THIS IS OUR NEW HOME.
Turn your volume UP, Cleveland! 🔊 Feel the gameday vibes wash over you. Get your first look at the future Cleveland soccer stadium.
Here’s a map of the development site and where the future Cleveland soccer stadium will live.
We still need your support in bringing this whole dream to life. Keep spreading the word and help us tell the league,
@chrisronayne
,
@cuyahogacounty
and our regional neighbors to not
Call it serendipity? Momentum. The universe saying, "Yes, Cleveland. Now!"
Ohio House passed HB2 today,
#NGWSD2024
, providing a significant allocation for a pro soccer stadium, built primarily for
#womenssports
, in
#Cleveland
.
We call it game-changing ⚽️
Read about the
We're in the game to bring NWSL to The Land, and now is your chance to pledge your
#LoyalCLE
!
Starting today, you can pledge your LoyalCLE and Back The Bid to bring an NWSL team to Cleveland:
OK, one more! 🧡 Thank you so much for your utter outpouring of support this week. The number times we’ve had happy tears 🥹… so, what now?
👉 Think about what you want to see & feel in a gameday experience and soccer stadium district.
👉 Spread the word. Thank you for sharing
We are bringing professional soccer to
#TheLand
. Meet up with us at Pins Mechanical on Nov. 21 for food, drinks and a free Cleveland Pro Soccer scarf (while supplies last).
For more information and to save your spot for the launch party, click here. ⬇️
TWELVE. THOUSAND. PLUS. 🫶 Oh, Cleveland's got the fans.
We set out last year to show the world that Northeast Ohio would fill a stadium for our women's professional soccer team.
This week, we reached 12,000 season ticket pledges. Our stadium plan fits 12,500 fans. Get your
We’re excited to announce
@clevemetroparks
as our first
#LoyalCLE
Foundational Partner. The Metroparks have stepped up and pledged their commitment to helping bring professional women’s soccer to The Land as they
#BackTheBidCLE
!
Does your sports club or organization want to be
@MikeACollier
Totally. I honestly went into it feeling very… so what? And then I was the one crying, overwhelmed with awe, and then I had to take a nap when I got home.
Don’t call it a moment. It wasn’t a fluke. The NCAA Women’s Final Four is a pivotal moment in sports history. But this isn’t the bonfire. This was just the match strike.
This week’s games have broken all manner of records. Don’t stop here. Find the next game you’re gonna watch.
"An NWSL franchise in Cleveland would be a dream come true for many of us. I would love to take my daughter to matches!" - John Gruber, Clevelander
What would an
#NWSL
team in
#CLE
mean to you and your family? Pledge your
#LoyalCLE
today and help make this dream a reality.
We’re looking forward to the next few years for soccer in Northeast Ohio.
Not simply bringing in these 2 teams, but building more fervor for the teams we have, like (not limited to)
@clecrunch
,
@OhioCitySoccer
,
@SoccerCLE
&
@CLE_Ambassadors
.
So when these 2 teams land, seeing
It's time to seize the moment & help build Cuyahoga County's future through women's sports.
@vocon
's Debbie Donley weighs in on why this
@NWSL
team & its stadium are a transformative opportunity for Northeast Ohio.
Read the full piece:
We're at an inflection point with all women's sports right now. This is a whole new era. Cleveland can't be left behind.
Read this 👉
Get the story behind what co-founders Michael Murphy & Nolan Gallagher see as the true potential of professional
Michael Murphy, CEO & Co-Founder, talked with
@WillsAndSnyder
about the circle of opportunity surrounding Cleveland.
Listen to this clip 🎧
If you live (and play) in Northeast Ohio, you know this is anything but a soccer desert. This region brims and bubbles over with talent.
Lots coming soon: women’s pro soccer in Cleveland – and a sports coffee shop in Kent!
Hoping
@StateChampsCo
will be one of our first & official backer spots to watch NWSL games.
South Carolina and Iowa’s National Championship game averaged a record 18.7 MILLION viewers on ABC and ESPN.
That's more than any other basketball game—women's, men's, college, or pro—in five years.
Introducing the OHIO FC Kit ⚽️
Dedicated to the dreamers and supporters of bringing a women's professional soccer team to Ohio.
Designed with intention and purpose 🏆
45% of girls quit sports by age 14. For a lot of reasons. You know a lot of them.
Everyone stumbles, everyone falls. Getting up and back to it is the hard part. Be the one who helps girls get up and keep playing.
Got a little teary at the
#SuperBowl
#Dove
spot 🥹
#girlssports
Hi! We’re preparing a bid to bring a professional women’s soccer team to
#Cleveland
.
Soccer, women’s sports, new pro teams, the process of getting a team: it’s new to a lot of us!
➡️ What questions do you have?
(DM welcomed if you’re not a public question asker 😉)
@joefortunato
@KevanInSevan
But seriously, Joe: we have an MLS Next Pro team kicking off soon and are presenting a bid for an NWSL team in the next few weeks. These teams would likely kick off in this 🤩 stadium in 2026. Stay tuned.
