NWSL wraps up 2020 season

The National Women’s Soccer League has wrapped up their 2020 season with Houston Dash crowned NWSL Challenge Cup winners in July and Portland Thorns FC crowned NWSL Fall Series Verizon Community Shield winners in October. Canadians Allysha Chapman, Maegan Kelly, Nichelle Prince and Sophie Schmidt were part of the Houston-winning side in July while Christine Sinclair was part of the Portland-winning side in October.

Sinclair also won the NWSL Fall Series Golden Boot with six goals scored in four matches. During the NWSL Fall Series, Schmidt earned an NWSL Woman of the Week honour while goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan earned a NWSL Save of the Week honour. From the month of July, Sheridan of Sky Blue FC won the NWSL Challenge Cup Golden Glove award.

This year, 14 Canadian players featured in the NWSL, including debutants Jordyn Listro of Orlando Pride, Bianca St-Georges of Chicago Red Stars, and Évelyne Viens of Sky Blue FC.

The NWSL was created through a joint effort from Canada Soccer, the Mexican Football Federation and US Soccer. The new league was an important legacy to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, created to provide more professional opportunities for Canadian players than ever before. Since the league was inaugurated in 2013, already 40 different Canadian players have featured across the league’s first eight seasons.

? @HoustonDash ??? ????????? ?#NWSLChallengeCup pic.twitter.com/6Cgs9KgzO3 — National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) July 26, 2020

? class saves are synonymous with this ?? goalkeeper ?@Kailen_Sheridan is the Golden Glove, presented by @Verizon, award winner. #NWSLChallengeCup pic.twitter.com/WkYNExDkVQ — National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) July 25, 2020

.@sophieschmidt13 had herself a day ?The @HoustonDash midfielder scored, had an assist, and played a role in the club's third goal to earn @budweiserusa Woman of the Week honors. #NWSLFallSeries pic.twitter.com/R3XgbeNQJY — National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) September 28, 2020

? trick for @sincy12. First @ThornsFC goal for @raque_rocky. A scintillating display from Portland.See all the action as Thorns FC dispatched their Cascadia rival, @OLReign, in our @Verizon match highlights. #NWSLFallSeries | #VerizonCommunityShield | #PORvRGN pic.twitter.com/QCnBmaFzoa — National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) October 1, 2020

.@ThornsFC put on a show during the #NWSLFallSeries ?Re-live some of the top moments as the club topped the #VerizonCommunityShield standings to win a $25K grant for @tees_mimi ?#NWSL pic.twitter.com/AaUVyrTdWV — National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) October 11, 2020

Christine Sinclair's 3⃣0⃣0⃣+ goals & counting186 #CANWNT international “A”6 Int’l exhibition/unofficial/”B” international58 Portland Thorns FC11 WNY Flash16 FC Gold Pride23 Vancouver Breakers/Whitecaps3 UBC Alumni at Nat’l ChampionshipsStory ? https://t.co/HFrTM94fUj — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) October 11, 2020

Which ? @NWSL soccer player has delivered your favourite performance during the 2020 season?? — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) October 16, 2020