Knockouts

NWSL Challenge Cup · 2023

Semi-Final
- Kansas City Current 0
  
  North Carolina Courage 1
  
  2023-09-06 Children's Mercy Park
- OL Reign 0
  
  Racing Louisville FC 1
  
  2023-09-06 Lumen Field
Final
- North Carolina Courage 2
  
  Racing Louisville FC 0
  
  2023-09-09 First Horizon Stadium

Results and fixtures

Semi-Final

2023-09-06 Kansas City Current 0–1 North Carolina Courage
2023-09-06 OL Reign 0–1 Racing Louisville FC

Final

2023-09-09 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Racing Louisville FC

Group Stage

NWSL Challenge Cup · 2023

East Division

East Division table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage NC	6	3	2	1	15	5	+10	11
2	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11
3	Washington Spirit WAS	6	3	0	3	10	13	-3	9
4	Orlando Pride ORL	6	0	2	4	5	15	-10	2

Central Division

Central Division table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kansas City Current KC	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13
2	Racing Louisville FC LOU	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12
3	Houston Dash HOU	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	6
4	Chicago Red Stars CHI	6	1	1	4	3	10	-7	4

West Division

West Division table. MP = matches played · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	OL Reign SEA	6	4	2	0	7	0	+7	14
2	Angel City FC LA	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	8
3	Portland Thorns FC POR	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	7
4	San Diego Wave FC SD	6	1	1	4	4	11	-7	4

Results and fixtures

Matchday 1

2023-04-19 Orlando Pride 1–1 North Carolina Courage
2023-04-19 Houston Dash 0–2 Kansas City Current
2023-04-19 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–0 Washington Spirit
2023-04-19 Angel City FC 0–2 OL Reign
2023-04-19 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC
2023-05-03 North Carolina Courage 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC

Matchday 2

2023-05-03 Houston Dash 2–0 Chicago Red Stars
2023-05-03 OL Reign 0–0 Angel City FC
2023-05-10 Washington Spirit 4–2 Orlando Pride
2023-05-17 Racing Louisville FC 3–2 Kansas City Current
2023-05-31 Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Racing Louisville FC
2023-05-31 San Diego Wave FC 0–3 OL Reign
2023-05-31 Portland Thorns FC 3–2 Angel City FC
2023-06-14 Washington Spirit 1–2 North Carolina Courage
2023-06-14 Kansas City Current 4–0 Chicago Red Stars
2023-06-14 Racing Louisville FC 3–0 Houston Dash

Matchday 3

2023-06-28 Portland Thorns FC 0–1 OL Reign
2023-06-28 Angel City FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC
2023-07-21 Racing Louisville FC 2–0 Chicago Red Stars
2023-07-21 Portland Thorns FC 4–1 San Diego Wave FC
2023-07-22 North Carolina Courage 6–0 Washington Spirit
2023-07-22 Kansas City Current 3–1 Houston Dash
2023-07-23 Orlando Pride 1–3 NJ/NY Gotham FC
2023-07-28 Washington Spirit 4–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC
2023-07-28 OL Reign 1–0 San Diego Wave FC
2023-07-29 North Carolina Courage 5–0 Orlando Pride

Matchday 4

2023-07-29 Chicago Red Stars 0–0 Kansas City Current
2023-07-29 Houston Dash 1–0 Racing Louisville FC
2023-07-29 Angel City FC 2–1 Portland Thorns FC
2023-08-04 Orlando Pride 0–1 Washington Spirit
2023-08-05 NJ/NY Gotham FC 2–0 North Carolina Courage
2023-08-05 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 Angel City FC
2023-08-05 Chicago Red Stars 3–0 Houston Dash
2023-08-05 Kansas City Current 3–0 Racing Louisville FC
2023-08-06 OL Reign 0–0 Portland Thorns FC
2023-08-09 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–1 Orlando Pride

All Teams

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Matchweek

Next matchweek

Group Stage Standings

East Division

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	North Carolina Courage	6	3	2	1	15	5	10	11
2	NJ/NY Gotham FC	6	3	2	1	10	7	3	11
3	Washington Spirit	6	3	0	3	10	13	-3	9
4	Orlando Pride	6	0	2	4	5	15	-10	2

Central Division

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kansas City Current	6	4	1	1	14	4	10	13
2	Racing Louisville FC	6	4	0	2	10	6	4	12
3	Houston Dash	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	6
4	Chicago Red Stars	6	1	1	4	3	10	-7	4

