NWSL Champions by year: US Women's league Past Winners List, History Since 2014

Established in 2012, the National Women's Soccer League is the premier professional women's league in the United States soccer league system. The NWSL's biggest prize each season is the NWSL Championship, typically decided in late November.

The pinnacle of the NWSL season is the NWSL Championship, the culminating match of the NWSL Playoffs, ultimately determining the season's NWSL champion.

It was a storybook ending to a storybook year for the Orlando Pride.

The Pride won the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) championship following a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit at a sold-out CPKC Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday.

Pride striker Barbra Banda scored the lone goal of the match in the 37th minute, her fourth of the postseason. The 24-year-old Zambian was named the 2024 NWSL championship MVP and later dedicated the award to her team.

NWSL Championship Winners List: Past Champions by Year 2013-2024

The inaugural NWSL Championship took place on September 1, 2013. Up until November 2024, SEVEN NWSL Teams have secured the coveted title of NWSL Champions:

Portland Thorns FC (3 championships), FC Kansas City & North Carolina Courage have won the NWSL title twice, WHile Washington Spirit, Western New York Flash, Orlando Pride NJ/NY Gotham FC Each have won the NWSL title Once.

2025 — TBD

2024 — Orlando 1, Washington 0

2023 — Gotham FC 2, OL Reign 1

2022 — Portland 2, Kansas City 0

2021 — Washington 2, Chicago 1

2019 — North Carolina 4, Chicago 0

2018 — North Carolina 3, Portland 0

2017 — Portland 1, North Carolina 0

2016 — Western New York 2, Washington 2, WNY won 3-2 on penalty kicks

2015 — FC Kansas City 1, Seattle 0

2014 — FC Kansas City 2, Seattle 1

2013 — Portland 2, Western New York 0

Which NWSL team has the most championships?

The Portland Thorns have won the NWSL Championship the most times—in 2013, 2017 and 2022—followed by the North Carolina Courage, with back-to-back championships in 2018 and 2019. The NWSL Championship was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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