2019 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

TeamHead CoachStadiumCapacity
Chicago Red StarsRory DamesSeatGeek Stadium20,000
Houston DashJames Clarkson (England)BBVA Compass Stadium7,000 (22,039)
North Carolina CouragePaul Riley (England)Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park10,000
Orlando PrideMarc Skinner (England)Orlando City Stadium25,500
Portland ThornsMark Parsons (England)Providence Park25,000
Reign FCVlatko Andonovski (Macedonia)Cheney Stadium6,500
Sky Blue FCDenise ReddyYurcak Field5,000
Utah Royals FCLaura Harvey (England)Rio Tinto Stadium20,213
Washington SpiritRichie Burke (England)Maryland SoccerPlex4,000

League standings

PositionTeamPld.WDLGoalsPts.Qualification
1North Carolina Courage 24154554-2349NWSL Shield
2Chicago Red Stars 24142841-2844NWSL Play Off
3Phortland Thorns FC 24117640-3139NWSL Play Off
4Seattle Reign FC 24108625-2538NWSL Play Off
5Washington Spirit 2497830-2534
6Utah Royals FC 241041025-2534
7Houston Dash 24751221-3626
8Sky Blue FC 24551
20-3420
9Orlando Pride244431624-5316

League Fixtures

DateHost TeamScoreAway Team
13-04-2019Washington Spirit2-0
Samantha Staab, Megan Crosson
Sky Bule FC
13-04-2019North Carolina Courage1-1
Crystal Dunn / Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
14-04-2019Orlando Pride0-2
Tobin Heath, Caitlin Foord
Portland Thrones
14-04-2019Houston Dash1-1
Nichelle Prince / Darian Jenkins
Reign FC
17-04-2019North Carolina Courage5-0
Crystal Dunn (2), Lynn Williams, Jessica McDonald, Julia Spetsmark
Orlando Pride
20-04-2019Chicago Red Stars4-4
Yuki Ngasato (2), Samantha Kerr, Michele Vasconcelos / Christine Sinclair (3), Ana Maria Crnogorcevic
Portland Thrones
20-04-2019Sky Bule FC0-1
Sofia Huerta
Houston Dash
20-04-2019Utah Royals FC1-0
Lo'eau LaBonta
Washington Spirit
21-04-2019Seattle Reign FC1-1
Bethany Balcer / Alanna Kennedy
Orlando Pride
27-04-2019Orlando Pride0-1
Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
27-04-2019Chicago Red Stars3-0
Casey Short, Yuki Nagasato, Brooke Elby
Seattle Reign FC
28-04-2019Sky Bule FC2-2
Carli Lloyd (2) / Emily Sonnett, Tobin Heath
Portland Thrones
28-04-2019Houston Dash1-4
Rachel Daly / Lynn Williams, Crystal Dunn, Debora Cristiane De Oliveira, Leah Pruitt
North Carolina Courage
03-05-2019Utah Royals FC1-0
Amy Rodriguez
Chicago Red Stars
04-05-2019Washington Spirit0-0Seattle Reign FC
04-05-2019North Carolina Courage0-0Sky Bule FC
05-05-2019Houston Dash1-0
Kealia Ohai
Orlando Pride
11-05-2019Sky Bule FC2-3
Imani Dorsey, Raquel Rodriguez / Jordan Dibiasi, Cheyna Matthews (2)
Washington Spirit
11-05-2019Utah Royals FC1-2
Amy Rodriguez / Rachel Daly (2)
Houston Dash
11-05-2019Orlando Pride1-3
Toni Pressley /
Dagny
Brynjarsdottir, Andressinha, Caitlin Foord
Portland Thrones
12-05-2019Chicago Red Stars3-1
Samantha Kerr (2), Michele Vasconcelos / Lynn Williams
North Carolina Courage
18-05-2019Seattle Reign FC2-1
Julie James (og), Jodie Taylor / Raguel Rodriguez
Sky Bule FC
18-05-2019Washington Spirit3-1
Ashley Hatch, Dagny Byrnjarsdottir (og), Jordan DiBiasi / Caitlin Ford
Portland Thrones
19-05-2019North Carolina Courage1-1
Elizabeth Eddy / Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
19-05-2019Houston Dash1-2
Sofia Huerta / Samantha Kerr (2)
Chicago Red Stars
26-05-2019Sky Bule FC0-1
Margaret Purce
Phortland Thrones
26-05-2019Utah Royals FC2-0
Amy Rodriguez, Makenzy Doniak
Orlando Pride
27-05-2019Chicago Red Stars0-2
Yuki Nagasato (og), Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit
28-05-2019Seattle Reign FC2-1
Shea Groom, Bethany Balcer / Abby Herceg
North Carolina Courage
02-06-2019Washington Spirit2-0
Ashley Hatch, Dorian Bailey
Utah Royals FC
02-06-2019Orlando Pride0-3
Kristen Hamilton (3)
North Carolina Courage
