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| [[Bay FC]] || [[PayPal Park]] || [[San José, California]] | | [[Bay FC]] || [[PayPal Park]] || [[San José, California]] | ||
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| [[Chicago Stars FC]] || [[ | | [[Chicago Stars FC]] || [[Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium]] || [[Evanston, Illinois]] | ||
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| [[Gotham FC]] || [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]] || [[Harrison, New Jersey]] | | [[Gotham FC]] || [[Sports Illustrated Stadium]] || [[Harrison, New Jersey]] | ||
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| [[Boston Legacy FC]] || [[White Stadium]] || [[Boston]] | | [[Boston Legacy FC]] || [[White Stadium]] || [[Boston]] | ||
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| [[Denver | | [[Denver Summit FC]] || [[Santa Fe Yards Stadium]] || [[Denver]] | ||
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==Franchise Histories== | ==Franchise Histories== | ||
*[[Boston Breakers (2009-2017)|Boston Breakers]] (2013-2017) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → ''Folded'' | |||
*[[Chicago Red Stars]] (2013-2024) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → '''[[Chicago Stars FC]]''' (2025-Present) | |||
*[[FC Kansas City]] (2013-2017) → [[Utah Royals FC (2018-2020)|Utah Royals FC]] (2018-2020) → [[Kansas City NWSL]] (2021) → '''[[Kansas City Current]]''' (2022-Present) | |||
*'''[[Portland Thorns FC]]''' (2013-Present) | |||
*[[Seattle Reign FC]] (2013-2018) → [[Reign FC]] (2019) → [[OL Reign]] (2020-2023) → '''[[Seattle Reign FC]]''' (2024-Present) | |||
*[[Sky Blue FC]] (2013-2020) resumed operations and transferred from [[Women's Professional Soccer]] → [[NJ/NY Gotham FC]] (2021-2024) → '''[[Gotham FC]]''' (2025-Present) | |||
*'''[[Washington Spirit]]''' (2013-Present) formerly D.C. United Women transferred from USL W-League | |||
*[[Western New York Flash]] (2013-2016) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → '''[[North Carolina Courage]]''' (2017-Present) | |||
*'''[[Houston Dash]]''' (2014-Present) | |||
*'''[[Orlando Pride]]''' (2016-Present) | |||
*'''[[Racing Louisville FC]]''' (2021-Present) | |||
*'''[[Angel City FC]]''' (2022-Present) | |||
*'''[[San Diego Wave FC]]''' (2022-Present) | |||
*'''[[Bay FC]]''' (2024-Present) | |||
*'''[[Utah Royals FC]]''' (2024-Present) | |||
*'''[[Boston Legacy FC]]''' (2026-Present) | |||
*'''[[Denver Summit FC]]''' (2026-Present) | |||
==Map== | ==Map== | ||
==Markets== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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| '''Combined Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Statistical Area''' || '''Metropolitan Division''' || '''County''' || '''Municipality''' || '''Property''' || '''Start''' || '''End''' | |||
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| rowspan=4 | [[Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Boston, MA Metropolitan Division]] || [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]] || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] || [[Boston Legacy FC]] || 2026 || 2026 | |||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] || rowspan=2 | [[Boston]] || [[Boston Legacy FC]] || 2027 || | |||
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| [[Boston Breakers (2009-2017)|Boston Breakers]] || 2014 || 2017 | |||
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| [[Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division]] || [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] || [[Somerville, Massachusetts]] || [[Boston Breakers (2009-2017)|Boston Breakers]] || 2013 || 2013 | |||
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| rowspan=4 | [[Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=3 | [[Cook County, Chicago]] || rowspan=2 | [[Bridgeview, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Stars FC]] || 2025 || 2025 | |||
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| [[Chicago Red Stars]] || 2016 || 2024 | |||
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| [[Evanston, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Stars FC]] || 2026 || | |||
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| [[DuPage County, Illinois]] || [[Lisle, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Red Stars]] || 2013 || 2015 | |||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Arapahoe County, Colorado]] || [[Centennial, Colorado]] || [[Denver Summit FC]] || 2026 || 2027 | |||
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| [[Denver County, Colorado]] || [[Denver]] || [[Denver Summit FC]] || 2028 || | |||
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| [[Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Harris County, Texas]] || [[Houston]] || [[Houston Dash]] || 2014 || | |||
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| rowspan=5 | [[Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=5 | [[Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Jackson County, Missouri]] || rowspan=2 | [[Kansas City, Missouri]] || [[Kansas City Current]] || 2024 || | |||
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| [[FC Kansas City]] || 2014 || 2017 | |||
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| [[Johnson County, Kansas]] || [[Overland Park, Kansas]] || [[FC Kansas City]] || 2013 || 2013 | |||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Wyandotte County, Kansas]] || rowspan=2 | [[Kansas City, Kansas]] || [[Kansas City Current]] || 2022 || 2023 | |||
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| [[Kansas City NWSL]] || 2021 || 2021 | |||
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| [[Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area]] || [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division]] || [[Los Angeles County, California]] || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Angel City FC]] || 2022 || | |||
