"The Kansas City Current clinched the 2025 NWSL Shield at home on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Seattle Reign FC at CPKC Stadium. Kansas City forward Debinha opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first half. Temwa Chawinga scored in the second half for her 13th goal of the season, which is tied for the league lead."
"Kansas City clinched the NWSL Shield quicker than any team in NWSL history by percentage of games played, with 21 of 26 games completed. The 2014 Seattle Reign and 2018 North Carolina Courage each clinched the Shield in their 20th game of 24-game seasons. That 2014 Seattle team lost in the final of the playoffs that year, while the 2018 Courage won the NWSL Championship."
Kansas City Current secured the 2025 NWSL Shield with a 2-0 home victory over Seattle Reign FC. Debinha opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first half and Temwa Chawinga added a second-half goal for her 13th of the season, tied for the league lead. The Current clinched the Shield after 21 of 26 games completed, the quickest by percentage in NWSL history. Kansas City sits 16 points ahead of second-place Washington with five regular-season games remaining and will be the No. 1 playoff seed. The team has nine consecutive shutouts, 812 minutes without conceding, and remains unbeaten since May 2. The NWSL Shield is the club's first.
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