2014_NWSL_season
2014 National Women's Soccer League season
2nd season of the National Women's Soccer League
The 2014 National Women's Soccer League season was the second 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), this was the eighth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations paid the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Kansas City |
| NWSL Shield | Seattle Reign FC |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 328 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Little (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | POR 7–1 KC (July 13) |
| Biggest away win | POR 0–5 WNY (June 7) WAS 1–6 POR (June 21) NJ 0–5 KC (July 6) |
| Highest scoring | POR 6–3 BOS (July 20) |
| Highest attendance | 19,123 – POR 1–0 HOU (August 3)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 582 – NJ 0–2 SEA (April 30)[2] |
| Total attendance | 446,820 (August 20) |
| Average attendance | 4,137 |
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The regular season began the weekend of April 12–13 and ended August 20, with the championship game played on August 30.[3] FC Kansas City defeated the NWSL Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 2–1 to win the NWSL title.[4]
The league had announced it would not expand for the 2014 season[5] and was not expected to contract.[6] However, after a push from the Houston Dynamo, the league approved the expansion of the Houston Dash.[7]
Stadia and locations
See also List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadia's entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics. The Boston Breakers, [8] FC Kansas City, [9] and Seattle Reign FC [10] moved to new stadia for 2014, while the Houston Dash was an expansion franchise. [11]
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Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.
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Player Acquisition
Players were acquired through the 2014 Allocation of national team players announced on January 3, the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft (for expansion team Houston) on January 10, and the 2014 NWSL College Draft on January 17, as well as free agency, trading, and loans.
Notable acquisitions
Christen Press, top scorer of the 2013 Damallsvenskan in Sweden, was allocated to Chicago.
Nahomi Kawasumi, named Best Player of the 2013 L. League in Japan, was loaned to Seattle from INAC Kobe Leonessa.[22]- Beverly Goebel, top scorer of the 2013 L. League in Japan, was loaned to Seattle from INAC Kobe Leonessa.[23]
Kim Little, PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year for 2012–13 and top scorer of the 2012 FA WSL in England, was signed as a free agent by Seattle.
Verónica Boquete, Player of the Year of the 2011 WPS in the U.S., was signed as a free agent by Portland, arriving June 7.[24]
- Each team will play a total of 24 games,[3] 12 home and 12 away. Each teams will play four opponents twice at home and once away, and will play the other four opponents once at home and twice away.
- The four teams at the end of the season with the most points will qualify for the playoffs. The two semi-final games will be played on the weekend of August 23–24, and the final will be played on August 30.
Results table
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| Abbreviation and Color Key: Boston Breakers – BOS • Chicago Red Stars – CHI • Houston Dash – HOU • FC Kansas City – KC • Portland Thorns FC – POR Seattle Reign FC – SEA • Sky Blue FC – NJ • Washington Spirit – WAS • Western New York Flash – WNY Win • Loss • Tie • Home Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
| Boston Breakers | SEA | HOU | NJ | NJ | CHI | CHI | KC | POR | WAS | KC | WAS | SEA | NJ | WNY | WAS | SEA | HOU | POR | WNY | WNY | KC | POR | CHI | HOU |
| 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Chicago Red Stars | WNY | WAS | KC | NJ | HOU | BOS | BOS | HOU | NJ | WAS | SEA | NJ | WNY | KC | POR | POR | SEA | POR | SEA | HOU | WAS | KC | BOS | WNY |
| 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Houston Dash | POR | BOS | SEA | KC | CHI | POR | KC | CHI | WAS | WNY | NJ | WNY | KC | WAS | WNY | BOS | WAS | CHI | SEA | POR | SEA | NJ | BOS | NJ |
| 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| FC Kansas City | NJ | WAS | POR | CHI | HOU | WNY | WAS | SEA | HOU | SEA | BOS | WNY | BOS | HOU | CHI | POR | NJ | POR | WNY | NJ | WAS | SEA | BOS | CHI |
