2021 NWSL season standings
Every 2021 NWSL race charted day by day: Shield and playoff race. Final standings, from a season that ran May 15 to October 31, 2021.
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NWSL standings, 2021
| Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Portland Thorns FC (POR) s | 13 | 5 | 6 | +16 | 44 | 4-3-3 | D1 |
| OL Reign (SEA) b | 13 | 3 | 8 | +13 | 42 | 7-2-1 | W1 |
| Washington Spirit (WAS) x | 11 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 39 | 6-2-2 | W4 |
| Chicago Red Stars (CHI) x | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 5-3-2 | W3 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC (GFC) x | 8 | 11 | 5 | +8 | 35 | 3-5-2 | D3 |
| North Carolina Courage (NC) x | 9 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 33 | 2-3-5 | D1 |
| Houston Dash (HOU) | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 4-2-4 | L3 |
| Orlando Pride (ORL) | 7 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 28 | 2-2-6 | L5 |
| Racing Louisville FC (LOU) | 5 | 7 | 12 | -19 | 22 | 1-3-6 | D2 |
| Kansas City Current (KC) | 3 | 7 | 14 | -21 | 16 | 2-3-5 | L1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the playoff line: the pace of the last club in a playoff place.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a first-round bye
- s
- clinched the NWSL Shield
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- Portland Thorns FC trailed by as many as 4 points on May 26, 2021.
- Portland Thorns FC took first place for good on July 17, 2021.
- Orlando Pride led by 3 points as late as June 25, 2021.
- Portland Thorns FC went 5-2-0 from July 2, 2021 to August 14, 2021, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 8 points.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 37 of the 59 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- Portland Thorns FC spent 122 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.