The National Women's Soccer League Team of the Month, also called the Best XI of the Month since 2022,[1] is a monthly women's soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Selection
editThis award began in 2017.[2] From 2017 to 2021 it was named the "Team of the Month", and since 2022 it has been named the "Best XI of the Month".[1]
From 2017 to 2022, the NWSL Media Association, composed of journalists who regularly cover the league, select eleven players deemed to have put in the best performances over the past month.[2] Since 2023, the NWSL Media Association and the league's broadcast talent select the players.[3]
Winners
edit2017
edit| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
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| April |  Stephanie Labbé, WAS
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[2] | |||
| May | Kailen Sheridan, NJ
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[4] | |||
| June | Stephanie Labbé, WAS (2)
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[5] | |
| July |  Jane Campbell, HOU
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[6] |
| August | Katelyn Rowland, NC
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[7] | |
| September | Adrianna Franch, POR
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[8][9] |
2018
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2019
edit| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Kailen Sheridan, NJ
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[16] | |||
| May | Aubrey Bledsoe, WAS
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[17] | |
| June | Aubrey Bledsoe, WAS (2)
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[18] | ||
| July | Kailen Sheridan, NJ (2)
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[19] | ||
| August | Aubrey Bledsoe, WAS (3)
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[20] |
| September | Alyssa Naeher, CHI
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[21] |
2021
edit| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Kailen Sheridan, NJY
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[22] | |||
| June | Michelle Betos, LOU
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[23] | |||
| July | Bella Bixby, POR
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[24] | ||
| August | Casey Murphy, NC
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[25] | ||
| September | Kailen Sheridan, NJY (2)
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[26] | ||
| October | Aubrey Bledsoe, WAS
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[27] |
2022
edit| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Phallon Tullis-Joyce, RGN
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[1][28][29] | |||
| June | Bella Bixby, POR
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[30] | |
| July | Adrianna Franch, KC
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[31] | ||
| August | Adrianna Franch, KC (2)
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[32] | |
| September
/October |
Katie Lund, LOU
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[33] |
2023
edit| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March/April | Phallon Tullis-Joyce, RGN
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[34] | |||
| May | Abby Smith, NJY
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[3] | ||
| June | Casey Murphy, NC
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[35] | |
| July | Emily Boyd, CHI
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[36] | ||
| August | Adrianna Franch, KCC
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[37] | |
| September/
October |
Jane Campbell, HOU
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[38] |
2024
edit| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. |
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| March/April | Alyssa Naeher, CHI
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[39] | |||
| May |  Ann-Katrin Berger, NJY
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(2) |
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(2) | [40] |
| June |  Anna Moorhouse, ORL
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[41] |
| July | Cassie Miller, NJY
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[42] | ||
| August |  DiDi Haračić, LA
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[43] |
| September | Anna Moorhouse, ORL (2)
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[44] |
Multiple winners
edit| Bold | Indicates current NWSL player |
Notes
editSee also
edit
References
edit- ^ a b c "NWSL Announces May Best XI of the Month, Presented by Mastercard" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c Purdy, Jacqueline (May 4, 2017). "April Team of the Month announced" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "National Women's Soccer League Announces May Best XI of the Month, Presented by Mastercard" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 1, 2017). "May Team of the Month announced" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Linehan, Meg (June 30, 2017). "June Team of the Month announced" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (August 3, 2017). "July Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (September 6, 2017). "August Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (October 5, 2017). "September Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Thorns FC's Adrianna Franch, Emily Menges and Christine Sinclair named to NWSL Team of the Month for September" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 5, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Portland Timbers.
- ^ Balf, Celia (April 6, 2018). "March Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 3, 2018). "April Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Balf, Celia (June 6, 2018). "May Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (July 6, 2018). "June Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Gabriel, Cassidy (August 3, 2018). "July Team of the Month" (Press release). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Balf, Celia (August 31, 2018). "August Team of the Month" (Press release). Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 3, 2019). "April Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (May 31, 2019). "May Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (July 8, 2019). "June Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Levine, Matthew (August 1, 2019). "July Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Levine, Matthew (September 5, 2019). "August Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "September Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 3, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "NWSL Announces May Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "NWSL Announces June Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "NWSL Announces July Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "NWSL Announces August Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "NWSL Announces September Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "NWSL Announces October Team of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ @NWSL (June 9, 2022). "✨ May's Mighty XI ✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cristobal, Jacob (June 9, 2022). "Four OL Reign players named to May's NWSL Team of the Month". Sounder At Heart. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ @NWSL (June 27, 2022). "⭐ Summer Stars ⭐" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "NWSL Announces July Best XI of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "NWSL Announces August Best XI of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "NWSL Announces September/October Best XI of the Month, Presented by Mastercard" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 14, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces March/April Best XI of the Month, Presented by Mastercard" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces June Best XI of the Month, Presented by Mastercard" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "NWSL Announces March/April Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Announces May Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Announces June Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Announces July Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prim" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Announces August Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prim" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Announces September Best XI of the Month, presented by Amazon Prime" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.