Spirit sit third at 49 points — Gotham at Audi on Oct. 17 next

Third place, and the District v. Empire date is circled

The Washington Spirit sit third in the NWSL table at 49 points (15-4-8) through 27 games — behind Gotham (55) and San Diego Wave (51), with Utah and Kansas City still in the chase pack. Top eight make the single-elimination playoffs. Washington is already inside that cut; the fight now is seed and home ice.

Next home — Gotham, Oct. 17

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| Match | Spirit vs Gotham FC |

| When | Saturday, Oct. 17 · 12:30 p.m. ET |

| Where | Audi Field |

| TV | CBS / Paramount+ |

After that: at Kansas City (Oct. 25, ESPN) and Chicago Stars at Audi (Nov. 1). Club leadership has already sketched the November scene — potential quarterfinal host window at Audi (Nov. 6–8) and the NWSL Championship at Audi Field on Nov. 21 on CBS. Those are calendar facts, not clinched brackets. Finish the table first.

The Spirit page is the hub.

*Thursday afternoon desk, Oct. 8, 2026. Standings snapshot via NWSL schedule sources; next dates from NWSL / club.*