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| 2025 | Every NWSL team will use one stadium as its primary home venue for the season. |
| 2025 | Denver NWSL team established, with plans to join the National Women's Soccer League in 2026. |
| January 2025 | Denver selected as the 16th NWSL franchise, set to join the league in 2026 alongside Boston. |
| 2024 | The league and NWSLPA entered a new CBA through 2030, eliminating player drafts, removing the 'discovery rule', and establishing increasing minimum salaries and salary caps. |
| 2024 | Orlando Pride becomes the third team to win both the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship in the same season. |
| 2024 | Playoff format expanded to include eight teams with a full quarterfinal round, up from the previous six-team format. |
| 2024 | Utah Royals and Bay FC join the NWSL, bringing the total number of teams to 14. The league continues to expand and evolve. |
| 2024 | The Challenge Cup format changed to a single-game super cup between the previous season's NWSL Shield winner and NWSL Champion. San Diego Wave FC (2023 NWSL Shield winners) defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC (NWSL Champions) to win the 2024 Challenge Cup. |
| 2024 | Seb Hines of Orlando Pride was named Coach of the Year. |
| 2024 | Croix Bethune of Washington Spirit won both the Rookie of the Year and Midfielder of the Year awards. |
| 2024 | Ann-Katrin Berger of NJ/NY Gotham FC was named Goalkeeper of the Year. |
| 2024 | New broadcasting partnerships begin, with CBS Sports airing at least 10 regular season matches, Amazon Prime Video streaming 25 Friday night matches, ESPN broadcasting 17 regular season matches, and Ion Television airing 50 regular season matches in primetime doubleheaders. |
| 2024 | Three clubs (NJ/NY Gotham FC, San Diego Wave FC, and Portland Thorns FC) qualified for the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup based on their 2023 season performance. |
| 2024 | NWSL Challenge Cup transformed into a single-game super cup between the current NWSL Shield holder and current NWSL Champion. |
| 2024 | Emily Sams of Orlando Pride was named Defender of the Year. |
| 2024 | Temwa Chawinga of Kansas City Current won both the Golden Boot (20 goals) and Most Valuable Player awards for the season. |
| June 8 2024 | Chicago Red Stars and Bay FC set a new league single-game attendance record of 35,038 at Wrigley Field, breaking the previous record. |
| March 2024 | Sophia Smith (now Wilson) was signed by the Portland Thorns to a two-year contract extension, becoming the highest-paid player in the NWSL. |
| January 1 2024 | Bay FC and Utah Royals become new members of the league. Chicago Red Stars rebrands to Chicago Stars FC, and Seattle Reign FC returns to its original name. |
| 2023 | BOS Nation FC founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with plans to join the National Women's Soccer League in 2026. |
| 2023 | The 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup was played concurrently with the NWSL season, with the North Carolina Courage winning their second consecutive tournament. |
| 2023 | Bay FC is founded as a new team preparing to join the league. |
| 2023 | NWSL Challenge Cup ran concurrently with the season. |
| November 9 2023 | NWSL announced multi-year broadcasting deals with CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, and Scripps Sports, with a total value of around $60 million per season, significantly expanding media coverage for the league. |
| October 6 2023 | Seattle Reign FC and Washington Spirit played a game featuring Megan Rapinoe's final regular season appearance, setting a league attendance record of 34,130 at the time. |
| June 6 2023 | Tigo added free Spanish-language streams of two weekly NWSL regular-season matches, NWSL Challenge Cup playoffs, and NWSL playoffs in the United States and Canada. |
| June 3 2023 | A double-header featuring Seattle Reign FC, Portland Thorns FC, and their MLS counterparts drew an announced attendance of 42,054. |
| January 27 2023 | NWSL confirmed expansion to Utah, San Francisco, and Boston, with Utah and San Francisco set to join in 2024 and Boston to join later. |
| 2022 | The NWSL and NWSLPA entered into their first collective bargaining agreement, with the NWSLPA now representing all players in the league after the abolition of the federation player system. |
| 2022 | NWSL Challenge Cup continued as a preseason tournament with all teams participating. |
| 2022 | Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC join the NWSL. The player allocation system is fully abolished, marking a significant change in team composition rules. |
| August 2022 | NWSL announced improvements to broadcast quality, including camera, infrastructure, and staffing upgrades to support video assistant referee introduction in 2023. |
| August 25 2022 | The NWSLPA filed a grievance against the NWSL regarding player eligibility for free-agent contracts for the 2023 season. |
| April 20 2022 | Jessica Berman became commissioner, working alongside CEO Marla Messing until May 31. |
| March 2022 | The 2022 Challenge Cup was played from March to May, with the North Carolina Courage winning the tournament. |
| January 31 2022 | The NWSL and NWSLPA signed the league's first official collective bargaining agreement, running through 2026, which increased minimum player salary to $35,000 and introduced free agency provisions. |
| January 1 2022 | Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC join the league, further growing the NWSL's team diversity. |
| 2021 | Kansas City Current and Racing Louisville FC officially join the NWSL. |
| 2021 | Playoff format changed to include six teams, with the top two teams receiving byes to the semi-finals. |
| 2021 | NWSL Challenge Cup continued as a preseason tournament with all teams participating. |
| December 13 2021 | U.S. Soccer and the USWNT players' union agreed to end the allocation system for USWNT members, effective from the 2022 season. |
| October 18 2021 | Marla Messing was hired as Interim CEO of the NWSL. |
| October 1 2021 | Lisa Baird resigned during the NWSL abuse scandal. |
| September 2021 | Players criticized the NWSL championship match's 9 a.m. PDT kickoff time, leading the league to relocate the match to Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| June 8 2021 | NWSL officially announced San Diego Wave FC as an expansion team, with Jill Ellis as president. |
| April 2021 | The 2021 Challenge Cup was played prior to the regular season, with the Portland Thorns FC winning by defeating NJ/NY Gotham FC in the final. |
| January 1 2021 | Racing Louisville FC and Kansas City (temporary name) enter the league, continuing the NWSL's expansion. |
| 2020 | The league terminated its management contract with US Soccer after the 2020 season. |
| 2020 | Played the NWSL Fall Series, consisting of 18 games between teams within geographically restricted regions. |
| 2020 | Significant changes to compensation guidelines were introduced, including increased salary cap, ability to purchase up to $300,000 in allocation money, permission for multi-year contracts, and mandatory year-round housing. |
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