The top level of professional women's soccer is coming to Colorado as NWSL announces Denver expansion franchise.
The first professional women's sports team in a major national league will soon call Denver home as the National Women's Soccer League, NWSL, announced its newest team will set up shop in the Mile High City.
For Denver FC’s grassroots movement to rally the city around a bid for an NWSL paid off this month, when the league awarded Denver its 16th team, set to begin play in 2026.
The National Women's Soccer League announced that Denver will soon be home to a women's professional soccer team, and there are plans to build a soccer stadium for the club.
The latest: He and Gov. Jared Polis joined National Women's Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman on Thursday to celebrate Denver becoming home to the 16th NWSL club. The yet-to-be-named team expects to start competing in 2026.
The National Women's Soccer League officially announced the creation of a new team in Denver on Thursday. The franchise will begin play in the 2026 season. "I have the great honor of awarding the 16th NWSL franchise to the city of Denver," said NWSL Commissioner Jess Berman in a news conference with top leaders from Denver and Colorado present.
Reformatted in 2024 to be a single-match tournament, the cup final includes the winner of the NWSL Shield and the NWSL Championship. Since Orlando Pride secured both pieces of silverware, this season’s tournament will be a rematch of the 2024 Championship game between Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit.
NWSL chose Denver as its next expansion franchise in part due to For Denver FC, a grassroots movement to bring professional women’s soccer to Colorado. For Denver FC is led by Jordan Angeli, Tom Dunmore, Nicole Glaros and Ben Hubbard.
T he winter transfer window has been unexpectedly busy in the women's game, especially as a flurry of U.S. women's national team players swap the NWSL for teams in Europe. Naomi G
From grassroots efforts led by former player Jordan Angeli to a record-setting expansion fee, here's how NWSL ended up in Denver