2013 NWSL Championship

Women's soccer match in New York state August 2025 August 2025 2013 NWSL Championship NWSL Championship Western New York Flash 0 Portland Thorns FC 2 2013 08 31 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York, U.S. Tobin Heath(Portland Thorns FC) Most Valuable Player Kari Seitz 9,129 2014 The 2013 NWSL Championship was the inaugural edition of the NWSL Championship, the championship match of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and took place on August 31, 2013. It was contested between Portland Thorns FC and the Western New York Flash to determine the champion of the inaugural 2013 season. Portland won the match 2–0 at Western New York's home Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York.https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/9622374/espnw-portland-thorns-fc-tops-western-new-york-flash-first-nwsl-championship Portland blazes trail with NWSL title Hays Graham 2013-08-31 ESPN 2025-08-19https://web.archive.org/web/20130904015115/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/751983.html NWSL Champions: Portland Thorns FC 2013-08-31 National Women's Soccer League http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/751983.html 2013-09-04 Road to the final Western New York Flash 2013 Western New York Flash season The Western New York Flash, led by NWSL Golden Boot runner-up Abby Wambach, won the inaugural NWSL Shield by topping the 2013 regular-season standings on goal difference.https://fbref.com/en/comps/182/2013/2013-NWSL-Stats 2013 NWSL Stats FBref.com 2025-08-19 They entered the playoffs in the semifinals as the top seed. In the semifinals, Carli Lloyd scored two goals to lead the Flash to a 2–0 win over the fourth seed Sky Blue FC. Portland Thorns FC 2013 Portland Thorns FC season Portland Thorns FC were predicted to perform well in the 2013 season on the strength of their attacking pair of Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair.https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/2013-nwsl-preview-picks-predictions-and-blind-prognostication 2013 NWSL preview: Picks, predictions, and blind prognostication Farley Richard 2013-04-13 NBC Sports 2025-08-19 The internationals indeed led the Thorns to finish third in the standings—tied with the top on points—and set up a semifinal meeting with the second place FC Kansas City. In the semifinals, goals from Tobin Heath and Tiffany Weimer erased Kansas City's early 2–0 lead before Allie Long scored the 3–2 winner in extra time. Match Details August 31, 2013 8:00pm EDT Western New York Flash Portland Thorns FC 0–2 ReportReport Heath 40Sinclair 90+2 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 9,129 Kari Seitz _lightgrayband _lightgray_verticalbar_right _lightgray_right EC110D EC110D EC110D EC110D EC110D Western New York Flashffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff Portland Thorns FC GK 24USA Adrianna FranchDF 13USA Brittany TaylorDF 16USA Katherine ReynoldsDF 12USA Estelle Johnson 33DF 22USA Amy Barczuk 55MF 6USA Angela SalemMF 10USA Carli LloydMF 14USA Sarah Huffman 72FW 20USA Abby WambachFW 8ESP Adriana 74FW 4AUS Sam Kerr 84Substitutes:GK 1MEX Pamela TajonarMF 7USA McCall Zerboni 55MF 9USA Ingrid WellsMF 23CAN Jodi-Ann Robinson 84MF 17MEX Verónica PérezMF 11USA Laura HeyboerFW 15USA Vicki DiMartino 72Manager:NZL Aaran Lines GK 1CAN Karina LeBlancDF 5USA Kat Williamson 2 49 57DF 7USA Nikki MarshallDF 2USA Marian DoughertyDF 16USA Rachel BuehlerMF 6USA Meleana ShimMF 10USA Allie Long 89MF 8USA Angie Kerr 80MF 17USA Tobin Heath 63FW 12CAN Christine SinclairFW 9USA Danielle Foxhoven 71Substitutes:GK 23USA Adelaide GayDF 20USA Courtney Wetzel 80DF 15USA Casey RamirezDF 24USA Tina Ellertson 90 63MF 4USA Emilee O'NeilFW 19USA Tiffany WeimerFW 13USA Alex Morgan 71Manager:ENG Mark Parsons Most Valuable Player: USA Tobin Heath Assistant referees: Veronica Perez (United States) Kyle Atkins (United States) Fourth official: Margaret Domka (United States)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions. References 2013 * Category:Western New York Flash Category:Portland Thorns FC Category:August 2013 sports events in the United States Category:2013 in sports in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York Category:Soccer competitions in New York (state)