National Women's Soccer League

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The National Women's Soccer League is the top professional women's soccer league in the United States, featuring elite clubs and many of the country's and world's best players.

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Surface form Occurrences
National Women’s Soccer League 22
NWSL 5
NWSL (United States) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf association football league
professional sports league
women's soccer league
awards Coach of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Golden Boot
Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
broadcastPartner Amazon Prime Video
CBS Sports
ESPN Deportes
surface form: ESPN (international)

Paramount+
competitionFormat regular season and playoffs
confederation CONCACAF
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresPlayersFrom Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States

multiple countries worldwide
founded 2012
gender women
governingBodySupport Canada Soccer
surface form: Canadian Soccer Association

Mexican Football Federation
United States Soccer Federation
hasAbbreviation National Women's Soccer League self-linksurface differs
surface form: NWSL
hasCompetition NWSL Challenge Cup
NWSL playoffs
surface form: NWSL Championship

NWSL Shield
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nwslsoccer.com
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
inauguralSeason 2013
isTopTierFor women's professional soccer in the United States
language English
level top division
notableClub Angel City FC
Gotham FC
North Carolina Courage
OL Reign
Portland Thorns FC
San Diego Wave FC
Washington Spirit
numberOfTeams 14
organizer National Women's Soccer League self-linksurface differs
surface form: NWSL, LLC
replaced Women's Professional Soccer
seasonSchedule spring to fall
sport association football
soccer
usesCompetitionSystem points-based league table

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Becky Sauerbrunn playsInLeague National Women's Soccer League
NWSL Championship trophy presentedBy National Women's Soccer League
NWSL Most Valuable Player Award 2018 presentedBy National Women's Soccer League
NWSL Shield presenter National Women's Soccer League
Kansas City Current professionalLeague National Women's Soccer League
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup returnToPlayCompetitionFor National Women's Soccer League
Women's Professional Soccer succeededBy National Women's Soccer League
Lumen Field tenantLeague National Women's Soccer League
this entity surface form: National Women’s Soccer League
Women's Professional Soccer wasReplacedBy National Women's Soccer League
Christina Unkel worksAsRefereeInCompetition National Women's Soccer League