A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2015 |
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| Champions | FC Kansas City |
| NWSL Shield | Seattle Reign FC |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 251 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Crystal Dunn (WAS), 15 goals |
| Biggest home win | SEA 5–1 WNY (Apr 12) KC 4–0 WNY (Aug 8) |
| Biggest away win | NJ 0–3 CHI (June 28) HOU 0–3 SEA (Aug 22) |
| Highest scoring | POR 5–2 BOS (Aug 5) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Seattle Reign FC (July 22 – August 26) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games Seattle Reign FC (May 2 – July 11) (July 22 – September 5) |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Boston Breakers (July 22 – August 5) Houston Dash (August 1 – August 21) |
| Highest attendance | 21,144 @ POR 0–1 SEA (July 22) |
| Lowest attendance | 953 @ NJ 1–3 WAS (Apr 26) |
| Total attendance | 454,100[1] |
| Average attendance | 5,046 |
← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of September 6, 2015. | |
The 2015 National Women's Soccer League season was the third 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 ninth 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.
In January, Jeff Plush was named NWSL commissioner,[2] replacing Cheryl Bailey.
To accommodate the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the league announced it would take a two-week break from June 7–19, reduce the season to 20 games, and extend the playing calendar into September.[3]
For the second straight season, FC Kansas City defeated the NWSL Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 1–0 to win the NWSL championship.[4]
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Stadiums and locations
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadiums' 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.
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Locations of teams for the 2015 National Women's Soccer League season.
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Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.
Player acquisition
Players were acquired through the 2015 Allocation of national team players on January 14[6] and the 2015 NWSL College Draft on January 16,[7] as well as free agency and trades.
Notable acquisitions and losses
- Carli Lloyd, the scoring and assist leader for the US women's national team in 2014,[8] was traded from the Western New York Flash to the Houston Dash on October 16, 2014.[9]
- Heather O'Reilly, the scoring and assist leader for the Boston Breakers in 2014,[10] was traded from Boston to FC Kansas City on October 27, 2014.[11]
- Samantha Kerr, the leading scorer for the Western New York Flash in 2014,[10] was traded from Western New York to Sky Blue FC on November 24, 2014.[12]
- Sophie Schmidt, a veteran Allocated Player for the Canadian women's national team, announced in January 2015 she would not play for either Sky Blue FC or the NWSL in order to focus on the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
- Morgan Brian, the two-time Hermann Trophy winner, was chosen No. 1 overall by the Houston Dash in the College Draft on January 16, 2015.[7]
- Jessica McDonald, the leading scorer for the Portland Thorns in 2014,[10] was traded from Portland to the Houston Dash during the draft on January 16, 2015.[13]
- Jodie Taylor, the leading scorer for the Washington Spirit in 2014,[10] was traded from Washington to the Portland Thorns during the draft on January 16, 2015.[14]
- Abby Wambach, the scoring and assist leader for the Western New York Flash in 2013,[15] announced on March 18, 2015, she would not play for either Western New York or the NWSL in order to focus on the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16] Her rights were subsequently traded to the Seattle Reign in exchange for Sydney Leroux.
Competition format
- Each team will play a total of 20 games, 10 home and 10 away.
- Each team will play all opponents twice, once home and once away, plus four opponents an extra time, split two opponents at home and two away.
- The four teams at the end of the season with the most points will qualify for the playoffs.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Boston Breakers | POR | HOU | WNY | CHI | POR | NJ | KC | WAS | SEA | WNY | KC | CHI | CHI | NJ | SEA | POR | WAS | KC | SEA | HOU |
| 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Chicago Red Stars | SEA | POR | NJ | BOS | HOU | KC | SEA | WNY | NJ | HOU | BOS | BOS | WAS | KC | POR | NJ | WAS | WNY | WNY | HOU |
| 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Houston Dash | WAS | NJ | BOS | KC | CHI | POR | NJ | POR | WNY | WAS | CHI | KC | WNY | KC | WAS | NJ | SEA | SEA | BOS | CHI |
| 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| FC Kansas City | NJ | WAS | SEA | HOU | WNY | WNY | CHI | BOS | POR | SEA | WAS | BOS | HOU | HOU | CHI | WNY | POR | BOS | WAS | NJ |
| 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Portland Thorns FC | BOS | WNY | CHI | WAS | BOS | HOU | WAS | HOU | KC | NJ | NJ | SEA | SEA | WNY | BOS | CHI | KC | NJ | WAS | WNY |
| 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | |
| Seattle Reign FC | WNY | CHI | KC | WAS | NJ | CHI | NJ | BOS | KC | WNY | WNY | WAS | POR | POR | BOS | HOU | HOU | BOS | NJ | WAS |
| 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Sky Blue FC | KC | HOU | WAS | CHI | SEA | WAS | BOS | HOU | SEA | CHI | POR | POR | WNY | BOS | WNY | HOU | CHI | POR | SEA | KC |
| 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Washington Spirit | HOU | KC | NJ | SEA | POR | NJ | WNY | POR | BOS | HOU | KC | SEA | CHI | HOU | BOS | WNY | CHI | KC | POR | SEA |
| 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Western New York Flash | SEA | POR | BOS | KC | KC | WAS | CHI | HOU | BOS | SEA | SEA | NJ | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2015_NWSL_season||||||||