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Cleveland Soccer Group plans to build a stadium for a proposed $150 million if the NWSL approves the bid. The stadium itself is planned for 12,500 fans, with the possibility of expanding to 20,000.
The Houston Dash became the first expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and played its first season in 2014.. The expansion of the National Women's Soccer League began with the league's sophomore season in 2014, when the league expanded to a ninth team in Houston, and is an ongoing process that currently has seen five expansions, three direct or indirect relocations, and ...
In October 2023, Cleveland Pro Soccer announced the group was preparing to present a bid for the 16th NWSL expansion team. [17] The team would be the first and only professional women's soccer team in the state of Ohio. As of April 2024, 12,000 fans had made ticket pledges to support the bid for an NWSL team in Cleveland.
Like two of the other NWSL cities (Louisville, KY and Cary, NC), Cleveland does not have an MLS team; the closest team is the Columbus Crew, two hours away. Additionally Cleveland has the smallest population of any city with an MLB (Guardians), NFL (Browns) and NBA (Cavaliers) franchise. The success of the record-setting 2024 NCAA Women's Final ...
Denver reportedly is the favorite to land a team ahead of Cleveland and Cincinnati. The NWSL consisted of 14 teams in the just-completed 2024 season, with a franchise in Boston set for its ...
Cincinnati is one of a number of cities looking to become the 16th NWSL franchise, facing competition from Cleveland, Denver, Nashville and Philadelphia. ... one of a number of cities looking to ...
In November 2024, the NWSL announced that Denver was one of three finalists, alongside Cincinnati and Cleveland, to become the league's 16th team which would begin play in 2026. [3] Sportico reported the next month that the league had narrowed down its options to Denver and was negotiating an expansion fee of US$105–120 million.
Caitlin Clark, a guard for the WNBA's Indiana Fever and the league's reigning, near-unanimous Rookie of the Year, is a member of the ownership group attempting to bring an NWSL franchise to ...