Gotham FC and their followers will get the New York championship celebration they didn’t have two years in the past.
Contemporary off Saturday night time, Mayor Eric Adams introduced Sunday that the town will host a championship ceremony Monday at Metropolis Corridor, the place the crew can be given the important thing to the town.
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Gates open at 9 a.m., and followers can register without spending a dime tickets on-line.
Gotham FC celebrates its NWSL championship after defeating Washington on Nov. 22, 2025. AP
The town couldn’t logistically make a parade work due to preparations for Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and Gotham have been understanding concerning the state of affairs, in response to a crew spokesperson.
Gotham needed to squeeze the celebration in shortly earlier than lots of their gamers depart city for worldwide obligation and as a result of league-mandated CBA break.
“At a time when the remainder of the nation is sleeping on ladies’s sports activities, New York Metropolis stands tall and celebrates our champions,” Adams mentioned in a launch. “Gotham Soccer Membership continues to make our metropolis proud, and we are going to have a good time them just like the champions they proved they’re final night time. This crew embodies all the pieces we love about ladies’s soccer — grit, ability and pure willpower.”
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Gotham followers have been upset two years in the past when the crew initially didn’t host an organized celebration for the membership’s supporters.
After the outcry, the crew apologized and held a trophy homecoming occasion on the crew’s stadium in Harrison, N.J.
After getting into the eight-team playoff because the No. 8 seed, Gotham surprised No. 1 Kansas Metropolis in further time within the quarterfinals earlier than taking out Orlando within the semis and defeating Washington 1-0 within the ultimate.
Rose Lavelle’s Eightieth-minute purpose gave Gotham their second NWSL championship.