NWSL’s Challenge Cup may be onto its semifinals, but the league’s 10th regular season kicks off this weekend, marking a milestone for an outfit that now boasts 12 teams. But before the fun begins, we’re looking back at the previous nine years to relive the best games in its history. There’s been no shortage of drama in the past, whether it was in upsets, shootouts, high-scoring affairs or playoff battles. For this ranking, we considered everything from game stakes, entertainment value, surprise of result, late-game heroics and more.
No. 10: A-Rod delivers Kansas City a second title
The 2015 NWSL championship was a rematch of the ’14 edition, which saw FC Kansas City hang on to beat the Seattle Reign, 2–1.