The expansion Denver Summit’s match against the Washington Spirit on Saturday broke the record for attendance with its announced crowd of 63,004.
Fans at the Denver Broncos’ home stadium broke the previous NWSL record of 40,091 who attended Bay FC’s match against the Spirit last season at Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.
In 2024, the Chicago Stars drew 35,038 to a game against Bay FC that was played at Wrigley Field, home to the Cubs.
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The match was the Summit’s first at home in Colorado. The team played its first three on the road, going 1-1-1. The game against the Spirit on Saturday ended in a scoreless draw.
Denver was awarded the for a reported expansion fee of $110 million. The Summit started play this season along with the Boston Legacy.
鈥淚 mean, I think it means everything,鈥� fan Nicole DeLue said. 鈥淚f you look at the amount of Denver women鈥檚 players that have gone to the World Cup, made the national team. We鈥檝e always been a strong feeder. So to finally have a home base here is just incredible.鈥�
After the opener at Mile High, the Summit will play home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, home of the Colorado Rapids in MLS. In July, the team will move to the temporary 12,000-seat Centennial Stadium while a women’s soccer stadium is built in downtown Denver.
The Summit announced earlier this week they had closed on land at Santa Fe Yards for the future stadium, which the club hopes will be complete by the 2028 season.
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