NWSL records and statistics
The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League, which started in 2013.
Statistics for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, a competition created in place of the 2020 season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are not included here.
Champions and Shield winners
By Season
By Team
| Team | Seasons | Playoff appearances | Championships | Shields | Total |
| North Carolina Courage | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| FC Kansas City 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 |
| Western New York Flash 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| OL Reign/Reign FC/Seattle Reign FC | 7 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 7 | 5 | – | – | 0 |
| Washington Spirit | 7 | 3 | – | – | 0 |
| Orlando Pride | 4 | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| Sky Blue FC | 7 | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| Utah Royals FC | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| Boston Breakers 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| Houston Dash | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 |
1 – Defunct, no longer in NWSL
Team records
Wins
- Most wins in a season : 17, North Carolina Courage
- Fewest wins in a season : 3, Boston Breakers
- Fewest wins in a season : 1, Sky Blue FC
- Most consecutive wins in a season: 7, joint record:
- * FC Kansas City
- * Seattle Reign FC
- * Portland Thorns FC
- Most consecutive games without a win: 23, Sky Blue FC
- Most consecutive away games without a win: 19, Boston Breakers
- Most consecutive home wins in a season: 7, joint record:
- * Portland Thorns FC
- * North Carolina Courage
- Most consecutive home wins: 8, Portland Thorns FC
- Most wins in total : 76, Portland Thorns FC
Losses
- Fewest losses in a season : 1, North Carolina Courage
- Longest unbeaten run: 16 games, Seattle Reign FC
- Most losses in total : 74, Washington Spirit
- Fewest home losses in a season : 0, Seattle Reign FC
- Most consecutive losses in a season: 10, Washington Spirit
- Most consecutive home games undefeated: 22, Seattle Reign FC
Attendance
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 54, North Carolina Courage
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 12, Washington Spirit
- Most goals conceded in a season: 53, Orlando Pride
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 17, North Carolina Courage
- Best goal difference in a season: 36, North Carolina Courage
- Most goals scored in total: 210, Portland Thorns FC
- Most goals conceded in total: 225, Sky Blue FC
- Most consecutive games scoring: 28 games, FC Kansas City includes 3 playoff games
- Most consecutive games scoring 2+ goals: 7 games, Western New York Flash
- Longest shutout streak: 5 games, Seattle Reign FC
Regular season records
Sort order is Pts, finishing positions, wins
Playoff records
Through 2019 playoffs| Pts Rank | Club | Appearances vs Seasons | Appearances Percentages | GP | W | L | D1 | SOW1 | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | PPG Rank |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 3/3 | 100% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 |
| 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 6/7 | 86% | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | 1.67 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Kansas City | 3/5 | 60% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | 2.40 | 2 |
| 4 | Western New York Flash | 2/4 | 50% | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
| 5 | Reign FC | 4/7 | 57% | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington Spirit | 3/7 | 43% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 7 | Chicago Red Stars | 5/7 | 71% | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0.50 | 7 |
| 8 | Orlando Pride | 1/4 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 8 | Sky Blue FC | 1/7 | 14% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
1Ties after 120min decided by shootout
Sort order is Pts, appearance%, total seasons, PPG
Player records
Most appearances
2013–2019 seasons. 158 total matches. Regular season only.| Rank | Player | Games |
| 1 |  Christine Nairn | 150 |
| 2 | Lauren Barnes | 149 |
| 3 | McCall Zerboni | 147 |
| 4 | Merritt Mathias | 142 |
