# 2025 National Women's Soccer League season

The 2025 season is the upcoming 13th season for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), 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 19th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States.
The league has 14 teams, unchanged from the 2024 season, which set a record for average attendance and television ratings. It is the second under a set of national broadcasting agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports that run through the 2027 season. The 2025 season is not expected to see the return of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, an international competition between clubs from the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico. It will be the first season without a college draft; the 2025 rookie class will enter the league as free agents.
The defending NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield winner is Orlando Pride.

## Teams, stadiums, and personnel
### Team names

The Chicago Red Stars re-branded to Chicago Stars FC prior to the season.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Angel City FC | BMO Stadium | 22,000 |
| Bay FC | PayPal Park | 18,000 |
| Chicago Stars FC | SeatGeek Stadium | 20,000 |
| Houston Dash | Shell Energy Stadium | 22,039 |
| Kansas City Current | CPKC Stadium | 11,500 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | Sports Illustrated Stadium | 25,000 |
| North Carolina Courage | Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park | 10,000 |
| Orlando Pride | Inter&Co Stadium | 25,500 |
| Portland Thorns FC | Providence Park | 25,218 |
| Racing Louisville FC | Lynn Family Stadium | 11,700 |
| San Diego Wave FC | Snapdragon Stadium | 35,000 |
| Seattle Reign FC | Lumen Field | 10,000 |
| Utah Royals | America First Field | 20,213 |
| Washington Spirit | Audi Field | 20,000 |
* ↑ Seated capacity; full capacity with standing room is 15,304.
* ↑ 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.

### Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer as part of a league-wide sponsorship agreement renewed in November 2021.
| Team | Head coach | Captain(s) | Shirt sponsor |
| Angel City FC | Sam Laity (interim) | Ali Riley | DoorDash |
| Bay FC | Albertin Montoya | Abby Dahlkemper Tess Boade | Sutter Health |
| Chicago Stars FC | Lorne Donaldson | Alyssa Naeher | Wintrust |
| Houston Dash | Fabrice Gautrat | Jane Campbell | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Kansas City Current | Vlatko Andonovski | Lo'eau LaBonta | United Way of Greater Kansas City |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | Juan Carlos Amorós | Tierna Davidson | CarMax |
| North Carolina Courage | Sean Nahas | Denise O'Sullivan | Merz Aesthetics |
| Orlando Pride | Seb Hines | Marta | Orlando Health |
| Portland Thorns FC | Rob Gale | Sam Coffey | ring |
| Racing Louisville FC | Bev Yanez | Arin Wright | GE Appliances |
| San Diego Wave FC | Jonas Eidevall | Kailen Sheridan | Kaiser Permanente |
| Seattle Reign FC | Laura Harvey | Lauren Barnes | |
| Utah Royals | Jimmy Coenraets | Paige Monaghan | America First Credit Union |
| Washington Spirit | Jonatan Giráldez | Aubrey Kingsbury | CVS Health |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| San Diego Wave FC | Landon Donovan (interim) | End of interim period | November 18, 2024 | Preseason | Jonas Eidevall | January 7, 2025 |
| Houston Dash | Ricky Clarke (interim) | End of interim period | December 9, 2024 | Preseason | Fabrice Gautrat | January 3, 2025 |
| Angel City FC | Becki Tweed | Fired | December 9, 2024 | Preseason | Eleri Earnshaw (interim) | December 9, 2024 |
| Angel City FC | Eleri Earnshaw (interim) | End of interim period | January 22, 2025 | Preseason | Sam Laity (interim) | January 22, 2025 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orlando Pride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 3 | NWSL Shield, playoffs |
| 2 | Kansas City Current | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Racing Louisville FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 5 | North Carolina Courage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Seattle Reign FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Angel City FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Bay FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 9 | San Diego Wave FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Utah Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 13 | Portland Thorns FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 14 | Chicago Stars FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

#### 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.
* Greater goal difference across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
* Most total wins across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
* Most goals scored across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
* Head-to-head results (total points) between the tied teams.
* Head-to-head most goals scored between the tied teams.
* Fewest disciplinary points accumulated across the entire regular season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
* Coin flip (if two teams are tied) or drawing of lots (if three or more teams are tied).

