# 2014 NWSL Championship > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2014_NWSL_Championship > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2014_NWSL_Championship.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NWSL_Championship > Source revision: 1313433254 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Women's soccer match in Washington, US}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football match | title = 2014 NWSL Championship | event = [NWSL Championship](/source/NWSL_Championship) | image = | imagesize = | team1 = [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC) | team1score = 1 | team2 = [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) | team2score = 2 | date = {{Start date|2014|08|31}} | stadium = [Starfire Stadium](/source/Starfire_Stadium) | city = [Tukwila, Washington](/source/Tukwila%2C_Washington), U.S. | player_of_the_match1 = [Lauren Holiday](/source/Lauren_Holiday)
(FC Kansas City) | player_of_the_match1name = [Most Valuable Player](/source/NWSL_Championship_Most_Valuable_Player) | referee = [Margaret Domka](/source/Margaret_Domka) | attendance = 4,252 | weather = | previous = [2013](/source/2013_NWSL_Championship) | next = [2015](/source/2015_NWSL_Championship) }} The '''2014 NWSL Championship''' was the second edition of the [NWSL Championship](/source/NWSL_Championship), the championship match of the [National Women's Soccer League](/source/National_Women's_Soccer_League) (NWSL), and took place on August 31, 2014. [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) won 2–1 against [NWSL Shield](/source/NWSL_Shield) holders [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC), becoming NWSL champions for the first time. The match took place at Seattle's home [Starfire Stadium](/source/Starfire_Stadium) in [Tukwila, Washington](/source/Tukwila%2C_Washington).{{cite news|url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article1336697.html|title=FC Kansas City beats Seattle 2-1, wins National Women's Soccer League title|last=Wood|first=Terry|date=2014-08-31|work=[Kansas City Star](/source/Kansas_City_Star)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901111121/https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article1336697.html|archive-date=2014-09-01|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/reign/2024435623_reign01xml.html|title=NWSL title game: Reign FC falls, 2-1, to FC Kansas City|last=Evans|first=Jayda|date=2014-08-31|work=[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904105912/http://seattletimes.com/html/reign/2024435623_reign01xml.html|archive-date=2014-09-04|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2014/08/31/fc-kansas-city-beats-seattle-reign-fc-wins-2014-nwsl-championship/|title=Rodriguez, Holiday combine to lift FC Kansas City past Seattle Reign, to 2014 NWSL Championship|last=Kassouf|first=Jeff|date=2014-08-31|website=The Equalizer|access-date=2025-08-19}} ==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](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC) won the [NWSL Shield](/source/NWSL_Shield) in the 2014 season with the best record in the league. They were led by [NWSL Most Valuable Player](/source/NWSL_Most_Valuable_Player) and [NWSL Golden Boot](/source/NWSL_Golden_Boot) winner [Kim Little](/source/Kim_Little) along with [NWSL Team of the Year](/source/NWSL_Team_of_the_Year) selections [Jess Fishlock](/source/Jess_Fishlock) and [Nahomi Kawasumi](/source/Nahomi_Kawasumi). In the playoff semifinals, a penalty scored by Little, a penalty saved by [Hope Solo](/source/Hope_Solo), and a goal scored by [Megan Rapinoe](/source/Megan_Rapinoe) gave the Reign a 2–1 win over the fourth seed [Washington Spirit](/source/Washington_Spirit). ===FC Kansas City=== {{See also|2014 FC Kansas City season}} After sweeping the NWSL's inaugural major awards,{{cite news|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2013/08/27/lauren-holiday-cheney-named-2013-nwsl-mvp-fc-kansas-city/|title=Holiday named 2013 NWSL MVP; KC sweeps awards|last=Kassouf|first=Jeff|date=2013-08-27|website=The Equalizer|access-date=2025-08-19}} [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) repeated their success in the 2014 season and again placed second in the league standings.{{cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/182/2014/2014-NWSL-Stats|title=2014 NWSL Stats|website=[FBref.com](/source/FBref.com)|access-date=2025-08-19}} They were led by returning [NWSL Most Valuable Player](/source/NWSL_Most_Valuable_Player) [Lauren Holiday](/source/Lauren_Holiday), repeating [NWSL Defender of the Year](/source/NWSL_Defender_of_the_Year) [Becky Sauerbrunn](/source/Becky_Sauerbrunn), and [NWSL Golden Boot](/source/NWSL_Golden_Boot) runner-up [Amy Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez). 