Denver NWSL team
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The Denver NWSL team is a future American professional soccer team based in Denver, Colorado, that will compete in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) starting in 2026. It was founded as an expansion team on January 30, 2025.
| Founded | January 30, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Owner | Robert Cohen (majority investor) |
| League | National Women's Soccer League |
| Website | denvernwsl.com |
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In July 2023, an investment group called For Denver FC, led by former soccer player Jordan Angeli, sports executive Tom Dunmore, and insurance executive Ben Hubbard, announced their plans to bid for a franchise in the NWSL or USL Super League.[1] They were joined by IMA Financial Group CEO Robert Cohen and venture capitalist Nicole Glaros.[2] Other members of the ownership group included Mellody Hobson and Jason Wright of Ariel Investments.[3] For Denver FC had been founded in 2022 as a grassroots group and organized outreach events, including watch parties for the United States women's national team during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] 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.[5]
Denver was officially awarded the expansion bid by NWSL on January 30, 2025, and will join as the league's 16th team in the 2026 season.[6] The ownership group, led by finance executive Rob Cohen, was reported by media outlets to have paid a league-record expansion fee of $110 million.[7][8] The team plans to build its own 14,500 seat soccer-specific stadium at Santa Fe Yards in Denver's Baker neighborhood, which would be completed in 2028.[9][10] A temporary venue will be used until the stadium's completion, with several sites under consideration; Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the home of the Colorado Rapids, was ruled out of serious consideration.[4] On March 26, 2025, the team was reportedly working with the Cherry Creek School District in Centennial to build a 15,000-seat temporary stadium, as well as training fields and shared-use fields with all having a plan to be used after the team moves into their home stadium.[11]
They are the first professional women's sports team in Colorado since the Colorado Xplosion of the American Basketball League folded in 1998.[4]
On February 19, 2025, the ownership announced that a name vote would take place with the following six names: Denver Peak FC, Colorado 14ers FC, Colorado Summit FC, Denver Elevate FC, Denver FC, and Denver Gold FC.[12]
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