Name: 2026 NWSL standings
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Race charts for every NWSL season from 2015 to 2026, 11 seasons in all: every Shield race and playoff chase, each a day by day graph of points above draw pace on one scale. Pick any season from the menu above.

NWSL standings, 2026

Team	W	D	L	GD	PTS	L10	Streak
Gotham FC (GFC) x	16	7	5	+13	55	5-3-2	L1
San Diego Wave FC (SD) x	17	3	8	+13	54	7-1-2	W5
Washington Spirit (WAS) x	16	4	8	+14	52	5-1-4	W2
Kansas City Current (KC) x	14	5	9	+12	47	5-3-2	W3
Utah Royals (UTA) x	14	5	10	+7	47	4-2-4	D1
Portland Thorns FC (POR) x	13	8	8	+7	47	4-4-2	W1
Angel City FC (LA) x	13	7	8	+17	46	6-3-1	W1
Seattle Reign FC (SEA)	13	5	11	+3	44	5-2-3	D1
North Carolina Courage (NC)	13	3	13	+9	42	4-0-6	L2
Denver Summit FC (DEN)	10	8	10	+7	38	4-3-3	L1
Orlando Pride (ORL) e	11	3	14	-6	36	4-1-5	W1
Houston Dash (HOU) e	9	6	14	-4	33	3-1-6	W1
Boston Legacy FC (BOS) e	9	5	14	-9	32	4-0-6	W2
Bay FC (BAY) e	7	6	15	-14	27	2-2-6	D1
Racing Louisville FC (LOU) e	7	3	18	-17	24	2-1-7	L1
Chicago Stars FC (CHI) e	5	2	22	-52	17	1-1-8	L5

The dashed line on the chart is the playoff line: the pace of the last club in a playoff place.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
s: clinched the NWSL Shield
e: eliminated from the postseason

Turning points

The lead has changed hands 15 times.
Gotham FC had clinched a playoff place by September 25, 2026.
San Diego Wave FC had clinched a playoff place by October 2, 2026.
Washington Spirit had clinched a playoff place by October 17, 2026.
Gotham FC trailed by as many as 7 points on April 3, 2026.
Gotham FC has led alone since August 1, 2026.
Gotham FC needs 6 more points to put the race beyond San Diego Wave FC.
San Diego Wave FC and Kansas City Current have each gained 5 points on first place since September 23, 2026.
Gotham FC has spent 87 of the season's 225 charted days so far in first place. The season's charted days include 3 breaks in the schedule.