Referee Assignments

2024 NWSL Championship — Broadcast Details and Referee Assignments

On Saturday, November 23rd, the 2024 postseason of the National Women’s Soccer League concludes with the NWSL Championship match between the Orlando Pride, who won the 2024 NWSL Shield as the team with the best overall record in the league, and the Washington Spirit, who finished second in the table.

In the United States, the 2024 NWSL Championship will be nationally televised by CBS, with pre-match broadcast coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Kick-off is slated for 8:14 p.m. ET. Additional pre-match and post-match coverage will be on the free CBS Sports Golazo Network streaming channel.

Alyssa Nichols will have the whistle for the Championship. She has refereed NWSL matches since 2020 and earned her FIFA badge in 2023.

The match will be played in Kansas City, Missouri, at CPKC Stadium, which is the home of the NWSL’s Kansas City Current.

2024 NWSL Playoffs: Semifinals Details, including Referee Assignments

#2 Washington Spirit vs. #3 NJ/NY Gotham FC

Date: Saturday, November 16th
Start Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+ (with Showtime)
Referee: Matt Thompson
VAR: Greg Dopka

#1 Orlando Pride vs. #4 Kansas City Current

Date: Sunday, November 17th
Start Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN+
Referee: Danielle Chesky
VAR: Shawn Tehini

Source for Referee Assignments: PRO

For the full playoffs schedule and more details about streaming options, see “NWSL: 2024 Playoffs Schedule with USA TV and Streaming Details”.

NWSL Referee Assignments: 2024 Playoffs — Quarterfinals

Friday, November 8th

#1 Pride vs. #8 Red Stars: Alyssa Nichols (VAR: Ekaterina Koroleva)

Saturday, November 9th

#4 Current vs. #5 Courage: Brad Jensen (VAR: Greg Dopka)

Sunday, November 10th

#2 Spirit vs. #7 Bay FC: Ekaterina Koroleva (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
#3 Gotham FC vs. #6 Thorns: Danielle Chesky (VAR: Alyssa Nichols)

Source: PRO

For the full playoffs schedule, see “NWSL: 2024 Playoffs Schedule with USA TV and Streaming Details”.

NWSL Referee Assignments: November 1 to 3, 2024

This is the final weekend of the regular season.

The three bolded matches involve the three teams that are still in the hunt for the final two playoff spots: Portland Thorns, Bay FC, and Racing Louisville. If the Thorns and Bay FC do not lose their matches on Friday and Saturday, respectively, then Racing will be eliminated before their match kicks off.

The three italicized matches involve qualified playoff teams that could move up and/or down in their ranking slots. Besides Shield winner Orlando Pride, only #5 North Carolina Courage cannot change its positioning. The Spirit, Gotham, and Current are fighting for the #2 seed , which would mean home-field advantage for the semifinals, in addition to the quarterfinals.

For playoff scenario involving the #2 seed and the final two playoff spots, see this NWSL press release.

Friday, November 1st

Royals vs. GOTHAM FC: Adorae Monroy (VAR: Alyssa Nichols)
THORNS vs. Angel City: Brad Jensen (VAR: Greg Dopka)

Saturday, November 2nd

Pride vs. Reign: Melinda Homa (VAR: Danielle Chesky)
Courage vs. SPIRIT: Elvis Osmanovic (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Dash vs. BAY FC: Matt Thompson (VAR: Katja Koroleva)

Sunday, November 3rd

RED STARS vs. CURRENT: Jaclyn Metz (VAR: Corbyn May)
Wave vs. RACING: Greg Dopka (VAR: Brad Jensen)

Source: PRO

NWSL Referee Assignments: October 18 to 20, 2024

Friday, October 18th:

Reign vs. Dash: Brad Jensen (VAR: Alexandra Billeter)

Saturday, October 19th:

Current vs. Wave: Iryna Petrunok (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
Racing vs. Thorns: Calin Radosav (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Bay FC vs. Courage: Elijio Arreguin (VAR: Corbyn May)