| 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Portland Thorns FC | HOU | NJ | KC | WNY | SEA | HOU | WNY | NJ | BOS | WNY | WAS | WAS | NJ | KC | CHI | CHI | KC | CHI | BOS | WAS | SEA | HOU | BOS | SEA |
| 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Seattle Reign FC | BOS | WAS | HOU | NJ | WAS | POR | KC | KC | WNY | NJ | CHI | BOS | WNY | NJ | WNY | BOS | CHI | CHI | POR | HOU | KC | HOU | WAS | POR |
| 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sky Blue FC | KC | POR | BOS | SEA | BOS | CHI | WNY | WAS | POR | CHI | SEA | HOU | CHI | BOS | POR | SEA | KC | WAS | KC | WNY | HOU | WNY | WAS | HOU |
| 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Washington Spirit | WNY | KC | SEA | CHI | SEA | KC | WNY | NJ | HOU | BOS | CHI | BOS | POR | POR | HOU | BOS | WNY | HOU | NJ | POR | KC | CHI | SEA | NJ |
| 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Western New York Flash | WAS | CHI | POR | KC | NJ | WAS | POR | SEA | HOU | KC | POR | HOU | CHI | SEA | BOS | SEA | HOU | WAS | KC | BOS | NJ | BOS | NJ | CHI |
| 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | |
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Scores listed as home-away
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 54 | NWSL Shield |
| 2 | FC Kansas City (C) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 41 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 36 | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sky Blue FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 34 | |
| 7 | Western New York Flash | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 | |
| 9 | Houston Dash | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 18 |
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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 point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules, going down the list until all teams are ranked.
If two teams tie:
- Head-to-head win–loss record between the two teams.
- Greater goal difference across the entire season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
- Greatest total number of goals scored (against all teams).
- Apply #1–3 to games played on the road.
- Apply #1–3 to games played at home.
- If teams are still equal, ranking will be determined by a coin toss.
If three or more teams tie, the following rules apply until only two teams remain tied, at which point the two-team tiebreakers listed above are used:
- Points per game against all other tied teams (total all points earned in games against tied teams and divide by games played against tied teams).
- Greater goal difference across the entire season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
Positions by gameweek
Considering each week to end on a Sunday
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| Team \ Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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| Seattle Reign FC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FC Kansas City | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Washington Spirit | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sky Blue FC | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Western New York Flash | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Houston Dash | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston Breakers | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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Positions by games played
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| Team \ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Seattle Reign FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FC Kansas City | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Washington Spirit | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Sky Blue FC | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Western New York Flash | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Houston Dash | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston Breakers | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. The highest-seeded semi-final winner then hosted the championship final.
| Semi-finals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
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| FC Kansas City | 2–0 | Portland Thorns FC |
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Rodriguez  65' Phillips  84' Holiday 87' |
Report | Menges 22' |
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| Seattle Reign FC | 2–1 | Washington Spirit |
