Boston and Denver, presumably, would take the field in 2026. The league hasn’t announced expansion plans beyond that. Founded in 2012, the NWSL enjoyed unprecedented popularity this past season ...

Denver was officially announced as the NWSL's 16th team on Thursday and will begin play in 2026. The ownership group ... the NWSL push after a grassroots bid named "For Denver FC" was launched ...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- Cincinnati, Cleveland and Denver are the three finalists to become the NWSL's 16th team ... The team will begin play in 2026 alongside another expansion team from Boston.

Denver’s team will join the NWSL in the 2026 season as one of two expansion cities alongside a Boston-based team. Denver was competing against Cincinnati and Cleveland for the winning bid for ...

"We are proud of our very strong expansion bid and want to thank our fans ... the other team debuting in the 2026 season. The Denver NWSL team's owners have not announced the team’s name ...

Colorado has become the latest city to benefit from the National Women's Soccer League's rapid expansion after being awarded a franchise on Thursday that will join the NWSL in the 2026 season.

With the NWSL expected to select the league’s ... When the group renewed its bid for a 2026 expansion, they came up with a “Back to Bid” campaign where fans can pledge $26 for a season ...

The NWSL will expand to 16 teams in 2026 with the addition of ... Nashville has been linked to NWSL and WNBA expansion in recent years, and HerGame's bid had the support of Nashville mayor Freddie ...

Minnesota Aurora has backed off its bid to become a professional women ... to become a National Women’s Soccer League expansion franchise in 2026. “The process is extremely complex, and ...

The pre-professional side, which was founded in 2021, had withdrawn its 2024 bid to become an NWSL 2026 expansion side, citing the need to build a “healthy and sustainable organization.” ...

If all proposed leagues launch as planned, the number of women's professional teams in the U.S. could jump from 12 in 2023 to roughly 50 by the end of 2026. Both WPSL Pro and an NWSL second ...