to 2020).

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Angel City FC BMO Stadium 22,000
Bay FC PayPal Park 18,000
Chicago Red Stars SeatGeek Stadium 20,000
Houston Dash Shell Energy Stadium 7,000[lower-alpha 1]
Kansas City Current CPKC Stadium 11,500
NJ/NY Gotham FC Red Bull Arena 25,000
North Carolina Courage Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000
OL Reign Lumen Field 10,000[lower-alpha 2]
Orlando Pride Exploria Stadium 25,500
Portland Thorns FC Providence Park 25,218
Racing Louisville FC Lynn Family Stadium 11,700[lower-alpha 3]
San Diego Wave FC Snapdragon Stadium 32,000
Utah Royals America First Field 20,213
Washington Spirit Audi Field 20,000
  1. ↑ Shell Energy Stadium has a capacity of 22,039, but the maximum capacity for Dash games is restricted to 7,000.
  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.[1]
  3. ↑ Seated capacity; full capacity with standing room is 15,304.[2]
Locations of the National Women's Soccer League teams in 2024.

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer as part of a league-wide sponsorship agreement renewed in November 2021.[3]

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Angel City FC England Becki Tweed New Zealand Ali Riley DoorDash
Bay FC United States Albertin Montoya
Chicago Red Stars United States Alyssa Naeher CIBC
Houston Dash Canada Sophie Schmidt MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kansas City Current North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski United States Lo'eau LaBonta Saint Luke's Health System
NJ/NY Gotham FC Spain Juan Carlos Amorós Algorand
North Carolina Courage United States Sean Nahas Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan Merz Aesthetics
OL Reign England Laura Harvey United States Lauren Barnes Black Future Co-op Fund
Orlando Pride England Seb Hines Brazil Marta Orlando Health
Portland Thorns FC England Mike Norris Canada Christine Sinclair Providence Health & Services
Racing Louisville FC United States Bev Yanez United States Jaelin Howell GE Appliances
San Diego Wave FC England Casey Stoney United States Alex Morgan Kaiser Permanente
Utah Royals United States Amy Rodriguez
Washington Spirit United States Aubrey Kingsbury CVS Health

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Utah Royals Preseason United States Amy Rodriguez April 19, 2023 [4]
Bay FC Preseason United States Albertin Montoya September 27, 2023 [5]
Chicago Red Stars United States Ella Masar (interim) End of interim period October 16, 2023 Preseason
Houston Dash England Sarah Lowdon (interim) End of interim period October 16, 2023 Preseason
Kansas City Current Finland Caroline Sjöblom (interim) End of interim period October 16, 2023 Preseason North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski October 23, 2023 [6]
Washington Spirit England Mark Parsons Fired October 17, 2023 Preseason [7]
Angel City FC England Becki Tweed (interim) End of interim period October 21, 2023 Preseason England Becki Tweed November 2, 2023 [8]
Racing Louisville FC Sweden Kim Björkegren Mutual separation October 27, 2023 Preseason United States Bev Yanez November 30, 2023 [9][10]

    Regular season

    Standings

    Tiebreakers

    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.[11]

    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).

    Attendance

    Average home attendances

    Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

    Highest attendances

    Statistical leaders

    As of October 14, 2023.[12]

    Playoffs

    Challenge Cup

    Individual awards

    As of July 10, 2023

    Monthly awards

    Player of the Month

    Rookie of the Month

    Team of the Month

    Weekly awards

    References

    1. ↑ Rantz, Susie (December 15, 2021). "OL Reign's move to Lumen Field, explained". Sounder At Heart.
    2. ↑ 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.
    3. ↑ Carp, Sam (November 22, 2021). "NWSL's Nike extension is league's 'most substantial' sponsorship deal to date". SportsPro. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
    4. ↑ "Utah appoint ex-USWNT star Rodriguez as coach". ESPN.com. April 19, 2023.
    5. ↑ "Bay FC Names Albertin Montoya the Club's First Head Coach". Bay FC. September 27, 2023.
    6. ↑ "KC Current Announce Vlatko Andonovski as Head Coach and Sporting Director - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. October 23, 2023.
    7. ↑ Spirit, Washington (October 17, 2023). "Head Coach Mark Parsons Will Not Return to Washington Spirit for 2024 Season". Washington Spirit.
    8. ↑ "Angel City Names Becki Tweed Head Coach". Angel City.
    9. ↑ "Björkegren departs Racing; club opens search for next head coach".
    10. ↑ "Racing Louisville appoints Bev Yanez as new head coach".
    11. ↑ "2023 Competition Rules & Regulations" (PDF). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
    12. ↑ "NWSL Stats". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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