NWSL Seasons
Every season with advanced-metric coverage. Champion is the playoff winner.
| Rk | Season ▾ | Champion | Top Scorer | Gls | VAEP Leader | VAEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 | Barbra Banda | 12 | Barbra Banda | 9.3 | |
| 2 | 2025 | Gotham FC | Temwa Chawinga | 15 | Temwa Chawinga | 9.0 |
| 3 | 2024 | Pride | Temwa Chawinga | 21 | Temwa Chawinga | 17.1 |
| 4 | 2023 | Gotham FC | Sophia Wilson | 11 | Sam Staab | 9.7 |
| 5 | 2022 | Thorns | Ebony Salmon | 18 | Debinha | 12.8 |
| 6 | 2021 | Spirit | Amy Rodriguez | 10 | Midge Purce | 7.0 |
| 7 | 2020 | Canceled (COVID-19) | ||||
| 8 | 2019 | Courage | Sam Kerr | 18 | Sam Kerr | 11.2 |
| 9 | 2018 | Courage | Sam Kerr | 16 | Lindsey Horan | 13.9 |
| 10 | 2017 | Thorns | Sam Kerr | 17 | Marta | 10.4 |
| 11 | 2016 | Flash | Lynn Biyendolo | 11 | Lynn Biyendolo | 12.2 |
2020: the regular season was canceled; the Houston Dash won the Challenge Cup and the Portland Thorns won the Fall Series Community Shield. Those stats sit outside league records — see the 2020 page.