# 2015 NWSL Championship > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2015_NWSL_Championship > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2015_NWSL_Championship.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NWSL_Championship > Source revision: 1312355507 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Women's soccer match in Oregon, US}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football match | title = 2015 NWSL Championship | event = [NWSL Championship](/source/NWSL_Championship) | image = | imagesize = | team1 = [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC) | team1score = 0 | team2 = [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) | team2score = 1 | date = {{Start date|2015|10|01}} | stadium = [Providence Park](/source/Providence_Park) | city = [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), U.S. | player_of_the_match1 = [Amy Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez)
(FC Kansas City) | player_of_the_match1name = [Most Valuable Player](/source/NWSL_Championship_Most_Valuable_Player) | referee = [Katja Koroleva](/source/Katja_Koroleva) | attendance = 13,264 | weather = | previous = [2014](/source/2014_NWSL_Championship) | next = [2016](/source/2016_NWSL_Championship) }} The '''2015 NWSL Championship''' was the third 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 October 1, 2014. In a rematch of the [2014 NWSL Championship](/source/2014_NWSL_Championship), [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) defended their title by winning 1–0 against [NWSL Shield](/source/NWSL_Shield) holders [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC). The match took place at [Providence Park](/source/Providence_Park) in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon).{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/435632|title=Amy Rodriguez goal helps FC Kansas City beat Seattle Reign in NWSL final|date=2023-05-17|publisher=[ESPN](/source/ESPN)|access-date=2025-08-19}}{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2015/10/02/fc-kansas-city-tops-seattle-reign-nwsl-championship|title=FC Kansas City edges Seattle for second straight NWSL championship|last=Bird|first=Liviu|date=2015-10-02|website=[Sports Illustrated](/source/Sports_Illustrated)|access-date=2025-08-19}} ==Road to the final== ===Seattle Reign FC=== {{See also|2015 Seattle Reign FC season}} After falling short of the league [double](/source/double_(association_football)) in the [2014 NWSL Championship](/source/2014_NWSL_Championship), [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC) repeated as [NWSL Shield](/source/NWSL_Shield) winners in the 2015 season with the best record in the league.{{cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/182/2015/2015-NWSL-Stats|title=2015 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) [Kim Little](/source/Kim_Little) and other [NWSL Team of the Year](/source/NWSL_Team_of_the_Year) selections [Lauren Barnes](/source/Lauren_Barnes), [Jess Fishlock](/source/Jess_Fishlock), and [Beverly Goebel](/source/Beverly_Goebel). In the playoffs, Reign defeated fourth seed [Washington Spirit](/source/Washington_Spirit) in the semifinals for the second consecutive year, with goals scored by Goebel, [Megan Rapinoe](/source/Megan_Rapinoe), and [Mariah Bullock](/source/Mariah_Bullock). ===FC Kansas City=== {{See also|2015 FC Kansas City season}} Coming off their [2014 NWSL Championship](/source/2014_NWSL_Championship) victory, [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) placed third in the 2015 regular-season standings. Three-time [NWSL Defender of the Year](/source/NWSL_Defender_of_the_Year) [Becky Sauerbrunn](/source/Becky_Sauerbrunn) and [NWSL Team of the Year](/source/NWSL_Team_of_the_Year) selection [Amy LePeilbet](/source/Amy_LePeilbet) led a defense that conceded the fewest goals in the league. In the playoff semifinals, [Amy Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez) scored twice and [Erika Tymrak](/source/Erika_Tymrak) also scored within the opening half hour as Kansas City won 3–0 against the second seed [Chicago Red Stars](/source/Chicago_Red_Stars). ==Match== ===Details=== {{Football box | date = October 1, 2015 | time = 6:30pm [PDT](/source/Pacific_Time_Zone) | team1 = [Seattle Reign FC](/source/Seattle_Reign_FC) | team2 = [FC Kansas City](/source/FC_Kansas_City) | score = 0–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20151003033229/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/896018.html Report] | goals2 = [Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez) {{goal|78}} | stadium = [Providence Park](/source/Providence_Park)
[Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon) | attendance = 13,264 | referee = [Katja Koroleva](/source/Katja_Koroleva) }} {| width=92% | |- |{{Football kit | pattern_la=_wide_purple_cuff | pattern_b=_SeattleReignFC_15t | pattern_ra=_wide_purple_cuff | leftarm=dced7b | body=dced7b | rightarm=dced7b | shorts=6506b5 | socks=6506b5 | 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) |- |DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Kendall Fletcher](/source/Kendall_Fletcher) |- |DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [Rachel Corsie](/source/Rachel_Corsie) |- |DF ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Lauren Barnes](/source/Lauren_Barnes) |- |DF ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Stephanie Cox](/source/Stephanie_Cox) || || {{suboff|77}} |- |MF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Keelin Winters](/source/Keelin_Winters) ([c](/source/Captain_(association_football))) |- |MF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [Kim Little](/source/Kim_Little) |- |MF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [Jess Fishlock](/source/Jess_Fishlock) |- |FW ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Merritt Mathias](/source/Merritt_Mathias) || || {{suboff|72}} |- |FW ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Megan Rapinoe](/source/Megan_Rapinoe) |- |FW ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Beverly Yanez](/source/Beverly_Yanez) |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Haley Kopmeyer](/source/Haley_Kopmeyer) |- |DF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Elli Reed](/source/Elli_Reed) || || {{subon|77}} |- |FW ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Danielle Foxhoven](/source/Danielle_Foxhoven) |- |MF ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|SAM}} [Mariah Bullock](/source/Mariah_Bullock) |- |MF ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Amber Brooks](/source/Amber_Brooks) |- |FW ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|DEN}} [Katrine Veje](/source/Katrine_Veje) || || {{subon|72}} |- |DF ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Kiersten Dallstream](/source/Kiersten_Dallstream) |- |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 ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Leigh Ann Brown](/source/Leigh_Ann_Brown) |- |DF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Amy LePeilbet](/source/Amy_LePeilbet) |- |DF ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Becky Sauerbrunn](/source/Becky_Sauerbrunn) ([c](/source/Captain_(association_football))) || {{yel|76}} |- |DF ||'''3'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Becca Moros](/source/Becca_Moros) |- |MF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Jen Buczkowski](/source/Jen_Buczkowski) |- |MF ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Mandy Laddish](/source/Mandy_Laddish) || || {{suboff|90+2}} |- |MF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Erika Tymrak](/source/Erika_Tymrak) || || {{suboff|88}} |- |MF ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Heather O'Reilly](/source/Heather_O'Reilly) |- |MF ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Lauren Holiday](/source/Lauren_Holiday) |- |FW ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Amy Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez) || || {{suboff|90+3}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''0'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Katelyn Rowland](/source/Katelyn_Rowland) |- |MF ||'''2'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Shea Groom](/source/Shea_Groom) || || {{subon|88}} |- |FW ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Liz Bogus](/source/Liz_Bogus) |- |FW ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Frances Silva](/source/Frances_Silva) |- |MF ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Yael Averbuch](/source/Yael_Averbuch) || || {{subon|90+2}} |- |FW ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Sarah Hagen](/source/Sarah_Hagen) || || {{subon|90+3}} |- |FW ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [Caroline Kastor](/source/Caroline_Kastor) |- |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}} [Amy Rodriguez](/source/Amy_Rodriguez) '''[Assistant referees](/source/Assistant_referee_(association_football)):'''
Amanda Ross (United States)
Jennifer Garner (United States)
'''[Fourth official](/source/Assistant_referee_(association_football)):'''
[Margaret Domka](/source/Margaret_Domka) (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}} {{2015 in American soccer}} 2015 * Category:Seattle Reign FC Category:FC Kansas City Category:October 2015 sports events in the United States Category:2015 in sports in Oregon Category:Sports competitions in Portland, Oregon Category:Soccer competitions in Oregon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2015 NWSL Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NWSL_Championship) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_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.