2024 National Women's Soccer League season
The 2024 National Women's Soccer League season is the twelfth 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 is the 18th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league has 14 teams following the addition of expansion teams Bay FC and Utah Royals—the latter being the revival of a team that had played in the league from 2018 to 2020.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 16 – November 23 |
| Challenge Cup | San Diego Wave FC |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 76 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Uchenna Kanu (3 goals) |
| Biggest home win | NC 5–1 HOU (Mar 16) |
| Biggest away win | 2 goals UTA 0–2 CHI (Mar 16) HOU 1-3 WAS (Apr 12) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals KC 5–4 POR (Mar 16) |
| Longest winning run | 3 wins Kansas City Current (Mar 16 – Apr 14) Washington Spirit (Mar 23 – present) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 5 matches Orlando Pride (Mar 16 – present) |
| Longest winless run | 4 matches Portland Thorns FC (Mar 16 – present) Racing Louisville FC (Mar 16 – present) |
| Longest losing run | 3 losses Seattle Reign FC (Mar 23 – present) |
| Highest attendance | 32,066 SD 1–2 KC (March 23) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,168 CHI 0–1 LA (March 30) |
| Total attendance | 313,664 |
| Average attendance | 11,202 |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of April 19, 2024. | |
The season began with the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup, a supercup match between the reigning playoff champion (NJ/NY Gotham FC) and NWSL Shield winner San Diego Wave FC, on March 15, 2024. The regular season began following day and run until November 3; it will pause for a month between July 8 and August 18 for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Each team will play 26 matches, an increase of four from the 2023 season. The playoffs will comprise the top eight teams and run from November 9 to November 23. The 2024 season is the first under a new broadcast agreement with CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports; a total of 118 matches will be televised or streamed.
In addition to league play, 2024 marks the debut of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, an international competition between clubs from the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico. It is scheduled to be played from July to October.