Sam Mewis and the Courage are in the playoffs, and one win away from hosting a semifinal in their first season in North Carolina (photo copyright EriMac Photo for The Equalizer)
| W | L | D | GF | GA | PTS | |
| North Carolina Courage | 14 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 42 |
| Portland Thorns FC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 40 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 35 |
| Orlando Pride | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 35 |
| Seattle Reign FC | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 30 |
| Sky Blue FC | 9 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 45 | 29 |
| FC Kansas City | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 26 |
| Houston Dash | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 23 |
| Boston Breakers | 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 16 |
| Washington Spirit | 4 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 41 | 16 |
Results and Schedule
| Washington Spirit | 2-3 | North Carolina Courage |
| Banini (8) | recap | Mewis (46+) |
| Williams (73) | att: 2,365 | McDonald (61) |
| McDonald (66) |
| Portland Thorns FC | 4-0 | Washington Spirit |
| Nadim (22) | recap | |
| Sinclair (25) | att: 19,141 | |
| Sonnett (40) | ||
| Sinclair (81) |
| Orlando Pride | 4-2 | Boston Breakers |
| Hill (8) | recap | White (49) |
| Hill (15) | att: 5,413 | King (88) |
| Marta (67) | ||
| Ubogagu (77) |
| FC Kansas City | 4-1 | Sky Blue FC |
| LaBonta (39) | recap | Tiernan (83) |
| Groom (44) | att: 1,571 | |
| Groom (64) | ||
| Leroux (94+) |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2-1 | North Carolina Courage |
| Nagasato (52) | recap | Williams (15) |
| Ertz (84) | att: 3,745 |
| Houston Dash | 0-1 | Seattle Reign FC |
| recap | Mathias (50) | |
| att: 1,258 |
Week 20 Saturday
Chicago Red Stars at FC Kansas City, 3:30 p.m. EDT
Seattle Reign FC at Orlando Pride, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Houston Dash at North Carolina Courage, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Week 20 Sunday
Portland Thorns FC at Boston Breakers, 6:00 p.m. EDT
Washington Spirit at Sky Blue FC, 6:00 p.m. EDT
They Said It
“I agreed with Lyon to terminate my contract and continue with Orlando Pride moving forward…I feel like the present of this Club and the future of this Club is going above-and-beyond and we’re going to do incredible things. I’m really happy here. This is my home.”
–Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan
Big thanks to @FCDallas and all involved with helping us playing up here this week ??Also the traveling #DashTFOn fans who made the trip ❤️
— Amber Brooks (@abrooks22) September 4, 2017
Story lines to follow
Here are some storylines we’ll be following during Week 20
-Where in the world of Stephanie Labbe and will she ever play for the Spirit again?
-Will the four playoff teams be set ahead of the season’s final FIFA break?
-Will the Courage and Thorns secure home semifinals ahead of the season’s final FIFA break?
-Can the return of Megan Rapinoe spark a last-ditch playoff push from the Reign?
