2015 National Women's Soccer League season
| Season | 2015 |
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| Champions | FC Kansas City |
| NWSL Shield | Seattle Reign FC |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 251 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Crystal Dunn (WAS), 15 goals |
| Biggest home win |
SEA 5–1 WNY (Apr 12) KC 4–0 WNY (Aug 8) |
| Biggest away win |
NJ 0–3 CHI (June 28) HOU 0–3 SEA (Aug 22) |
| Highest scoring | POR 5–2 BOS (Aug 5) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Seattle Reign FC (July 22 – August 26) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games Seattle Reign FC (May 2 – July 11) (July 22 – September 5) |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Boston Breakers (July 22 – August 5) Houston Dash (August 1 – August 21) |
| Highest attendance | 21,144 @ POR 0–1 SEA (July 22) |
| Lowest attendance | 953 @ NJ 1–3 WAS (Apr 26) |
| Total attendance | 454,100 |
| Average attendance | 5,046 |
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All statistics correct as of September 6, 2015.
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The 2015 National Women's Soccer League season was the third 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), it was the ninth 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.
In January, Jeff Plush was named NWSL commissioner, replacing Cheryl Bailey.
To accommodate the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup the league announced it would reduce the season to 20 games while extending the calendar length into September and take a two-week break from June 7–19.
For the second straight season, FC Kansas City defeated the Shield winners Seattle Reign FC 1–0 to win the NWSL title on October 1.
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadiums' 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.
Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.
Players were acquired through the 2015 Allocation of national team players on January 14 and the 2015 NWSL College Draft on January 16, as well as free agency and trades.
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