Gotham FC moves home games to New York City, eyes global status

Gotham FC is setting its sights on a new era of success by relocating its home games to New York City. Club governor Carolyn Tisch Blodgett announced Tuesday that the team will play at the Etihad Park stadium in Queens, a move she described as "the next chapter" in the club's ambition to be among the world's best sports teams.

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there's no better sports stage than New York City

This strategic shift follows two National Women's Soccer League Championship wins in 2023 and 2025, demonstrating the team's on-field prowess. "We clearly have demonstrated success on the field," Tisch Blodgett stated. "Now is our chance to do it off the field as well and really create a match-day experience that matches our ambition."

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When we came in as new owners two-and-a-half years ago, we set the vision to be one of the best sports teams in the world, and this move is the next chapter in that.

The team's relocation to Queens is part of a larger plan that includes a new, dedicated training facility in Whippany, New Jersey, slated for completion before the 2028 season. This dual investment aims to provide Gotham FC with a permanent home, a significant development for a women's team often operating in shared or temporary spaces. "For so long, Gotham, like so many women's teams, we're always in borrowed spaces," Tisch Blodgett explained. "We are always a tenant, we are always kind of working around other schedules."

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We won two championships in the last three years, so we clearly have demonstrated success on the field. Now is our chance to do it off the field as well and really create a match-day experience that matches our ambition.

Blodgett highlighted the emotional significance of the move for the players, many of whom have experienced the instability of women's sports. "Now to be able to have their own locker room, their own training facility that was custom designed for them, is incredibly special," she said. The club views the move to Queens as a "defining moment" in its evolution, securing a premier venue for one of the leading women's clubs.

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For so long, Gotham, like so many women's teams, we're always in borrowed spaces. We are always a tenant, we are always kind of working around other schedules.