The 2024 NWSL is formally in full swing and opening weekend supplied loads of objectives, sell-out crowds, and loads of chaotic moments. Followers can watch choose NWSL common season matches starting April 20 throughout CBS, CBS Sports activities Community, Paramount+ and CBS Sports activities Golazo Community.
The league began its twelfth marketing campaign with a revamped model of the Problem Cup. The previous match is a single title sport now and was performed forward of opening weekend, between the NWSL Champions NJ/NY Gotham FC and NWSL Protect winner San Diego Wave FC. The Wave defeated Gotham FC 1-0, and the 2 sides will kick off their common season in week two.
Elsewhere, Kansas Metropolis Present kicked off opening weekend with a 5-4 win in opposition to Portland Thorns FC at CPKC Stadium — the primary stadium constructed particularly for an NWSL facet. Former USWNT supervisor and new Kansas Metropolis head coach Vlatko Andonovski earned the win in his first match again within the league as 5 completely different gamers scored objectives together with 16-year-old Alex Pfeiffer.
Chicago Crimson Stars welcomed the return of Mallory Swanson to the pitch after almost a year-long absence from a torn patellar tendon and earned their first win underneath new head coach Lorne Donaldson. The league welcomed two new enlargement sides Bay FC and Utah Royals FC, however solely the Northern California facet walked away with a gap weekend win.
This is the place issues stand after week one in all NWSL common season motion
2024 NWSL Standings
| 1. | North Carolina Braveness | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2. | Chicago Crimson Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3. | Kansas Metropolis Present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4. | Bay FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | Seattle Reign FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | Orlando Satisfaction | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7. | Racing Louisville FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8. | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | San Diego Wave FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | Portland Thorns FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| 11. | Angel Metropolis FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12. | Washington Spirit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13. | Utah Royals FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 14. | Houston Sprint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
NWSL week 1 outcomes
- Kansas Metropolis Present 5, Portland Thorns FC 4
- Racing Louisville FC 2, Orlando Satisfaction 2
- North Carolina Braveness 4, Houston Sprint 1
- Utah Royals FC 0, Chicago Crimson Stars 2
- Seattle Reign FC 1, Washington Spirit 0
- Angel Metropolis FC 0, Bay FC 1
NWSL week 2 schedule
All occasions Jap
Friday, March 22
- Orlando Satisfaction vs. Angel Metropolis, 8 p.m. — Prime Video
- Utah Royals FC vs. North Carolina Braveness — NWSL+
Saturday, March 23
- Chicago Crimson Stars vs. Seattle Reign FC, 4 p.m. — NWSL+
- Washington Spirit vs. Bay FC, 7:30 p.m. — ION
- Houston Sprint vs. Racing Louisville FC, 8:30 p.m. — NWSL+
- San Diego Wave FC vs. Kansas Metropolis Present, 10 p.m. — ION
Sunday, March 24
- Portland Thorns FC vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC, 7 p.m. — ESPN2/ESPN+