NWSL awards explained

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) presents six annual awards to individual players. The Golden Boot award is presented to the top scorer at the end of the regular season, while the Most Valuable Player, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards are voted on by various league constituents. these awards are voted upon in two rounds: in the first round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), and media (25%) vote to determine the nominees; in the second round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (20%), media (20%), and fans (10%) vote among the nominees to determine the winners.^[1]

In addition, the league also presents two teams of the season awards, the NWSL Best XI and the NWSL Second XI, to individual players. the teams of the season awards are voted on by players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (20%), media (20%), and fans (10%).^[2] Voters for the teams of the season awards are required to name one goalkeeper, four defenders, and a combination of six midfielders and forwards.

Most Valuable Player

Season	Player	Club	class=unsortable	Other finalists	class=unsortable	Ref
2013	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	Abby Wambach, Lori Chalupny	^[3]
2014	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC	Verónica Boquete, Amy Rodriguez	^[4]
2015	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit		^[5]
2016	Lynn Williams	Western New York Flash	Tobin Heath, Allie Long, Kealia Ohai, and Christen Press	^[6]
2017	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC	Marta, Sam Mewis, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe	^[7]
2018	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC	Sam Kerr, Megan Rapinoe, Lynn Williams, McCall Zerboni	^[8]
2019	Sam Kerr (2)	Chicago Red Stars	Yūki Nagasato, Debinha, Kristen Hamilton, Lynn Williams	^[9]
2021	Jess Fishlock	OL Reign	Ashley Hatch, Mallory Pugh, Midge Purce, Angela Salem	^[10]
2022	Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	Debinha, Naomi Girma, Alex Morgan, Mallory Pugh	^[11]
2023	Kerolin	North Carolina Courage	Sam Coffey, Debinha, Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith	^[12]

Golden Boot

Season	Player	Club	Goals	Games	Rate	class=unsortable	Ref.
2013	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	12	18	0.67	^[13]
2014	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC	16	23	0.70	^[14]
2015	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit	15	20	0.75	^[15]
2016	Lynn Williams	Western New York Flash	11	19	0.58	^[16]
2017	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC	17	22	0.77	^[17]
2018	Sam Kerr (2)	Chicago Red Stars	16	19	0.84	^[18]
2019	Sam Kerr (3)	Chicago Red Stars	18	21	0.86	^[19]
2021	Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit	10	20	0.50	^[20]
2022	Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave FC	15	17	0.88	^[21]
2023	Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	11	17	0.65	^[22]

Defender of the Year

Season	Player	Club	class=unsortable	Ref
2013	Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	^[23]
2014	Becky Sauerbrunn (2)	FC Kansas City	^[24]
2015	Becky Sauerbrunn (3)	FC Kansas City	^[25]
2016	Lauren Barnes	Seattle Reign FC	^[26]
2017	Abby Dahlkemper	North Carolina Courage	^[27]
2018	Abby Erceg	North Carolina Courage	^[28]
2019	Becky Sauerbrunn (4)	Utah Royals FC	^[29]
2021	Caprice Dydasco	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^[30]
2022	Naomi Girma	San Diego Wave FC	^[31]
2023	Naomi Girma (2)	San Diego Wave FC	^[32]

Goalkeeper of the Year

Season	Player	Club	class=unsortable	Ref
2013	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City
2014	Alyssa Naeher	Boston Breakers	^[33]
2015	Michelle Betos	Portland Thorns FC	^[34]
2016	Ashlyn Harris	Orlando Pride	^[35]
2017	Adrianna Franch	Portland Thorns FC	^[36]
2018	Adrianna Franch (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^[37]
2019	Aubrey Bledsoe	Washington Spirit	^[38]
2021	Aubrey Bledsoe (2)	Washington Spirit	^[39]
2022	Kailen Sheridan	San Diego Wave FC	^[40]
2023	Jane Campbell	Houston Dash	^[41]

Rookie of the Year

Season	Player	Club	class=unsortable	Ref
2013		FC Kansas City
2014		Chicago Red Stars	^[42]
2015		Chicago Red Stars	^[43]
2016		Sky Blue FC	^[44]
2017		North Carolina Courage	^[45]
2018		Sky Blue FC	^[46]
2019		Reign FC	^[47]
2021		Washington Spirit	^[48]
2022	Naomi Girma	San Diego Wave FC	^[49]
2023	Jenna Nighswonger	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^[50]

