2014 National Women's Soccer League season
| Season | 2014 |
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| Champions | FC Kansas City |
| NWSL Shield | Seattle Reign |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 328 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Little (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | POR 7-1 KC (July 13) |
| Biggest away win |
POR 0-5 WNY (June 7) WAS 1-6 POR (June 21) NJ 0-5 KC (July 6) |
| Highest scoring | POR 6-3 BOS (July 20) |
| Highest attendance | 19,123 - POR 1-0 HOU (August 3) |
| Lowest attendance | 582 - NJ 0-2 SEA (April 30) |
| Total attendance | 446,820 (August 20) |
| Average attendance | 4,137 |
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The 2014 National Women's Soccer League season is the second season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this is the eighth overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is expected to be provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation. All three national federations pay the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.
The regular season began the weekend of April 12–13 and ended August 20, with the championship game played on August 30.FC Kansas City defeated the Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 2-1 to win the NWSL title.
The league had announced it would not expand for the 2014 season and was not expected to contract. However, after a push from the Houston Dynamo, the league approved the expansion of the Houston Dash.
See also List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadia's entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics. The Boston Breakers, FC Kansas City, and Seattle Reign moved to new stadia for 2014, while the Houston Dash was an expansion franchise.
Note: All teams use Nike as kit manufacturer.
Players were acquired through the 2014 Allocation of national team players announced on January 3, the 2014 NWSL Expansion Draft (for expansion team Houston) on January 10, and the 2014 NWSL College Draft on January 17, as well as free agency, trading, and loans.
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