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| Little 72' (pen) Rapinoe 82' Fletcher 90+5' |
Report | Averbuch 31' Pérez 65' Nairn 90+2' |
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Championship
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| Seattle Reign FC | 1–2 | FC Kansas City |
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| Rapinoe 86' Solo 90+3' |
Report Report Report |
Rodriguez 23', 56' LePeilbet 79' |
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Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
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| Team | Average | Total | No. of games | High | Low |
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| Portland Thorns FC | 13,362[26] | 160,341 | 12 | 19,123[1] | 9,672 |
| Houston Dash | 4,650[26] | 55,801 | 12 | 8,097[27] | 3,561 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 3,666[26] | 43,996 | 12 | 5,957[28] | 1,754 |
| Washington Spirit | 3,335[26] | 40,019 | 12 | 4,667[29] | 2,306 |
| Western New York Flash | 3,177[26] | 38,125 | 12 | 4,339[30] | 1,786 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2,949[26] | 35,393 | 1 (Toyota Park) | 15,743[31] | 1,039[32] |
| 11 (Benedictine Stadium) | 3,032[33] | ||||
| Boston Breakers | 2,437[26] | 29,248 | 12 | 4,191[34] | 1,263[35] |
| FC Kansas City | 2,018[26] | 24,215 | 12 | 3,107[36] | 1,212 |
| Sky Blue FC | 1,640[37] | 19,682 | 12 | 3,471[38] | 582[2] |
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A new NWSL attendance record of 19,123 was set on August 3 in a game between Portland and Houston at Providence Park in Portland, breaking the previous record of 17,619 set in 2013.[1]
Playoff Attendance
Semi-final No. 1, August 23, Portland at Kansas City: 2,997[39]
Semi-final No. 2, August 24, Washington at Seattle: 4,540[40]
Final, August 31, Kansas City at Seattle: 4,252[41]
Statistical leaders
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Top scorers
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Top assists
Source:[42] |
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Goalkeeping
(Minimum of 1,080 Minutes Played)
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| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SOG | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
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| 1 |  Hope Solo |
Seattle Reign FC | 20 | 1800 | 83 | 65 | 18 | 0.900 | 13–2–5 | 5 |
| 2 |  Karina LeBlanc |
Chicago Red Stars | 21 | 1890 | 97 | 76 | 21 | 1.000 | 9–6–6 | 6 |
| 3 |  Lydia Williams |
Western New York Flash | 14 | 1183 | 65 | 49 | 15 | 1.141 | 6–6–1 | 2 |
| 4 | Nicole Barnhart |
FC Kansas City | 22 | 1935 | 100 | 71 | 29 | 1.349 | 11–6–5 | 8 |
| 5 |  Nadine Angerer |
Portland Thorns FC | 22 | 1917 | 104 | 74 | 30 | 1.408 | 8–8–6 | 4 |
| 6 | Jillian Loyden |
Sky Blue FC | 17 | 1530 | 94 | 69 | 25 | 1.471 | 7–5–5 | 4 |
| 7 | Ashlyn Harris |
Washington Spirit | 19 | 1710 | 97 | 66 | 31 | 1.632 | 10–5–4 | 4 |
| 8 | Erin McLeod |
Houston Dash | 19 | 1755 | 120 | 83 | 35 | 1.750 | 4–12–3 | 2 |
| 9 | Alyssa Naeher |
Boston Breakers | 24 | 2115 | 159 | 106 | 53 | 2.208 | 6–16–2 | 3 |
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Source:[42]
Individual awards
Weekly awards
See also: NWSL Player of the Week
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Monthly awards
See also: NWSL Player of the Month
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| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline | |
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| April |  |
Kim Little[62] | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April |
| May | |
Kim Little[63] | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May |
| June | |
Nicole Barnhart[64] | FC Kansas City | 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June |
| July | |
Kim Little[65] | Seattle Reign FC | 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July |
| August |  |
Nadia Nadim[66] | Sky Blue FC | 5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August |
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Annual awards
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| Award | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | ||||
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| Golden Boot[67] | Kim Little |
Seattle Reign FC | 16 Goals | Amy Rodriguez |
FC Kansas City | Jessica McDonald Jodie Taylor |
Portland Thorns FC Washington Spirit |
| Rookie of the Year[68] | Julie Johnston |
Chicago Red Stars | 2 goals, 2 assists | Kealia Ohai |
Houston Dash | Crystal Dunn |
