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Axios
7 days ago
- Sport
- Axios
Bay Area to host 2025 NWSL championship in November
The Bay Area has scored yet another major sporting event. Driving the news: San José's PayPal Park, home of Bay FC, will host the 2025 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) championship in November. The final game of the season, slated for Nov. 22, will mark the fifth time the championship has been held on the West Coast in the league's 13-year history. What they're saying:"We're thrilled to bring the NWSL Championship ... to a region with as rich a history in women's soccer as the Bay Area," NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said in a written statement. What's next: Tickets for the championship will go on sale in August. The game will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Additional programming will include the return of Fan Fest and the 2025 NWSL Skills Challenge. The playoffs are slated to kick off Nov. 7. Zoom in: The NWSL championship comes to the Bay Area just over a year after Bay FC made its debut, becoming the first active professional women's sports team in the region in more than a decade. The team made the playoffs in its first season — the second expansion team in NWSL history to do so — but fell 2-1 to the Washington Spirit in the quarterfinals. Now in its second season, Bay FC sits at No. 9 out of the NWSL's 15 teams with four wins, five losses and three draws so far. Yes, but: The club is under investigation for allegedly harboring a "toxic" work environment. The big picture: The Bay Area has a rich legacy in the world of women's soccer. Many of the national team's successes on the global stage have been due to the roster of players born and raised here. That includes stars like Julie Foudy, Alex Morgan and Kelley O'Hara, as well as Bay FC co-founders Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
San Jose's PayPal Park will host NWSL championship game on Nov. 22
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — PayPal Park in San Jose, California, will host the National Women's Soccer League championship game on Nov. 22. PayPal Park is the home of the NWSL's Bay FC as well as the Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes. The 18,800-seat stadium, opened in 2015, has hosted U.S. national team matches. The U.S. men's team will play Trinidad and Tobago in its opening CONCACAF Gold Cup match at the stadium on Sunday. Advertisement The NWSL Championship, which has been held at a predetermined location since 2015, will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, the NWSL said in its announcement Friday. 'This community's passion for the game, combined with the excitement surrounding one of our newest teams in Bay FC, makes it the perfect setting to celebrate the league's top talent and crown our next champion," NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in a statement. Bay FC, founded by former U.S. national team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, joined the league last season. The NWSL playoffs start Nov. 7. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
San Francisco Chronicle
13-06-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose's PayPal Park will host NWSL championship game on Nov. 22
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — PayPal Park in San Jose, California, will host the National Women's Soccer League championship game on Nov. 22. PayPal Park is the home of the NWSL's Bay FC as well as the Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes. The 18,800-seat stadium, opened in 2015, has hosted U.S. national team matches. The U.S. men's team will play Trinidad and Tobago in its opening CONCACAF Gold Cup match at the stadium on Sunday. The NWSL Championship, which has been held at a predetermined location since 2015, will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, the NWSL said in its announcement Friday. 'This community's passion for the game, combined with the excitement surrounding one of our newest teams in Bay FC, makes it the perfect setting to celebrate the league's top talent and crown our next champion," NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in a statement. Bay FC, founded by former U.S. national team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, joined the league last season.
Winnipeg Free Press
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
San Jose's PayPal Park will host NWSL championship game on Nov. 22
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — PayPal Park in San Jose, California, will host the National Women's Soccer League championship game on Nov. 22. PayPal Park is the home of the NWSL's Bay FC as well as the Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes. The 18,800-seat stadium, opened in 2015, has hosted U.S. national team matches. The U.S. men's team will play Trinidad and Tobago in its opening CONCACAF Gold Cup match at the stadium on Sunday. The NWSL Championship, which has been held at a predetermined location since 2015, will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, the NWSL said in its announcement Friday. 'This community's passion for the game, combined with the excitement surrounding one of our newest teams in Bay FC, makes it the perfect setting to celebrate the league's top talent and crown our next champion,' NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in a statement. Bay FC, founded by former U.S. national team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, joined the league last season. The NWSL playoffs start Nov. 7. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. ___ AP soccer:
Fox Sports
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
San Jose's PayPal Park will host NWSL championship game on Nov. 22
Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — PayPal Park in San Jose, California, will host the National Women's Soccer League championship game on Nov. 22. PayPal Park is the home of the NWSL's Bay FC as well as the Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes. The 18,800-seat stadium, opened in 2015, has hosted U.S. national team matches. The U.S. men's team will play Trinidad and Tobago in its opening CONCACAF Gold Cup match at the stadium on Sunday. The NWSL Championship, which has been held at a predetermined location since 2015, will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, the NWSL said in its announcement Friday. 'This community's passion for the game, combined with the excitement surrounding one of our newest teams in Bay FC, makes it the perfect setting to celebrate the league's top talent and crown our next champion," NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said in a statement. Bay FC, founded by former U.S. national team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, joined the league last season. The NWSL playoffs start Nov. 7. ___ AP soccer: in this topic
