2015 National Women's Soccer League season

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National Women's Soccer League
Season 2015
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 is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is expected to be provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations pay 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 reduce the season to 20 games while extending the calendar length into September and take a two-week break from June 7–19.[3]

For the second straight season, FC Kansas City defeated the Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 1–0 to win the NWSL title on October 1.[4]

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

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See also: List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums

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.

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Boston Breakers United States Tom Durkin United States Katie Schoepfer
United States Kassey Kallman
United States Julie King		 Steward Health Care
Chicago Red Stars United States Rory Dames United States Lori Chalupny CJ Wilson Mazda
Houston Dash United States Randy Waldrum United States Ella Masar BBVA Compass
FC Kansas City Republic of Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski United States Becky Sauerbrunn Research Medical Center
Portland Thorns England Paul Riley Canada Christine Sinclair Providence Health & Services
Seattle Reign FC England Laura Harvey United States Keelin Winters Moda Health
Sky Blue FC United States Jim Gabarra United States Christie Rampone Meridian Health
Washington Spirit United States Mark Parsons United States Ali Krieger ProChain Solutions, Inc.
Western New York Flash New Zealand Aaran Lines United States Brittany Taylor Sahlen's

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

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

[17]

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
Club Match
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 HOU POR NJ KC WAS CHI CHI POR
5–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 3–3 0–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–2

Scores listed as home-away

League standings

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Tiebreakers

The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules, going down the list until all teams are ranked.

If two teams tie:

  1. Head-to-head win–loss record between the two teams.
  2. Greater goal difference across the entire season (against all teams, not just tied teams).
  3. Greatest total number of goals scored (against all teams).
  4. Apply #1–3 to games played on the road.
  5. Apply #1–3 to games played at home.
  6. If teams are still equal, ranking will be determined by a coin toss.

If three or more teams tie, the following rules apply until only two teams remain tied, at which point the two-team tiebreakers listed above are used:

  1. Points per game against all other tied teams (total all points earned in games against tied teams and divide by games played against tied teams).
  2. Greater goal difference across the entire season (against all teams, not just tied teams).

Weekly live standings

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Statistical leaders

Goalkeeping

As of September 6, 2015 [18]

(Minimum of 900 minutes played)

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SOG SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO
1 United States Michele Dalton Chicago Red Stars 12 1080 58 47 11 0.917 6–1–5 5
2 United States Nicole Barnhart FC Kansas City 17 1530 70 54 16 0.941 8–6–3 8
3 United States Haley Kopmeyer Seattle Reign FC 11 990 52 41 11 1.000 7–1–3 4
4 United States Michelle Betos Portland Thorns FC 14 1260 63 45 18 1.286 5–7–2 2
5 United States Brittany Cameron Sky Blue FC 20 1792 114 87 27 1.357 5–8–7 4
6 Canada Erin McLeod Houston Dash 11 932 74 60 15 1.364 3–4–3 2
7 United States Kelsey Wys Washington Spirit 11 990 51 35 16 1.455 5–4–2 3
8 United States Chantel Jones Western New York Flash 13 1155 81 60 21 1.615 4–4–5 2
9 United States Alyssa Naeher Boston Breakers 12 1080 95 65 30 2.500 2–9–1 0

NWSL Playoffs

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Further information: NWSL Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season will compete for the NWSL Championship.

Semi-finals Championship
           
1 Seattle Reign FC 3
4 Washington Spirit 0
1 Seattle Reign FC 0
3 FC Kansas City 1
2 Chicago Red Stars 0
3 FC Kansas City 3

Semi-finals

September 13, 2015
12:30pm (CDT)
Chicago Red Stars 0–3 FC Kansas City
Johnson Booked 66' Report Rodriguez Goal 12', 25'
Tymrak Goal 21'
Toyota Park
Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Karen Abt

September 13, 2015
6:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Reign FC 3–0 Washington Spirit
Mathias Booked 52'
Yanez Goal 71'
Rapinoe Goal 75'
Nogueira Goal 90'		 Report
Memorial Stadium
Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Christopher Spivey

Championship

October 1, 2015
6:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Reign FC 0–1 FC Kansas City
Report Sauerbrunn Booked 76'
Rodriguez Goal 78'
Providence Park
Portland, Oregon[19]
Attendance: 13,264
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Individual awards

