NWSL Standings · 2026 regular seasonPublished Sep 3, 6:14 PM EDT · 48850877
2026 NWSL Season
16 teams · 174 regular-season matches played.
Gotham FC lead on points. But Seattle Reign carry the widest gap in the top half between goal difference (0) and expected goal difference (-2.3°) — running ahead of what the chances were worth by 2.3.
expected goal difference is modeled; a gap of two or three goals over a half-season is well inside the noise
The Table · 2026
| 1 | Gotham FC | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 2.05 | 32.5 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 1.82 | 35.9 |
| 3 | Utah Royals | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 1.77 | 43.6 |
| 4 | San Diego Wave | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 1.77 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Portland Thorns | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 1.73 | 42.1 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 36 | 1.64 | 46.8 |
| 7 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 34 | 1.55 | 38.8 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 1.48 | 30.1 |
| 9 | Angel City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 29 | 1.38 | 38.4 |
| 10 | Denver Summit | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 1.29 | 35.9 |
| 11 | Houston Dash | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 26 | 1.18 | 32.5 |
| 12 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 26 | 1.18 | 31.8 |
| 13 | Racing Louisville | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 23 | 1.05 | 39.9 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 22 | 1.05 | 26.5 |
| 15 | Boston Legacy | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 20 | 0.91 | 30.9 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 47 | -34 | 16 | 0.73 | 16.7 |
No 2026 playoff matches are in the admitted record; the table makes no qualification claims.
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