Privately financed CPKC Stadium opened this year as an anchor for Kansas City’s Berkley Riverfront district.
Photographer: Nate Sheets PhotographyIn Kansas City, a First-Ever Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports Takes the Field
Designed for the Kansas City Current by the women-led architecture firm Generator Studio, CPKC Stadium aims to revive an urban waterfront without public funds.
The Kansas City Current won its first-ever at-home playoff match on Nov. 9, a breakthrough for the team playing its fourth season in the National Women’s Soccer League. Although the Current’s postseason push ended a week later in a semifinals loss, women’s soccer nevertheless returns to Kansas City, Missouri, for the national championship on Nov. 23.
The title match will be a landmark for all of women’s sports: CPKC Stadium, the new home for the Current and host of the NWSL championship game, is the first purpose-built women’s professional sports stadium in the world.