Sunday, October 20th:

Spirit vs. Red Stars: Adam Kilpatrick (VAR: Greg Dopka)
Gotham vs. Pride: Ricardo Fierro (VAR: Brad Jensen)
Angel City vs. Royals: Sergii Demianchuk (VAR: Abdou Ndiaye)

Source: PRO

NWSL Referee Assignments: October 11 to 13, 2024

Friday, October 11th:

Thorns vs. Pride: JC Griggs (VAR: Corbyn May)

Saturday, October 12th:

Red Stars vs. Gotham: Greg Dopka (VAR: Alyssa Nichols)
Courage vs. Angel City: Eric Tattersall (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Bay FC vs. Current: Danielle Chesky (VAR: Adorae Monroy)

Sunday, October 13th:

Spirit vs. Racing: Abdou Ndiaye (VAR: Greg Dopka)
Royals vs. Reign: Elvis Osmanovic (VAR: Elijio Arreguin)
Wave vs. Dash: Jaclyn Metz (VAR: Shawn Tehini)

Source: PRO

NWSL Referee Assignments: October 4 to 6, 2024

Friday, October 4th:

Dash vs. Red Stars: Ekaterina Koroleva (VAR: Danielle Chesky)
Reign vs. Angel City: Matt Thompson (VAR: Laura Rodriguez)

Saturday, October 5th:

Courage vs. Wave: Melinda Homa (VAR: Corbyn May)
Gotham vs. Bay FC: Sergii Demianchuk (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Racing vs. Current: Matthew Corrigan (VAR: Brad Jensen)
Thorns vs. Royals: Rebecca Pagan (VAR: Ekaterina Koroleva)

Sunday, October 6th:

Pride vs. Spirit: Danielle Chesky (VAR: Abdou Ndiaye)

Source: PRO

NWSL Referee Assignments: September 27 to 29, 2024

Friday, September 27th:

Angel City vs. Spirit: Alyssa Nichols (VAR: Elijio Arreguin)

Saturday, September 28th:

Current vs. Gotham: Ekaterina Koroleva (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
Royals vs. Racing: Alexandra Billeter (VAR: Corbyn May)
Pride vs. Dash: Iryna Petrunok (VAR: Danielle Chesky)
Wave vs. Thorns: Elijio Arreguin (VAR: Kevin Broadley)

Sunday, September 29th:

Red Stars vs. Courage: Ricardo Fierro (VAR: Laura Rodriguez)
Reign vs. Bay FC: Elton Garcia (VAR: Alyssa Nichols)

Source: PRO

NWSL Referee Assignments: September 20 to 23, 2024

Friday, September 20th:

Current vs. Spirit: Matt Thompson (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Bay FC vs. Pride: Brad Jensen (VAR: Shawn Tehini)

Saturday, September 21st:

Racing vs. Courage: Adorae Monroy (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
Dash vs. Reign: Jamie Padilla (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Red Stars vs. Wave: Danielle Chesky (VAR: Corbyn May)

Sunday, September 22nd:

Gotham vs. Royals: Eric Tattersall (VAR: Brad Jensen)

Monday, September 23rd:

Angel City vs. Thorns: Joshua Encarnacion (VAR: Greg Dopka)

Source: PRO

NWSL Referee Assignments: September 13-16, 2024

Friday, September 13th

Courage vs. Bay FC: JC Griggs (VAR: Ekaterina Koroleva)
Pride vs. Current: Alyssa Nichols (VAR: Shawn Tehini)
Thorns vs. Red Stars: Elton Garcia (VAR: Corbyn May)

Saturday, September 14th

Racing vs. Angel City: Danielle Chesky (VAR: Kevin Broadley)
Royals vs. Wave: Laura Rodriguez (VAR: Alyssa Nichols)

Sunday, September 15th

Spirit vs. Dash: Matthew Corrigan (VAR: Adorae Monroy)

Monday, September 16th

Reign vs. Gotham: Shawn Tehini (VAR: Alexandra Billeter)

Source: PRO