List of National Women's Soccer League stadiums

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Locations of National Women's Soccer League teams.
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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.

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Primary stadiums

These are the primary stadiums in the 2024 NWSL season:

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityCapacity (standard configuration)SurfaceField linesImage
Angel City FC Los Angeles, California BMO Stadium 22,00022,000 Bermuda grass soccer-specific LAFC East Side Stadium interior.jpg
Bay FC San Jose, California PayPal Park 18,00018,000SISGrass hybrid grass soccer-specific Avaya Stadium, 1-7-15.jpg
Chicago Red Stars Bridgeview, Illinois SeatGeek Stadium 20,00020,000 Kentucky bluegrass soccer-specific Toyota Park, 9 March 2013.jpg
Houston Dash Houston, Texas Shell Energy Stadium 22,0397,000 [lower-alpha 1] Bermuda grass soccer-specific BBVA Compass Stadium, Skyline View.JPG
Kansas City Current Kansas City, Missouri CPKC Stadium 11,50011,500Grass [2] soccer-specific Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo - 26 May 2013.JPG
NJ/NY Gotham FC Harrison, New Jersey Red Bull Arena 25,00025,000 Kentucky bluegrass soccer-specific Red Bull Arena Harrison behind goal.jpg
North Carolina Courage Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park 10,00010,000 Grass soccer-specific SASSoccerPark2.jpg
Orlando Pride Orlando, Florida Inter&Co Stadium 25,50025,500 Grass soccer-specific Open House Event (32264010504).jpg
Portland Thorns FC Portland, Oregon Providence Park 25,21825,218 FieldTurf soccer-specific Providence Park New Overhang.jpg
Racing Louisville FC Louisville, Kentucky Lynn Family Stadium 15,30411,700 [lower-alpha 2] Bermuda grass soccer-specific LynnfamilysoccerstadiumAug2019.jpg
San Diego Wave FC San Diego, California Snapdragon Stadium 35,00018,000 [lower-alpha 3] Bermuda grass multi-purpose An aerial view of Snapdragon Stadium (2022-08-26).jpg
Seattle Reign FC Seattle, Washington Lumen Field 68,74010,000 [lower-alpha 4] FieldTurf multi-purpose OL Reign vs. Washington Spirit - October 6, 2023 - view from southeast.jpg
Utah Royals Sandy, Utah America First Field [lower-alpha 5] 20,21320,213Kentucky bluegrass soccer-specific Rio Tinto Stadium home of Real Salt Lake is located in Sandy, UT.JPG
Washington Spirit Washington, D.C. Audi Field 20,00020,000 Bermuda grass soccer-specific Audi Field June 25th.jpg
  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

Washington Spirit

Western New York Flash

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

See also

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