2013 standings

The inaugural season. The Western New York Flash won the Shield; their record is now the Courage's.

Checked against two sources · 2026-09-16

NWSL Regular Season8 clubs

NWSL Regular Season, 2013
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	WNY FlashWestern New York Flash	22	10-4-8	36	20	+16	38
2	Kansas CityFC Kansas City	22	11-6-5	34	22	+12	38
3	PortlandPortland Thorns FC	22	11-6-5	32	25	+7	38
4	Sky BlueSky Blue FC	22	10-6-6	31	26	+5	36
5	BostonBoston Breakers	22	8-8-6	35	34	+1	30
6	ChicagoChicago Red Stars	22	8-8-6	32	36	−4	30
7	SeattleSeattle Reign FC	22	5-14-3	22	36	−14	18
8	WashingtonWashington Spirit	22	3-14-5	16	39	−23	14

The rule marks the 4 playoff places.

The playoffs, match by match.

3 matches. Higher seed listed as the home side where the league staged it so.

Aug 24, 2013SemifinalsKansas CityvPortland2–3aetDurwood Soccer Stadium
Aug 24, 2013SemifinalsWNY FlashvSky Blue2–0Sahlen's Stadium
Aug 31, 2013ChampionshipWNY FlashvPortland0–2Sahlen's Stadium · 9,129

What the year decided.

Every season, one table each.

The league's first season was 2013.

Club names are as they were that season; each links to the franchise's page today (North Carolina Courage for the Western New York Flash, for example).