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[10] [11] NWSL added pairs of expansion teams in 2021, 2022, and 2024, including re-entering markets where teams had folded. [9] The league announced plans to grow to 16 teams by 2026 with a set bidding process and fee similar to older North American sports leagues. [12] [13]
Sportico reported in December 2022 that Cleveland had also bid for the NWSL’s 15th expansion team, but was not selected. [133] Cleveland was one of the final four bids in 2022; the 15th expansion team went to NWSL Boston. In October 2023, Cleveland Pro Soccer launched a public campaign to bid for an NWSL team in Northeast Ohio. [134]
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
NWSL will grow to 16 teams for the 2026 season with Boston and the yet-to-be-named new expansion city joining that year. The NWSL's ongoing round of expansion has largely played out in private.
The NWSL will expand to 16 teams in 2026 with the addition of BOS Nation FC and the Cincinnati, Cleveland or Denver franchise. MORE: USWNT players like idea of NWSL team in Nashville: 'A really ...
The National Women's Soccer League announced its schedule for the upcoming season, including broadcast plans under the league's new $60 million per year media rights deal. The Challenge Cup game ...
On September 19, 2023, an NWSL expansion team was announced, with a planned start date in 2026. [7] The ownership group of the winning bid, Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSP), is an all-female ownership group led by Jennifer Epstein, Stephanie Connaughton, Ami Danoff, and Anna Palmer. [7]
The NWSL plans to add two new teams by 2026. One team will be based in Boston, per Sports Pro Media , with the Boston Unity Soccer Partners ownership group paying an expansion fee of $53 million ...