The NWSL belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 2026: 12 title changes among 10 franchises; Kansas City Current finished with it.
2. 2017: 11 title changes among 7 franchises; Portland Thorns FC finished with it.
3. 2021: 10 title changes among 7 franchises; Washington Spirit finished with it.
4. 2025: 10 title changes among 7 franchises; Gotham FC finished with it.
5. 2016: 9 title changes among 7 franchises; Western New York Flash finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2013: 2 title changes. Portland Thorns FC carried it in and Portland Thorns FC carried it out.
2. 2014: 2 title changes. Portland Thorns FC carried it in and FC Kansas City carried it out.
3. 2018: 4 title changes. Portland Thorns FC carried it in and North Carolina Courage carried it out.
4. 2015: 6 title changes. FC Kansas City carried it in and FC Kansas City carried it out.
5. 2019: 7 title changes. North Carolina Courage carried it in and Washington Spirit carried it out.

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