NWSL playoffs schedule, bracket: Rapinoe’s OL Reign play Angel City; San Diego Wave, Portland Thorns on bye

After an NWSL Resolution Day that lived as much as the hype, the playoff discipline is formally set. NWSL Protect winners San Diego Wave and second-place facet Portland Thorns booked first-round byes, however 4 different groups will duke it out to face them — the North Carolina Braveness, OL Reign, Angel Metropolis FC, and NJ/NY Gotham FC.

The Reign’s postseason look means Megan Rapinoe will play not less than yet another sport earlier than retiring, and the identical is true for Gotham’s Ali Krieger. The Reign will host Rapinoe’s subsequent match in Seattle, which permits the participant to play in a metropolis she has made an unlikely dwelling after a decade with the membership.

Have a look beneath on the 2023 NWSL playoff schedule beneath:

Bracket

All instances Jap

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 20
OL Reign vs. Angel Metropolis, 10 p.m. (Paramount+)

Sunday, Oct. 22
North Carolina Braveness vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Semifinals

Sunday, Nov. 5
Portland Thorns vs. North Carolina Braveness or NJ/NY Gotham FC, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
San Diego Wave vs. OL Reign or Angel Metropolis, 9:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 11
Winner of semifinal one vs. Winner of semifinal two, 8 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)