CHICAGO – The National Women’s Soccer League Tuesday announced the full schedule for the regular season.
The league’s ninth season includes 10 teams set to face off in a single table, 24-game regular season – with 12 home games and 12 away games per club. Full broadcast details will be announced soon.
Three matches highlight opening day May 15.
Kansas City NWSL and Racing Louisville FC, the league’s newest clubs, kick off the season at Lynn Family Stadium while newly rebranded NJ/NY Gotham FC and 2020 Challenge Cup Champion Houston Dash ring in the new season at Red Bull Arena. OL Reign is set to take on 2018 and 2019 champion North Carolina Courage in the opening day finale at Cheney Stadium.
Rounding out the first weekend of play, the Orlando Pride host the Washington Spirit at Exploria Stadium May 16 while the 2020 Fall Series-winning Portland Thorns FC welcome the Chicago Red Stars.
Week Two will feature three home openers May 22. Chicago welcomes the Red Stars home as they take on Gotham FC at SeatGeek Stadium, while the Courage host Orlando at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park and the Houston Dash face off against Kansas City NWSL at BBVA Stadium.
Portland and OL Reign close out Week Two with the first Cascadia battle of the season between the two clubs May 23 at Providence Park.
The NWSL regular season will not break for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, and will conclude Oct. 31, with two matches between NJ/NY Gotham FC and Racing Louisville, and Houston at Washington. The top six teams at the end of the regular season will advance to the expanded NWSL Playoffs, with the top two seeds receiving a first-round bye. The league will close out the campaign with the 2021 NWSL Championship Nov. 20.
2021 NWSL REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
DATE
5/15/2021
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VENUE Lynn Family Stadium Red Bull Arena Cheney Stadium Exploria Stadium Providence Park Lynn Family Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium SeatGeek Stadium BBVA Stadium Providence Park Exploria Stadium Segra Field Legends Field Sahlen’s Stadium BBVA Stadium Red Bull Arena Exploria Stadium Cheney Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Red Bull Arena Providence Park Legends Field Audi Field Sahlen’s Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Providence Park Lynn Family Stadium Exploria Stadium Cheney Stadium Legends Field Lynn Family Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Cheney Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium BBVA Stadium Legends Field Red Bull Arena Segra Field BBVA Stadium Lynn Family Stadium Exploria Stadium Exploria Stadium Audi Field Providence Park SeatGeek Stadium Cheney Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium Segra Field SeatGeek Stadium Providence Park Legends Field Exploria Stadium BBVA Stadium Lynn Family Stadium Red Bull Arena Sahlen’s Stadium Cheney Stadium Providence Park SeatGeek Stadium BBVA Stadium Red Bull Arena Segra Field Cheney Stadium Lynn Family Stadium SeatGeek Stadium BBVA Stadium Exploria Stadium Legends Field Red Bull Arena Sahlen’s Stadium Lynn Family Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium Cheney Stadium Audi Field Legends Fields Providence Park SeatGeek Stadium Audi Field Red Bull Arena BBVA Stadium Cheney Stadium BBVA Stadium Red Bull Arena Lynn Family Stadium Providence Park Exploria Stadium Legends Field Legends Field BBVA Stadium Exploria Stadium Audi Field Sahlen’s Stadium RedBull Arena SeatGeek Stadium Lynn Family Stadium Segra Field Cheney Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium Lynn Family Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Legends Field Providence Park Sahlen’s Stadium Red Bull Arena Providence Park Exploria Stadium Audi Field BBVA Stadium Legends Field Cheney Stadium Lynn Family Stadium SeatGeek Stadium Cheney Stadium Sahlen’s Stadium BBVA Stadium Exploria Stadium Legends Field Providence Park Red Bull Arena Audi Field |
HOME Racing Louisville FC NJ/NY Gotham FC OL Reign Orlando Pride Portland Thorns FC Racing Louisville FC NC Courage Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash Portland Thorns FC Orlando Pride Washington Spirit Kansas City NC Courage Houston Dash NJ/NY Gotham FC Orlando Pride OL Reign Chicago Red Stars NJ/NY Gotham FC Portland Thorns FC Kansas City Washington Spirit NC Courage Chicago Red Stars Portland Thorns FC Racing Louisville FC Orlando Pride OL Reign Kansas City Racing Louisville FC Chicago Red Stars OL Reign NC Courage Houston Dash Kansas City NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington Spirit Houston Dash Racing Louisville FC Orlando Pride Orlando Pride Washington Spirit Portland Thorns FC Chicago Red Stars OL Reign NC Courage Washington Spirit Chicago Red Stars Portland Thorns FC Kansas City Orlando Pride Houston Dash Racing Louisville FC NJ/NY Gotham FC NC Courage OL Reign Portland Thorns FC Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington Spirit OL Reign Racing Louisville FC Chicago Red Stars Houston Dash Orlando Pride Kansas City NJ/NY Gotham FC NC Courage Racing Louisville FC NC Courage OL Reign Washington Spirit Kansas City Portland Thorns FC Chicago Red Stars Washington Spirit NJ/NY Gotham FC Houston Dash OL Reign Houston Dash NJ/NY Gotham FC Racing Louisville FC Portland Thorns FC Orlando Pride Kansas City Kansas City Houston Dash Orlando Pride Washington Spirit NC Courage NJ/NY Gotham FC Chicago Red Stars Racing Louisville FC Washington Spirit OL Reign NC Courage Racing Louisville FC Chicago Red Stars Kansas City Portland Thorns FC NC Courage NJ/NY Gotham FC Portland Thorns FC Orlando Pride Washington Spirit Houston Dash Kansas City OL Reign Racing Louisville FC Chicago Red Stars OL Reign NC Courage Houston Dash Orlando Pride Kansas City Portland Thorns FC NJ/NY Gotham FC Washington Spirit |
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Kansas City Houston Dash NC Courage Washington Spirit Chicago Red Stars Washington Spirit Orlando Pride NJ/NY Gotham FC Kansas City OL Reign Portland Thorns FC Houston Dash Chicago Red Stars Racing Louisville FC Chicago Red Stars |