Every 2016 NWSL race charted day by day: Shield and playoff race. Final standings, from a season that ran April 16 to September 25, 2016.
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NWSL standings, 2016
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Portland Thorns FC (POR)s
12
5
3
+16
41
7-0-3
W4
Washington Spirit (WAS)x
12
3
5
+9
39
6-1-3
L2
Chicago Red Stars (CHI)x
9
6
5
+4
33
4-3-3
W1
Western New York Flash (WNY)x
9
5
6
+14
32
3-5-2
W1
Seattle Reign FC (SEA)
8
6
6
+8
30
5-2-3
W2
FC Kansas City (KC)
7
5
8
-2
26
5-1-4
W1
Sky Blue FC (GFC)
7
5
8
-6
26
4-1-5
L1
Houston Dash (HOU)
6
4
10
0
22
4-3-3
L1
Orlando Pride (ORL)
6
1
13
-10
19
1-1-8
L2
Boston Breakers (BOS)
3
2
15
-33
11
2-1-7
L2
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
Turning points
The lead changed hands 11 times.
Portland Thorns FC trailed by as many as 7 points on September 3, 2016.
Portland Thorns FC took first place for good on September 25, 2016.
Washington Spirit led by 7 points as late as September 3, 2016.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 37 of the 48 days played.
Five clubs held or shared first place.
Portland Thorns FC held first place for 57 straight days, the season's longest run. 17 of those days fell in a pause in the schedule, when no league games were played.
Portland Thorns FC spent 60 of the season's 163 charted days in first place. The season's charted days include 3 breaks in the schedule.