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2022 National Women's Soccer League season

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The 2022 National Women's Soccer League season was the tenth 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 was the 16th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. Twelve teams competed in the league, including two expansion teams, San Diego Wave FC and Angel City FC.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
National Women's Soccer League
Season2022
DatesApril 29–October 29
ChampionsPortland Thorns FC
(3rd title)
NWSL ShieldOL Reign
(3rd shield)
Challenge CupNorth Carolina Courage
(1st cup)
Matches played132
Goals scored367 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Morgan
(15 goals)
Best goalkeeperBella Bixby,
Phallon Tullis-Joyce
(9 clean sheets)
Biggest home winPOR 6–0 ORL
(June 19)
Biggest away winLOU 0–4 CHI
(August 27)
HOU 0–4 POR
(June 12)
Highest scoringNC 3–4 HOU
(June 19)
NC 3–4 KC
(August 13)
WAS 4–3 SD
(September 10)
Longest winning run3 games
SD (May 1 – May 18)
KC (July 1 – July 31)
HOU (July 16 – August 12)
Longest unbeaten run13 games
KC (May 30 – Sept 14)
Longest winless run16 games
WAS (May 15 – September 10)
Longest losing run12 games
NJY (July 16 – October 1)
Highest attendance32,000
SD vs. LA
(Sept 17)
Lowest attendance1,961
WAS vs. CHI
(June 1)
Total attendance1,045,095
Average attendance7,917
2021
2023
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The NWSL regular season, comprising 22 games for each team, began on April 29 and ended on October 2, 2022. OL Reign topped the standing with 40 points and thus won the NWSL Shield. The championship playoffs were held from October 16–29 and were won by Portland Thorns FC, who defeated the Kansas City Current 2-0 in the final and thus became the NWSL champions. The year also included the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, which was played from March 18 to May 7 and overlapped with the start of the regular season. It was won by the North Carolina Courage, who defeated the Washington Spirit 2-1 in the final.

This season was the first in which the total attendance exceeded one million.[1]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

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Team names

On October 21, 2020, the Los Angeles expansion team announced its name as Angel City FC.[2]

On October 30, 2021, the NWSL franchise in Kansas City announced its new name as Kansas City Current.[3]

On November 9, 2021, the San Diego expansion team announced its name as San Diego Wave FC.[4]

Stadiums and locations

Capacities listed here are full capacities, and do not reflect COVID-19 restrictions.

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Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer as part of a league-wide sponsorship agreement renewed in November 2021.[12]

