NWSL Awards 2025: Full list of winners as Kansas City star Temwa Chawinga makes history | OneFootball

Oct 11, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga (6) and Gotham FC midfielder Josefine Hasbo (5) compete for a ball during the second half of the match at CPKC Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kylie Graham-Imagn Images

The NWSL Awards ceremony for the 2025 season was held on Wednesday night, and here SheKicks runs through all the winners, including the Best XI of the season.

Temwa Chawinga makes history with NWSL MVP win

Kansas City Current star Temwa Chawinga won the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the second season in a row.

The Malawian international scored 15 goals to earn a second-consecutive Golden Boot, becoming the first NWSL player in history to win back-to-back MVPs.

Before Chawinga, only Chelsea striker Sam Kerr won two MVP awards with Sky Blue FC (now Gotham FC) in 2017 and Chicago Red Stars in 2019. She previously matched Kerr’s record of winning multiple Golden Boots earlier this month.

Chawinga saw off competition from KC Current teammate Bia Zaneratto, San Diego Wave’s Delphine Cascarino, Gotham FC’s Esther Gonzalez and North Carolina Courage midfielder Manaka Matsukubo.

Matsukubo did win the Midfielder of the Year prize, while Tara McKeown and Lorena won the Defender and Goalkeeper of the Year awards.

Chawinga, after winning her MVP award, said: “To me, it means a lot. People will say I did this MVP (myself), but to me, it’s not like that.

“I really appreciate teammates like that, who always support me, who force me to do things and push me hard and tell me, ‘Try your best.’”

Although the KC Current finished 19 points clear in the regular season, they were stunned with a quarter-final exit in the playoffs to Gotham FC.

NWSL Awards 2025: Full list of winners

Which players made the Best XI for the 2025 NWSL season?

There were four KC Current players included in the Best XI for the 2025 NWSL season.

Chawinga was joined by teammates Kayla Sharpes, Izzy Rodriguez and Claire Hutton. Bia Zaneratto just missed out and was included in the second team.

Only two players from teams in this weekend’s NWSL final made the Best XI – Tara McKeown of Washington Spirit and Gotham FC’s Esther Gonzalez.

Best XI

Best XI second team

When is the 2025 NWSL Championship Final?

Washington Spirit and Gotham FC will meet in the NWSL Championship Final at 1am British time on Sunday morning.

Gotham FC last won the title in 2023, while the Spirit are going for their first championship since 2021.

A member of England’s Lionesses squad is guaranteed to win the championship, with Jess Carter playing for Gotham FC and Esme Morgan a member of Washington’s squad.

There will be big speculation after the final, surrounding the future of Trinity Rodman. The Washington Spirit star is out of contact next month and could potentially head to the Women’s Super League.