NWSL Shield

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NWSL Shield
Awarded for National Women's Soccer League team with the best record in the regular season
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Presented by National Women's Soccer League
First awarded 2013
Currently held by Seattle Reign FC
(second shield)
Most awards Seattle Reign FC
(two shields)
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The NWSL Shield is an annual award given to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team with the best regular season record, as determined by the NWSL points system. The NWSL Shield has been annually awarded since 2013, and is recognized as a major trophy by the league.

Seattle Reign FC having earned two NWSL Shields since the league's inception in 2013, have won the most shields of any NWSL team as of 2015. The club is the current holder of the award.[1]

History

When the NWSL was launched in 2013, the league's format was set up similar to other contemporary North American leagues. After the regular season, the NWSL Playoffs were held with the top four teams vying for a spot in the postseason championship match. The club with the best regular season record earned the top seed in the playoffs.[2]

Shield awarding and tiebreakers

Since the 2013 inaugural season, the system of awarding points in the NWSL is the same as the international standard: three points for a win, one for a draw, and no points for a loss.[3] In the event of an end-of-season tie in total accumulated points, the following tie-breakers are used:

  1. Head-to-head records: Which team has earned more points against all other teams with the same amount of points
  2. Goal difference (GD)
  3. Goals for (GF): Total goals scored throughout the season
  4. Head-to-head records: Which team has earned more points against the other team while on the road
  5. Road goal difference
  6. Total road goals
  7. Coin toss

Winners

Season Winner Record Points[B] /
Pts per game		 NWSL Championship result Win #
Games Won Lost Tied[A]
2013 Western New York Flash 22 10 4 8 38 / 1.73 Lost Championship Final (Portland Thorns FC) 1
2014 Seattle Reign FC 24 16 2 6 54 / 2.25 Lost Championship Final (FC Kansas City) 1
2015 Seattle Reign FC 20 13 3 4 43 / 2.15 Lost Championship Final (FC Kansas City) 2
   Team also won the NWSL Championship Final.

Records

Shield winners

Team Wins Runners up Years won Years Runners up
Seattle Reign FC 2 0 2014, 2015
Western New York Flash 1 0 2013
FC Kansas City 0 2 2013, 2014
Chicago Red Stars 0 1 2015

See also

References

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External links

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