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| [[Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Jefferson County, Kentucky]] || [[Louisville, Kentucky]] || [[Racing Louisville FC]] || 2021 || | |||
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| rowspan=4 | [[New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division]] || [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]] || [[Piscataway Township, New Jersey]] || [[Sky Blue FC]] || 2013 || 2019 | |||
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| rowspan=2 | [[New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] || rowspan=2 | [[Harrison, New Jersey]] || [[Gotham FC]] || 2025 || | |||
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| [[NJ/NY Gotham FC]] || 2021 || 2024 | |||
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| [[Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division]] || [[Essex County, New Jersey]] || [[Montclair Township, New Jersey]] || [[Sky Blue FC]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
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| [[Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Orange County, Florida]] || [[Orlando, Florida]] || [[Orlando Pride]] || 2016 || | |||
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| [[Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Multnomah County, Oregon]] || [[Portland, Oregon]] || [[Portland Thorns FC]] || 2013 || | |||
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| [[Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NY Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Wake County, North Carolina]] || [[Cary, North Carolina]] || [[North Carolina Courage]] || 2017 || | |||
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| [[Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Monroe County, New York]] || [[Rochester, New York]] || [[Western New York Flash]] || 2013 || 2016 | |||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | [[Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Salt Lake County, Utah]] || rowspan=2 | [[Sandy, Utah]] || [[Utah Royals FC]] || 2024 || | |||
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| [[Utah Royals FC (2018-2020)|Utah Royals FC]] || 2018 || 2020 | |||
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| colspan=3 | [[San Diego-Carlsbad-Chula Vista, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[San Diego County, California]] || [[San Diego]] || [[San Diego Wave FC]] || 2022 || | |||
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| [[San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Santa Clara County, California]] || [[San José, California]] || [[Bay FC]] || 2024 || | |||
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| rowspan=6 | [[Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=6 | [[Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=4 | [[Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=4 | [[King County, Washington]] || rowspan=3 | [[Seattle]] || [[Seattle Reign FC]] || 2024 || | |||
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| [[OL Reign]] || 2022 || 2023 | |||
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| [[Seattle Reign FC]] || 2014 || 2018 | |||
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| [[Tukwila, Washington]] || [[Seattle Reign FC]] || 2013 || 2013 | |||
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| rowspan=2 | [[Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Pierce County, Washington]] || rowspan=2 | [[Tacoma, Washington]] || [[OL Reign]] || 2020 || 2021 | |||
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| [[Reign FC]] || 2019 || 2019 | |||
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| rowspan=3 | [[Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division]] || [[Loudoun County, Virginia]] || Unincorporated || [[Washington Spirit]] || 2020 || 2020 | |||
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| [[Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division]] || [[Montgomery County, Maryland]] || Unincorporated || [[Washington Spirit]] || 2013 || 2019 | |||
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| [[Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division]] || colspan=2 | [[District of Columbia]] || [[Washington Spirit]] || 2021 || | |||
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|} | |||
==Seasons== | ==Seasons== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 3 September 2025
Current Franchises
Franchise Histories
- Boston Breakers (2013-2017) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → Folded
- Chicago Red Stars (2013-2024) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → Chicago Stars FC (2025-Present)
- FC Kansas City (2013-2017) → Utah Royals FC (2018-2020) → Kansas City NWSL (2021) → Kansas City Current (2022-Present)
- Portland Thorns FC (2013-Present)
- Seattle Reign FC (2013-2018) → Reign FC (2019) → OL Reign (2020-2023) → Seattle Reign FC (2024-Present)
- Sky Blue FC (2013-2020) resumed operations and transferred from Women's Professional Soccer → NJ/NY Gotham FC (2021-2024) → Gotham FC (2025-Present)
- Washington Spirit (2013-Present) formerly D.C. United Women transferred from USL W-League
- Western New York Flash (2013-2016) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → North Carolina Courage (2017-Present)
- Houston Dash (2014-Present)
- Orlando Pride (2016-Present)
- Racing Louisville FC (2021-Present)
- Angel City FC (2022-Present)
- San Diego Wave FC (2022-Present)
- Bay FC (2024-Present)
- Utah Royals FC (2024-Present)
- Boston Legacy FC (2026-Present)
- Denver Summit FC (2026-Present)
Map
Markets
Seasons
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |