Denver NWSL team proposes partnership with Cherry Creek School District for stadium, training fields
Denver's NWSL team is proposing a partnership with Cherry Creek School District to build a training facility and stadium in Centennial.
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Denver’s National Women’s Soccer League franchise could be coming to the suburbs.
The club is proposing a partnership with Cherry Creek School District to build a training facility and stadium at the intersection of South Potomac Street and East Fremont Avenue in Centennial, according to district meeting documents.
The stadium will have a temporary capacity of approximately 15,000 seats and about 4,000 permanent seats. It would be where the club plays while its permanent stadium at Santa Fe Yards is built over the next couple of years. The team plans to move into that stadium at I-25 and Broadway in 2028, but the to-be-named club will begin play in the NWSL in 2026.
Denver NWSL’s proposal in Centennial includes two natural grass soccer fields and one artificial turf field next to the training facility, a complex of at least 4 additional artificial turf soccer fields, the stadium and parking. CCSD will get to use those fields at no cost as part of the partnership.
The stadium and its auxiliary fields will be on about 31 acres on an undeveloped parcel caddy-corner from the Broncos’ training facility. CCSD will escrow $15 million for the development of the fields and corresponding infrastructure, which the club will draw down to pay for design, construction, and other development costs for those fields.
To finance the stadium, CCSD and the club will split the cost, which is estimated to be between $20 million and $25 million. CCSD will have the right to share in revenue from naming rights for the facility. And as part of the deal, the club will make a $100,000 donation to the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation “or another entity designated by the District.”
This story will be updated.
