2014 National Women's Soccer League season
The National Women 's Soccer League 2014 will be the second season of the U.S. Women's Soccer League National Women's Soccer League. The regular season will take place in the same period in the previous year, ie between April and August. This is followed by a play-off closes with the four best teams of the season, which play the NWSL Championship in two semi-finals and a final. Titleholder is the Portland Thorns FC, the regular season in 2013 was the franchise of the Western New York Flash as a First Place finish.
The financial support of the League by the Mexican Football Federation, as in the 2013 season was uncertain before the season starts. The reason given was that only a comparatively small number of staff seconded by the Association players were able to prevail in their respective teams.
Participating franchises
On the 2014 season the same eight franchises will participate as the year before, to the newly formed Houston Dash as a first extension of the NWSL participant field. An originally thought major expansion of the field was initially rejected in 2013 was, however, one known recording of the Dash. The Sky Blue FC was in talks with the men's team the New York Red Bulls for the purpose of cooperation in various fields, including the use of the Red Bull Arena as a home ground. However, the owner of Sky Blue FC already rejected a negotiated approach to co-operation from the end.
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Venues
The Boston Breakers attracted to the 2014 season from Dilboy Stadium in Somerville to the much larger and more centrally located to Harvard Stadium, at the same time changed the FC Kansas City from smaller but equipped with a pure football field Stanley H. Durwood Stadium.