Reign FC
2019 season
Majority ownersBill and Teresa Predmore
PresidentBill Predmore
Head coachVlatko Andonovski
StadiumCheney Stadium
NWSL4th
PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bethany Balcer (6)
All: Bethany Balcer (6)
Highest home attendance7,479
(July 28 vs. CHI)
Lowest home attendance3,032
(May 27 vs. NC)
Average home league attendance5,213[1]
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The 2019 Reign FC season was the club's seventh season of play and their seventh season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. It was the club's first season playing in Tacoma, Washington, following the relocation from Seattle; the 2019 season was also their first under their new name after they were rebranded from Seattle Reign FC.[2]

It was the NWSL's first season with the increased standard roster size from 20 to 22. In addition, there were now four supplemental roster spots for players making the minimum salary that do not count against the team salary cap. Teams were required to carry at least 20 players at any given time and could carry as many as 26 players.[3]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant Coach England Sam Laity
Assistant Coach Serbia Milan Ivanovic
Goalkeeper Coach North Macedonia Ljupco Kmetovski-Rakush
Director of High Performance Australia Nick Leman

Last updated: June 14, 2019
Source: https://www.reignfc.com/roster

Roster

As of September 17, 2019.[4]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous club Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1 Australia Lydia Williams (1988-05-13)May 13, 1988 (aged 30) 2017 United States Houston Dash
18 United States Michelle Betos (1988-02-20)February 20, 1988 (aged 31) 2018 Norway Vålerenga
26 United States Casey Murphy (1996-04-25)April 25, 1996 (aged 22) 2019 France Montpellier HSC
28 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme (1993-10-25)October 25, 1993 (aged 25) 2019 United States Washington Spirit
29 United States Scout Watson (1996-05-01)May 1, 1996 (aged 22) 2019 United States Colorado Buffaloes NTR
Defenders
3 United States Lauren Barnes (co-captain) (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 29) 2013 United States Philadelphia Independence
4 United States Megan Oyster (1992-09-03)September 3, 1992 (aged 26) 2018 United States Boston Breakers
7 Australia Steph Catley (1994-01-26)January 26, 1994 (aged 25) 2018 Australia Melbourne City INT
8 Denmark Theresa Nielsen (1986-07-20)July 20, 1986 (aged 32) 2018 Norway Vålerenga INT
13 Spain Celia Jiménez Delgado (1995-06-20)June 20, 1995 (aged 23) 2019 Sweden FC Rosengård INT
19 United States Kristen McNabb (1994-04-17)April 17, 1994 (aged 24) 2017 United States Virginia Cavaliers
21 United States Christen Westphal (1993-09-02)September 2, 1993 (aged 25) 2018 United States Boston Breakers
23 United States Taylor Smith (1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 25) 2019 United States Washington Spirit SUP
33 United States Stephanie Cox (1986-04-03)April 3, 1986 (aged 33) 2019 Retirement
35 United States Schuyler DeBree (1996-09-05)September 5, 1996 (aged 22) 2019 Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha
Midfielders
5 Canada Quinn[b] (1995-08-11)August 11, 1995 (aged 23) 2019 France Paris FC INT
6 United States Allie Long (1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 31) 2018 United States Portland Thorns FED
10 Wales Jess Fishlock (1987-01-14)January 14, 1987 (aged 32) 2013 England Bristol Academy
12 United States Morgan Andrews (1995-03-25)March 25, 1995 (aged 24) 2018 United States Boston Breakers
14 United States Morgan Proffitt (1994-08-22)August 22, 1994 (aged 24) 2019 Czech Republic Slavia Praha SUP
17 United States Bev Yanez (1988-07-19)July 19, 1988 (aged 30) 2014 Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
20 Japan Rumi Utsugi (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 (aged 30) 2016 France Montpellier HSC
31 New Zealand Rosie White (1993-06-06)June 6, 1993 (aged 25) 2019 United States Chicago Red Stars INT
Forwards
2 United States Shea Groom (1993-03-04)March 4, 1993 (aged 26) 2019 United States Sky Blue FC
9 England Jodie Taylor (1986-05-17)May 17, 1986 (aged 32) 2018 England Arsenal
11 United States Darian Jenkins (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 24) 2019 United States North Carolina Courage
15 United States Megan Rapinoe (co-captain) (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 33) 2013 France Lyon FED
16 United States Jaycie Johnson (1995-04-18)April 18, 1995 (aged 23) 2018 United States Nebraska Cornhuskers SUP
22 United States Jasmyne Spencer (1990-08-27)August 27, 1990 (aged 28) 2018 United States Orlando Pride
24 United States Bethany Balcer (1997-03-07)March 7, 1997 (aged 22) 2019 United States Spring Arbor Cougars SUP
25 Nigeria Ifeoma Onumonu (1994-02-25)February 25, 1994 (aged 25) 2019 United States Portland Thorns SUP
27 United States Addison Steiner (1994-12-19)December 19, 1994 (aged 24) 2019 Sweden KIF Örebro SUP
  1. ^ denotes a season-ending injury.
  2. ^ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