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Washington Spirit England Richie Burke Re-assigned[a] August 10, 2021 7th in 2021 United States Kris Ward December 20, 2021 [30]
San Diego Wave FC Preseason England Casey Stoney July 14, 2021 [31]
Angel City FC Preseason England Freya Coombe August 23, 2021 [32]
Orlando Pride United States Becky Burleigh (interim) End of interim period October 30, 2021 Preseason United States Amanda Cromwell December 7, 2021 [33][34]
Racing Louisville FC United States Mario Sanchez (interim) End of interim period November 1, 2021 Preseason Sweden Kim Björkegren December 9, 2021 [35][36]
North Carolina Courage United States Sean Nahas (interim) End of interim period November 8, 2021 Preseason United States Sean Nahas December 1, 2021 [37][38]
Portland Thorns FC England Mark Parsons Resigned November 15, 2021 Preseason Canada Rhian Wilkinson November 29, 2021 [39][40]
Kansas City Current Wales Huw Williams Re-assigned November 18, 2021 Preseason England Matt Potter January 11, 2022 [41][42]
Chicago Red Stars United States Rory Dames Resigned November 22, 2021 Preseason United States Chris Petrucelli February 18, 2022 [43][44]
Houston Dash England James Clarkson Suspended April 26, 2022 Preseason England Sarah Lowdon (acting) April 29, 2022 [45][46]
Orlando Pride United States Amanda Cromwell Placed on administrative leave[b] June 7, 2022 9th England Seb Hines (interim) June 7, 2022 [48]
Houston Dash England Sarah Lowdon (acting) End of acting period July 12, 2022[c] 6th Spain Juan Carlos Amorós (interim) June 15, 2022 [50]
NJ/NY Gotham FC England Scott Parkinson Mutual separation August 11, 2022 11th United States Beverly Goebel Yanez (acting)[d] August 14, 2022 [51][52]
NJ/NY Gotham FC United States Beverly Goebel Yanez (acting) End of acting period[d] August 15, 2022 11th England Hue Menzies (interim) August 13, 2022 [54]
Washington Spirit United States Kris Ward Fired August 22, 2022 11th United States Angela Salem (acting)[e] August 27, 2022 [57]
Washington Spirit United States Angela Salem (acting) End of acting period[e] August 28, 2022 11th United States Albertin Montoya (interim) September 2, 2022 [58]
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  1. The Spirit initially re-assigned Burke to the front office but suspended him one day later pending an investigation by the league.[27][28] He was terminated for cause on September 28, 2021, after the league concluded its investigation.[29]
  2. The league terminated Cromwell's employment on October 10, 2022, after an investigation found that she "engaged in retaliation and attempted retaliation against [certain] Pride players."[47]
  3. Although the Dash appointed Amorós on June 15, 2022, Lowdon remained the acting head coach until Amorós's arrival on July 12, 2022.[49]
  4. Although Gotham FC appointed Menzies on August 13, 2022, he did not join the team in time and Goebel Yanez acted as de facto head coach for one game on August 14, 2022.[53]
  5. After firing Ward, the Spirit had identified an interim head coach but could not complete the appointment before their next game.[55] Therefore, Salem acted as de facto head coach for one game on August 27, 2022.[56]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 OL Reign 22 11 7 4 32 19 +13 40 NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 10 9 3 49 24 +25 39 Playoffs – semi-finals
3 San Diego Wave FC 22 10 6 6 32 21 +11 36 Playoffs – first round
4 Houston Dash 22 10 6 6 35 27 +8 36
5 Kansas City Current 22 10 6 6 29 29 0 36
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 9 6 7 34 28 +6 33
7 North Carolina Courage 22 9 5 8 46 33 +13 32
8 Angel City FC 22 8 5 9 23 27 4 29
9 Racing Louisville FC 22 5 8 9 23 35 12 23
10 Orlando Pride 22 5 7 10 22 45 23 22
11 Washington Spirit 22 3 10 9 26 33 7 19
12 NJ/NY Gotham FC 22 4 1 17 16 46 30 13
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Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

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,[59] going down the list until all teams are ranked.

  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. Least 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).

Results

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Home \ Away CHI HOU KC LA LOU NC NJY ORL POR RGN SD WAS
Chicago Red Stars 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0
Houston Dash 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–0 0–4 0–2 0–1 2–2
Kansas City Current 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0
Angel City FC 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–1
Racing Louisville FC 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
North Carolina Courage 4–0 3–4 3–4 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 3–3
NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–3 2–4 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–3 0–1 0–3 1–0
Orlando Pride 2–4 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2
Portland Thorns FC 3–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 5–0 6–0 0–0 0–2 1–1
OL Reign 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–0
San Diego Wave FC 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–1
Washington Spirit 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–3
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Source: NWSL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by week

Considering each week to end when the NWSL releases their weekly standing tweet

More information Team \ Week ...
Team \ Week 1234567891011121314151617181920
OL Reign8101093665446565555521
Portland Thorns FC22378432332211143412
San Diego Wave FC61111111111123212143
Houston Dash105444254564332324254
Kansas City Current1212111111111010775654431335
Chicago Red Stars44567323223446666676
North Carolina Courage7111212121212121212121212121098867
Angel City FC36222746657777777788
Racing Louisville FC999358998101011999101111109
Orlando Pride1186569111111988888899910
Washington Spirit53789108791111101010111110101111
NJ/NY Gotham FC1781010578108991111121212121212
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Legend: Gold = first place; green = playoff position; Red = last place.

