2021 standings

The 2021 table as the league published it, 10 clubs, the top 6 to the playoffs.

Checked against two sources · 2026-09-16

NWSL Regular Season10 clubs

NWSL Regular Season, 2021
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PortlandPortland Thorns FC	24	13-6-5	33	17	+16	44
2	OL ReignOL Reign	24	13-8-3	37	24	+13	42
3	WashingtonWashington Spirit	24	11-7-6	29	26	+3	39
4	ChicagoChicago Red Stars	24	11-8-5	28	28	0	38
5	GothamNJ/NY Gotham FC	24	8-5-11	29	21	+8	35
6	North CarolinaNorth Carolina Courage	24	9-9-6	28	23	+5	33
7	HoustonHouston Dash	24	9-10-5	31	31	0	32
8	OrlandoOrlando Pride	24	7-10-7	27	32	−5	28
9	LouisvilleRacing Louisville FC	24	5-12-7	21	40	−19	22
10	Kansas CityKansas City	24	3-14-7	15	36	−21	16

The rule marks the 6 playoff places.

The playoffs, match by match.

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

Nov 7, 2021First roundChicagovGotham1–0SeatGeek Stadium · 7,027
Nov 7, 2021First roundWashingtonvNorth Carolina1–0aetAudi Field · 5,379
Nov 14, 2021SemifinalsOL ReignvWashington1–2Cheney Stadium · 5,273
Nov 14, 2021SemifinalsPortlandvChicago0–2Providence Park · 15,832
Nov 20, 2021ChampionshipWashingtonvChicago2–1aetLynn Family Stadium

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).