02-06-2019Seattle Reign FC1-1
Bethany Balcer / Christine Nairn
Houston Dash
03-06-2019Portland Thrones3-0
Midge Purce (2), Marissa Everett
Chicago Red Stars
16-06-2019North Carolina Courage1-1
Julia Spetsmark / Midge Purce
Portland Thrones
16-06-2019Houston Dash2-2
Sofia Huerta, Kristie Mewis / Joanna Boyles, Danica Evans
Orlando Pride
16-06-2019Seattle Reign FC1-1
Jess Fishlock / Andi Sullivan
Washington Spirit
16-06-2019Utah Royals FC1-0
Amy Rodriguez
Sky Bule FC
21-06-2019Portland Thrones0-0Utah Royals FC
22-06-2019Washington Spirit0-0Houston Dash
22-06-2019Sky Bule FC1-2
Sarah Killion / Chioma Ubogagu, Gina Lewandowski
Orlando Pride
24-06-2019Chicago Red Stars0-1
Jessica Fishlock
Seattle Reign FC
29-06-2019Utah Royals FC0-2
Jessica Fishlock, Ifeoma Onumonu
Seattle Reign FC
30-06-2019Washington Spirit1-2
Crystal Elaine Thomas / Debinha, Leah Pruitt
North Carolina Courage
30-06-2019Houston Dash1-2
Kyah Simon / Tyler Lussi, Margaret Purce
Portland Thrones
01-07-2019Orlando Pride2-3
Chioma Ubogagu, Marta / Samantha Kerr (3)
Chicago Red Stars
06-07-2019North Carolina Courage5-2
Lynn Williams, Kristen Hamilton (4) / Kyah Simon, Kristie Mewis
Houston Dash
06-07-2019Portland Thrones0-1
Celia Jimenez
Seattle Reign FC
07-07-2019Orlando Pride4-3
Chioma Ubogagu,Rachel Hill, Marta (2) / Bayley Feist, Cheyna Matthews, Jordan DiBiasi
Washington Spirit
07-07-2019Chicago Red Stars1-2
Danielle Colaprico / Jennifer Hoy, Raquel Rodriguez Ceden
Sky Bule FC
13-07-2019Sky Bule FC1-0
Jennifer Hoy
Utah Royals FC
14-07-2019North Carolina Courage2-0
Lynn Williams, Debinha
Seattle Reign FC
14-07-2019Houston Dash0-1
Katlyn Johnson
Chicago Red Stars
14-07-2019Portland Thrones4-3
Hayley Raso, Margaret Purce, Tyler Lussi, Christine Sinclair / Emily Menges (og), Erin Greening, Marta
Orlando Pride
20-07-2019Utah Royals FC2-2
Christen Press, Rachel Corsie / Lindsey Horan, Christine Sinclair
Portland Thrones
21-07-2019Orlando Pride1-0
Marisa Viggiano
Sky Bule FC
21-07-2019Washington Spirit1-2
Jordan DiBiasi / Kristie Mewis, Amber Brooks
Houston Dash
22-07-2019Chicago Red Stars2-1
Katie Naughton, Samantha Kerr / Lynn Williams
North Carolina Courage
25-07-2019Sky Bule FC0-1
Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit
25-07-2019Portland Thrones5-0
Lindsey Horan, Hayley Raso (2), Christine Sinclair, Jane Campbell (og)
Houston Dash
28-07-2019Utah Royals FC1-2
Christen Press / Jessica McDonald, Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
28-07-2019Seattle Reign FC0-4
Arin Wright, Vanessa Sue Di Bernardo, Yuki Nagasato, Samantha Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
28-07-2019Houston Dash1-0
Rachel Daly
Sky Bule FC
02-08-2019Houston Dash0-1
Rosie White
Seattle Reign FC
03-08-2019North Carolina Courage1-0
Debora Cristiane
Washington Spirit
03-08-2019Chicago Red Stars2-0
Samantha Kerr, Brooke Elby
Utah Royals FC
03-08-2019Portland Thrones1-1
Christine Sinclair / Imani Dorsey
Sky Bule FC
07-08-2019Utah Royals FC3-0
Christen Press (2), Amy Rodriguez
Sky Bule FC
07-08-2019Seattle Reign FC1-0
Rosie White
Portland Thrones
10-08-2019Washington Spirit0-1
Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
10-08-2019Orlando Pride0-1
Rachel Daly
Houston Dash
11-08-2019Portland Thrones2-1
Stephanie Labbe (og), Abby Erceg (og) / Crystall Dunn
North Carolina Courage
11-08-2019Seattle Reign FC1-3
Shea Groom / Katie Stengel, Lo'eau Labonta, Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
14-08-2019Sky Bule FC2-1
Paige Monaghan (2) / Samantha Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
17-08-2019Orlando Pride0-2
Christen Press, Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
17-08-2019Portland Thrones3-1
Emily Sonnett, Christian Sinclair, Hayley Raso / Andi Sullivan
