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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.

Primary stadiums

These are the primary stadiums in the 2024 NWSL season:

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Capacity (standard configuration)	Surface	Field lines	Image
Angel City FC	Los Angeles, California	BMO Stadium	22,000	22,000	Bermuda grass	soccer-specific
Bay FC	San Jose, California	PayPal Park	18,000	18,000	SISGrass hybrid grass	soccer-specific
Chicago Red Stars	Bridgeview, Illinois	SeatGeek Stadium	20,000	20,000	Kentucky bluegrass	soccer-specific
Houston Dash	Houston, Texas	Shell Energy Stadium	22,039	7,000	Bermuda grass	soccer-specific
Kansas City Current	Kansas City, Missouri	CPKC Stadium	11,500	11,500	Grass	soccer-specific
NJ/NY Gotham FC	Harrison, New Jersey	Sports Illustrated Stadium	25,000	25,000	Kentucky bluegrass	soccer-specific
North Carolina Courage	Cary, North Carolina	WakeMed Soccer Park	10,000	10,000	Grass	soccer-specific
Orlando Pride	Orlando, Florida	Inter&Co Stadium	25,500	25,500	Grass	soccer-specific
Portland Thorns FC	Portland, Oregon	Providence Park	25,218	25,218	FieldTurf	soccer-specific
Racing Louisville FC	Louisville, Kentucky	Lynn Family Stadium	15,304	11,700	Bermuda grass	soccer-specific
San Diego Wave FC	San Diego, California	Snapdragon Stadium	35,000	35,000	Bermuda grass	multi-purpose
Seattle Reign FC	Seattle, Washington	Lumen Field	68,740	10,000	FieldTurf	multi-purpose
Utah Royals	Sandy, Utah	America First Field	20,213	20,213	Kentucky bluegrass	soccer-specific
Washington Spirit	Washington, D.C.	Audi Field	20,000	20,000	Bermuda grass	soccer-specific

1. Shell Energy Stadium has a capacity of 22,039, but capacity for Dash games are restricted to 7,000.
2. Seated capacity; 15,304 with standing room.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Secondary and former stadiums

Angel City FC

• Titan Stadium (2022 – all Challenge Cup home matches)

Boston Breakers

• Dilboy Stadium (2013 – all home matches)
• Harvard Stadium (2014 – all home matches)
• Jordan Field (2015–2017 – all home matches)

Chicago Red Stars

• Sports Complex at Benedictine University (2013–2015, most home matches. In 2014 and 2015 a total of three regular-season matches and one playoff match were held at Toyota Park, now known as SeatGeek Stadium.)
• Soldier Field (one home match in 2022)

FC Kansas City

• Shawnee Mission District Stadium (2013 – all home matches)
• Durwood Soccer Stadium (2014 – all home matches)
• Swope Soccer Village (2015–2017 – all home matches)

Kansas City Current

• Legends Field (2021 – all home matches except one at Children's Mercy Park)

NJ/NY Gotham FC

• Yurcak Field (as Sky Blue FC: 2013–2019 – all home matches except two 2019 matches at Red Bull Arena)
• MSU Soccer Park (2021 – all Challenge Cup home matches)
• Subaru Park (one home match each in 2021 and 2022)

Orlando Pride

• Camping World Stadium (2016 – all home matches)

San Diego Wave FC

• Torero Stadium (2022 – first 9 home matches, before opening of Snapdragon Stadium)

Seattle Reign FC

• Starfire Sports Complex (as Seattle Reign FC: 2013 – all home matches; 2014 – NWSL final)
• Memorial Stadium (as Seattle Reign FC: 2014–2018 – all home matches except 2014 NWSL final)
• Cheney Stadium (as Reign FC: 2019; as OL Reign 2020–2021 – all home matches except one 2021 match at Lumen Field)

Utah Royals

• Rio Tinto Stadium (as Utah Royals FC: 2018–2020 – all home matches). Also hosted semifinals and final of 2020 Challenge Cup.

Washington Spirit

• Maryland SoccerPlex (2013–2020 – all home matches through 2017; primary home in 2018 and 2019; originally scheduled matches in 2020 canceled due to COVID-19)
• Segra Field (2020–2022 – select home matches as one of two primary home stadiums alongside Audi Field)

Western New York Flash

• Rochester Rhinos Stadium (2013–2016 – all home matches)
• Frontier Field (2016 – one match vs. Seattle Reign FC)

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

• Zions Bank Stadium (2020 – all Challenge Cup matches except semifinals and final)

See also

• National Women's Soccer League attendance
• NWSL expansion
• List of soccer stadiums in the United States

References

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• National Women's Soccer League stadiums
• Lists of soccer stadiums in the United States