Gotham FC Captain Ali Krieger and OL Reign Captain Megan Rapinoe speak at what is set to be both of their final game before retirement. Rapinoe was injured minutes into the final and her team lost. (Photos by Nicole Villa)

A record-setting crowd of over 25,000 people converged on Snapdragon Stadium in Mission Valley on Saturday, Nov. 11. New York/New Jersey’s Gotham FC beat out OL Reign 2-1 to win their first title in the National Women’s Soccer League.

NWSL Final 2023 - Photo by Nicole Villa

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1. GOTHAM FC TEAM CELEBRATES THEIR WIN AGAINST OL REIGN FOR 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

2. SIGN FROM AUDIENCE IN SUPPORT OF ALI KRIEGER AND MEGAN RAPINOE WHO ARE BOTH RETIRING THIS SEASON

3. GOTHAM FC POSE WITH THEIR MEDALS AFTER WINNING THE 2023 NWLS CHAMIONSHIP

4. MARGARET PURCE, GOTHAM FC FORWARD RECEIVES MVP AWARD FOR 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL MATCH

5. GOTHAM FC TEAM CELEBRATES WITH THEIR TROPHY AFTER THEIR WIN AGAINST OL REIGN FOR 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

6. ALI KRIEGER, GOTHAM FC CAPTAIN, KISSES 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

7. ALI KRIEGER, GOTHAM FC CAPTAIN WAVES GOODBYE TO FANS AFTER 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN LEAVES HER ON A HIGH BEFORE HER RETIREMENT.

8. MAITANE LOPEZ MILLAN AND SINEAD FARRELLY FROM GOTHAM FC TAKE A SELFIE WITH 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

9. MEGAN RAPINOE, FROM OL REIGN DRIBBS BALL DOWN FIELD TO MAKE PASS.

10. MEGAN RAPINOE, FROM OL REIGN RECEIVES INJURY MINUTES INTO 2023 NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

11. ALI KRIEGER EMBRACES MEGAN RAPINOE AS SHE IS ESCORTED OFF THE FIELD FOR AN INJURY A FEW MINUTES INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NWSL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

12. ALI KRIEGER AND MEGAN RAPINOE TALKING AT BOTH OF THEIR FINAL GAME AT THE 2023 NWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.

13. ALI KRIEGER, GOTHAM FC CAPTAIN, RUNS TOWARD BALL TO DEFEND TEAM FROM POSSIBLE GOAL.

14. BETHANY BALCER, OL REIGN FORWARD, HEADERS BALL AGAINST YAZMEEN RYAN, GOTHAM FC MIDFIELDER.

15. ROSE LAVELLE, OL REIGN MIDFIELDER, AND MAITANE LOPEZ MILLAN, GOTHAM FC MIDFIELDER, SPRINT TOWARDS BALL TO GAIN CONTROL.

16. OL REIGN AND GOTHAM FC PREPARE FOR FREE KICK AS ALI KREIGER, GOTHAM FC CAPTAIN, LEADS.

17. VERONICA LATSKO, OL REIGN FORWARD, FIGHTS TO MAKE GOAL AS JENNA NIGHSWONGER, GOTHAM FC MIDFIELDER, TRIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF BALL.

18. NIKKI STANTON, OL REIGN MIDFIELDER, DRIBBLES BALL AS DELANIE SHEEHAN, TRIES TO INTERCEPT.