‘not Just For Us’ – Chelsea Women To Play All Wsl Games At Stamford Bridge From Next Season

Chelsea Women person announced that Stamford Bridge will big each their Women’s Super League games from adjacent season. They will go nan 4th top-flight nine to move their women’s squad to their main stadium arsenic they look to summation visibility and nan protagonist base.

The determination came aft consultation pinch players, partners, nan Chelsea instrumentality advisory committee and different Chelsea Women instrumentality groups. The eight-time English champions will time off Kingsmeadow, their guidelines for astir a decade, for nan 40,000-capacity stadium, bringing nan squad to nan bosom of westbound London.

“This infinitesimal is not conscionable for us,” nan players wrote successful an unfastened missive to fans. “It’s for each subordinate to person worn nan Chelsea badge. It’s for each personification who has pushed nan women’s crippled forward. It’s for each protagonist who has been pinch america connected our unthinkable journey.

“This is simply a caller chapter, but our ambition remains nan same. We want to win. We want to assistance much trophies. We want to create further history. That is what Chelsea has ever done – and we’re going to proceed that bequest pinch our supporters beside america astatine nan Bridge.”

The news comes alongside nan motorboat of a Chelsea Women marque personality – “Never Done” – arsenic they look to heighten culture, thrust attendances and summation revenue. They will build connected nan foundations laid complete nan past fewer years, including instrumentality activations specified arsenic “Bottomless astatine nan Bridge”, a hospitality brunch action that has proved popular. They are besides readying to found “The Blueprint”, a instrumentality attraction group that will counsel connected culture, ambiance and experiences wrong Stamford Bridge

Four WSL games are being held astatine Stamford Bridge this season, and nan nine attracted 30,545 successful January erstwhile they hosted Arsenal. Their attendance grounds astatine Stamford Bridge is 34,302. The stadium has been nan venue for Chelsea’s location Champions League games since September.

“Our committedness to play each Women’s Super League matches astatine Stamford Bridge from adjacent play reaffirms our ambition and intent to make CFCW nan starring women’s sports nine successful nan world,” nan CEO, Aki Mandhar, said. “Playing nan team’s WSL matches astatine specified an iconic crushed ensures our players and supporters person nan arena they merit arsenic we look to propel nan crippled into its adjacent shape of growth.”

Kingsmeadow will proceed to play a domiciled successful nan women’s team, hosting much academy matches from nan autumn.