### Format

The regular season will begin on March 14 with each team playing 26 matches—13 at home and 13 away. Matches will be paused from June 23 to July 31 to accommodate international competitions, including the UEFA Women's Euro and Copa América Femenina. The regular season will culminate with "Decision Day" on November 2. The NWSL playoffs will begin on November 7 and finish with the NWSL Championsip on November 22.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAY | CHI | HOU | KC | LA | LOU | NC | NJY | ORL | POR | SD | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Bay FC | — | Apr 13 | Aug 2 | Sep 6 | May 17 | Mar 22 | Oct 17 | Sep 21 | Jun 13 | Jun 7 | Aug 16 | Apr 26 | Sep 27 | Aug 23 |
| Chicago Stars FC | Aug 10 | — | Mar 23 | May 24 | Nov 2 | Mar 30 | Aug 22 | Aug 1 | Sep 7 | Sep 14 | Apr 26 | Jun 14 | Oct 5 | May 10 |
| Houston Dash | May 24 | Sep 19 | — | Oct 18 | Apr 12 | May 2 | Aug 8 | Mar 28 | Oct 3 | May 16 | Jun 13 | Aug 24 | Apr 25 | 1–2 |
| Kansas City Current | May 11 | Sep 26 | Apr 19 | — | Jun 20 | Jun 14 | Aug 30 | Oct 11 | Aug 16 | 3–1 | Nov 2 | Sep 20 | Mar 29 | Sep 13 |
| Angel City FC | Sep 1 | Jun 7 | Oct 12 | Oct 6 | — | May 24 | Jun 14 | Apr 18 | Aug 21 | Oct 19 | 1–1 | Mar 30 | May 9 | Sep 18 |
| Racing Louisville FC | Nov 2 | Oct 10 | Aug 29 | Aug 1 | Sep 27 | — | 1–1 | May 9 | Jun 20 | Sep 5 | Apr 19 | May 16 | Jun 6 | Apr 12 |
| North Carolina Courage | Apr 19 | May 17 | Jun 21 | Apr 26 | Sep 13 | Oct 4 | — | Nov 2 | May 10 | Aug 16 | Aug 2 | Mar 22 | Sep 6 | Oct 11 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC | Jun 21 | May 4 | Aug 17 | Jun 7 | Sep 7 | Oct 19 | Apr 13 | — | Mar 23 | Sep 26 | May 16 | Oct 5 | Aug 23 | Aug 9 |
| Orlando Pride | Sep 13 | 6–0 | Jun 7 | May 16 | Apr 25 | Aug 9 | Sep 19 | Aug 29 | — | Oct 10 | Mar 29 | Nov 2 | Aug 3 | Apr 19 |
| Portland Thorns FC | Oct 4 | Jun 21 | Nov 2 | Aug 23 | Mar 21 | Apr 27 | Mar 29 | Apr 22 | May 3 | — | Sep 20 | Aug 10 | Aug 29 | Jun 15 |
| San Diego Wave FC | May 4 | Oct 18 | Sep 7 | Apr 12 | Aug 9 | Aug 24 | May 25 | Sep 12 | Sep 26 | May 10 | — | Jun 6 | Mar 22 | Jun 22 |
| Seattle Reign FC | Oct 10 | Aug 18 | May 11 | May 2 | Aug 1 | Sep 14 | Sep 28 | 1–1 | Apr 12 | Apr 18 | Aug 29 | — | Oct 17 | May 23 |
| Utah Royals | 1–1 | Apr 18 | Sep 14 | Aug 8 | Aug 15 | Sep 19 | May 3 | Jun 13 | May 23 | Apr 11 | Oct 11 | Jun 21 | — | Nov 2 |
| Washington Spirit | Mar 28 | Aug 31 | Sep 28 | Mar 22 | May 2 | Aug 15 | Jun 8 | Apr 26 | Oct 18 | Aug 3 | Oct 5 | Sep 7 | May 17 | — |

## Attendance
### Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

### Highest attendances
## Statistical leaders

    As of March 15, 2025.