The 2021

OL Reign OL Reign is an American professional Women's association football, women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Bill and Teresa Predmore in 2012 as Seattle Reign FC, it was one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's S ...

season is the team's ninth season of play and their ninth season in the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. On July 2, 2021, head coach

Farid Benstiti Farid Benstiti (born 16 January 1967) is a French football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He last managed OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League. Benstiti started his playing career in 1984 for Olympique Lyonnais. ...

resigned and was replaced by assistant coach

Sam Laity Sam James Laity (born 3 July 1976) is an English football manager who is currently the head coach of Houston Dash in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He was previously an assistant coach for fellow American team OL Reign O ...

in an interim capacity. Benstiti finished with a 2–1–4 record in the regular season. On July 15, 2021, the team announced that

Laura Harvey Laura Harvey (born 15 May 1980) is an English football manager and former player who currently manages OL Reign of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She holds USSF "A" and UEFA "A" coaching licenses. Harvey previously managed ...

would return as head coach after the Tokyo Olympics, where she was serving as an assistant coach for the United States women's national team. Harvey officially assumed head coaching duties on August 9, 2021.

Team

Staff

Current roster

Competitions

''All times are in PT unless otherwise noted.''

Regular season

Regular-season standings

= Results summary

= Results by matchday

Playoffs

Challenge Cup

Divisional standings

Appearances and goals

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Transfers

For incoming transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For outgoing transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another team. If a player later signed with another team, her new team will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the OL Reign roster.

Transfers in

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as incoming transfers. Only trades involving draft picks and executed on the day of the

2021 NWSL Draft The 2021 NWSL Draft was the ninth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 13, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the first NWSL Draft to be held virtua ...

will be listed in the notes.

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

New contracts

Awards

NWSL annual awards

* Coach of the Year:

* Most Valuable Player:

Jess Fishlock Jessica Anne Fishlock (born 14 January 1987) is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign and the Wales national team. She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League (FA ...

* Defender of the Year:

Alana Cook Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for NWSL club OL Reign and the United States national team. Early life Born in Worcester, Massachusetts and raised in Worcester and Far Hi ...

(finalist) * Best XI:

Eugénie Le Sommer Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer (born 18 May 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Lyon and the France national team. She primarily plays as a creative attacking midfielder and left winger, but has ...

* Second XI:

Bethany Balcer Bethany Catherine Balcer (born March 7, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Balcer played collegiate soccer at Spring Arbor University, where she was ...

Sofia Huerta Sofia Christine Huerta (born December 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League and the U.S. women's national soccer team. Huerta played collegiately for the ...

Team awards

:''Announced on November 23, 2021.'' * Most Valuable Player:

* Golden Boot:

* Young Player of the Year:

* Community Champion:

Dani Weatherholt Danielle Marie Weatherholt (born March 17, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Angel City in the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer at Santa Clara University before being drafted by t ...

NWSL Player of the Month

NWSL Team of the Month

NWSL Player of the Week

NWSL Save of the Week

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:OL Reign 2021 Season OL Reign seasons 2021 in sports in Washington (state) 2021 National Women's Soccer League season American soccer clubs 2021 season