Denver Summit FC on pace to break attendance record for women’s professional sports

Denver Summit FC is more than halfway to history The club declared Monday that it has already sold tickets for its inaugural home match on March at Empower Field That puts Summit FC about tickets away from current the attendance record for the National Women s Soccer League and women s professional sports overall set in an NWSL match earlier this season between Bay FC and the Washington Spirit at Oracle Park in San Francisco That tournament saw a sold-out crowd of With the early ticket-selling pace that Summit FC is on for its inaugural home match that mark appears destined to fall Empower Field s maximum is and company president Jen Millet has not been shy about Summit FC s goal of selling out the Broncos stadium that Saturday There is nothing more powerful than a city showing up for its group Millet announced in a declaration Spanning the mark for The Kickoff tells us everything we need to know about what this moment means to Denver This match is more than a tournament It s a declaration about the power of women s sports and what this area is capable of building together The early fervor for Summit FC which is closing in on fans on its season-ticket deposit list hasn t been dampened by chosen drama between the club and Denver City Council over the plans to build a -seat stadium and entertainment district at Santa Fe Yards Last week the club threatened to look for a stadium site outside the city after the council delayed votes on an initial million allocation to the project at Broadway and I- Related Articles Denver Summit FC bolsters defense with signing of Megan Reid Denver Summit FC threatens to look for a stadium site outside city after council delays votes Summit FC signs defender Kaleigh Kurtz as Denver s roster-building continues Denver Summit FC will play inaugural home match at Empower Field with hopes of shattering NWSL attendance record New Denver Summit FC soccer stadium could leave bondholders hurting Breach of trust City personnel have revealed Denver will invest up to million in the project but for now the council wants more details on the city s financial agreement with the organization Summit FC is scheduled to open its season on the road a insufficient weeks before its match at Empower Field After that match the club will play its home games for the next two years at its temporary stadium in Centennial