Denver Summit Smash Nwsl Attendance Record With 63,004 Fans At Mile High Stadium

The description Denver Summit’s lucifer against nan Washington Spirit connected Saturday collapsed nan National Women’s Soccer League grounds for attendance pinch its announced crowd of 63,004.

Fans astatine nan Denver Broncos’ location stadium collapsed nan erstwhile NWSL grounds of 40,091 who attended Bay FC’s lucifer against nan Spirit past play astatine Oracle Park, location of nan San Francisco Giants.

In 2024, nan Chicago Stars drew 35,038 to a crippled against Bay FC that was played astatine Wrigley Field, location to nan Cubs.

“This is simply a large deal, and it’s very important,” instrumentality Karmryn Eversole said. “And I deliberation it’s a immense milestone for women’s sports to beryllium that we want much women’s sports. And this is what we want, and we’re present supporting it, and we want to show it.”

The lucifer was nan Summit’s first astatine location successful Colorado. The squad played its first 3 connected nan road, going 1-1-1. The crippled against nan Spirit connected Saturday ended successful a scoreless draw.

Denver were awarded nan 16th NWSL franchise successful January 2025 for a reported description interest of $110m. The Summit started play this play on pinch nan Boston Legacy.

“I mean, I deliberation it intends everything,” instrumentality Nicole DeLue said. “If you look astatine nan magnitude of Denver women’s players that person gone to nan World Cup, made nan nationalist team. We’ve ever been a beardown feeder. So to yet person a location guidelines present is conscionable incredible.”

After nan opener astatine Mile High, nan Summit will play location games astatine Dick’s Sporting Goods Park successful Commerce City, location of nan Colorado Rapids successful MLS. In July, nan squad will move to nan impermanent 12,000-seat Centennial Stadium while a women’s shot stadium is built successful downtown Denver.

The Summit announced earlier this week they had closed connected onshore astatine Santa Fe Yards for nan early stadium, which nan nine hopes will beryllium complete by nan 2028 season.