Prior to 2021, the playoffs included only four teams. The current playoff format began in 2021. The six teams with the most points from the regular season qualify for the playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye the higher-seeded teams would host single knockout matches, with the semifinal winners advancing to the championship final played at a predetermined site. At the end of the regular season, the team with the highest point total is awarded the NWSL Shield. Each team is scheduled for 22 regular-season games in a home-and-away, double round-robin format. The current (2022) Challenge Cup champions are the North Carolina Courage.Īs of 2023, the NWSL season runs from March to October, with the NWSL Challenge Cup tournament taking place alongside the season from April to September, and a playoff tournament occurring after the season ending on November 11. The current (2022) NWSL champions are the Portland Thorns FC, and the current shield winners (2022) are Seattle-based team OL Reign. Īs of May 7, 2022, five teams have been crowned NWSL Champions, awarded to the playoff winner four teams have claimed the NWSL Shield, awarded to the team in first place at the end of the regular season and three teams have been champions of the NWSL Challenge Cup, an annual league cup tournament that began in 2020. As of 2022, it has 12 teams across the United States. The league began play in 2013 with eight teams, four of which were former members of WPS (Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, and Western New York Flash).
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The NWSL was established in 2012 as the successor to Women's Professional Soccer (WPS 2007–2012), which was itself the successor to Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003). Headquartered in New York City, it is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federation. The National Women's Soccer League ( NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. Football league National Women's Soccer League
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