The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a top-level professional league for women's soccer in the United States. The league has 14 teams in its 2024 season.
Primary stadiums
[edit]These are the primary stadiums in the 2024 NWSL season:
- ^ Shell Energy Stadium has a capacity of 22,039, but capacity for Dash games are restricted to 7,000.[1][obsolete source]
- ^ Seated capacity; 15,304 with standing room.
- ^ Standard configuration for Wave FC games seats 18,000, but can expand based on demand for individual games.
- ^ Lumen Field has a capacity of 68,740; standard configuration for Reign games seats 10,000 but can expand based on demand for individual games.[3]
- ^ During the Royals' original stint in the league from 2018–2020, the team played in this facility, then known as Rio Tinto Stadium.
Future stadiums
[edit]2026: NWSL Boston plans to play at White Stadium, a 10,519-seat stadium that will expand to 11,000 seats prior to the team's inaugural season in 2026.[4]
Secondary and former stadiums
[edit]Angel City FC
[edit]- Titan Stadium (2022 – all Challenge Cup home matches)[5]
Boston Breakers
[edit]- Dilboy Stadium (2013 – all home matches)[6]
- Harvard Stadium (2014 – all home matches)[7]
- Jordan Field (2015–2017 – all home matches)[8]
Chicago Red Stars
[edit]- Sports Complex at Benedictine University (2013–2015, most home matches. In 2014 and 2015 a total of three regular-season matches and one playoff match were held at Toyota Park, now known as SeatGeek Stadium.)[9][10][11][12]
- Soldier Field (one home match in 2022)[13]
FC Kansas City
[edit]- Shawnee Mission District Stadium (2013 – all home matches)[14]
- Durwood Soccer Stadium (2014 – all home matches)[15]
- Swope Soccer Village (2015–2017 – all home matches)[16]
Kansas City Current
[edit]- Legends Field (2021 – all home matches except one at Children's Mercy Park)[17]
NJ/NY Gotham FC
[edit]- Yurcak Field (as Sky Blue FC: 2013–2019 – all home matches except two 2019 matches at Red Bull Arena)[18]
- MSU Soccer Park (2021 – all Challenge Cup home matches)[19]
- Subaru Park (one home match each in 2021 and 2022)[20]
Orlando Pride
[edit]- Camping World Stadium (2016 – all home matches)[21]
San Diego Wave FC
[edit]- Torero Stadium (2022 – first 9 home matches, before opening of Snapdragon Stadium)[22]
Seattle Reign FC
[edit]- Starfire Sports Complex (as Seattle Reign FC: 2013 – all home matches; 2014 – NWSL final)[23]
- Memorial Stadium (as Seattle Reign FC: 2014–2018 – all home matches except 2014 NWSL final)[24]
- Cheney Stadium (as Reign FC: 2019; as OL Reign 2020–2021 – all home matches except one 2021 match at Lumen Field)[25]
Utah Royals
[edit]- Rio Tinto Stadium (as Utah Royals FC: 2018–2020 – all home matches). Also hosted semifinals and final of 2020 Challenge Cup.
Washington Spirit
[edit]- Maryland SoccerPlex (2013–2020 – all home matches through 2017; primary home in 2018 and 2019; originally scheduled matches in 2020 canceled due to COVID-19)[26]
- Segra Field (2020–2022 – select home matches as one of two primary home stadiums alongside Audi Field)[27]
Western New York Flash
[edit]- Rochester Rhinos Stadium (2013–2016 – all home matches)[28]
- Frontier Field (2016 – one match vs. Seattle Reign FC)[29]
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
[edit]- Zions Bank Stadium (2020 – all Challenge Cup matches except semifinals and final)[30]
See also
[edit]- National Women's Soccer League attendance
- NWSL expansion
- List of soccer stadiums in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Dynamo welcome NWSL expansion team: Houston Dash". Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Chaney, Marcia (February 15, 2023). "KC Current's new stadium poised to revolutionize women's athletics". MetroWire Media. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Rantz, Susie (December 15, 2021). "OL Reign's move to Lumen Field, explained". Sounder At Heart.
- ^ Reynolds, Lance (July 8, 2023). "Franklin Park's White Stadium lining up to be home of Boston's next professional women's soccer team". Boston Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "NWSL Releases Schedule For 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. February 7, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Hemming, Nick (October 10, 2013). "Analyzing the Breakers' Home: What Do We Make of Dilboy Stadium?". The Bent Musket. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Boston Breakers to Play at Harvard Stadium in 2014" (Press release). Boston Breakers. January 7, 2014. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ Yang, Stephanie (February 15, 2017). "Mark Thomas talks Breakers business plans for 2017". The Bent Musket. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Announce Doubleheader With Chicago Fire" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "NWSL Announces Complete 2015 Regular Season Schedule" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Red Stars come back to tie Dash, 1–1; Christen Press scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas City advances to final after defeating Chicago, 3–0; Amy Rodriguez (2) and Erika Tymrak both scored in the first half" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League.
- ^ Sandalow, Brian (July 30, 2022). "Saturday's doubleheader only part of Fire-Red Stars relationship". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "FC Kansas City names venue for 2013 season" (Press release). FC Kansas City. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "FC Kansas City to play to fewer seats, no football lines". The Equalizer. January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Swope Park Soccer Village now has lost both its marquee tenants". Kansas City Business Journal. January 19, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Cash, Meredith (October 28, 2021). "Kansas City's women's soccer team is building a stunning new stadium after an MLS club resisted sharing its home field". Insider. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 24, 2019). "Sky Blue FC aims to leave Rutgers' Yurcak Field after 2019 NWSL season, but next home isn't set yet". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC announces 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by Secret Deodorant schedule" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. March 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (April 29, 2022). "Subaru Park to host Gotham FC-Orlando Pride NWSL game Aug. 20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Murschel, Matt (April 5, 2019). "Camping World new title sponsor for Orlando Citrus Bowl". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Balleweg, Joey (August 20, 2022). "Wave FC says goodbye to its first home". The Striker. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Eaton, Nick (January 23, 0213). "Seattle Reign FC to play at Starfire Stadium; ticket prices announced". Sports Blog. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Daniels, Chris (May 27, 2019). "Future of Seattle's Memorial Stadium in limbo after 70 years". KING-TV. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Bell, Gregg (December 15, 2021). "OL Reign moving pro women's soccer out of Tacoma, back to Seattle to play at Lumen Field". The News Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Washington Spirit to play 2020 games at Audi Field, Segra Field and the Maryland SoccerPlex" (Press release). Washington Spirit. November 12, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Carlisle, André (December 6, 2022). "Segra No More: Washington Spirit to play all games at Audi Field starting in 2023". Black And Red United.
- ^ Gorbman, Randy (January 9, 2017). "Western New York Flash makes it official: the team is moving to North Carolina". WXXI-TV. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "WNY Flash, Seattle tie in rematch of controversial game at Frontier Field". Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Kassouf, Jeff (May 27, 2020). "NWSL to return to field June 27 with 'Challenge Cup' in Utah". The Equalizer. Retrieved July 10, 2023.