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Gotham FC, the reigning National Women\u2019s Soccer League champions, will make Queens their permanent home alongside the New York City Football Club (NYCFC). On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced<\/a> the team\u2019s move from New Jersey to Etihad Park, the city\u2019s first-ever professional soccer stadium under construction in Willets Point, in 2028. The fully electric stadium, designed by HOK, is slated to open for NYCFC\u2019s season next spring, establishing Queens as a major hub for soccer across the five boroughs.<\/p>\n Developed by NYCFC, Related Companies, and Sterling Equities, the seven-story stadium topped out in March<\/a>. The venue will feature 25,000 seats and dedicated spaces for Gotham FC, including its own locker room and club merchandise area.<\/p>\n Located across from Citi Field, the stadium will feature a striking, \u201cactivated cube\u201d entranceway, which will be illuminated on match days with vibrant colors and imagery to provide a dynamic experience for visitors. S9 Architecture and Turner Construction Company are design and construction partners on the project, as\u00a06sqft previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom Sam Kerr\u2019s legendary four-goal comeback to Midge Purce\u2019s championship-clinching heroics, Gotham FC has given us some of the greatest moments in women\u2019s soccer,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cNow the next electrifying chapter of that story will be written in NYC.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBringing Gotham FC to Queens means that the young girl kicking a ball around Jackson Heights, Jamaica or the South Bronx will be able to take the train and watch some of the best players in the world in her own city,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Gotham FC has been playing in Harrison at Sports Illustrated Stadium since 2020. The team\u2019s relocation to Etihad Park aims to match the ambitions of the club itself, a two-time NWSL champion and the reigning league titleholder.<\/p>\n Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, governor of Gotham FC, said the move reflects the club\u2019s commitment to its fans and the continued growth of women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom day one, our ambition has been bigger than championships,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are building one of the world\u2019s most iconic clubs and helping define the future of women\u2019s sports. Our move to Etihad Park reflects that ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWorld-class athletes deserve world-class environments, and this move allows us to keep raising the standard for our players, supporters and the game itself,\u201d she added. \u201cGotham FC is showing what is possible when you invest boldly in women\u2019s soccer, and we are committed to building an experience worthy of the fans who have believed in this club from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n Building on the club\u2019s growing investments, Gotham FC is set to receive a new state-of-the-art training hub in Whippany, New Jersey, designed by SHoP Architects<\/a> next summer.<\/p>\n Announced last month, the project will transform the former New York Red Bulls training facility into a purpose-built hub focused on player performance, recovery, and well-being. It will be among the first facilities to meet the NWSL\u2019s new training standards.<\/p>\n Gotham FC is also set to face the Washington Spirit at Citi Field on July 15<\/a> in a rematch of one of women\u2019s professional soccer\u2019s biggest rivalries. The match will mark the first women\u2019s sporting event held at the home of the New York Mets and will take place four days before the men\u2019s FIFA World Cup final<\/a> at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n RELATED:<\/p>\n \n Interested in similar content? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gotham FC, the reigning National Women\u2019s Soccer League champions, will make Queens their permanent home alongside the New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-289590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bowl-Full-GFC-FINAL_v2-1040x692.png\")
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