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](/source/Portland_Thorns_FC). ==Match== ===Details=== {{Football box | date = August 31, 2014 | time = 12:00pm [PDT](/source/Pacific_Time_Zone) | team1 = [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC) | team2 = [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) | score = 1–2 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160924053026/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news-2/jul---sep-2014/2014-nwsl-champions--fc-kansas-city Report] | goals1 = [Rapinoe](/source/Megan_Rapinoe) {{goal|86}} | goals2 = [Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez) {{goal|23||56}} | stadium = [Starfire Stadium](/source/Starfire_Stadium) | location = [Tukwila, Washington](/source/Tukwila%2C_Washington) | attendance = 4,252 | referee = [Margaret Domka](/source/Margaret_Domka) }} {| width=92% | |- |{{Football kit | pattern_la=_wide_black_cuff | pattern_b=_SeattleReignFC_14h | pattern_ra=_wide_black_cuff | leftarm=1269d0 | body=000000 | rightarm=1269d0 | shorts=000000 | socks=000000 | title = {{nowrap|Seattle Reign FC}} }} |{{Football kit | pattern_la=_2_transparent_hoops | pattern_b= | pattern_ra=_2_transparent_hoops | pattern_sh= | pattern_s2= | leftarm=0000ff | body=ffffff | rightarm=0000ff | shorts=0000ff | socks=ffffff | title = {{nowrap|FC Kansas City}} }} |} {| style="width:100%;" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- |colspan="4"| |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Hope Solo](/source/Hope_Solo) || {{yel|90+3}} |- |DF ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Stephanie Cox](/source/Stephanie_Cox) |- |DF ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Lauren Barnes](/source/Lauren_Barnes) |- |DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Kendall Fletcher](/source/Kendall_Fletcher) |- |DF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Elli Reed](/source/Elli_Reed) || || {{suboff|84}} |- |MF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Keelin Winters](/source/Keelin_Winters) |- |MF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [Kim Little](/source/Kim_Little) |- |MF ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|JPN}} [Nahomi Kawasumi](/source/Nahomi_Kawasumi) |- |MF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [Jess Fishlock](/source/Jess_Fishlock) |- |MF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Megan Rapinoe](/source/Megan_Rapinoe) |- |FW ||'''2'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Sydney Leroux](/source/Sydney_Leroux) || || {{suboff|67}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |FW ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Beverly Goebel](/source/Beverly_Goebel) || || {{subon|67}} |- |MF ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|SAM}} [Mariah Nogueira](/source/Mariah_Nogueira) || || {{subon|84}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} [Laura Harvey](/source/Laura_Harvey) |} || {| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Nicole Barnhart](/source/Nicole_Barnhart) |- |DF ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Kassey Kallman](/source/Kassey_Kallman) |- |DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Becky Sauerbrunn](/source/Becky_Sauerbrunn) |- |DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Leigh Ann Robinson](/source/Leigh_Ann_Robinson) |- |DF ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|POL}} [Nikki Phillips](/source/Nikki_Phillips_(soccer)) |- |MF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Jen Buczkowski](/source/Jen_Buczkowski) |- |MF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Jenna Richmond](/source/Jenna_Richmond) |- |MF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Erika Tymrak](/source/Erika_Tymrak) || || {{suboff|76}} |- |FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Merritt Mathias](/source/Merritt_Mathias) || || {{suboff|71}} |- |FW ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Amy Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez) || || {{suboff|64}} |- |FW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Lauren Holiday](/source/Lauren_Holiday) |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |FW ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Liz Bogus](/source/Liz_Bogus) || || {{subon|76}} |- |DF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Amy LePeilbet](/source/Amy_LePeilbet) || {{yel|79}} || {{subon|71}} |- |FW ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Sarah Hagen](/source/Sarah_Hagen) || || {{subon|64}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|MKD}} [Vlatko Andonovski](/source/Vlatko_Andonovski) |} |} {| width=100% style="font-size:90%" | '''[Most Valuable Player](/source/NWSL_Championship_Most_Valuable_Player):'''
{{flagicon|USA}} [Lauren Holiday](/source/Lauren_Holiday) '''[Assistant referees](/source/Assistant_referee_(association_football)):'''
Marlene Duffy (United States)
Danielle Chesky (United States)
'''[Fourth official](/source/Assistant_referee_(association_football)):'''
[Katja Koroleva](/source/Katja_Koroleva) (United States) |style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| '''Match rules''' *90 minutes. *30 minutes of [extra time](/source/Overtime_(sports)) if necessary. *[Penalty shootout](/source/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)) if scores still level. *Maximum of three substitutions. |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{2014 in American soccer}} 2014 * Category:Seattle Reign FC Category:FC Kansas City Category:August 2014 sports events in the United States Category:2014 in sports in Washington (state) Category:Soccer in Seattle Category:Soccer competitions in Washington (state) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2014 NWSL Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NWSL_Championship) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_NWSL_Championship?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.