New minor league soccer team, stadium planned for Bridgeport

New professional soccer team and stadium are coming to Bridgeport in 2025

Connecticut soccer fans will soon have a new team to cheer for. “I mean, this is great for the area,” Miguel Martinez-Saenz, of Fairfield, said. The former Shoreline Star Greyhound Park on Kossuth Street will undergo construction to become a new waterfront soccer stadium. On Tuesday, Connecticut Sports Group announced Connecticut United Football Club as the newest MLS NEXT Pro...

New minor league soccer team, stadium planned for Bridgeport

Representatives from MLS NEXT Pro announced the league’s newest addition, Connecticut United Football Club, which plans to play in a new Bridgeport stadium in 2025.

New minor league soccer team, stadium planned for Bridgeport

Connecticut is home to millions of sports fans and very few professional sports teams. Millionaire tech entrepreneur André Swanston, a graduate of the University of Connecticut and Ridgefield resident, has ambitions to change that. On Tuesday, Swanston and representatives from Major League Soccer’s development league, MLS NEXT Pro, announced the league’s newest addition, Connecticut United Football Club, which plans to play in a brand new waterf…

New minor league soccer team, stadium planned for Bridgeport

Conor Geary, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, philanthropist Andre Swanston and his wife Michelle Swanston pose for a photo after the announcement of MLS NEXT Pro's planned Bridgeport launch. (Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror )Connecticut is home to millions of sports fans and very few professional sports teams. Millionaire tech entrepreneur André Swanston, a graduate of the University of Connecticut and Ridgefield resident, has ambitions to change that.O…