2026 National Women's Soccer League season
14th season of the National Women's Soccer League
14th season of the National Women's Soccer League
The 2026 season is the 14th and current 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 is the 20th overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league has 16 teams, with 2 expansion teams, Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC, joining the 14 teams that contested the 2025 season. All teams are scheduled to play 30 regular-season matches, home and away against every other team. The defending NWSL champion is Gotham FC, and the defending NWSL Shield winner is the Kansas City Current.
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