Monthly awards

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See also: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April United States Christen Press[20] Chicago Red Stars 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May United States Sofia Huerta[21] Chicago Red Stars 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June Scotland Kim Little[22] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July United States Carli Lloyd[23] Houston Dash 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August United States Crystal Dunn[24] Washington Spirit 6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August

Weekly awards

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See also: NWSL Player of the Week
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See also: NWSL Goal of the Week
Week Player of the Week Club Week's Statline
Week 1 United States Megan Rapinoe[25] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 1A
Week 2 United States Christen Press[26] Chicago Red Stars 2G, 1A
Week 3 United States Crystal Dunn[27] Washington Spirit 2G
Week 4 United States Becky Edwards[28] Western New York Flash 1G, 1A
Week 5 United States Sofia Huerta[29] Chicago Red Stars 2G, 1A
Week 6 United States Sofia Huerta[30] Chicago Red Stars 2G
Week 7 United States Bianca Henninger[31] Houston Dash 8 saves
Week 8 United States Crystal Dunn[32] Washington Spirit 1G (GWG)
Week 9 Wales Jessica Fishlock[33] Seattle Reign 1G, 1A
Week 10 United States Michelle Betos[34] Portland Thorns FC 4 saves, 1G (GTG)
Week 11 United States Crystal Dunn[35] Washington Spirit 1G (GWG)
Week 12 United States Sinead Farrelly[36] Portland Thorns FC 1G (GWG)
Week 13 United States Shea Groom[37] FC Kansas City 1G (GWG), 2A
Week 14 Australia Michelle Heyman[38] Western New York Flash 1G
Week 15 United States Beverly Yanez[39] Seattle Reign FC 2G
Week 16 United States Crystal Dunn[40] Washington Spirit 3G (GWG)
Week 17 United States Alyssa Naeher[41] Boston Breakers 12 saves in August 8 Spirit game
Week 18 United States Crystal Dunn[42] Washington Spirit 1G (GWG)
Week 19 Scotland Kim Little[43] Seattle Reign FC 3G (GWG)
Week 20 United States Crystal Dunn[44] Washington Spirit 2G 1A
Week 21 Canada Karina LeBlanc[45] Chicago Red Stars 19 Shots/10 SOG/9 Saves vs Houston

Annual awards

Award Winner
Golden Boot [46] United States Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 15 goals
Rookie of the Year [47] United States Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars Played in all 20 games
Goalkeeper of the Year [48] United States Michelle Betos Portland Thorns FC 1.286 GAA, 45 saves
Defender of the Year [49] United States Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City 990 minutes
Coach of the Year [50] England Laura Harvey Seattle Reign 13–3–4 regular season
Most Valuable Player [51] United States Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 15 goals, 3 assists
NWSL Best XI [52]
Position First team Second team
Goalkeeper United States Michelle Betos Portland Thorns FC 45 saves United States Nicole Barnhart FC Kansas City 8 shutouts
Defender United States Lauren Barnes Seattle Reign FC 1,800 minutes United States Stephanie Cox Seattle Reign FC 1,800 minutes
Defender United States Julie Johnston Chicago Red Stars 1.10 team GAA United States Kendall Fletcher Seattle Reign FC 2 goals, 2 assists
Defender United States Amy LePeilbet FC Kansas City 1,800 minutes United States Arin Gilliland Chicago Red Stars 1.10 team GAA
Defender United States Becky Sauerbrunn FC Kansas City 1.00 team GAA United States Leigh Ann Robinson FC Kansas City 1,800 minutes
Midfielder Wales Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC 8 goals, 2 assists United States Danielle Colaprico Chicago Red Stars 1,776 minutes
Midfielder Scotland Kim Little Seattle Reign FC 10 goals, 7 assists United States Lauren Holiday FC Kansas City 2 goals, 2 assists
Midfielder United States Allie Long Portland Thorns FC 10 goals, 4 assists United States Carli Lloyd Houston Dash 4 goals
FW // MF United States Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 15 goals, 3 assists United States Keelin Winters Seattle Reign FC 1,654 minutes
Forward United States Christen Press Chicago Red Stars 10 goals, 2 assists United States Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars 6 goals, 3 assists
Forward United States Beverly Yanez Seattle Reign FC 9 goals United States Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign FC 5 goals, 5 assists
NWSL Championship Game MVP[4]
Player Club Record
United States Amy Rodriguez FC Kansas City Scored the game-winning goal

References

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External links

Official website

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