# 2014 National Women's Soccer League season

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.
The regular season began the weekend of April 12–13 and ended August 20, with the championship game played on August 30. FC Kansas City defeated the NWSL Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 2–1 to win the NWSL title.
The league had announced it would not expand for the 2014 season and was not expected to contract. However, after a push from the Houston Dynamo, the league approved the expansion of the Houston Dash.

## Teams, stadia, and personnel
### 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,
FC Kansas City,
and Seattle Reign FC
moved to new stadia for 2014, while the Houston Dash was an expansion franchise.

### Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
| Boston Breakers | Tom Durkin | Cat Whitehill | Steward Health Care |
| Chicago Red Stars | Rory Dames | Lori Chalupny | CJ Wilson Mazda |
| Houston Dash | Randy Waldrum | Erin McLeod | BBVA Compass |
| FC Kansas City | Vlatko Andonovski | Becky Sauerbrunn | Research Medical Center |
| Portland Thorns | Paul Riley | Christine Sinclair | Providence Health & Services |
| Seattle Reign FC | Laura Harvey | Keelin Winters | Moda Health |
| Sky Blue FC | Jim Gabarra | Christie Rampone | Meridian Health |
| Washington Spirit | Mark Parsons | Ali Krieger | ProChain Solutions, Inc. |
| Western New York Flash | Aaran Lines | Abby Wambach | Sahlen's |

### 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.
* Beverly Goebel, top scorer of the 2013 L. League in Japan, was loaned to Seattle from INAC Kobe Leonessa.
* 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.

## Competition format

* Each team will play a total of 24 games, 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

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 :
| Club | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Club | 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 |
| Boston Breakers | 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 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 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 |
| Houston Dash | 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 |
| FC Kansas City | 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 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 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 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 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 |
| Sky Blue FC | 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 |
| Washington Spirit | 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 |
| Western New York Flash | 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 |
Scores listed as home-away

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | NWSL Playoffs |
| 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 | |

### 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
| Team \ Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 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 |

### Positions by games played

| 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 |
| 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 |

## NWSL Playoffs

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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 1 | 1 | Seattle Reign FC | 1 |
| | | | 2 | FC Kansas City | 2 |
| 2 | FC Kansas City | 2 | 2 | FC Kansas City | 2 |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 0 | | | |

### Championship
## Attendance
### Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
| Team | Average | Total | No. of games | High | Low |
| Portland Thorns FC | 13,362 | 160,341 | 12 | 19,123 | 9,672 |
| Houston Dash | 4,650 | 55,801 | 12 | 8,097 | 3,561 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 3,666 | 43,996 | 12 | 5,957 | 1,754 |
| Washington Spirit | 3,335 | 40,019 | 12 | 4,667 | 2,306 |
| Western New York Flash | 3,177 | 38,125 | 12 | 4,339 | 1,786 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2,949 | 35,393 | 1 (Toyota Park) | 15,743 | 1,039 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2,949 | 35,393 | 11 (Benedictine Stadium) | 3,032 | 1,039 |
| Boston Breakers | 2,437 | 29,248 | 12 | 4,191 | 1,263 |
| FC Kansas City | 2,018 | 24,215 | 12 | 3,107 | 1,212 |
| Sky Blue FC | 1,640 | 19,682 | 12 | 3,471 | 582 |
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.

### Playoff Attendance

Semi-final No. 1, August 23, Portland at Kansas City: 2,997
Semi-final No. 2, August 24, Washington at Seattle: 4,540
Final, August 31, Kansas City at Seattle: 4,252

## Statistical leaders
### Goalkeeping

(Minimum of 1,080 Minutes Played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SOG | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
| 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 |
Source:

## Individual awards
### Weekly awards

| Week | Player of the Week | Club | Week's Statline |
| Week 1 | Vicky Losada | Western New York Flash | 2G, 1A, GWA |
| Week 2 | Teresa Noyola | Houston Dash | 2G, GWG |
| Week 3 | Lianne Sanderson | Boston Breakers | 2G, 1A, GWG |
| Week 4 | Sydney Leroux | Seattle Reign FC | 1G, GWG |
| Week 5 | Amy Rodriguez | FC Kansas City | 2G, GWG |
| Week 6 | Jodie Taylor | Washington Spirit | 2G, GWG |
| Week 7 | Kelley O'Hara | Sky Blue FC | 1G, 1A 1G, GWG |
| Week 8 | Jazmine Reeves | Boston Breakers | 3G, 1A |
| Week 9 | Samantha Kerr | Western New York Flash | 2G, 1A, GWA |
| Week 10 | Verónica Boquete | Portland Thorns FC | 1G, GWG |
| Week 11 | Alex Morgan | Portland Thorns FC | 1A, 2G |
| Week 12 | Carli Lloyd | Western New York Flash | 2G, GWG |
| Week 13 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC | 2G, GWG |
| Week 14 | Verónica Boquete | Portland Thorns FC | 2G, 2A |
| Week 15 | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | 3G |
| Week 16 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC | 2G, 1A |
| Week 17 | Verónica Boquete | Portland Thorns FC | 1G |
| Week 18 | Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers | 10 saves |
| Week 19 | Nadia Nadim | Sky Blue FC | 2G, GWG, 1A |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| April | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April |
| May | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May |
| June | Nicole Barnhart | FC Kansas City | 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June |
| July | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July |
| August | Nadia Nadim | Sky Blue FC | 5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Third place | Third place |
| Golden Boot | 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 | Julie Johnston | Chicago Red Stars | 2 goals, 2 assists | Kealia Ohai | Houston Dash | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers | 106 saves | Hope Solo | Seattle Reign FC | Ashlyn Harris | Washington Spirit |
| Defender of the Year | Becky Sauerbrunn | FC Kansas City | 1935 minutes, 1.33 GAA | Ali Krieger Julie Johnston | Washington Spirit Chicago Red Stars | | |
| Coach of the Year | Laura Harvey | Seattle Reign FC | 16–2–6 regular season | Mark Parsons | Washington Spirit | Vlatko Andonovski | FC Kansas City |
| Most Valuable Player | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 16 goals, 7 assists | Veronica Boquete | Portland Thorns | Amy Rodriguez | FC Kansas City |
NWSL Best XI :
| Position | First team | First team | First team | Second team | Second 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 |
NWSL Championship Game MVP :
| Player | Club | Record |
| Lauren Holiday | FC Kansas City | Two assists including for the game-winning goal |

## 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)
* Average goals per match: 2.98

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Jazmine Reeves | Boston Breakers | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | 5/28 |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | Boston Breakers | 6–3 | 7/20 |
| Nadia Nadim | Sky Blue FC | Houston Dash | 3–1 | 8/09 |

### Discipline

* First yellow card: Allie Long for Portland Thorns FC against Houston Dash (April 12)
* First red card: Lisa de Vanna for Boston Breakers against Sky Blue FC
* 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
** Courtney Jones (Boston Breakers)

### 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
* Longest drought: 379 minutes for Houston Dash