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Future professional women's soccer team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NWSL Boston is a planned soccer club located in Boston, Massachusetts. The club is planning to debut in the National Women's Soccer League in 2026.
Stadium | White Stadium Boston, Massachusetts |
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League | NWSL |
2026 | Inaugural Season |
The Boston Breakers competed in Women's Professional Soccer from 2009 to 2011.[1] The league folded in early 2012, and that year, the Breakers competed in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite.[2] After one season, the club joined the National Women's Soccer League for its inaugural season in 2013. The club folded after the 2017 season with reports generally blaming a lack of marketing and resultant limited fanbase.[3][4][5]
On September 19, 2023, an NWSL expansion team was announced, with a planned start date in 2026.[6] The ownership group of the winning bid, Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSP), is an all-female ownership group led by Jennifer Epstein, Stephanie Connaughton, Ami Danoff, and Anna Palmer.[6] The team will play home matches in White Stadium in Franklin Park, Boston.[6]
The city of Boston planned to commit up to $50 million towards the stadium's renovation, and BUSP pledged $30 million.[7] The stadium is to be the first venue in the country which will be home to a major league sports franchise and the athletic program of a public high school.[7] The stadium will be shared with Boston Public Schools track and soccer.[7] American football matches will be prohibited at the field during the professional soccer season, although high school football will be played on the field for playoffs and Thanksgiving games.[7]
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