Coach of the Year

Season	Player	Club	class=unsortable	Ref
2013	Vlatko Andonovski	FC Kansas City
2014	Laura Harvey	Seattle Reign FC	^[51]
2015	Laura Harvey (2)	Seattle Reign FC	^[52]
2016	Mark Parsons	Portland Thorns FC	^[53]
2017	Paul Riley	North Carolina Courage	^[54]
2018	Paul Riley (2)	North Carolina Courage	^[55]
2019	Vlatko Andonovski (2)	Reign FC	^[56]
2021	Laura Harvey (3)	OL Reign	^[57]
2022		San Diego Wave FC	^[58]
2023	Juan Carlos Amorós	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^[59]

Teams of the Year

2013

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City	10 shutouts
Defender	Christie Rampone	Sky Blue FC	1.20 GAA
Defender	Leigh Ann Robinson	FC Kansas City	5 assists
Defender	Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	1.00 GAA
Defender	Brittany Taylor	Western New York Flash	3 goals, 4 assists
Midfielder	Lori Chalupny	Chicago Red Stars	5 goals, 4 assists
Midfielder	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC	4 goals
Midfielder	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	12 goals, 9 assists
Midfielder	Diana Matheson	Washington Spirit	8 goals, 3 assists
Forward	Sydney Leroux	Boston Breakers	11 goals, 2 assists
Forward	Abby Wambach	Western New York Flash	11 goals, 8 assists

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper	Adrianna Franch	Western New York Flash
Defender	Rachel Buehler	Portland Thorns
Defender	Caitlin Foord	Sky Blue FC
Defender	Ali Krieger	Washington Spirit
Defender	Lauren Sesselmann	FC Kansas City
Midfielder	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC
Midfielder	Desiree Scott	FC Kansas City
Midfielder	Erika Tymrak	FC Kansas City
Forward	Alex Morgan	Portland Thorns
Forward	Lianne Sanderson	Boston Breakers
Forward	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns

2014

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper		Boston Breakers	106 saves
Defender		Seattle Reign FC	.83 team GAA
Defender			1 goal
Defender		Sky Blue FC	1 goal, 2 assists
Defender		FC Kansas City	8 shutouts
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC	4 goals, 6 assists
Midfielder		Seattle Reign FC	4 goals, 8 assists
Midfielder		Seattle Reign FC	16 goals, 7 assists
Forward		FC Kansas City	8 goals, 7 assists
Forward		Seattle Reign FC	9 goals, 5 assists
Forward		FC Kansas City	13 goals, 3 assists

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper		Seattle Reign FC	5 shutouts
Defender		Seattle Reign FC	.83 team GAA
Defender		Portland Thorns FC	5 assists
Defender		Seattle Reign FC	.83 team GAA
Defender		Chicago Red Stars	Rookie of the Year
Midfielder		Western New York Flash	8 goals, 5 assists
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC	9 goals, 3 assists
Midfielder		Boston Breakers	9 goals, 5 assists
Forward		Chicago Red Stars	6 goals
Forward		Portland Thorns FC	11 goals, 1 assist
Forward		Washington Spirit	11 goals, 2 assists

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2015

Announced September 24, 2015^[61]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper	Michelle Betos	Portland Thorns FC	45 saves
Defender	Lauren Barnes	Seattle Reign FC	1,800 minutes
Defender	Julie Johnston	Chicago Red Stars	1.10 team GAA
Defender	Amy LePeilbet	FC Kansas City	1,800 minutes
Defender	Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	1.00 GAA
Midfielder	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC	8 goals, 2 assists
Midfielder	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC	10 goals, 7 assists
Midfielder	Allie Long	Portland Thorns FC	10 goals, 4 assists
Forward	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit	15 goals, 3 assists
Forward	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars	10 goals, 2 assists
Forward	Beverly Yanez	Seattle Reign FC	9 goals

