2016 Portland Thorns FC season
The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).
| 2016 season | |||
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| President | Merritt Paulson | ||
| Head coach | Mark Parsons | ||
| Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144) | ||
| National Women's Soccer League | 1st | ||
| NWSL Playoffs | Semifinals (eliminated by Western New York Flash) | ||
| Top goalscorer | Nadia Nadim (9 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 21,144 (Sept. 11 vs. Western New York) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,752 (Sept. 7 vs. Houston) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,945 | ||
| Biggest win | 5-1 (Sept. 4 vs. Boston Breakers) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0-3 (July 16 vs. Houston Dash) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 9/26/2016. | |||
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