| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 14 – October 31 / November 2 (regular season) November 14–16 – November 22 (playoffs) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 season is the upcoming 13th season for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), 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 will be the 19th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States.
The league has 14 teams, unchanged from the 2024 season, which set a record for average attendance and television ratings.[1] It is the second under a set of national broadcasting agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports that run through the 2027 season.[2] The 2025 season is not expected to see the return of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, an international competition between clubs from the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil of Mexico.[3] It will be the first season without a college draft; the 2025 rookie class will enter the league as free agents.[4]
The defending NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield winner is Orlando Pride.[5]
- ^ Goff, Steven (November 24, 2024). "In a breakout year for women's sports, the NWSL shows how far it has come". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Cydney (November 9, 2023). "Historic: NWSL signs largest broadcast deal in women's sports, adds additional TV partners". USA Today. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (October 29, 2024). "Does the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup have a future?". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "10 College Prospects to Watch This Offseason". National Women's Soccer League. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ Osen, Avery (November 24, 2024). "Orlando Pride wins NWSL championship over Washington Spirit, giving Marta a long-awaited title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. Retrieved December 5, 2024.