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City	8 shutouts
Defender	Stephanie Cox	Seattle Reign FC	1,800 minutes
Defender	Kendall Fletcher	Seattle Reign FC	2 goals, 2 assists
Defender	Arin Gilliland	Chicago Red Stars	1.10 team GAA
Defender	Leigh Ann Robinson	FC Kansas City	1,800 minutes
Midfielder	Danielle Colaprico	Chicago Red Stars	1,776 minutes
Midfielder	Lauren Holiday	FC Kansas City	2 goals, 2 assists
Midfielder	Carli Lloyd	Houston Dash	4 goals
Midfielder	Keelin Winters	Seattle Reign FC	1,654 minutes
Forward	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars	6 goals, 3 assists
Forward	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC	5 goals, 5 assists

2016

Announced October 7, 2016^[62]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper		Orlando Pride	62 saves
Defender		Seattle Reign FC	1,775 minutes
Defender		Chicago Red Stars	1.00 team GAA
Defender		Portland Thorns FC	0.95 team GAA
Defender		FC Kansas City	1.00 team GAA
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC	Goal, 10 assists
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC	6 goals, 2 assists
Forward		Western New York Flash	10 goals, 7 assists
Forward		Houston Dash	11 goals, 4 assists
Forward		Chicago Red Stars	8 goals
Forward		Western New York Flash	11 goals, 5 assists

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper		Chicago Red Stars	1.00 GAA
Defender		Chicago Red Stars	1.00 team GAA
Defender		Washington Spirit	1.05 team GAA
Defender		Sky Blue FC	1,800 minutes
Defender		Chicago Red Stars	1,781 minutes
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars	Goal, 2 assists
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars	7 assists
Midfielder		Seattle Reign FC	Goals, 4 assists
Midfielder		Seattle Reign FC	6 goals, 2 assists
Forward		Washington Spirit	2 goals, 5 assists
Forward		FC Kansas City	8 goals

2017

Best XI

Announced October 12, 2017^[63]

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper		Portland Thorns FC	11 shutouts, 80 saves, .83 GAA
Defender		Chicago Red Stars	1 goal, 3rd-best defense in NWSL
Defender		North Carolina Courage	121 corner kicks taken, 2 assists
Defender		FC Kansas City	157 clearances, 24 blocks, 1 goal, 2 assists
Defender		Orlando Pride	99 clearances, 49 interceptions, 2 assists
Midfielder		Seattle Reign FC	7 goals, 2 assists
Midfielder		North Carolina Courage	6 goals, 3 assists
Midfielder		North Carolina Courage	3 goals, 1 assist
Forward		Orlando Pride	13 goals, 6 assists, 64 chances created
Forward		Sky Blue FC	17 goals, 4 assists, 2 hattricks, 1 4-goal game
Forward		Chicago Red Stars	11 goals, 4 assists

Second XI

Announced October 10, 2017^[64]

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	NOTE
Goalkeeper		North Carolina Courage	39 saves, 8 shutouts
Defender		Orlando Pride	2,032 minutes played
Defender		North Carolina Courage	1 goal, 2 assists
Defender		Portland Thorns FC	6 assists
Defender		Portland Thorns FC	2,063 minutes played
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars	1,903 minutes played
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars	4 goals, 3 assists
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC	4 goals, 2 assists
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars	6 goals, 4 assists
Forward		Orlando Pride	9 goals, 4 assists
Forward		Seattle Reign FC	12 goals, 1 assist

2018

Announced September 20, 2018^[65]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Portland Thorns FC
Defender		Portland Thorns FC
Defender		North Carolina Courage
Defender		Utah Royals FC
Defender		North Carolina Courage
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder		North Carolina Courage
Forward		North Carolina Courage
Forward		Chicago Red Stars
Forward		Seattle Reign

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Seattle Reign
Defender		Portland Thorns FC
Defender		North Carolina Courage
Defender		Seattle Reign
Defender		Chicago Red Stars
Midfielder		Sky Blue FC
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder		North Carolina Courage
Forward		North Carolina Courage
Forward		Houston Dash
Forward		Houston Dash

2019

Announced October 24, 2019^[66]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Washington Spirit
Defender		North Carolina Courage
Defender		Orlando Pride
Defender		Utah Royals FC
Defender		Chicago Red Stars
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars
Midfielder		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder		Washington Spirit
Forward		Portland Thorns FC
Forward		Chicago Red Stars
Forward		Utah Royals FC