March 16, 2019 UCLA Bruins 0–2 Reign FC Norco, California
12:00 Report 3' (o.g.)
Jenkins 19'		 Stadium: SilverLakes Soccer Complex
April 5, 2019 Washington Huskies 0–5 Reign FC Seattle, Washington
19:30 Castro Yellow card 62' Report Spencer 15'
McNabb 20'
Groom 38'
Balcer 60', 65'
Andrews Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium

Thorns Spring Invitational

March 24, 2019 Reign FC 2–1 United States U-23 Portland, Oregon
11:30 Jenkins 49'
Long 70'		 Report Sanchez 54' Stadium: Merlo Field
March 27, 2019 Reign FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
13:30 Andrews 38'
Theresa 64'
Baucom Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Johnson 5'
Sharples Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
March 30, 2019 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 Reign FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 Report Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season

April 14, 2019 1 Houston Dash 1–1 Reign FC Houston, Texas
15:00 Prince 10'
Schmidt Yellow card 67'
Nairn Yellow card 90+3'		 Box
Report		 Jenkins 58'
McNabb Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,335
April 21, 2019 2 Reign FC 1–1 Orlando Pride Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Balcer 21' Box
Report		 Kennedy 6'
van Egmond Yellow card 58'
Morgan Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,323
April 28, 2019 3 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Reign FC Bridgeview, Illinois
10:00 Short 13'
Nagasato 53'
Ertz Yellow card 68'
Elby 89'		 Box
Report		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
May 4, 2019 4 Washington Spirit 0–0 Reign FC Boyds, Maryland
16:00 Matthews Yellow card 86' Box
Report		 Barnes Yellow card 89' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Jasmine Peralta
May 18, 2019 5 Reign FC 2–1 Sky Blue FC Tacoma, Washington
13:00 James 13' (o.g.)
Taylor 78'
Onumonu Yellow card 90+8'		 Box
Report		 Rodriguez 10'
McCaskill Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,036
May 27, 2019 6 Reign FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Tacoma, Washington
14:00 Balcer 13'
Theresa Yellow card 30'
Groom 86'		 Box
Report		 Erceg 89' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,032
Referee: Danielle Cheskey
June 2, 2019 7 Reign FC 1–1 Houston Dash Tacoma, Washington
13:00 Balcer 32'
Groom Yellow card 45+3'		 Box
Report		 Prisock Yellow card 66'
Nairn 90'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,063
Referee: Tori Penso
June 15, 2019 8 Reign FC 1–1 Washington Spirit Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Fishlock 77' Box Huster Yellow card 55'
Sullivan 62'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
June 23, 2019 9 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 Reign FC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Stanton Yellow card 29' Box Fishlock 80'
Barnes Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
June 28, 2019 10 Utah Royals FC 0–2 Reign FC Sandy, Utah
19:00 Stengel Yellow card 84' Box
Report		 Fishlock 30'
Onumonu 35'
Groom Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 6,910
July 5, 2019 11 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 Reign FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 Dagný Yellow card 54' Box
Report		 Barnes Yellow card 22'
Groom Yellow card 52'
Celia 55' Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,116
July 13, 2019 12 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Reign FC Cary, North Carolina
16:00 Williams 22'
Debinha 55'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 70'		 Box
Report		 Balcer Yellow card 87' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,216
July 28, 2019 13 Reign FC 0–4 Chicago Red Stars Tacoma, Washington
13:00 Barnes Yellow card 34' Box
Report		 Wright 4'
DiBernardo 14'
Nagasato 51'
Ertz Yellow card 59'
Kerr 81'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 7,479
August 2, 2019 14 Houston Dash 0–1 Reign FC Houston, Texas
16:00 Nairn Yellow card 90+5' Box
Report		 White 21'
Jenkins Yellow card 80'
Murphy Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 3,621
August 7, 2019 15 Reign FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Catley Yellow card 31'
White 55'
Taylor Yellow card 78'		 Box
Report		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,865
August 11, 2019 16 Reign FC 1–3 Utah Royals FC Tacoma, Washington
13:00 Long Yellow card 14'
Groom 41'
Celia Yellow card 68'		 Box
Report		 Stengel 3'
LaBonta 59'
Rodriguez 67'
Weber Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,939
August 18, 2019 17 Sky Blue FC 1–1 Reign FC Harrison, New Jersey
10:00 Eddy 36' Box
Report		 Taylor 38'
Long Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,415
August 24, 2019 18 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Reign FC Cary, North Carolina
16:00 L. Williams 82' Box
Report		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,743
September 7, 2019 19 Reign FC 3–1 Orlando Pride Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Jenkins 3', 12'
Yanez 17'
Barnes Yellow card 61'		 Box
Report		 Camila 79' (pen.) Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 6,668
September 14, 2019 20 Washington Spirit 2–2 Reign FC Washington, D.C.
16:30 Hatch 30'
Logarzo 90'		 Box
Report		 Balcer 35'
Onumonu 90+2'
McNabb Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,418
September 21, 2019 21 Reign FC 0–1 Sky Blue FC Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Box
Report		 Dorsey Yellow card 43'
Lloyd Yellow card 50' 77'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 6,189
September 25, 2019 22 Reign FC 2–1 Utah Royals FC Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Balcer 40'
McNabb Yellow card 77'
Taylor 86'		 Box
Report		 Stengel 67' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
September 29, 2019 23 Reign FC 2–0 Portland Thorns FC Tacoma, Washington
11:00 Taylor 27'
Nielsen Yellow card 36'
Yanez Yellow card 51'
Balcer 81'		 Box
Report		 Foord Yellow card 34'
Dagný Yellow card 57'
Sonnett Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 7,370
October 12, 2019 24 Orlando Pride 2–2 Reign FC Orlando, Florida
16:30 Hill 24'
Marta Yellow card 39' 86'
Elinsky Yellow card 90+2'		 Box
Report		 Long Yellow card 29'
Jenkins 34'
Taylor 41'
McNabb Yellow card 59'
Celia Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 8,103

