The Denver NWSL team is a future American professional women's soccer team that will be based in Denver, Colorado. They were awarded an expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on January 30, 2025, and will begin play in the 2026 season. History.

The National Women’s Soccer League has awarded Denver, Colorado the league’s 16th franchise. The Denver NWSL team is set to begin play in the 2026 season. The NWSL is the premier women’s professional soccer league in the world featuring national team players from around the globe.

Jan 30, 2025 · NEW YORK and DENVER, (Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025) – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) today announced it has awarded Denver, Colorado the league’s 16th franchise. The Denver NWSL team, set to begin play in the 2026 season, is comprised of a robust ownership group that includes local and national investors including Rob Cohen, Project Level, a subsidiary of Ariel Investments led by ...

Jan 30, 2025 · At the center of Denver’s new NWSL franchise is Cohen — the man behind the $110 million expansion fee. Cohen, the chairman and CEO of IMA Financial Group, has been on more than 20 non-profit ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Denver NWSL team will be the league's 16th franchise and will begin play in the 2026 season. The new team becomes Denver's first women’s professional sports team in a major national league.

Jan 30, 2025 · Denver joins the NWSL on a record-setting $110million expansion fee. The ownership group won the bid over Cleveland and Cincinnati — the latter had secured a commitment from WNBA star Caitlin ...

Jan 31, 2025 · NWSL officially introduces Denver as 16th franchise, with more than 2,000 fans signed up for season tickets on Day 1 The club’s alternate governor Mellody Hobson declared Thursday’s launch as ...

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has announced it has awarded Denver, Colorado the league’s 16th franchise. The Denver NWSL team, set to begin play in the 2026 season.

Jan 2, 2025 · DENVER (AP) — The NWSL’s 16th team is headed to Denver for a record $110 million expansion fee, Sportico.com reported on Thursday. It’s more than double the previous NWSL record for new teams and the largest expansion fee ever in U.S. women’s sports. Groups from Cleveland and Cincinnati were also finalists for the new franchise.

Jan 31, 2025 · Denver is the second franchise awarded by the NWSL during this round of expansion, following Boston in 2023, bringing the league from 14 to 16 clubs.