Kansas City’s pioneering CPKC Stadium has been tapped to host the 2024 NWSL Championship, the league announced Wednesday morning.
The stadium opened earlier this year as the first venue to be built specifically for an NWSL team. So far this season, the unbeaten Current have been selling out the 11,500-seat capacity stadium for every home game.
It will mark the first time that Kansas City has hosted the NWSL Championship, and the Current’s first-place perch in the league standings means they could very well feature in the match come November. The Current are one of just two teams to have not lost a game yet this season.
The 2024 Championship will take place on November 23rd — the latest-scheduled NWSL final in league history.
“CPKC Stadium epitomizes the explosive growth and investment we are witnessing in the NWSL, women’s soccer, and women’s sports around the world,” NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said in a press release.
“It was a natural choice to stage the league’s marquee event in a venue that exemplifies the profound impact of infrastructure, investment, and community support on the continued development and success of our sport.”
Considering the team’s…