West Division

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	OL Reign	6	4	2	0	7	0	7	14
2	Angel City FC	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	8
3	Portland Thorns FC	6	2	1	3	8	7	1	7
4	San Diego Wave FC	6	1	1	4	4	11	-7	4

Bracket

Semi-Final
- Kansas City Current 0
  
  North Carolina Courage 1
  
  2023-09-06 Children's Mercy Park
- OL Reign 0
  
  Racing Louisville FC 1
  
  2023-09-06 Lumen Field
Final
- North Carolina Courage 2
  
  Racing Louisville FC 0
  
  2023-09-09 First Horizon Stadium

Rounds

Group Stage (36) Semi-Final (2) Final (1)

Also in the NWSL

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All Teams

Position by matchweek · Hover or tap for details

Table after matchweek 4. MP = matches played · GF/GA = goals for and against · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	OL Reign SEA	6	4	2	0	7	0	+7	14
2	Kansas City Current KC	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13
3	Racing Louisville FC LOU	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12
4	North Carolina Courage NC	6	3	2	1	15	5	+10	11
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11
6	Washington Spirit WAS	6	3	0	3	10	13	-3	9
7	Angel City FC LA	6	2	2	2	7	8	-1	8
8	Portland Thorns FC POR	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	7
9	Houston Dash HOU	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7	6
10	San Diego Wave FC SD	6	1	1	4	4	11	-7	4
11	Chicago Red Stars CHI	6	1	1	4	3	10	-7	4
12	Orlando Pride ORL	6	0	2	4	5	15	-10	2

Race for the NWSL Challenge Cup

After Matchweek 4

#	Team	MP	Pts	PB	Rem	Max Pts	Best	Worst
1	OL Reign SEA	6	14	—	1	17	1	4
2	Kansas City Current KC	6	13	1	1	16	1	4
3	Racing Louisville FC LOU	6	12	2	2	18	1	4
4	North Carolina Courage NC	6	11	3	2	17	1	5
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	6	11	3	0	11	4	5
6	Washington Spirit WAS	6	9	5	0	9	6	6
7	Angel City FC LA	6	8	6	0	8	7	7
8	Portland Thorns FC POR	6	7	7	0	7	8	8
9	Houston Dash HOU	6	6	8	0	6	9	9
10	San Diego Wave FC SD	6	4	10	0	4	10	11
11	Chicago Red Stars CHI	6	4	10	0	4	10	11
12	Orlando Pride ORL	6	2	12	0	2	12	12

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PB = Points behind 1st place

Best / Worst = Best and worst possible finishing position based on remaining matches

Games in Hand

Standings context when teams have played different numbers of games

GIH = games in hand vs. the most games played by any team. Lvl Pts = points if the team won exactly its games in hand.
#	Team	P	Pts	Lvl Pts	+/-
1	OL Reign SEA	6	14	14	–
2	Kansas City Current KC	6	13	13	–
3	Racing Louisville FC LOU	6	12	12	–
4	North Carolina Courage NC	6	11	11	–
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	6	11	11	–
6	Washington Spirit WAS	6	9	9	–
7	Angel City FC LA	6	8	8	–
8	Portland Thorns FC POR	6	7	7	–
9	Houston Dash HOU	6	6	6	–
10	San Diego Wave FC SD	6	4	4	–
11	Chicago Red Stars CHI	6	4	4	–
12	Orlando Pride ORL	6	2	2	–

Games behind, over the season

2 teams level throughout Table does not fully level this season

Future games as currently scheduled.

Points per Game

Points per game — the fair comparison when teams have played different numbers of games

Ranked by points per game. +/- shows movement vs. the actual standings position.
#	Team	P	Pts	PPG	Final PPG	+/-
1	OL Reign SEA	6	14	2.33	2.33	–
2	Kansas City Current KC	6	13	2.17	2.17	–
3	Racing Louisville FC LOU	6	12	2.00	2.00	–
4	North Carolina Courage NC	6	11	1.83	1.83	–
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	6	11	1.83	1.83	–
6	Washington Spirit WAS	6	9	1.50	1.50	–
7	Angel City FC LA	6	8	1.33	1.33	–
8	Portland Thorns FC POR	6	7	1.17	1.17	–
9	Houston Dash HOU	6	6	1.00	1.00	–
10	San Diego Wave FC SD	6	4	0.67	0.67	–
11	Chicago Red Stars CHI	6	4	0.67	0.67	–
12	Orlando Pride ORL	6	2	0.33	0.33	–

Cumulative PPG, by games played

Lines drawn from game 3; earlier values are too noisy to read.