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Gotham FC wins NWSL Shield: Playoffs seedings revealed; Who will meet who in quarterfinals?

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With the top seed, Gotham (18-5-7) claimed home field advantage throughout the playoffs and will host the No. 8 seed Seattle Reign next Sunday in the quarterfinals.

With the top seed, Gotham (18-5-7) claimed home field advantage throughout the playoffs and will host the No. 8 seed Seattle Reign next Sunday in the quarterfinals. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP

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With the top seed, Gotham (18-5-7) claimed home field advantage throughout the playoffs and will host the No. 8 seed Seattle Reign next Sunday in the quarterfinals. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP

Gotham FC claimed the NWSL Shield for the best regular-season record with a 2-0 victory on Sunday over the Utah Royals on Decision Day, when all 16 of the league’s teams play simultaneously.

With the top seed, Gotham (18-5-7) claimed home field advantage throughout the playoffs and will host the No. 8 seed Seattle Reign next Sunday in the quarterfinals.

Guro Reiten and Jaedyn Shaw scored for Gotham and Ann-Katrin Berger made two saves for her 11th clean sheet of the season.

“This was obviously amazing to win the shield,” Shaw said. “We are so happy to finally achieve this.”

Ashley Sanchez, the Golden Boot winner of the regular season, will miss the Playoffs after North Carolina Courage failed to make the cut.

Ashley Sanchez, the Golden Boot winner of the regular season, will miss the Playoffs after North Carolina Courage failed to make the cut. | Photo Credit: AP

Ashley Sanchez, the Golden Boot winner of the regular season, will miss the Playoffs after North Carolina Courage failed to make the cut. | Photo Credit: AP

San Diego Wave defender Mimi Van Zanten led her team to a 1-0 road win over Bay FC to secure the second seeds. The Wave (18-8-4) will host the seventh-seeded Royals (14-11-5) on Friday.

The Washington Spirit secured the No. 3 seed with a 2-0 victory over the last-place Chicago Stars. Trinity Rodman scored for the Spirit (17-9-4), who will host the sixth-seeded Portland Thorns in the quarterfinals next Sunday.

The Kansas City Current took down Racing Louisville 2-0 to clinch the No. 4 seed. The Current (16-9-5) will host No. 5 seed Angel City on Saturday.

North Carolina Courage forward Ashley Sanchez won the league’s Golden Boot with 20 regular-season goals, tied with Temwa Chawinga’s mark set in 2024 for the most in a single season. It is the second time the Golden Boot winner will miss the playoffs. The other time was in 2017 when Sam Kerr of Sky Blue FC led the league.

Jordyn Bugg scored the winner to clinch the final playoff spot for the Seattle Reign (14-11-5) in a 1-0 home win over the Orlando Pride.

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