NWSL says it will keep spring-to-fall schedule through 2030 season
The National Women’s Soccer League has decided to forego a previously scheduled vote on inverting its calendar, announcing Wednesday that it will continue to operate under its current spring-to-fall schedule through 2030. CBS Sports reported on Monday that the vote, initially reported by ESPN to be held by month’s end, was removed from this week’s board of governors docket. “Following extensive evaluation and close collaboration with key stakeholders, we have made the deliberate decision to maintain our existing competition calendar for this period,” an NWSL spokesperson wrote in a league statement.
Trinity Rodman was one of several players to caution against a potential NWSL calendar switch. Photograph: Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos/Getty Images The National Women’s Soccer League has decided to forego a previously scheduled vote on inverting its calendar , announcing Wednesday that it will continue to operate under its current spring-to-fall schedule through 2030. CBS Sports reported on Monday that the vote, initially reported by ESPN to be held by month’s end, was removed from this week’s board of governors docket.
While the league’s announcement added that a vote could still materialize down the road, no change will be implemented through the end of the current decade. “Following extensive evaluation and close collaboration with key stakeholders, we have made the deliberate decision to maintain our existing competition calendar for this period,” an NWSL spokesperson wrote in a league statement. “This decision reflects our confidence in the strong momentum and growth the league has achieved under its current structure, and our commitment to providing stability for everyone invested in the NWSL’s success.
“We remain thoughtful about the long-term evaluation of our calendar— and will continue to assess future opportunities with the same rigor and broad stakeholder alignment that guided this decision. Any change of that magnitude would be communicated with ample notice. “For now, our focus is on continuing to deliver a world-class season as we build toward the future.
” MLS will flip its schedule to fit the more customary global cadence after an abridged 2027 sprint season. That leaves the NWSL as the only first-division league in the US to play games in the summer, as the USL’s first-division sanctioned Gainsbridge Super League launched with August-to-May slating in 2024. It could be an opportunity to capture a broader portion of the sport’s stateside fanbase without other leagues operating during families’ summer vacations.