The enlargement Nationwide Girls's Soccer League group in Colorado set to start out play subsequent season might be referred to as Denver Summit FC.
The group introduced its new identify, colours and crest on Tuesday. A celebration for followers is ready for Saturday at Denver's McGregor Sq..
The Summit identify was the results of a fan survey that generated greater than 50,000 responses, the group stated.
The group's crest, meant to to mirror the Colorado panorama, is a darkish inexperienced picture of mountains set in entrance of an reddish-orange and gold sundown.
“I believe the method for the model was very a lot rooted in simply the ethos of this membership, which is group first,” group president Jen Millet stated. “I believe there's an actual acknowledgment from this possession group that group is on the heart of what we're constructing and doing and the way we might be profitable.”
The one hiccup within the course of was that there was an Final Frisbee group which already claimed the identify Colorado Summit, however the Final Frisbee Affiliation agreed to rename the group.
The Denver Summit and the Boston Legacy be part of the NWSL subsequent season, bringing the league to 16 groups.
Denver was awarded a franchise final December. The group will play in a brief dwelling for 2 seasons earlier than shifting to a brand new 14,500-seat purpose-built stadium in 2028. The membership has additionally damaged floor on a coaching heart in Centennial, Colorado – a suburb of Denver.
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Millet stated the group is accelerating because it strikes to its launch. In Might, Denver named former North Carolina Braveness govt Curt Johnson its normal supervisor, overseeing all the soccer operations for the brand new membership. Millet was named group president in April. Along with assembling an inaugural roster, the group will quickly be promoting tickets.
“The opposite large items for us are simply persevering with to interact with the group. There's a lot pleasure round this model, there's pleasure about our stadium challenge,” Millet stated. “However we wish to make certain we hear from everyone round suggestions and gathering info and ensuring that everybody available in the market feels good in regards to the membership and what we're doing.”
