United States : National Women's Soccer League

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The National Women's Soccer League currently has nine clubs. Former commissioner Jeff Plush announced that the league planned to expand to 14 teams by 2020. At the time, Plush suggested that the league was in varying stages of talks with a dozen different potential expansion groups, including some from MLS organizations. In April 2016, MLS (Major League Soccer) commissioner Don Garber stated that half of MLS teams could be running National Women's Soccer League teams in the near future. In May 2017, FC Barcelona announced that it had approved a plan to launch an expansion team in the league as soon as 2018, but those plans have yet to materialize.

 

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joined
Chicago Red Stars	Bridgeview, Illinois	SeatGeek Stadium	20,000	2006	2013
Houston Dash	Houston, Texas	BBVA Stadium	7,000	2013	2014
North Carolina Courage	Cary, North Carolina	WakeMed Soccer Park	10,000	2009	2013
Orlando Pride	Orlando, Florida	Exploria Stadium	25,500	2015	2016
Portland Thorns FC	Portland, Oregon	Providence Park	25,218	2012	2013
Reign FC	Tacoma, Washington	Cheney Stadium	6,500	2012	2013
Sky Blue FC	Piscataway, New Jersey	Yurcak Field	5,000	2007	2013
Utah Royals FC	Sandy, Utah	Rio Tinto Stadium	20,213	2017	2018
Washington Spirit	Boyds, Maryland	Maryland SoccerPlex	5,200	2012	2013