Another day, another fantastic women's sports adventure ✅️ And if you haven't heard, EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN'S SPORTS. So let's keep the momentum going. Invest in women, support women, and watch women continue to reach the greatest heights! This is only the beginning 📈
#USWNT
More than a little excited about our latest 🔥GIVEAWAY: Ohio FC Jersey by State Champs x
@olive_york
.
✨ENTER TO WIN ✨
1. Follow
@StateChampsCo
, follow
@cleprosoccer
-and- retweet this post.
-or-
2. Enter to win here:
Dedicated to dreamers, backers &
National Girls & Women in Sports Day is Wednesday. To honor the progress we've made and need to continue... we want to CHEER LOUDER about it.
To start continue the chant this week, let's do a giveaway of the legendary Togethxr "Everyone Watches Women's Sports" shirt.
TWO WAYS
WHEN Cleveland gets an NWSL team, we should name it Metropolis FC!! Cleveland is the birthplace of Superman, so it would be a cool nod to that. Plus, the Batman v Superman (Gotham v Metropolis) games would be epic!! It's worth it for the promo nights alone!!
@cleprosoccer
#NWSL
People who think women’s sports are boring are simply not watching enough women’s sports. Are some games duds? Sure…just like in men’s sports. But women’s sports are exceptional. The personalities are incredible. The standard is high and the future could not be more bright.
Today’s the day! ⚽️ Put on your LoyalCLE shirt (no shirt? make a sign), take a photo, post on socials, tag us.
Help us show everyone what we’re doing & tell them why you want a women’s professional soccer team in Northeast Ohio!
Happy, happy
#LoyalCLE
Day, friends! 🧡
There's always a story about how you became a fan of your favorite club. Same goes for kits.
State Champs put some serious thought into dedicating this one to the movement for bringing professional women’s soccer to Ohio.
Flip through the symbolism of the
#OhioFC
jersey by
SURVEY: What does the future of
#soccer
in
#Cleveland
look like to YOU?
We want to know your thoughts, dreams & preferences about a stadium, ticket options, amenities and more. You’ve been in this from the beginning; let’s shape the future together.
➡️ Take the survey:
You all were so engaged after our announcement that pro soccer is coming back to
#CLE
that our account was flagged for suspicious activity 😅We couldn’t believe the response from
#TheLand
either
@Twitter
, but the excitement for the world’s game on the shores of Lake Erie is real!
#WomenInSports
is much bigger than who’s on the pitch, field or court. State Champs is one part lifestyle brand, one part (and first of its kind) sports coffee shop.
Based in Kent, Ohio,
@StateChampsCo
was co-founded by Ally & and Cassy to welcome more people into their love of
SOCCER LEGENDS: UNITE! ⚽️ Don’t miss Canton Invaders vs. Cleveland Crunch this Saturday night (5/25) at Akron Goodyear Gymnasium.
GET TICKETS:
Legendary players, like Otto Orf, Hector Marinaro, Zoran Karic, Ryko Marich & more, go head-to-head to
We’re so excited to have the
@clecrunch
support our bid for an
#NWSL
team! We’re so excited about the future of soccer in Northeast Ohio!
Also: get yourself to a Crunch game. They are playing like 🔥🔥🔥
Today is
#NGWSD2024
, an annual movement to celebrate progress in women's sports and advocate for more. What better day to take action on
#womenssports
?
The Cleveland Crunch backs
@cleprosoccer
's bid to bring an
@NWSL
team to Cleveland! ⚽️
We want MORE SOCCER in Northeast Ohio.
All you need is a ball ⚽️ We got out of the car today & a ball dribbled out. Like any casual pick-up it grew.
This love burns in your heart 🔥 & runs through your veins.
You can’t not kick the ball.
Omg. When you get to see people in 3D 🤩 Talking sports, team names, colors and where to put the visitor section of the Cleveland soccer stadium.
Got to see Ally & Cassy from
@StateChampsCo
and Kim (
@ImprovSports
our roving reporter – she’s headed to
#SheBelieves
next!) at State
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help us bring professional women’s soccer to The Land by pledging your
#LoyalCLE
today.
Will you join the movement?
In this episode of Across the Pond
#NWSL
… Em & Ally get into the bid process, origin stories, kit design and those supporter groups sprouting up around town (you know who you are).
Listen here or at your favorite podcast spot:
Thanks
@wosocasual
&
216 is in our blood.
But it’s not in all our numbers. 440, 330, the new codes and of course all our friends who’ve come to Northeast Ohio from other places or will for these games ⚽️ Let’s watch soccer together in Cleveland.
Join this movement. Pledge your support. Tell us
There's a reason anyone who grew up in Northeast Ohio has
@clecrunch
games etched into their fondest memories.
They. Are. A. Blast!
Meet you at the Cleveland Crunch game for T-shirt giveaways &
#soccer
scarf toss on these upcoming Saturdays:
⚽️ Feb. 24 vs Rapid City FC
🦌
THIS ⬇️ CPKC Stadium announced season ticket memberships are SOLD OUT for the first stadium built for a women's pro sports team (in the world).
