NWSL awards
The National Women's Soccer League hands out a number of annual awards. Six were awarded for the inaugural season in 2013, including: Golden Boot, Most Valuable Player, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year.[1] The awards are voted on by media (25%), coaches/owners (25%), and players (50%).
In addition, NWSL Best XI and NWSL Second XI teams are named and voted on by journalists, club officials and NWSL players.[2] Voters for the Best XI named selections for four defenders and a combination of six midfielders and forwards; with a minimum of one and maximum of three forwards. The Goalkeeper of the Year is automatically named to the Best XI. The NWSL Second XI team is composed of the subsequent vote recipient leaders at each position who did not make the Best XI.
Golden Boot Award
Most Valuable Player Award
Goalkeeper of the Year Award
Defender of the Year Award
Rookie of the Year Award
Coach of the Year
The Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the league to the best coach in any given season. The award has been given since the league's inception in 2013.
NWSL Best XI
2013
First XI
Second XI
2014
First XI
Second XI
2015
Announced September 24, 2015[22]
First XI
Second XI
2016
Announced 7 October 2016[23]
First XI
| POSITION |
PLAYER |
CLUB |
NOTE |
| Goalkeeper | Harris, AshlynAshlyn Harris | Orlando Pride | 62 saves |
| Defender | Barnes, LaurenLauren Barnes | Seattle Reign FC | 1,775 minutes |
| Defender | Gilliland, ArinArin Gilliland | Chicago Red Stars | 1.00 team GAA |
| Defender | Menges, EmilyEmily Menges | Portland Thorns FC | 0.95 team GAA |
| Defender | Sauerbrunn, BeckyBecky Sauerbrunn | FC Kansas City | 1.00 team GAA |
| Midfielder | Heath, TobinTobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC | Goal, 10 assists |
| Midfielder | Long, AllieAllie Long | Portland Thorns FC | 6 goals, 2 assists |
| Forward | McDonald, JessicaJessica McDonald | Western New York Flash | 10 goals, 7 assists |
| Forward | Ohai, KealiaKealia Ohai | Houston Dash | 11 goals, 4 assists |
| Forward | Press, ChristenChristen Press | Chicago Red Stars | 8 goals |
| Forward | Williams , LynnLynn Williams | Western New York Flash | 11 goals, 5 assists |
Second XI
| POSITION |
PLAYER |
CLUB |
NOTE |
| Goalkeeper | Naeher, AlyssaAlyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | 1.00 GAA |
| Defender | Johnston, JulieJulie Johnston | Chicago Red Stars | 1.00 team GAA |
| Defender | Krieger, AliAli Krieger | Washington Spirit | 1.05 team GAA |
| Defender | Rampone, ChristieChristie Rampone | Sky Blue FC | 1,800 minutes |
| Defender | Short, CaseyCasey Short | Chicago Red Stars | 1,781 minutes |
| Midfielder | Colaprico, DanielleDanielle Colaprico | Chicago Red Stars | Goal, 2 assists |
| Midfielder | DiBernardo, VanessaVanessa DiBernardo | Chicago Red Stars | 7 assists |
| Midfielder | Fishlock, JessJess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC | Goals, 4 assists |
| Midfielder | Little, KimKim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 6 goals, 2 assists |
| Forward | Dunn, CrystalCrystal Dunn | Washington Spirit | 2 goals, 5 assists |
| Forward | Groom, SheaShea Groom | FC Kansas City | 8 goals |
See also
References
- ↑ "NWSL ANNOUNCES 2013 AWARDS". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "NWSL BEST XI". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kassouf, Jeff (August 27, 2013). "Holiday named 2013 NWSL MVP; KC sweeps awards". The Equalizer. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Kim Little Claims 2014 NWSL Golden Boot". NWSL. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "SPIRIT FORWARD CRYSTAL DUNN WINS 2015 GOLDEN BOOT" (Press release). NWSL. September 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (September 26, 2016). "WNY Flash forward Lynn Williams wins 2016 NWSL Golden Boot". Excelle Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (29 August 2014). "NWSL names Kim Little MVP". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "SPIRIT FORWARD CRYSTAL DUNN VOTED NWSL MVP" (Press release). NWSL. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH FORWARD LYNN WILLIAMS VOTED NWSL MVP" (Press release). NWSL. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Alyssa Naeher named 2014 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". NWSL. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "THORNS FC'S MICHELLE BETOS VOTED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR" (Press release). NWSL. September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "ORLANDO PRIDE'S ASHLYN HARRIS VOTED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR" (Press release). NWSL. October 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Becky Sauerbrunn named 2014 NWSL Defender of the Year". NWSL. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ "FCKC'S BECKY SAUERBRUNN VOTED DEFENDER OF THE YEAR" (Press release). NWSL. September 21, 2015.
- ↑ "SEATTLE REIGN FC'S LAUREN BARNES VOTED DEFENDER OF THE YEAR" (Press release). NWSL. October 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Julie Johnston named 2014 NWSL Rookie of the Year". NWSL. August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (September 14, 2015). "Chicago Red Stars midfielder Danielle Colaprico named NWSL rookie of the year". The Oregonian.
- ↑ "SKY BLUE FC'S RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ VOTED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". NWSL. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Laura Harvey named 2014 NWSL Coach of the Year". NWSL. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Laura Harvey named 2015 NWSL Coach of the Year". NWSL. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ "PORTLAND THORNS FC'S MARK PARSONS VOTED COACH OF THE YEAR". NWSL. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2015 BEST XI". NWSL. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI". NWSL. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
External links
|
|---|
|
| Teams | |
|---|
|
| Seasons | |
|---|
|
| Miscellaneous | |
|---|
|
| Player lists | |
|---|
|
| Awards | |
|---|
Lauren Holiday, FC Kansas City[3] 
Kim Little, Seattle Reign FC[4]
Raquel Rodriguez, Sky Blue FC[18]
Vlatko Andonovski, FC Kansas City[3]
Laura Harvey, Seattle Reign FC[19]