Overview
- Rose Lavelle scored in the 80th minute to beat Washington Spirit 1-0 in San Jose.
- Gotham became the first club to win the NWSL after entering the playoffs in eighth, securing a second title after 2023.
- The champions eliminated regular-season leader Kansas City Current and defending winner Orlando Pride on the way to the final.
- Ann-Katrin Berger kept clean sheets in the semifinal and final, with Washington failing to record a shot on target.
- Berger was called into Germany's Nations League finals squad to face Spain on Nov. 28 in Kaiserslautern and Dec. 2 in Madrid.