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) s	18	7	5	+16	61	5-3-2	W2
San Diego Wave FC (SD) x	18	4	8	+14	58	8-1-1	W1
Washington Spirit (WAS) x	17	4	9	+15	55	6-0-4	W1
Kansas City Current (KC) x	16	5	9	+15	53	7-2-1	W5
Angel City FC (LA) x	15	7	8	+22	52	8-2-0	W3
Portland Thorns FC (POR) x	14	8	8	+9	50	4-4-2	W2
Utah Royals (UTA) x	14	5	11	+5	47	3-2-5	L1
Seattle Reign FC (SEA)	14	5	11	+4	47	6-1-3	W1
North Carolina Courage (NC)	14	3	13	+10	45	4-0-6	W1
Denver Summit FC (DEN)	11	8	11	+11	41	5-2-3	L1
Orlando Pride (ORL)	11	3	16	-8	36	4-1-5	L2
Houston Dash (HOU)	9	6	15	-6	33	2-1-7	L1
Boston Legacy FC (BOS)	9	6	15	-12	33	4-1-5	L1
Bay FC (BAY)	7	6	17	-17	27	1-2-7	L2
Racing Louisville FC (LOU)	7	3	20	-24	24	0-1-9	L3
Chicago Stars FC (CHI)	5	2	23	-54	17	1-1-8	L6

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 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 took first place for good on August 1, 2026.
San Diego Wave FC led by 5 points as late as April 25, 2026.
Gotham FC went 7-1-0 from July 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 7 points.
Gotham FC spent 96 of the season's 234 charted days in first place. The season's charted days include 3 breaks in the schedule.