Cleveland to launch WPSL Pro women’s soccer team in 2026: What to expect

NWSL Miss Leads Cleveland Franchise Plan $50 Million Project in Upcoming US Soccer League

When NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman revealed the league’s future growth plans, she described them as “ambitious and aggressive.” Having kicked off in 2013 with just eight teams, it is set to feature 16 clubs by 2026. And in the years to follow, the league expects to expand to 30 teams—mirroring the size of the men’s game—a target Berman once claimed there’s “no reason” they couldn’t surpass. In fact, Cleveland was the latest city to chase a co…

Is professional women’s soccer on its way to Cleveland at last?

The Cleveland Soccer Group has officially landed a professional women's soccer franchise.

Second-tier U.S. women's soccer league coming in 2026

A second-tier women's professional soccer league is coming to the United States for the first time next year.

GOAL! Cleveland is getting a women's soccer team

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- A new professional women's soccer league is launching soon and Cleveland will be one of the founding clubs, fulfilling a goal Cleveland Soccer Group has been working toward for years. Illuminate CLE: Permanent light and music show debuting in downtown Cleveland WPSL Pro, the newest professional league in the U.S. soccer pyramid, will officially launch as a Division II women's professional league in 2026. The league descr…

WPSL Pro launching as 2nd-tier women's league

The United States will soon have a second-division women's professional league for the first time. WPSL Pro plans to launch late next year as a second-tier league, the organization announced on Wednesday.

Cleveland to become home for new women's soccer team

It's a major win for the organization, which has been pushing to bring men's and women's professional soccer to Cleveland since its founding in 2022.