Regular-season standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage (C) 24 15 4 5 54 23 +31 49 NWSL Shield
2 Chicago Red Stars 24 14 2 8 41 28 +13 44 NWSL Playoffs
3 Portland Thorns FC 24 11 7 6 40 31 +9 40
4 Reign FC 24 10 8 6 27 27 0 38
5 Washington Spirit 24 9 7 8 30 25 +5 34
6 Utah Royals FC 24 10 4 10 25 25 0 34
7 Houston Dash 24 7 5 12 21 36 −15 26
8 Sky Blue FC 24 5 5 14 20 34 −14 20
9 Orlando Pride 24 4 4 16 24 53 −29 16
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 10 8 6 27 27  0 38 6 3 3 16 15  +1 4 5 3 11 12  −1

Last updated: October 13, 2019.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumAHAAHHHHAAAAHAHHAAHAHHHA
ResultDDLDWWDDWWWLLWWLDLWDLWWD
Position[a]377776774212544455455444
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2019. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ RFC's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Playoffs

Further information: 2019 NWSL season § NWSL Playoffs
October 20, 2019 Semi-final North Carolina Courage 4–1 (a.e.t.) Reign FC Cary, North Carolina
10:30
Box
Report
Stadium: Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,422

Appearances and goals

As of October 20, 2019; only players who have made appearances are listed.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 GK United States USA Michelle Betos 4 0 4 0 0 0
26 GK United States USA Casey Murphy 20 0 19 0 1 0
Defenders:
3 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes 24 0 23 0 1 0
4 DF United States USA Megan Oyster 20 0 20 0 0 0
7 DF Australia AUS Steph Catley 16 0 15 0 1 0
8 DF Denmark DEN Theresa 22 0 19+2 0 0+1 0
13 DF Spain ESP Celia 13 1 10+2 1 0+1 0
19 DF United States USA Kristen McNabb 16 0 10+5 0 1 0
21 DF United States USA Christen Westphal 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
33 DF United States USA Stephanie Cox 8 0 3+4 0 1 0
Midfielders:
5 MF Canada CAN Quinn 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
6 MF United States USA Allie Long 15 0 14 0 1 0
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock 5 3 5 3 0 0
12 MF United States USA Morgan Andrews 9 0 7+2 0 0 0
14 MF United States USA Morgan Proffitt 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
17 MF United States USA Bev Yanez 22 1 20+1 1 1 0
20 MF Japan JPN Rumi Utsugi 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
31 MF New Zealand NZL Rosie White 9 2 8+1 2 0 0
Forwards:
2 FW United States USA Shea Groom 16 2 14+1 2 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Jodie Taylor 17 5 15+1 5 1 0
11 FW United States USA Darian Jenkins 18 4 11+6 4 1 0
15 FW United States USA Megan Rapinoe 6 0 3+2 0 1 0
16 FW United States USA Jaycie Johnson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 FW United States USA Jasmyne Spencer 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 FW United States USA Bethany Balcer 25 6 19+5 6 1 0
25 FW Nigeria NGA Ifeoma Onumonu 21 3 8+12 2 0+1 1
27 FW United States USA Addison Steiner 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
5 FW United States USA Kiersten Dallstream 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
44 FW Canada CAN Maegan Kelly 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
88 MF Australia AUS Elise Kellond-Knight 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
Own goals for:
    Sky Blue FC (James) 1 1 1 1 0 0

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Reign FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Reign FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, her new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the Reign FC roster.

