East: NJ/NY Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride, Washington Spirit.Some things are still the same: the four-team groups based on geography from last season are still in place. The Challenge Cup is back, but after intense criticism over a frankly unworkable and borderline dangerous schedule, it has been changed significantly. The NWSL’s semifinals are set for November 4, while the final will be played at a to-be-announced venue on November 11. The top six teams in the regular season standings will advance to the playoffs, which are set to begin “in late October.” As was the case in 2022, the third- and fourth-placed teams will host first-round games, with the winners advancing to play road semifinals against the winners of the 2023 NWSL Shield (given to the top regular season team) and the regular season runners-up. The NWSL will only have one mid-week regular season game out of 132, a major improvement over years past that players, fans, teams, and league officials all agreed was a must going forward. The regular season runs until October 15, which will see all 12 teams play games scheduled for 5:00pm Eastern in what is the league’s first “Decision Day.” The 2023 regular season will begin March 25, with the North Carolina Courage and Kansas City Current’s 2:00pm Eastern kickoff officially getting things under way.Įach team will play 22 regular season games, with a balanced schedule involving two games (one at home, and one away) against the other 11 teams in the league. That brings us to this piece, a quick reference guide for some important NWSL regulations, including competition formats and rosters. Teams that badly needed to clean house have done so, while the league headquarters has grown in terms of staff, experience, and capabilities.Īll of that change means some longstanding NWSL basics have been altered. A first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NWSL Players’ Association and the league is in effect, instituting some badly needed standards when it comes to player safety, resources, and salary. Just as significantly, the league has come through two extremely fraught years off the field. women’s national team playing for NWSL clubs, and dozens of other players for other nations doing the same, it’s not hard to see why. The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup will kick off the league’s historic ninth season on April 9 and the NWSL’s 10 teams will face off in a 24-game regular season beginning May 15.The 11th NWSL season kicks off this Saturday, and it feels like a pivotal one for the league.įor one, it’s a World Cup year, and the NWSL has always looked to the world’s biggest tournament as an accelerant when it comes to driving interest. Soccer should they return to the NWSL for the 2021 Season ** = Player who will receive an allocated salary from U.S. Morgan Gautrat (Brian), Allie Long and Shelina Zadorsky are no longer allocated by their respective federations.Ģ021 NWSL Allocated Players List (by club): MORE THORNS: ROSTER | NEWS | CALENDAR | TRANSACTIONS.allocated players, while Houston Dash midfielder Kristie Mewis returns to the list for the first time since 2015, and Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell and North Carolina Courage forward Lynn Williams for the first time since 2018. Portland Thorns FC forward Sophia Smith, Sky Blue FC defender Margaret “Midge” Purce and Washington Spirit midfielder Andi Sullivan will participate as first time U.S.
Georges will be participating as an allocated player with Quinn returning for the first time since 2018 and McLeod returning for the first time since 2015. Georges, OL Reign midfielder Quinn and Orlando Pride goalkeeper Erin McLeod are now allocated by Canada. There are nine players on this year’s list who were not allocated in 2020. A total of 32 players will be participating as allocated players in 2021, 22 from U.S. Soccer Federation or Canada Soccer, respectively. Allocated players are players who will have their salaries paid by the U.S. 32 players will participate as allocated players from USA and Canada for the upcoming 2021 seasonĬHICAGO (February 25, 2021) – The National Women’s Soccer League today announced the list of allocated players from the United States and Canada for the upcoming 2021 season.
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