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Chicago Red Stars
Defender		Reign FC
Defender		North Carolina Courage
Defender		Utah Royals FC
Defender		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder		Reign FC
Midfielder		North Carolina Courage
Midfielder		Chicago Red Stars
Forward		North Carolina Courage
Forward		Sky Blue FC
Forward		Reign FC

2021

Announced November 17, 2021^[67]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		NJ/NY Gotham FC
Defender		NJ/NY Gotham FC
		OL Reign
		Chicago Red Stars
		North Carolina Courage
Midfielder/Forward		Washington Spirit
		OL Reign
		OL Reign
		NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Washington Spirit
		Portland Thorns FC

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Portland Thorns FC
Defender		OL Reign
		Portland Thorns FC
		Racing Louisville FC
		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder/Forward		OL Reign
		Portland Thorns FC
		Chicago Red Stars
		Houston Dash
		Orlando Pride
		NJ/NY Gotham FC

2022

Announced October 25, 2022^[68]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		San Diego Wave FC
Defender		OL Reign
		San Diego Wave FC
		OL Reign
		North Carolina Courage
Midfielder/Forward		Portland Thorns FC
		Kansas City Current
		San Diego Wave FC
		North Carolina Courage
		Chicago Red Stars
		Portland Thorns FC

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Kansas City Current
Defender		Portland Thorns FC
		Kansas City Current
		Chicago Red Stars
		Portland Thorns FC
Midfielder/Forward		North Carolina Courage
		OL Reign
		OL Reign
		North Carolina Courage
		OL Reign
		Houston Dash

2023

Announced November 6, 2023^[69]

Best XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		Houston Dash
Defender
		NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Angel City FC
		Washington Spirit
Midfielder/Forward		Portland Thorns FC
		Kansas City Current
		San Diego Wave FC
		North Carolina Courage
		Portland Thorns FC
		NJ/NY Gotham FC

Second XI

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB
Goalkeeper		San Diego Wave FC
Defender		North Carolina Courage
		North Carolina Courage
		NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Angel City FC
Midfielder/Forward		Racing Louisville FC
		Angel City FC
		North Carolina Courage
		Washington Spirit
		San Diego Wave FC
		Washington Spirit

Most selections

Only players with multiple total selections are included.

	Players still active in the NWSL
Bold*	Players on most recent list

Nat	Player	Best XI	Second XI	Total
		7	1	8
		5	2	7
			4	2	6
			2	4	6
			1	5	6
		4	1	5
		1	4	5
		2	2	4
		2	2	4
		2	2	4
		2	2	4
		1	3	4
		1	3	4
		0	4	4
		3	0	3
			3	0	3
		3	0	3
		2	1	3
	Debinha	2	1	3
		2	1	3
		2	1	3
			2	1	3
		2	1	3
		2	1	3
		2	1	3
		1	2	3
		1	2	3
		0	3	3
		0	3	3
		2	0	2
		2	0	2
		2	0	2
		2	0	2
		2	0	2
		2	0	2
		2	0	2
		1	1	2
		1	1	2
			1	1	2
		1	1	2
	Kerolin	1	1	2
		1	1	2
		1	1	2
			1	1	2
		1	1	2
		1	1	2
		1	1	2
		1	1	2
		0	2	2
			0	2	2
		0	2	2
			0	2	2
		0	2	2
		0	2	2

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women
• NWSL Players' Awards
• NWSL Team of the Month
• NWSL Rookie of the Month
• NWSL Player of the Month
• NWSL Player of the Week
• NWSL records and statistics
• List of NWSL drafts
• Women's soccer in the United States

Notes and References

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2. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. November 17, 2021 .
3. Web site: Kassouf. Jeff. Holiday named 2013 NWSL MVP; KC sweeps awards. The Equalizer. December 29, 2013. August 27, 2013.
4. News: Reign midfielder Little named 2014 NWSL MVP. August 28, 2014. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
5. News: Top-scorer Dunn becomes youngest-ever NWSL MVP. 2015-09-23. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
6. News: 2016 NWSL MVP: Lynn Williams. 2016-10-06. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
7. News: Kerr caps remarkable season with NWSL Most Valuable Player nod. 2017-10-20. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
   News: 2017 NWSL Awards Finalists Revealed. National Women's Soccer League. 2017-10-05. 2024-06-26.
8. News: Horan's MVP season is only the beginning. Bush. Chelsey. September 21, 2018. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
   Web site: 2018 NWSL Awards Finalists Revealed. National Women's Soccer League. 2018-09-16. Purdy. Jacqueline. 2024-06-26.
9. News: Sam Kerr is NWSL's first two-time NWSL MVP. 2019-10-25. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
10. News: Jess Fishlock named 2021 NWSL MVP. November 16, 2021. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
    Web site: National Women's Soccer League Announces Nominees for the 2021 NWSL Awards. 2021-11-05. National Women's Soccer League. 2024-06-26.
11. News: Sophia Smith wins 2022 NWSL MVP Award. Kriger. Rachael. October 27, 2022. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
    Web site: National Women's Soccer League Announces Nominees for the 2021 NWSL Awards. 2022-10-14. National Women's Soccer League. 2024-06-26.
12. News: Kerolin named NWSL MVP after outstanding season with the Courage. Cascone. Arianna. November 10, 2023. The Equalizer. 2024-06-26.
    Web site: 2023 NWSL End-of-Year Awards: NWSL Most Valuable Player, Presented by Bud Light Finalists. 2023-11-03. National Women's Soccer League. 2024-06-26.
13. News: FCKC's Lauren Holiday wins Golden Boot award. McDowell. Sam. 2013-08-19. The Kansas City Star. 2024-06-26.
14. News: Kim Little boost for Scotland ladies. Campbell. The Scotsman. 2014-09-30. 2024-06-26.
15. News: Washington Spirit forward Crystal Dunn wins 2015 NWSL Golden Boot. Goldberg. Jamie. 2015-09-07. The Oregonian. 2024-06-26.
16. News: Ex-Bullard High star Lynn Williams lighting up National Women's Soccer League. 2016-10-01. The Fresno Bee. 2024-06-26.
    News: WNY Flash Forward Lynn Williams Wins 2016 NWSL Golden Boot. 2016-09-26. National Women's Soccer League. 2024-06-26.
17. News: Reliving Sam Kerr's Historic 2017. Lordanic. Marissa. 2020-11-30. Matildas. 2024-06-26.
18. News: Sam Kerr wins NWSL golden boot despite huge disadvantage. Francis. Kieran. 2023-09-18. Goal. 2024-06-26.
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20. News: Washington Spirit's Ashley Hatch Wins NWSL Golden Boot. Hruby. Emma. 2021-11-02. Just Women's Sports. 2024-06-26.
21. News: Alex Morgan Wins NWSL Golden Boot in Wave's Inaugural Season. 2022-10-03. Hruby. Emma. Just Women's Sports. 2024-06-26.
22. News: NWSL Golden Boot Race: Sophia Smith Outlasts Competition. 2023-10-16. Hruby. Emma. Just Women's Sports. 2024-06-26.
23. Web site: Kassouf. Jeff. Holiday named 2013 NWSL MVP; KC sweeps awards. The Equalizer. December 29, 2013. August 27, 2013.
24. Web site: Becky Sauerbrunn named 2014 NWSL Defender of the Year. NWSL. August 27, 2014. August 26, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140905001534/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/832461.html. September 5, 2014.
25. FCKC'S BECKY SAUERBRUNN VOTED DEFENDER OF THE YEAR. September 21, 2015. NWSL. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022332/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/894750.html. September 24, 2015.
26. SEATTLE REIGN FC'S LAUREN BARNES VOTED DEFENDER OF THE YEAR. NWSL. October 5, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161007200501/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/seattle-reign-fc-s-lauren-barnes-voted-defender-of-the-year. October 7, 2016.
27. Defender of the Year: Abby Dahlkemper, North Carolina Courage. NWSL. October 19, 2017.
28. Web site: Balf . Celia . Defender of the Year: Abby Erceg, North Carolina Courage . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . September 27, 2018 . September 27, 2018.
29. News: Levine . Matthew . Utah Royals FC defender Becky Sauerbrunn named 2019 NWSL Defender of the Year . November 6, 2019 . NWSL . October 30, 2019.
30. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. November 15, 2021 .
31. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. October 27, 2022 .
32. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. November 8, 2023 .
