2023 standings

The 2023 table as the league published it, 12 clubs, the top 6 to the playoffs.

Checked against two sources · 2026-09-16

NWSL Regular Season12 clubs

NWSL Regular Season, 2023
#	Club	Pld	W-L-D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San DiegoSan Diego Wave FC	22	11-7-4	31	22	+9	37
2	PortlandPortland Thorns FC	22	10-7-5	42	32	+10	35
3	North CarolinaNorth Carolina Courage	22	9-7-6	29	22	+7	33
4	OL ReignOL Reign	22	9-8-5	29	24	+5	32
5	Angel CityAngel City FC	22	8-7-7	31	30	+1	31
6	GothamNJ/NY Gotham FC	22	8-7-7	25	24	+1	31
7	OrlandoOrlando Pride	22	10-11-1	27	28	−1	31
8	WashingtonWashington Spirit	22	7-6-9	26	29	−3	30
9	LouisvilleRacing Louisville FC	22	6-7-9	25	24	+1	27
10	HoustonHouston Dash	22	6-8-8	16	18	−2	26
11	Kansas CityKansas City Current	22	8-12-2	30	36	−6	26
12	ChicagoChicago Red Stars	22	7-12-3	28	50	−22	24

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.

Oct 20, 2023QuarterfinalsOL ReignvAngel City1–0Lumen Field · 12,152
Oct 22, 2023QuarterfinalsNorth CarolinavGotham0–2WakeMed Soccer Park · 4,612
Nov 5, 2023SemifinalsPortlandvGotham0–1aetProvidence Park · 25,218
Nov 5, 2023SemifinalsSan DiegovOL Reign0–1Snapdragon Stadium · 32,262
Nov 11, 2023ChampionshipOL ReignvGotham1–2Snapdragon Stadium · 25,011

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).