Washington Spirit
18-08-2019Sky Bule FC1-1
Elizabeth Eddy / Jodie Taylor
Seattle Reign FC
21-08-2019Washington Spirit0-0Utah Royals FC
21-08-2019Chicago Red Stars1-2
Tierna Davidson / Rachel Hill, Chioma Ubogagu
Orlando Pride
24-08-2019North Carolina Courage1-0
Lynn Williams
Seattle Reign FC
24-08-2019Washington Spirit2-1
Crystal Elaine Thomas, Ashley Hatch / Marta
Orlando Pride
24-08-2019Houston Dash1-2
Kealia Ohai / Carli Lloyd (2)
Sky Bule FC
25-08-2019Portland Thrones3-0
Midge Purce (2), Christine Sinclair
Chicago Red Stars
06-09-2019Utah Royals FC1-0
Becky Sauerbrunn
Portland Thrones
07-09-2019Sky Bule FC1-2
Carli Lloyd / Erica Skroski (og), Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
07-09-2019Seattle Reign FC3-0
Darian Jenkins (2), Beverly Yanez
Orlando Pride
08-09-2019Chicago Red Stars3-0
Samantha Kerr (2), Savannah McCaskill
Houston Dash
11-09-2019Orlando Pride0-1
Casey Short
Chicago Red Stars
11-09-2019Portland Thrones0-6
Lynn Williams (3), Debinha, Crystal Dunn, Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
13-09-2019Houston Dash2-1
Sofia Huerta (2) / Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
Utah Royals FC
14-09-2019North Carolina Courage6-1
Kristen Edmonds (og), Lynn Williams, Jessica McDonald, McKenzie Meehan, Heather O’Reilly, Debinha / Rachel Hill
Orlando Pride
14-09-2019Washington Spirit2-2
Ashley Hatch, Chloe Logarzo
Seattle Reign FC
15-09-2019Sky Bule FC0-3
Morgan Brian, Sam Kerr, Yuki Nagasato / Bethany Balcer, Ifeoma Onumonu
Chicago Red Stars
17-09-2019North Carolina Courage1-0
Sam Mewis
Houston Dash
18-09-2019Seattle Reign FC2-1
Bethany Balcer, Jodie Taylor / Katie Stengel
Utah Royals FC
21-09-2019Chicago Red Stars3-1
Sam Kerr (2), Yuki Nagasato / Mallory Pugh
Washington Spirit
21-09-2019Utah Royals FC0-3
Samantha Mewis, Jaelene Hinkle, Debinha
North Carolina Courage
21-09-2019Seattle Reign FC0-1
Carli Lloyd
Sky Bule FC
21-09-2019Portland Thrones1-0
Tobin Heath
Houston Dash
25-09-2019Houston Dash0-0Washington Spirit
28-09-2019Washington Spirit2-1
Mallory Pugh, Rose Lavelle / Lynn Williams
North Carolina Courage
28-09-2019Chicago Red Stars2-1
Vanessa DiBernardo, Yuki Nagasato / Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
29-09-2019Sky Bule FC1-1
Carli Lloyd / Shelina Zadorsky
Orlando Pride
29-09-2019Seattle Reign FC2-0
Jodie Taylor, Bethany Balcer
Portland Thrones
05-10-2019Orlando Pride0-3
Ashley Hatch, Crystal Thomas, Tiffany McCarty
Washington Spirit
12-10-2019North Carolina Courage3-2
Jessica MacDonald (2), Debinha / Carli Lloyd, Domi Richardson
Sky Bule FC
12-10-2019Orlando Pride2-2
Rachel Hill, Marta / Darian Jenkins, Jodie Taylor
Seattle Reign FC
12-10-2019Utah Royals FC2-1
Christen Press, Amy Rodriguez / Kristie Mewis
Houston Dash
12-10-2019Portland Thrones0-0Washington Spirit

NWSL Play Off

DateHostTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
20-10-2019North CarolinaNorth Carolina Courage4-1
Heather O’Reilly, Debinha, Crystal Dunn, Lauren Barnes (og) / Ifeoma Onumonu
Seattle Reign FC
20-10-2019 IllionisChicago Red Statrs1-0
Samantha Kerr
Portland Thorns FC

NWSL Final

DateHostTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
27-10-2019North CarolinaNorth Carolina Courage4-0
Debinha, Jessica McDonald, Crystal Dunn, Sam Mewis
Chicago Red Star

Top Scorers 2019

Players (Team)Goals
Samantha Kerr18
Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage)12
Kirsten Hamilton (North Carolina Courage) 9
Cristine Sinclair (Portland Thorns)9

Award

List of NWSL Goalkeepers of the Year Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit
Full List of NWSL Defenders of the Year Becky Sauerbrunn, Utah Royals FC
NWSL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Bethany Balcer, Seattle Reign FC

NWSL