{"id":569,"date":"2026-01-15T10:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/?post_type=news_article&#038;p=569"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:38:30","slug":"denver-summit-fc-announces-inaugural-2026-nwsl-season-schedule","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/club-announcement\/denver-summit-fc-announces-inaugural-2026-nwsl-season-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"DENVER SUMMIT FC ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL 2026 NWSL SEASON SCHEDULE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\tid=\"block_c8cefd5fbca9f377601aea265c18f01d\"\n\tclass=\"content-block\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"content-block__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__content content-block__content--boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Summit FC to open historic first season Saturday, March 14; inaugural home match, The Kickoff, set for Saturday, March 28 at Empower Field at Mile High<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Denver Summit FC today announced its complete schedule for the club\u2019s inaugural 2026 National Women\u2019s Soccer League season, marking a historic milestone as professional women\u2019s soccer officially arrives in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Denver Summit FC Inaugural 2026 NWSL Season Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summit FC will open its first NWSL campaign on Saturday, March 14, traveling to face Bay FC in the club\u2019s debut match live on ION, and locally on Denver7\/The Spot Denver 3. Two weeks later, Denver will host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/the-kickoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kickoff, the club\u2019s inaugural home match<\/a>, on Saturday, March 28 against Washington Spirit at Empower Field at Mile High, beginning at Noon MT live on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>Following The Kickoff, Summit FC will play two (2) early-season home matches at DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods Park before transitioning to the club\u2019s purpose-built Centennial Stadium in the summer of 2026. Match dates, kickoff times, venues, and broadcast details are available now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DenverSummitFC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>HOME VENUES \u2013 2026 SEASON<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Empower Field at Mile High \u2013 Inaugural home match (March 28)<\/li>\n<li>DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods Park \u2013 Select early-season home matches<\/li>\n<li>Centennial Stadium \u2013 Summer and fall home matches beginning in July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Centennial Stadium, built in partnership with the City of Centennial and Cherry Creek School District, will serve as a 12,000-seat, purpose-built venue for Denver Summit FC during the 2026 and 2027 seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>KEY DATES &amp; HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First match: at Bay FC on Saturday, March 14 at 3:30pm MT on ION\/Denver7\/The Spot Denver 3<\/li>\n<li>The Kickoff: Inaugural home match vs. Washington Spirit on Saturday, March 28 at Noon MT on CBS)<\/li>\n<li>First match at DICK\u2019s Sporting Goods Park: vs San Diego Wave FC on Saturday, April 25 at 6:45pm MT on ION\/Denver7\/The Spot Denver 3<\/li>\n<li>First match at Centennial Stadium: vs. Kansas City Current on Friday, July 3 at 7:30pm MT on NWSL+\/Denver7\/The Spot Denver 3<\/li>\n<li>Decision Day: at North Carolina Courage on Sunday, November 1 at 5:00pm MT on ESPN (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SCHEDULE BY NUMBERS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Home Matches: 15<\/li>\n<li>Away Matches: 15<\/li>\n<li>Matches by Broadcast Partner:\n<ul>\n<li>ION (11), Victory + (7), CBS (4), CBS Sports Network (3), NWSL + (2), ESPN (2), Prime (1)<\/li>\n<li>Denver7\/The Spot Denver 3 will have 21 locally broadcast matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Home Matches by Venue:\n<ul>\n<li>Empower Field at Mile High (1), DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods Park (2), Centennial Stadium (12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Home Matches by Day of Week:\n<ul>\n<li>Friday (1), Saturday (9), Sunday (4), Wednesday (2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Home Matches by Month:\n<ul>\n<li>March (1), April (1), May (4), June (0 \u2013 league break), July (3), August (4), September (2), October (1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Away Matches by Day of Week:\n<ul>\n<li>Friday (2), Saturday (8), Sunday (5), Wednesday (1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Away Matches by Month:\n<ul>\n<li>March (3), April (2), May (2), July (2), August (3), September (2), October (2), November (1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>LOCAL AND NATIONAL BROADCAST COVERAGE<\/h3>\n<p>Denver Summit FC matches will be featured across the NWSL\u2019s national broadcast partners, including CBS, ABC, ESPN, ION, Prime Video, CBS Sports Network, and NWSL+, as part of the league\u2019s multi-year media rights agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Denver Summit FC has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/club-announcement\/denver7-partnership-announce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exclusive local broadcast partnership<\/a> with Denver7 (KMGH-TV) and its sister station The Spot &#8211; Denver 3 (KCDO-TV). Under the multiyear agreement, the two stations, led primarily by The Spot \u2013 Denver 3, will air all non-nationally exclusive matches of the team throughout the Denver viewing area. All available local, home matches will also be available in Spanish via SAP.<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff times, broadcast assignments, and venue details for each match are included in the full schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>LEAGUE-WIDE COMPETITION PAUSE<\/h3>\n<p>No regular season matches will be staged from June 1 to 28. The league will pause play for a CBA-mandated break from June 8-14 and for the remainder of the month while the 2026 FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup is staged across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The league will return to regular season play on July 3 following the conclusion of the tournament\u2019s group stage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 DENVER SUMMIT FC REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To add to your calendar, <a href=\"https:\/\/nwslsoccer.ecal.com\/?utm_source=club-social&amp;utm_medium=2026season&amp;utm_campaign=kickoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>TICKETS<\/h3>\n<p>Club 5280 Members receive pre-sale access to single-game tickets for Summit FC\u2019s inaugural season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/club-5280\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the Club<\/a> and be among the first to access tickets to your favorite matches.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_category":[41],"class_list":["post-569","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","hentry","news_category-club-announcement"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}