| Founded | November 11, 2025; 3 months ago (2025-11-11) |
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| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| Owner | Arthur Blank |
| League | NWSL |
A yet to be named women's professionalsoccer team based inAtlanta, Georgia, was announced as theNational Women's Soccer League's 17th franchise on November 11, 2025. The team will begin play in 2028 and will be owned byArthur Blank who also ownsAtlanta United FC ofMajor League Soccer, and theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League.
Atlanta, Georgia previously had a professional women's soccer team in the two editions of the Atlanta Beat,the first of which played in theWomen's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003, while thesecond played inWomen's Professional Soccer from 2010 to 2012.[1] Atlanta has also had a men's soccer team,Atlanta United, inMajor League Soccer, since 2017.[2] For nearly a decade prior to the team's announcement, Atlanta was viewed as a top candidate for an expansion team in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2]
On November 9, 2025,The Athletic first reported that Atlanta was set to become the newest NWSL expansion team, the first expansion to the league sinceDenver Summit FC, announced earlier that year.[1][2] The expansion franchise was officially awarded by NWSL on November 11.[3] The team is to be owned byArthur Blank's AMB Sports + Entertainment group, which also owns Atlanta United, as well as theAtlanta Falcons in theNational Football League.[1] The expansion fee was reported to be a record price of $165 million, up from the $110 million fee paid by Denver Summit FC.[4] The team will play their home matches atMercedes-Benz Stadium.[5] According toESPN, the team is planned to make their debut during the 2028 NWSL season.[2]
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