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| Full name | Boston Legacy Football Club |
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| Founded | September 19, 2023; 2 years ago (September 19, 2023) |
| Stadium | Gillette Stadium (first season) White Stadium Boston, Massachusetts |
| Owner | Boston Unity Soccer Partners |
| Head coach | Filipa Patão |
| League | National Women's Soccer League |
| Website | bostonlegacyfc.com |
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Boston Legacy FC is aprofessionalwomen's soccer club based in theGreater Boston area. It joined theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL), in the top flight of theUnited States league system, in2026.[1] Its home ground will be at a renovatedWhite Stadium, though the club plans to play its inaugural season atGillette Stadium inFoxborough, Massachusetts during its redevelopment.
Boston's second professional women's soccer club, theBoston Breakers, were founded in 2009, and competed inWomen's Professional Soccer,Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, and theNational Women's Soccer League.[2][3] The club folded in 2017 due to a limited fanbase, with reports generally blaming a lack of marketing.[4][5][6] Boston Unity Soccer Partners put forward bids during the 2024 and 2026 rounds ofNational Women's Soccer League expansion – ultimately winning the latter.[7]
The club originally unveiled their name asBOS Nation FC in October 2024 – ananagram ofBostonian, and a play onboss.[8][9] Their branding was launched with a marketing campaign that sported thetagline,"there are too many balls in this town".[10][8] While its intent was to highlight the patriarchal nature ofsports in Boston, it was criticized by theLGBTQ community astransphobic, and by others for focusing on male athletes as opposed to highlighting Boston's existing and preceding women's sports teams.[11][12] Days after its branding launch, the club issued a public apology, and immediately discontinued the campaign.[13][14] Criticism of the club's branding also led to a rebranding, which was unveiled as Boston Legacy FC in March 2025.[15] The team will begin in the 2026 season, alongsideDenver Summit FC, which will bring the NWSL to a total of 16 teams.[16]
The team will play home matches inWhite Stadium inFranklin Park, Boston.[7] The City ofBoston planned to commit up to $50 million towards the stadium's renovation, and BUSP pledged $30 million.[17] The stadium is to be the first venue in the country which will be home to a major league sports franchise and the athletic program of a public high school.[17] The stadium will be shared withBoston Public Schools track and soccer.[17] To avoid wear and tear on its playing surface, American football matches will be prohibited at the field during the professional soccer season; it will see high school football play after the end of the NWSL season during theMIAA playoffs andThanksgiving games.[17]
The renovation ofWhite Stadium sparked some dispute with community groups, and was met with a lawsuit from theEmerald Necklace Conservancy. The Conservancy sued both the city ofBoston and the club's development partners, but were denied apreliminary injunction for their claims.[18][19] The presiding judge, justice Matthew Nestor, stated that they were "not persuaded" of the Conservancy's claims that the renovations would cause irreparable harm in its violation of state law.[20] In early April, the judge held that the renovation was not in violation of the law and that the project could proceed.[21] The renovations will not be completed in time for the first season, and in May 2025 the team announced they would play their full first season atGillette Stadium.[22] Several matches will be played atCentreville Bank Stadium inPawtucket, Rhode Island, due to scheduling conflicts at Gillette Stadium during the2026 FIFA World Cup.[23]
Boston Legacy FC are owned by Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSP), an all-female ownership group led byJennifer Epstein,Stephanie Connaughton,Ami Danoff, andAnna Palmer.[7] BUSP'sinvestors includeAly Raisman,Elizabeth Banks,Brad and Tracy Stevens, andLinda Henry.[8] In July 2025,WNBA All-StarAliyah Boston joined the ownership group.[24]
On June 25, 2025, the club announced that they had hiredFilipa Patão as their inaugural head coach.[25]
FormerFC Barcelona Femení recruitment and contract manager Domènec "Domè" Guasch serves as the club'sgeneral manager.[26]
The club also hired formerBrighton & Hove Albion women's player recruitment manager Edward Gallagher as their first director of player recruitment.[27]
The team's training facility will be located inBrockton and will open in 2026. It is privately funded and will include a 30,000-square-foot training building and six pitches, including two natural grass surfaces and one heated field.[28]
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Filipa Patão |
| General manager |  Domènec Guasch |
| Director of player recruitment |  Edward Gallagher |
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