Jan. 30 (UPI) — The Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League formally awarded its sixteenth franchise to Denver, with play set to start in 2026, the league introduced Thursday. The group’s title, colours, model id and crest might be revealed later.
Denver’s NWSL franchise is finalizing plans for a stadium constructed for girls’s soccer and a efficiency facility for feminine athletes. Rob Cohen will function the golf equipment controlling proprietor. Mellody Hobson might be alternate governor of the franchise.
Jason Wright, the previous president of the Washington Commanders, and siblings Jon-Erik Borgen and Kaia Borgen Moritz, Neelima Joshi and Dhiren Jhaveri and Molly Coors, who lead FirstTracks Sports activities Ventures LLC, are amongst different buyers.
“Because the NWSL continues its speedy progress, we knew it was essential to launch our sixteenth group in a metropolis with a passionate sports activities tradition and vibrant fan base, and Denver is the right match,” NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman mentioned.
“The membership’s plans for a purpose-built stadium and state-of-the-art coaching facility show a dedication to offering world-class environments for our gamers and followers alike.
“With this possession group’s imaginative and prescient and dedication, we’re assured that Denver NWSL will set new requirements for excellence on and off the pitch, inspiring the subsequent era of gamers and supporters throughout the Rocky Mountain area.”
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In September, the NWSL introduced it warded its fifteenth franchise to Boston, which is able to begin play in 2026. The NWSL sixteenth franchise would be the first girls’s skilled sports activities group from a serious nationwide league to be primarily based in Denver.
“Denver is among the greatest sports activities cities in the US and we’re thrilled to carry skilled girls’s soccer to Colorado,” Cohen mentioned.
“We consider that bringing NWSL to Denver might be impactful and transformative. Our purpose is to work intently with Denver’s various communities to construct a membership that can function with integrity and excellence from day one.”
The 2025 NWSL common season will begin March 14 and finish Nov. 2. The NWSL playoffs might be from Nov. 7 to 22.