| 5 | Tori Huster | 138 |
| 6 | Jessica McDonald | 135 |
| 6 | Nicole Barnhart | 135 |
| 8 | Allie Long | 133 |
| 9 | Katherine Reynolds | 129 |
| 10 |  Christine Sinclair | 128 |
| 11 | Kristie Mewis | 124 |
| 12 | Amber Brooks | 123 |
| 12 | Beverly Yanez | 123 |
| 14 | Becky Sauerbrunn | 122 |
| 14 | Jasmyne Spencer | 122 |
| 16 | Alyssa Mautz | 121 |
| 16 |  Jess Fishlock | 121 |
| 18 | Erika Tymrak | 120 |
Goals
- First NWSL goal: Renae Cuellar for FC Kansas City against Portland Thorns FC, 3rd minute
- Most goals in a season : 18, Samantha Kerr
- Most goals in a game: 4, Samantha Kerr, Kristen Hamilton
- Most hat-tricks in a season: 2, Samantha Kerr
- Most consecutive seasons to score at least 8 goals: 3, Christen Press , Sam Kerr and Lynn Williams with
- Most different clubs to score for: 5, Jessica McDonald for And Kristie Mewis for.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Amy Rodriguez | 6 |
| 2 | Crystal Dunn | 4 |
| 2 | Jessica McDonald | 4 |
| 2 | Samantha Mewis | 4 |
| 5 |  Debinha | 3 |
| 5 | Tobin Heath | 3 |
| 5 | Lindsey Horan | 3 |
| 5 | Megan Rapinoe | 3 |
| 5 | Christine Sinclair | 3 |
| 5 | Lynn Williams | 3 |
Assists
- Most assists in a season: 10, Tobin Heath
- Most assists in a single match: 4, Nahomi Kawasumi ''
Most assists
Top assists by season
| Year | Player | Assists | Apps |
| 2013 | Lauren Holiday | 9 | 18 |
| 2014 | Jessica Fishlock | 8 | 22 |
| 2015 |  Kim Little | 7 | 20 |
| 2016 | Tobin Heath | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 |  Nahomi Kawasumi | 9 | 24 |
| 2018 | Jessica McDonald | 8 | 23 |
| 2019 | Yūki Nagasato | 8 | 24 |
Goalkeepers
Match records
Last updated December 4, 2019| Winning Margin | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 6 | 07/13/14 | Portland Thorns FC | 7–1 | FC Kansas City |
| 6 | 06/24/16 | Western New York Flash | 7–1 | Boston Breakers |
| 6 | 09/11/19 | North Carolina Courage | 6–0 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 5 | 06/07/14 | Portland Thorns FC | 0–5 | Western New York Flash |
| 5 | 06/21/14 | Washington Spirit | 1–6 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 5 | 07/06/14 | Sky Blue FC | 0–5 | FC Kansas City |
| 5 | 07/27/14 | Seattle Reign FC | 5–0 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 5 | 08/12/17 | Orlando Pride | 5–0 | Sky Blue FC |
| 5 | 08/25/18 | Houston Dash | 6–1 | Sky Blue FC |
| 5 | 09/04/18 | Chicago Red Stars | 5–0 | Sky Blue FC |
| 5 | 09/08/18 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Houston Dash |
| 5 | 04/17/19 | North Carolina Courage | 5–0 | Orlando Pride |
| 5 | 07/24/19 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–0 | Houston Dash |
| 5 | 09/14/19 | North Carolina Courage | 6–1 | Orlando Pride |
| Goals Scored | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 9 | 07/20/14 | Portland Thorns FC | 6–3 | Boston Breakers |
| 9 | 07/22/17 | Seattle Reign FC | 5–4 | Sky Blue FC |
| 9 | 08/19/17 | Sky Blue FC | 5–4 | Seattle Reign FC |
| 8 | 07/13/14 | Portland Thorns FC | 7–1 | FC Kansas City |
| 8 | 06/24/16 | Western New York Flash | 7–1 | Boston Breakers |
| 8 | 05/13/17 | Seattle Reign FC | 6–2 | Washington Spirit |
| 8 | 04/20/19 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–4 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 7 | 06/06/13 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–3 | FC Kansas City |
| 7 | 07/27/13 | Washington Spirit | 2–5 | Boston Breakers |
| 7 | 06/21/14 | Washington Spirit | 1–6 | Portland Thorns FC |
| 7 | 08/03/14 | Boston Breakers | 3–4 | Western New York Flash |
| 7 | 08/06/15 | Portland Thorns FC | 5–2 | Boston Breakers |
| 7 | 05/21/16 | Western New York Flash | 5–2 | Sky Blue FC |
| 7 | 07/23/16 | Seattle Reign FC | 5–2 | Orlando Pride |
| 7 | 05/06/17 | Washington Spirit | 4–3 | Sky Blue FC |
| 7 | 09/30/17 | Boston Breakers | 3–4 | Sky Blue FC |
| 7 | 05/23/18 | Orlando Pride | 3–4 | North Carolina Courage |
| 7 | 05/26/18 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–5 | Orlando Pride |
| 7 | 08/25/18 | Houston Dash | 6–1 | Sky Blue FC |
| 7 | 07/05/19 | North Carolina Courage | 5–2 | Houston Dash |
| 7 | 07/06/19 | Orlando Pride | 4–3 | Washington Spirit |
| 7 | 07/14/19 | Portland Thorns FC | 4–3 | Orlando Pride |
| 7 | 09/14/19 | North Carolina Courage | 6–1 | Orlando Pride |