Washington Spirit |
| Goalkeeper of the Year[69] | Alyssa Naeher |
Boston Breakers | 106 saves | Hope Solo |
Seattle Reign FC | Ashlyn Harris |
Washington Spirit |
| Defender of the Year[70] | Becky Sauerbrunn |
FC Kansas City | 1935 minutes, 1.33 GAA | Ali Krieger Julie Johnston |
Washington Spirit Chicago Red Stars |
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| Coach of the Year[71] | Laura Harvey |
Seattle Reign FC | 16–2–6 regular season | Mark Parsons |
Washington Spirit |  Vlatko Andonovski |
FC Kansas City |
| Most Valuable Player[72] | Kim Little |
Seattle Reign FC | 16 goals, 7 assists |  Veronica Boquete |
Portland Thorns | Amy Rodriguez |
FC Kansas City |
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| NWSL Best XI[73] | ||||||
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| Position | First team | Second team | ||||
| Goalkeeper | Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers | 106 saves | Hope Solo | Seattle Reign FC | 5 shutouts |
| Defender | Kendall Fletcher | Seattle Reign FC | .83 team GAA | Lauren Barnes | Seattle Reign FC | .83 team GAA |
| Defender | Ali Krieger | Washington Spirit | 1 goal | Stephanie Catley | Portland Thorns FC | 5 assists |
| Defender | Christie Rampone | Sky Blue FC | 1 goal, 2 assists | Stephanie Cox | Seattle Reign FC | .83 team GAA |
| Defender | Becky Sauerbrunn | FC Kansas City | 8 shutouts | Julie Johnston | Chicago Red Stars | Rookie of the Year |
| Midfielder | Verónica Boquete | Portland Thorns FC | 4 goals, 6 assists | Carli Lloyd | Western New York Flash | 8 goals, 5 assists |
| Midfielder |  Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC | 4 goals, 8 assists | Allie Long | Portland Thorns FC | 9 goals, 3 assists |
| Midfielder | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 16 goals, 7 assists | Heather O'Reilly | Boston Breakers | 9 goals, 5 assists |
| Forward | Lauren Holiday | FC Kansas City | 8 goals, 7 assists | Jessica McDonald | Portland Thorns FC | 11 goals, 1 assist |
| Forward |  Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC | 9 goals, 5 assists | Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars | 6 goals |
| Forward | Amy Rodriguez | FC Kansas City | 13 goals, 3 assists | Jodie Taylor | Washington Spirit | 11 goals, 2 assist |
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| NWSL Championship Game MVP[4] | ||
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| Player | Club | Record |
| Lauren Holiday |
FC Kansas City | Two assists including for the game-winning goal |
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Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Amy Rodriguez for FC Kansas City against Sky Blue FC (April 12)
- Earliest goal in a match: 33 seconds
- Jessica McDonald for Portland Thorns against Chicago Red Stars (July 17)
- Latest goal in a match: 90+4 minutes
- Yael Averbuch for Washington Spirit against Chicago Red Stars (August 2)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- FC Kansas City 1–7 Portland Thorns FC (July 13)
- Most goals scored in a match: 9
- Portland Thorns FC 6–3 Boston Breakers (July 20)
- First Own Goal: Amy Barczuk of Western New York Flash for Washington Spirit (April 13)[74]
- Average goals per match: 2.98
Hat-tricks
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| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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| Jazmine Reeves[75] | Boston Breakers | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | 5/28 |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | Boston Breakers | 6–3 | 7/20 |
| Nadia Nadim[76] | Sky Blue FC | Houston Dash | 3–1 | 8/09 |
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Discipline
- First yellow card: Allie Long for Portland Thorns FC against Houston Dash (April 12)[77]
- First red card: Lisa de Vanna for Boston Breakers against Sky Blue FC[78]
- Most yellow cards in a match: 9
- Seattle Reign FC 3–1 Chicago Red Stars – 4 for Seattle and 5 for Chicago
- Most yellow cards: 6[79]
Streaks
- Longest winning streak: 7 games
- Seattle Reign FC, games 1–7
- FC Kansas City, games 11–17
- Longest unbeaten streak: 16 games
- Seattle Reign FC, games 1–16
- Longest winless streak: 8 games
- Houston Dash, games 17–24
- Longest losing streak: 6 games
- Houston Dash, games 19–24
- Longest shutout: 587 minutes by Nicole Barnhart for FC Kansas City[80]
- Longest drought: 379 minutes for Houston Dash
See also
References
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