After the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league dissolved in 2012, the National Women’s Soccer League formed and had its inaugural season in 2013.
Today there are 9 teams in the NWSL:
Chicago Red Stars (Bridgeview, Illinois)Houston Dash (Houston, Texas)North Carolina Courage (Cary, North Carolina)Orlando Pride (Orlando, Florida)Portland Thorns FC (Portland, Oregon)Reign FC (Tacoma, Washington)Sky Blue FC (Piscataway, New Jersey)Utah Royals FC (Sandy, Utah)Washington Spirit (Boyds, Maryland)
Former Teams
Boston Breakers (Allston, Massachusetts)FC Kansas City (Kansas City, Missouri)Western New York Flash (Elma, New York)