Transfers in

Date Player Pos Signed From Notes Ref
September 24, 2018 Australia Elise Kellond-Knight MF Sweden Hammarby Free transfer from Melbourne City after the conclusion of 2018–19 W-League season [5]
October 11, 2018 Australia Steph Catley DF Australia Melbourne City Free transfer after the conclusion of 2018–19 W-League season [6]
December 12, 2018 Spain Celia Jiménez Delgado DF Sweden FC Rosengård Free [7]
December 17, 2018 United States Darian Jenkins FW United States North Carolina Courage Traded in exchange for the No. 9 overall pick in 2019 [8]
January 15, 2019 United States Shea Groom FW United States Sky Blue FC Traded in exchange for Nahomi Kawasumi [9]
February 27, 2019 United States Morgan Proffitt MF Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha Free [10]
March 22, 2019 United States Taylor Smith DF United States Washington Spirit Free [11]
April 13, 2019 United States Bethany Balcer FW United States Spring Arbor Cougars Free [12]
May 3, 2019 Canada Maegan Kelly FW Italy Atalanta Mozzanica National Team Replacement player [13]
May 14, 2019 Nigeria Ifeoma Onumonu FW United States Portland Thorns National Team Replacement player; promoted to supplemental roster on June 28, 2019 [14][15]
May 15, 2019 United States Casey Murphy GK France Montpellier HSC Undisclosed [16]
May 22, 2019 United States Scout Watson GK United States Colorado Buffaloes National Team Replacement player [17]
May 31, 2019 United States Stephanie Cox DF Retirement National Team Replacement player; promoted to senior roster on July 16, 2019 [18][19]
June 14, 2019 United States Erin Yenney MF United States Chicago Red Stars National Team Replacement player [20]
June 14, 2019 United States Kori Butterfield GK Iceland Thróttur Reykjavík Goalkeeper replacement for Scout Watson [20]
July 15, 2019 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme GK United States Washington Spirit Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight [21]
July 15, 2019 Canada Quinn MF France Paris FC Free [22]
July 15, 2019 United States Schuyler DeBree DF Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha Undisclosed [23]
July 16, 2019 United States Addison Steiner FW Sweden KIF Örebro Promoted to supplemental roster; originally signed on loan as National Team Replacement player on May 23, 2019 [24][25]
July 16, 2019 New Zealand Rosie White MF Unattached Free [26]

Loans in

Start End Player Pos Parent Club Notes Ref
May 23, 2019 July 15, 2019 United States Addison Steiner FW Sweden KIF Örebro National Team Replacement player [27][28][25]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref
January 3, 2019 Canada Adriana Leon FW England West Ham United Rights relinquished [29][30]
January 15, 2019 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi FW United States Sky Blue FC Traded in exchange for Shea Groom [9]
February 5, 2019 Ghana Elizabeth Addo FW China Jiangsu Suning Waived [31][32]
February 27, 2019 United States Alyssa Kleiner DF Retired [33]
March 1, 2019 United States Yael Averbuch DF Playing career suspended due to illness [34]
July 3, 2019 United States Kori Butterfield GK Released [35]
July 15, 2019 United States Erin Yenney MF Finland Åland United Released [36][37]
July 15, 2019 Canada Maegan Kelly FW Italy Florentia Released [36][38]
July 15, 2019 Australia Elise Kellond-Knight MF United States Washington Spirit Traded in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme [21]
July 26, 2019 United States Kiersten Dallstream FW Retired [39]

