Draft:NWSL Coach of the Year

2023 winner Juan Carlos Amorós

The NWSL Coach of the Year award is presented annually to the best head coach in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Vlatko Andonovski (2013) won the first Coach of the Year award in the NWSL's inaugural season. The most recent winner is Juan Carlos Amorós (2023).

As of 2023, the Coach of the Year award is voted upon in two rounds: in the first round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), and media (25%) vote to determine the nominees; in the second round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (20%), media (20%), and fans (10%) vote among the nominees to determine the winner.[1]

Winners

SeasonCoachNationalityClubRef
2013Vlatko Andonovski  North MacedoniaFC Kansas City[2]
2014Laura Harvey  EnglandSeattle Reign FC[3]
2015Laura Harvey (2)  EnglandSeattle Reign FC[4]
2016Mark Parsons  EnglandPortland Thorns FC[5]
2017Paul Riley  EnglandNorth Carolina Courage[6]
2018Paul Riley (2)  EnglandNorth Carolina Courage[7]
2019Vlatko Andonovski (2)  North MacedoniaReign FC[8]
2021Laura Harvey (3)  EnglandOL Reign[9]
2022Casey Stoney  EnglandSan Diego Wave FC[10]
2023Juan Carlos Amorós  SpainNJ/NY Gotham FC[11]

References