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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]] || [[SeatGeek Stadium]] || [[Bridgeview, Illinois]]
| [[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 NWSL team|Denver]] || [[Santa Fe Yards Stadium]] || [[Denver]]
| [[Denver Summit FC]] || [[Santa Fe Yards Stadium]] || [[Denver]]
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==Franchise Histories==
==Franchise Histories==
*[[Boston Breakers (NWSL)|Boston Breakers]] (2013-2017) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → ''Folded''
*[[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)
*[[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)
*[[FC Kansas City]] (2013-2017) → [[Utah Royals FC (2018-2020)|Utah Royals FC]] (2018-2020) → [[Kansas City NWSL]] (2021) → '''[[Kansas City Current]]''' (2022-Present)
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*[[Seattle Reign FC]] (2013-2018) → [[Reign FC]] (2019) → [[OL Reign]] (2020-2023) → '''[[Seattle Reign FC]]''' (2024-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)
*[[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
*'''[[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)
*[[Western New York Flash]] (2013-2016) transferred from Women's Premier Soccer League Elite → '''[[North Carolina Courage]]''' (2017-Present)
*'''[[Houston Dash]]''' (2014-Present)
*'''[[Houston Dash]]''' (2014-Present)
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*'''[[Utah Royals FC]]''' (2024-Present)
*'''[[Utah Royals FC]]''' (2024-Present)
*'''[[Boston Legacy FC]]''' (2026-Present)
*'''[[Boston Legacy FC]]''' (2026-Present)
*'''[[Denver NWSL team|Denver]]''' (2026-Present)
*'''[[Denver Summit FC]]''' (2026-Present)
==Map==
==Map==
==Markets==
==Markets==
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| rowspan=2 | [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] || rowspan=2 | [[Boston]] || [[Boston Legacy FC]] || 2027 ||  
| rowspan=2 | [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]] || rowspan=2 | [[Boston]] || [[Boston Legacy FC]] || 2027 ||  
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| [[Boston Breakers (NWSL)|Boston Breakers]] || 2014 || 2017
| [[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 (NWSL)|Boston Breakers]] || 2013 || 2013
| [[Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division]] || [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts]] || [[Somerville, Massachusetts]] || [[Boston Breakers (2009-2017)|Boston Breakers]] || 2013 || 2013
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| rowspan=3 | [[Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area]] || rowspan=2 | [[Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || rowspan=3 | [[Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division]] || rowspan=2 | [[Cook County, Chicago]] || rowspan=2 | [[Bridgeview, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Stars FC]] || 2025 ||  
| 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
| [[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
| [[DuPage County, Illinois]] || [[Lisle, Illinois]] || [[Chicago Red Stars]] || 2013 || 2015
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| [[Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area]] || colspan=2 | [[Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]] || [[Denver County, Colorado]] || [[Denver]] || 2026 ||  
| 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 ||  
| [[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=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
| 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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| [[Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division]] || [[Essex County, New Jersey]] || [[Montclair Township, New Jersey]] || [[Sky Blue FC]] || 2020 || 2020
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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 ||  
| 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
| [[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 ||  
| [[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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| [[Reign FC]] || 2019 || 2019
| [[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 || 2020 || 2020
| 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 || 2013 || 2019
| [[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]] || 2021 ||  
| [[Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division]] || colspan=2 | [[District of Columbia]] || [[Washington Spirit]] || 2021 ||  
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 3 September 2025

Current Franchises

Property Venue Municipality
Angel City FC BMO Stadium Los Angeles
Bay FC PayPal Park San José, California
Chicago Stars FC Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium Evanston, Illinois
Gotham FC Sports Illustrated Stadium Harrison, New Jersey
Houston Dash Shell Energy Stadium Houston
Kansas City Current CPKC Stadium Kansas City, Missouri
North Carolina Courage First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina
Orlando Pride Inter&Co Stadium Orlando, Florida
Portland Thorns FC Providence Park Portland, Oregon
Racing Louisville FC Lynn Family Stadium Louisville, Kentucky
San Diego Wave FC Snapdragon Stadium San Diego
Seattle Reign FC Lumen Field Seattle
Utah Royals FC America First Field Sandy, Utah
Washington Spirit Audi Field District of Columbia
2026 Expansion
Boston Legacy FC White Stadium Boston
Denver Summit FC Santa Fe Yards Stadium Denver

Franchise Histories

Map

Markets

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County Municipality Property Start End
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Norfolk County, Massachusetts Foxborough, Massachusetts Boston Legacy FC 2026 2026
Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Legacy FC 2027
Boston Breakers 2014 2017
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division Middlesex County, Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts Boston Breakers 2013 2013
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Chicago Bridgeview, Illinois Chicago Stars FC 2025 2025
Chicago Red Stars 2016 2024
Evanston, Illinois Chicago Stars FC 2026
DuPage County, Illinois Lisle, Illinois Chicago Red Stars 2013 2015
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Arapahoe County, Colorado Centennial, Colorado Denver Summit FC 2026 2027
Denver County, Colorado Denver Denver Summit FC 2028
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston Houston Dash 2014
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Current 2024
FC Kansas City 2014 2017
Johnson County, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas FC Kansas City 2013 2013
Wyandotte County, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City Current 2022 2023
Kansas City NWSL 2021 2021
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
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Racing Louisville FC 2021
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area 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
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Hudson County, New Jersey Harrison, New Jersey Gotham FC 2025
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2021 2024
Newark, NJ Metropolitan Division Essex County, New Jersey Montclair Township, New Jersey Sky Blue FC 2020 2020
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Orange County, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando Pride 2016
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland Thorns FC 2013
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NY Combined Statistical Area Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area Wake County, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina North Carolina Courage 2017
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Western New York Flash 2013 2016
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Sandy, Utah Utah Royals FC 2024
Utah Royals FC 2018 2020
San Diego-Carlsbad-Chula Vista, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California San Diego San Diego Wave FC 2022
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Santa Clara County, California San José, California Bay FC 2024
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Seattle Reign FC 2024
OL Reign 2022 2023
Seattle Reign FC 2014 2018
Tukwila, Washington Seattle Reign FC 2013 2013
Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division Pierce County, Washington Tacoma, Washington OL Reign 2020 2021
Reign FC 2019 2019
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area 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
Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division Montgomery County, Maryland Unincorporated Washington Spirit 2013 2019
Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Washington Spirit 2021

Seasons

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Championships

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