NWSL Coach of the Year explained

The NWSL Coach of the Year award is presented annually to the best head coach in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Vlatko Andonovski (2013) won the first Coach of the Year award in the NWSL's inaugural season. The most recent winner is Juan Carlos Amorós (2023).

the Coach of the Year award is 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 winner.^[1]

Winners

Season	Coach	Nationality	Club	class=unsortable	Ref
2013			FC Kansas City	^[2]
2014			Seattle Reign FC	^[3]
2015	(2)		Seattle Reign FC	^[4]
2016			Portland Thorns FC	^[5]
2017			North Carolina Courage	^[6]
2018	(2)		North Carolina Courage	^[7]
2019	(2)		Reign FC	^[8]
2021	(3)		OL Reign	^[9]
2022			San Diego Wave FC	^[10]
2023			NJ/NY Gotham FC	^[11]

Notes and References

1. News: National Women's Soccer League Announces 2023 NWSL Award Finalists, Opens Final Voting Round. 2023-10-24. National Women's Soccer League. 2024-06-27.
2. News: Coach of the Year award for Andonovski. August 26, 2013. FOX4KC. 2024-06-27.
3. News: Reign's Harvey named NWSL coach of year. Ruiz. Don. Tri-City Herald. 2014-08-27. 2024-06-27.
4. News: Reign's Harvey NWSL coach of year. Ruiz. Don. 2015-09-18. The Olympian. 2024-06-27.
5. News: Portland Thorns coach Mark Parsons named NWSL coach of the year. 2016-10-03. The Oregonian. 2024-06-27.
6. News: Consolation prize? Paul Riley named NWSL Coach of the Year. 2017-10-16. The Equalizer. 2024-06-27.
7. News: Paul Riley, Imani Dorsey best coach, rookie respectively. Kriger. Rachael. 2018-09-26. The Equalizer. 2024-06-27.
8. News: Levine . Matthew . Reign FC's Vlatko Andonovski named 2019 National Women's Soccer League Coach of the Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026150022/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/reign-fcs-vlatko-andonovski-named-2019-national-womens-soccer-league-coach-of-the-year. 2019-10-26 . National Women's Soccer League. October 26, 2019.
9. News: OL Reign's Laura Harvey Named 2021 NWSL Coach of the Year. 2021-11-16. Hruby. Emma. Just Women's Sports. 2024-06-27.
10. News: Casey Stoney is the NWSL Coach of the Year. 2022-10-26. Lauletta. Dan. The Equalizer. 2024-06-27.
11. News: Gotham FC's Juan Carlos Amorós named NWSL Coach of the Year: 'He's a fantastic, fantastic leader'. Yang. Steph. 2023-11-07. The Athletic. 2024-06-27.