Loans out

Start End Player Pos Destination Club Notes Ref
September 24, 2018 May 24, 2019 Wales Jess Fishlock MF France Lyon [40][41]
October 11, 2018 February 1, 2019 United States Lauren Barnes DF Australia Melbourne City [6]
October 11, 2018 February 1, 2019 Denmark Theresa Nielsen DF Australia Melbourne City [6]
October 11, 2018 February 1, 2019 Australia Lydia Williams GK Australia Melbourne City [6]
October 11, 2018 February 1, 2019 United States Jasmyne Spencer FW Australia Melbourne City [6]
October 11, 2018 February 3, 2019 Ghana Elizabeth Addo MF Australia Western Sydney Wanderers [6]
November 15, 2018 January 8, 2019 England Jodie Taylor FW Australia Melbourne City Guest-player loan [6][42][43]

New contracts

Date Player Pos Notes Ref
October 1, 2018 Australia Lydia Williams GK Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 United States Michelle Betos GK Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 United States Lauren Barnes DF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 Denmark Theresa Nielsen DF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 United States Christen Westphal DF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 United States Alyssa Kleiner DF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 Australia Steph Catley DF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 Wales Jess Fishlock MF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 Ghana Elizabeth Addo MF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 Japan Rumi Utsugi MF Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 Japan Nahomi Kawasumi FW Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 England Jodie Taylor FW Club options exercised [44]
October 1, 2018 United States Jaycie Johnson FW Club options exercised [44]
December 13, 2018 United States Jasmyne Spencer FW Re-signed [45]
December 14, 2018 United States Morgan Andrews MF Re-signed [46]
December 18, 2018 United States Kristen McNabb DF Re-signed [47]
January 15, 2019 United States Bev Yanez MF Re-signed [48]
January 17, 2019 United States Megan Oyster DF Re-signed [49]
April 21, 2019 United States Kiersten Dallstream FW Re-signed [50][51]

Awards

Further information: 2019 NWSL season § Individual awards

The Best FIFA Football Awards

Main article: The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019

2019 Ballon d'Or

Main article: 2019 Ballon d'Or

SI Sportsperson of the Year

Main article: Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

The Guardian Footballer of the Year

Main article: The Guardian Footballer of the Year

The Guardian 100 Best Footballers in The World

Main article: The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World

NWSL Players' Awards

Main article: NWSL Players' Awards

NWSL season awards

Main article: NWSL awards

Club season awards

Announced on October 25, 2019.[63]

NWSL Player of the Month

Month Player Ref.
June Wales Jess Fishlock [64]

NWSL Team of the Month

Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
June United States Megan Oyster Wales Jess Fishlock Nigeria Ifeoma Onumonu [65]
September United States Lauren Barnes United States Bev Yanez [66]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week Player Ref.
9 Wales Jess Fishlock [67]
10 Nigeria Ifeoma Onumonu [68]
21 United States Darian Jenkins [69]
24 England Jodie Taylor [70]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref.
2 Nominated United States Bethany Balcer [71]
7 Won United States Bethany Balcer [72][73]
10 Won Wales Jess Fishlock [74]
11 Nominated Wales Jess Fishlock [75]
12 Nominated Spain Celia [76]
16 Nominated New Zealand Rosie White [77]
17 Nominated United States Shea Groom [78]
21 Nominated United States Darian Jenkins [79]
24 Nominated United States Bethany Balcer [80]
25 Nominated United States Darian Jenkins [81]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week Result Player Ref. Note
1 Nominated United States Michelle Betos [82]
2 Nominated United States Michelle Betos [83]
3 Nominated Australia Lydia Williams [84]
6 Won Honorary United States Morgan Andrews [85] Andrews filled in at goalkeeper to claim an honorary NWSL Save of the Week award.
Nominated United States Michelle Betos [86]
9 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [87]
10 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [88]
11 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [89]
12 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [90]
13 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [91]
15 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [92]
17 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [93]
18 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [94]
19 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [95]
22 Nominated United States Casey Murphy [96]
25 Won United States Casey Murphy [97]

Notes

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