2014 NWSL Championship

2014 NWSL Championship
EventNWSL Championship
Seattle Reign FC FC Kansas City
1 2
DateAugust 31, 2014 (2014-08-31)
VenueStarfire Stadium, Tukwila, Washington, U.S.
Most Valuable PlayerLauren Holiday
(FC Kansas City)
RefereeMargaret Domka
Attendance4,252

The 2014 NWSL Championship was the second edition of the NWSL Championship, the championship match of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and took place on August 31, 2014. FC Kansas City won 2–1 against NWSL Shield holders Seattle Reign FC, becoming NWSL champions for the first time. The match took place at Seattle's home Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Washington.[1][2][3]

Road to the final

Seattle Reign FC

See also: 2014 Seattle Reign FC season

After missing the playoffs in the NWSL's inaugural season, Seattle Reign FC won the NWSL Shield in the 2014 season with the best record in the league.[4] They were led by NWSL Most Valuable Player and NWSL Golden Boot winner Kim Little along with NWSL Team of the Year selections Jess Fishlock and Nahomi Kawasumi.[4] In the playoff semifinals, a penalty scored by Little, a penalty saved by Hope Solo, and a goal scored by Megan Rapinoe gave the Reign a 2–1 win over the fourth seed Washington Spirit.[4]

FC Kansas City

See also: 2014 FC Kansas City season

After sweeping the NWSL's inaugural major awards,[5] FC Kansas City repeated their success in the 2014 season and again placed second in the league standings.[4] They were led by returning NWSL Most Valuable Player Lauren Holiday, repeating NWSL Defender of the Year Becky Sauerbrunn, and NWSL Golden Boot runner-up Amy Rodriguez.[4] In the playoff semifinals, a rematch from the previous year's playoffs, Rodriguez and Holiday each scored as Kansas City won 2–0 against the defending champion and third seed Portland Thorns FC.[4]

Match

Details

Seattle Reign FC1–2FC Kansas City
Rapinoe 86' Report Rodriguez 23', 56'
Attendance: 4,252
Seattle Reign FC
FC Kansas City
GK 1 Hope Solo  90+3'
DF 14 Stephanie Cox
DF 3 Lauren Barnes
DF 13 Kendall Fletcher
DF 7 Elli Reed  84'
MF 11 Keelin Winters
MF 8 Kim Little
MF 9 Nahomi Kawasumi
MF 10 Jess Fishlock
MF 15 Megan Rapinoe
FW 2 Sydney Leroux  67'
Substitutes:
FW 17 Beverly Goebel  67'
MF 20 Mariah Nogueira  84'
Manager:
Laura Harvey
GK 18 Nicole Barnhart
DF 14 Kassey Kallman
DF 4 Becky Sauerbrunn
DF 13 Leigh Ann Robinson
DF 23 Nikki Phillips
MF 6 Jen Buczkowski
MF 7 Jenna Richmond
MF 15 Erika Tymrak  76'
FW 9 Merritt Mathias  71'
FW 8 Amy Rodriguez  64'
FW 12 Lauren Holiday
Substitutes:
FW 5 Liz Bogus  76'
DF 17 Amy LePeilbet  79'  71'
FW 24 Sarah Hagen  64'
Manager:
Vlatko Andonovski

Most Valuable Player:
Lauren Holiday

Assistant referees:
Marlene Duffy (United States)
Danielle Chesky (United States)
Fourth official:
Katja Koroleva (United States)

Match rules

References

  1. ^ Wood, Terry (August 31, 2014). "FC Kansas City beats Seattle 2-1, wins National Women's Soccer League title". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Jayda (August 31, 2014). "NWSL title game: Reign FC falls, 2-1, to FC Kansas City". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (August 31, 2014). "Rodriguez, Holiday combine to lift FC Kansas City past Seattle Reign, to 2014 NWSL Championship". The Equalizer. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "2014 NWSL Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (August 27, 2013). "Holiday named 2013 NWSL MVP; KC sweeps awards". The Equalizer. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
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