The Northwest United Women’s Soccer league is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting recreational women’s soccer in the Greater Portland area. The league is comprised of over 50 teams and 750 players.

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If you are an individual player looking for a team, we encourage you to visit our Players page to learn more.  Or post at our NUWS new players forum for team managers to find you there.

If you are interested in joining the league as a team, send us your email to subscribe to our mailing list for league news and registration announcements.

If you are a manager looking for more players for your team, visit our NUWS new players forum to find a player or post about needing a player.

• How do I find a team? See the information to the left.
• How do I get a player card?
• Additional Manager/Player FAQs

Announcing a new 7v7 Winter League, from a partnership between Northwest United Womens Soccer and PTFC Camps, to be played at Providence Park From February 1st - March 9th.  We will have two divisions (competitive & recreational) depending on how many teams register. 

Here is your chance to feel like a Thorns star and play under the lights at the best stadium for women's soccer in the US.

Find the registration link here and more details below. 

The season will be 5 games plus a championship match between the top two teams. Games will be Sundays with one Saturday and matches starting by 5PM and ending by 9PM.  Dates are Sunday 2/1, Saturday 2/7, Sunday 2/15, Sunday 2/22,  Sunday 3/1,  Championship match Sunday 3/8. 

You can register as a full team for $1200 or register as an individual for $100. Mangers who pay the full team registration will get spots for 12-20 players and can collect player fees how they see fit. For teams that go the individual registration route; a Manager will set up a team registration and invite players via email/code for the individuals to pay and join with. The individual registration route requires 12 players minimum and gets you 5 guest spots.  

If you do not have a team to play with you can sign up as a free agent and get added to a team if there is space available.

Fall registration for our season closed on July 20.

Check back in February 2026 to register for Spring!

If you or anyone you know is interested, please email us  for further communications and information. 

• NUWS Roster Form (PDF) 
• NUWS Roster Form (Excel)
• Online Game Evaluation
• Manager Change Notification
• Trans players information and resources

NUWS is committed to embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is dedicated to providing all participants in this recreational league with a welcoming and safe environment in which we value and respect each other’s unique qualities and contributions.

We support our transgender players. We call on all players and managers to learn more about what is meant by inclusive behavior that welcomes all players to our league.  We have a zero tolerance policy for any hate speech, intentional misgendering (using the wrong pronouns repeatedly during a game), and all unsportsmanlike behavior towards our transgender players.  Learn more at our Transgender Players page.