Attendance

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Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Regular season

More information Team, GP ...
Team GP Attendance High Low Average
Angel City FC11210,15322,00016,11219,105
Portland Thorns FC11170,97619,1279,87615,543
San Diego Wave FC1196,01732,0004,4188,729
Kansas City Current1184,22310,3955,6957,657
OL Reign1175,28910,7463,9446,844
Washington Spirit1168,44110,1771,9616,222
Racing Louisville FC1166,5298,7295,1076,048
Chicago Red Stars1164,58823,9512,1355,872
Houston Dash1162,0857,7984,6375,644
North Carolina Courage1149,9916,3983,0844,545
NJ/NY Gotham FC1148,5637,1452,1304,415
Orlando Pride1148,2407,5733,0154,385
Total1321,045,09532,0001,9617,917
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Updated through October 2, 2022

Highest attendances

Regular season

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Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance[60] Date Stadium
1San Diego Wave FC1–0Angel City FC32,000September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)Snapdragon Stadium
2Chicago Red Stars0–1San Diego Wave FC23,951July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30)Soldier Field
3Angel City FC2–1North Carolina Courage22,000April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)Banc of California Stadium
Angel City FC2–1San Diego Wave FC22,000July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09)Banc of California Stadium
Angel City FC2–3OL Reign22,000July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30)Banc of California Stadium
Angel City FC1–3Racing Louisville FC22,000September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)Banc of California Stadium
7Angel City FC0–1NJ/NY Gotham FC18,784May 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)Banc of California Stadium
8Portland Thorns FC0–2San Diego Wave FC18,624August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27)Providence Park
9Angel City FC1–0Kansas City Current18,514May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)Banc of California Stadium
10San Diego Wave FC0–0North Carolina Courage18,000September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)Snapdragon Stadium
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Updated through October 2, 2022.

Statistical leaders

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As of October 2, 2022.[61][62]

Playoffs

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The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye. On August 23, 2022, the league announced that the championship match would be held on October 29, 2022, at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., with domestic broadcast on CBS and a prime-time kickoff at 8 p.m. EDT.[63][64]


First round Semi-finals Championship
1 OL Reign 0
4 Houston Dash 1 5 Kansas City Current 2
5 Kansas City Current 2 5 Kansas City Current 0
2 Portland Thorns FC 2
2 Portland Thorns FC 2
3 San Diego Wave FC (a.e.t.) 2 3 San Diego Wave FC 1
6 Chicago Red Stars 1

First round

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Houston Dash1–2Kansas City Current
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Attendance: 21,284
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
More information San Diego Wave FC, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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Attendance: 26,215
Referee: Mark Allatin

Semi-finals

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Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Kevin Broadley
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Attendance: 21,491
Referee: Alex Billeter

Championship

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Players who had competed in all 10 NWSL seasons. Left to right: Nicole Barnhart, Alyssa Mautz, Lauren Barnes, Jess Fishlock, Toni Pressley, Merritt Mathias, Jasmyne Spencer, McCall Zerboni, Alyssa Naeher, Tori Huster, Jessica McDonald. Not shown: Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger, Sydney Leroux, Allie Long, Kristie Mewis, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, Christine Sinclair.

Before the championship game, the NWSL recognized the 21 players who had been in the league for all 10 years of its existence.

More information Portland Thorns FC, 2–0 ...
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Attendance: 17,624
Referee: Natalie Simon

Championship Game MVP: Sophia Smith (POR)

Challenge Cup

Championship

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Individual awards

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As of October 27, 2022

Annual awards

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Portland Thorns FC forward Sophia Smith was recognized as the league's Most Valuable Player.

Teams of the Year

Announced October 25, 2022[70]

Best XI

Second XI

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

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Rookie of the Month

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Team of the Month

Weekly awards

References

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