American NWSL
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Poster
Established
2012 (13 years old)
First Recorded Event
2019-05-12
Current Season
2025
Level Below
American NWSL Challenge Cup
Sport
SoccerLocation
United States
Gender
Female
TV Rights
US - CBS Sports [2024-2027]
US - ESPN/ABC [2024-2027]
US - Prime Video [2024-2027]
US - Scripps Sports [2024-2027]
Upcoming
Description
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league, run by the United States Soccer Federation. At the top of the United States league system, it represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The NWSL was established in 2012 as a successor to Women's Professional Soccer (2007–2012), which was itself the successor to Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003). The league began play in 2013 with eight teams, four of which were former members of Women's Professional Soccer. With the addition of two expansion teams in Houston and Orlando and the loss of Boston Breakers, it now has nine teams throughout the United States.
Since the league's inaugural 2013 season, four clubs have been crowned NWSL Champions and four clubs have claimed the NWSL Shield. The most recent shield-winners are the North Carolina Courage, who relocated to Cary, North Carolina during the 2016–2017 offseason from New York, where they were known as the Western New York Flash. The current champions are the North Carolina Courage, who claimed both the NWSL Shield and the NWSL Championship in the same season, the first team to do so.
Seasons
 2025 |  2024 |  2023 |  2022 | ||||
Teams
  Angel City |  Bay FC |  Chicago Stars |  Houston Dash | ||||
 Kansas City Curre |  NJ/NY Gotham |  North Carolina Co |  Orlando Pride | ||||
 Portland Thorns |  Racing Louisville |  San Diego Wave |  Seattle Reign | ||||
 Utah Royals |  Washington Spirit |
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Last 5 winners
Orlando Pride (2024)
Gotham FC (2023)
Portland Thorns (2022)
Washington Spirit (2021)
North Carolina Courage (2019)Fanart
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