Bravo, Kansas City! Let's go, KC Current ⚽️! And hell yeah,
#womenssports
fans!
We need to celebrate this now... 🎉 and tomorrow, we
#GIVEAWAY
Help us show
@NWSL
that
#CLE
is ready for The Beautiful Game!
🇺🇸 Winner will receive a
#USWNT
merchandise package.
To enter just:
⚽️ Follow us
⚽️ Share this post
⚽️ Make a video or text post using
#NWSLtoCLE
that says what having
#NWSL
in
#TheLand
would mean to you
Most of us think the first Women’s World Cup was in 1991.
Join us at
#CIFF48
on April 6 to see
#COPA71
, a documentary about the Women’s World Cup in Mexico City, 1971, that was virtually erased from history.
Watch the trailer:
Cleveland Pro Soccer Group, while announcing the new
@MLSNEXTPRO
team coming in 2025, also announces that Cleveland has progressed in process to land
@NWSL
expansion team.
SATURDAY in AKRON ⚽️ Otto sent a note to say items like THIS jersey from the 1998-99 Champion Crunch will be auctioned at this Saturday’s Canton Invaders vs. Cleveland Crunch reunion game.
👉 Get your tickets:
We’ve partnered with
@cleprosoccer
to "Back the Bid" & bring a
#NWSL
to CLE ⚽️ We are one of many area businesses offering discounts w/ the
#LoyalCLE
Rewards Card. Our deal - 10% anytime you come to JB plus a FREE KOOZIE thru 6/24! Buy card at link below:
It’s wild to think some people are voluntarily missing out on the 🔥 that is women’s sports right now. (And the past, oh, 50 years.)
Watch women’s sports. Don’t stop watching women’s sports. Invest in them too. Invest in athletes, access, venues, research & game-day
As a nation, we need to support women’s sports by showing up in person and watching on TV – with more sponsorships and programming.
Not just during championships. But all year round.
Let's grow women’s sports and continue inspiring the nation.
The stage is set for Saturday
We're hosting a watch party with Northeast Ohio Women's Sports Alliance at Iggy's Bar in Lakewood as OL Reign takes on Gotham FC in the
#NWSL
Championship. Meet the group, pledge your
#LoyalCLE
and watch the action!
The
#NWSL
season kicks off with a historic opener at
@cpkcstadium
(the venue on all our must-do lists) in KC.
The prospect of being on that schedule someday makes this extra special – but also the fact that 2024 is the beginning of the league’s landmark media agreements, which
📢 CALLING ALL
#NWSL
FANS IN THE LAND 📢
We're hosting an NWSL Championship Watch Party with NOWSA at Iggy's on 11/11 as a part of our
#BackTheBidCLE
campaign to bring a pro women's soccer team to
#CLE
.
No RSVP needed, just a love for the NWSL!
Congrats to
@PWHL_Minnesota
on winning the first-ever Walter Cup! What an inaugural season for
@thepwhlofficial
🏒
Here’s to all of the fans who keep watching, keep lifting women’s sports together! It’s a new era.
Note: I wanted to include the amazing Cleveland Monsters logo. For the sake of clarity in labeling the buildings with sports logos, I picked one. This edit will be made up for in extra cheering for Cleveland’s amazing hockey team! 🧡
We've been asking a lot from you, so it's time for something for you.
Enter this sweepstakes for the chance to win two free season ticket packages for the inaugural season of the Cleveland MLS NEXT Pro Club:
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!!
Ma’Cain Spragling of
@clecrunch
scores an absolutely picturesque bicycle kick off a beautiful assist from Aidan Bozak!!
Crunch win 24-5 on the road over Ohio Extreme (Lima, OH) in
@MLISpro
action!
@SportsCenter
I say this is
#SCTop10
worthy!!
Hi! 👋
@improvsports
here. Come along with me today for the PWHL takeover in Pittsburgh. I've teamed up with Cleveland Pro Soccer to bring you the energy of women's sports! 🔥 Are you here too?! Share your experience & photos. Tag
@cleprosoccer
and join the conversation!
#PWHL
Kick off a whole summer of soccer with us THIS SATURDAY at
@StateChampsCo
NWSL Watch Party.
Gotham FC vs. Angel City FC
Saturday, June 8 | 12:30-3:30 p.m.
427 Franklin Ave in Kent
RSVP here:
Let's start watching more games together. Bring friends, make
"It's an opportunity for women's professiona soccer to come to a top-20 market like Cleveland and really be the top soccer brand in town."
We're aiming for the top with our
#BackTheBidCLE
campaign. Pledge your
#LoyalCLE
today:
What a response so far! Thanks to all who've submitted. If you haven't yet…
Take the survey:
This is one of several upcoming opportunities to officially provide your feedback, preferences, ideas & hopes for these teams.
Help shape the future of
We are seeking a local, freelance photographer/videographer that can help us capture the beautiful game in
#CLE
and chronicle our story as we build an
@MLSNEXTPRO
team from scratch.
Interested in being apart of
#TheLand
’s pro soccer project? Shoot us an email.