33. Web site: Alyssa Naeher named 2014 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year. NWSL. August 25, 2014. August 25, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826121352/http://nwslsoccer.com/News/832164.html. August 26, 2014.
34. THORNS FC'S MICHELLE BETOS VOTED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR. NWSL. September 16, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920003111/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/894202.html. September 20, 2015.
35. ORLANDO PRIDE'S ASHLYN HARRIS VOTED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR. NWSL. October 4, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006035554/http://nwslsoccer.com/orlando-pride-s-ashlyn-harris-voted-goalkeeper-of-the-year?sf37813665=1. October 6, 2016.
36. Goalkeeper of the Year: Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns FC. NWSL. October 18, 2017.
37. Web site: Balf . Celia . Goalkeeper of the Year: Adrianna Franch, Portland Thorns FC . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . September 27, 2018 . September 27, 2018.
38. News: Levine . Matthew . Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe named 2019 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year . November 6, 2019 . NWSL . November 1, 2019.
39. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. November 18, 2021 .
40. Web site: National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL. www.nwslsoccer.com. October 26, 2022 .
41. Web site: Houston Dash Keeper Jane Campbell Named 2023 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year . November 8, 2023 . www.NWSLSocer.com . National Women's Soccer League . November 8, 2023.
42. Web site: Julie Johnston named 2014 NWSL Rookie of the Year. NWSL. August 22, 2014. August 22, 2014.
43. News: Goldberg. Jamie. Chicago Red Stars midfielder Danielle Colaprico named NWSL rookie of the year. The Oregonian. September 14, 2015.
44. Web site: SKY BLUE FC'S RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VOTED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. NWSL. October 3, 2016. October 3, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161004183835/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/sky-blue-fc-s-raquel-rodriguez-voted-rookie-of-the-year. October 4, 2016.
45. Web site: Rookie of the Year: Ashley Hatch, North Carolina Courage. NWSL. October 18, 2016. October 17, 2016.
46. Web site: Balf . Celia . Rookie of the Year: Imani Dorsey, Sky Blue FC . NWSLsoccer.com . NWSL . September 26, 2018 . September 26, 2018.
47. News: Levine . Matthew . Reign FC forward Bethany Balcer named 2019 NWSL Rookie of the Year . October 29, 2019 . NWSL . October 29, 2019.
48. Web site: Washington Spirit Forward Trinity Rodman Named 2021 NWSL Rookie of the Year. www.nwslsoccer.com. November 18, 2021 .
49. Web site: San Diego Wave FC Defender Naomi Girma Named 2022 NWSL Rookie of the Year, Presented by Ally. www.nwslsoccer.com. October 27, 2022 .
50. Web site: NJ/NY Gotham FC Midfielder/Defender Jenna Nighswonger Named 2023 NWSL Rookie of the Year, Presented by Ally. www.nwslsoccer.com. November 9, 2023 .
51. Web site: Laura Harvey named 2014 NWSL Coach of the Year. NWSL. August 27, 2014. August 27, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140905001533/http://nwslsoccer.com/News/832677.html. September 5, 2014.
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53. Web site: PORTLAND THORNS FC'S MARK PARSONS VOTED COACH OF THE YEAR. NWSL. October 3, 2016. October 3, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161004183838/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/portland-thorns-fc-s-mark-parsons-voted-coach-of-the-year. October 4, 2016.
54. Web site: Paul Riley voted NWSL Coach of the Year. NWSL. October 18, 2016. October 16, 2016.
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57. Web site: Laura Harvey named 2014 NWSL Coach of the Year. NWSL. November 16, 2021. November 16, 2021.
58. Web site: San Diego Wave FC's Casey Stoney Tabbed 2022 NWSL Coach of the Year. NWSL. October 26, 2022. October 26, 2022.
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63. News: 2017 Best XI announced. October 12, 2017. NWSL. October 12, 2017.
64. News: NWSL announces Second XI selections. October 10, 2017. NWSL. October 10, 2017.
65. News: 2018 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced. September 20, 2018. September 20, 2018.
66. News: 2019 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced. October 24, 2019. October 24, 2019.
67. News: NWSL Announces the Winners of Mastercard Inaugural 2021 Best XI Awards. November 17, 2021. October 17, 2021.
68. News: NWSL Announces Winners of Mastercard Best XI Awards. October 25, 2022. October 25, 2022.
69. News: NWSL Announces Winners of 2023 Mastercard Best XI Awards. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.