The home of Bay FC and the San Jose Earthquakes selected to host the deciding game of the NWSL season
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2025 NWSL Final set for San JoseChampionship airs Nov. 22 on CBSFan Fest and Skills Challenge also plannedFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The 2025 NWSL Championship will be hosted at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, on Nov. 22, the league announced Friday. The event marks the fifth time the final will be held on the West Coast and will air in primetime on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
The stadium is the home ground for Bay FC, the newest local team in the Bay Area, the final will continue to highlight the region's rich women’s soccer history. PayPal Park is also the home stadium for the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS, and was opened in 2015. Championship Week will feature fan events and a Skills Challenge.
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The opening round of the postseason begins the weekend of Nov. 7-9. ESPN and ABC will air two quarterfinal matches, while CBS/Paramount+ and Prime Video will each distribute one of the remaining two quarterfinals. The semifinals, set for the weekend of Nov. 14-16, will air across CBS/Paramount+ and ESPN/ABC, with each broadcast partner carrying one contest.
The Kansas City Current and the Orlando City Pride currently sit No. 1 and 2 on the NWSL table, and could be favorites for the winter's marquee event. Last season, the Current's home ground, CPKC Stadium, hosted the final between the Pride and Washington Spirit. The Spirit currently sit third on the table.
USA TODAY SportsWHAT NWSL SAID
“We’re thrilled to bring the NWSL Championship back to the West Coast and to a region with as rich a history in women’s soccer as the Bay Area," Jessica Berman , NWSL Commissioner, said in a statement. "The community’s passion for the game, combined with the excitement surrounding one of our newest teams in Bay FC, makes it the perfect setting to celebrate the league’s top talent and crown our next champion."
WHAT BRANDI CHASTAIN SAID
“The history of women’s soccer runs deeply and strongly in the Bay Area," Chastain, Bay FC Co-Founder and USWNT Legend, said in a statement. "From the roster of the national team players born and raised here to the first-ever professional domestic league champions coming from here, our community’s fabric is woven with the greatest the game has to offer. We are thrilled to host the next set of champions in the NWSL final in the place women’s soccer calls home.”