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List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums

List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums

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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.

Locations of National Women's Soccer League teams.
Current club; Future club

Primary stadiums

These are the primary stadiums in the 2024 NWSL season:

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  1. Shell Energy Stadium has a capacity of 22,039, but capacity for Dash games are restricted to 7,000.[1][obsolete source]
  2. Seated capacity; 15,304 with standing room.
  3. Standard configuration for Wave FC games seats 18,000, but can expand based on demand for individual games.
  4. 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]
  5. 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

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

Angel City FC

Boston Breakers

Chicago Red Stars

FC Kansas City

Kansas City Current

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Orlando Pride

San Diego Wave FC

Seattle Reign FC

Utah Royals

  • Rio Tinto Stadium (as Utah Royals FC: 2018–2020 – all home matches). Also hosted semifinals and final of 2020 Challenge Cup.

Washington Spirit

  • 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

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

See also

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