Denver Summit FC
Status: Proposed
Sport: Women's Soccer
City: Denver
Venue: Centennial training facility (2026 to 2027)
Season: None - Proposed for 2026
League: National Women's Soccer League
Owners: Robert Cohen principal; Ben Hubbard, Tom Dunmore, Nicole Glaros, and former NWSL player Jordan Angeli minority)
Head Coach: Unannounced
A Brief History
On January 2, 2025 a group headed by Robert Cohen, submitted their first payment to the National Women's Soccer League to become the league’s 16th franchise.
Denver was one of three finalists for the 16th NWSL spot, alongside groups from Cleveland and Cincinnati. Denver is currently the largest city in the country without a professional women’s team in any sport. The city's last pro women's team was a basketball team named the Colorado Xplosion which played from 1996 to 1998.
The $110 million expansion fee is more than double the previous NWSL record for new teams and is also the biggest expansion fee ever paid in U.S. women’s sports.
The group has said it plans to build its own soccer-specific stadium but will play in a temporary venue until that is ready.
On January 30, 2025 the NWSL announces that Denver is indeed the 16th franchise. The league also announced that the Denver team is finalizing plans for building a new stadium and training facility.
On July 22, 2025 the Ultimate Frisbee Association's Colorado Summit announces they will give up their name to allow the women's soccer team to become the Denver Summit. “This is more than a handoff - it’s a collaboration built on respect, teamwork, and growing our Colorado sports community for everyone. It’s a huge honor to see the Summit name live on in professional women’s soccer, and we’re excited to take our fans with us into a new era for Colorado ultimate frisbee,” said Sal Pace, co-owner of the Colorado Summit.
The squad will play its first two seasons at a new training facility that is being built in Centennial before moving to their permanent home at a new stadium that is expected to be completed in time for the 2028 season.
