KANSAS CITY (March 13, 2026) – The Kansas City Current will make its extremely anticipated return to the pitch on Saturday, March 14, to kick off the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League common season. The Current will host the Utah Royals at CPKC Stadium at 3 p.m. CT for the house opener offered by CPKC. Fans in attendance will obtain an unique CPKC-themed pin. Saturday will additionally mark the NWSL teaching debut for Chris Armas, who was named the Current’s head coach in January.
The match will broadcast on ION with JP Dellacamera and Jill Loyden on the decision in addition to on the World Feed with Joe Malfa and Kika Toulouse. Dave Borchardt and Jillian Carroll Letrinko may have the motion on 90.9 The Bridge and followers also can tune in to listen to the match in English, Spanish or Portuguese on the KC Current App. Fans in Kansas City can catch a simulcast on The Spot, Kansas City 38 with a pregame present, KC Current Matchday, at 2:30 p.m. CT.
Single match tickets will be bought HERE and single-match parking is offered HERE. Multi-match ticket packages can be found HERE and restricted season ticket stock will be discovered HERE. The finest means to make sure you gained’t miss a second of the motion at CPKC Stadium is by becoming a member of the Current Club, the Current’s trailblazing fan membership expertise. Click HERE for extra details about becoming a member of the Current Club.
MATCH INFO
Who: Kansas City Current vs. Utah Royals
What: 2026 NWSL Home Opener, offered by CPKC
Where: CPKC Stadium
When: Saturday, March 14
Kickoff: 3:04 p.m. CT
TV: ION, World Feed
Radio: 90.9 The Bridge
Pregame Show: The Spot, Kansas City 38
TEN THINGS TO KNOW
1. The 2026 marketing campaign marks the third 12 months enjoying at CPKC Stadium, the primary stadium on this planet purpose-built for a ladies’s skilled group. The Current owns a file of 20-1-5 for normal season matches performed at CPKC Stadium.
2. After beginning the 12 months on the street within the membership’s first three seasons, 2026 is the third straight 12 months the Current will open at house. Kansas City is 2-2-1 all-time in season openers and is unbeaten in its final two at CPKC Stadium.
3. For the third consecutive 12 months, Kansas City was named The Most Ambitious Club by ESPN, which famous how the Current is “playing chess while most of the league plays checkers.”
4. Chris Armas will make his NWSL head teaching debut on Saturday. Armas, who was named KC Current head coach on Jan. 7, is the second former Major League Soccer participant in a non-interim NWSL head teaching position.
5. Among the 19 returners from final 12 months’s historic common season are back-to-back MVP and Golden Boot winner Temwa Chawinga, Goalkeeper of the Year Lorena, Best XI First Team picks and Defender of the Year finalists Izzy Rodriguez and Kayla Sharples in addition to Midfielder of the Year finalist Debinha.
6. Five rookies joined the squad from the collegiate ranks: ahead Gianna Paul from Alabama, defender Laney Rouse from Virginia, defender Kolo Suliafu from Washington and ahead Amelia White from Penn State. Defender Meila Brewer – an Overland Park native who beforehand performed for KC Current II – signed her first professional contract after one season at UCLA.
7. Midfielder Croix Bethune, the 2024 NWSL Midfielder of the Year and Rookie of the Year who gained gold with the U.S. at the 2024 Olympic Games, joined the Current from the Washington Spirit in one of many largest transactions in league historical past.
8. Other new faces embody ahead Penelope Hocking from Bay FC and goalkeeper Marisa Jordan from the North Carolina Courage. Forward Kyra Carusa is at the moment in Kansas City on mortgage from HB Køge Women and goalkeeper Katie Cappelletti signed a short-term contract with the membership.
9. Forward/midfielder Ally Sentnor not too long ago gained the 2026 SheBelieves Cup with the U.S. Women’s National Team and scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Canada on March 4. It was her seventh profession worldwide objective and her USWNT team-leading third of 2026.
10. The Kansas City Current has eliminated ahead Michelle Cooper from the season ending damage (SEI) listing. She was positioned on SEI after sustaining a foot damage at the tip of the 2025 common season. Since becoming a member of the membership in 2023, Cooper has totaled 12 targets and 6 assists in 62 common season appearances, together with six targets and three assists in 20 common season matches final 12 months.
AVAILABILITY REPORT
OUT: Alana Cook (SEI-Knee), Clare Gagne (SEI-Head), Temwa Chawinga (SEI-Hip), Mary Long (D-45), Meila Brewer (Knee), Rocky Rodriguez (Lower Leg), Lo’eau LaBonta (Knee), Vanessa DiBernardo (Maternity Leave)
QUESTIONABLE: Michelle Cooper (Foot)
INTERNATIONAL DUTY: None
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
Transportation to and from the downtown stadium is an vital element of the fan journey, and the Current is dedicated to offering the most effective fan expertise at CPKC Stadium from begin to end on match day. Due to continued thrilling developments round CPKC Stadium and at Current Landing, matchday parking and transportation plans can be affected. Fans are strongly inspired to plan forward and arrive early.
Be positive to test in at cpkcstadium.com, obtain the KC Current App – and activate push alerts – and comply with alongside on the membership’s social media channels for probably the most up-to-date communication and updates concerning matchday logistics. Fans can discover the great plan and up to date maps with the best methods to get to CPKC Stadium on the Parking and Transportation Hub discovered HERE.
KC CURRENT 50/50 RAFFLE
The Kansas City Current is happy to announce the return of the 50/50 Raffle supporting United Way of Greater Kansas City. During every KC Current 50/50 Raffle drawing interval, half of the jackpot goes to 1 fortunate winner whereas the opposite half goes again into the Kansas City neighborhood. Raffle tickets will be bought at designated kiosks at CPKC Stadium or on-line, and also you should be 18 or older to purchase a ticket and be situated in Missouri or Kansas at time of buy. The raffle interval will happen over a number of days, and the winner can be introduced 90 minutes post-match of the ultimate raffle-ending match at CPKC Stadium. Click HERE to entry the 50/50 raffle and for extra data.
KC CURRENT TEAM STORE HOURS
The KC Current Plaza Shop – situated at 302 Nichols Road, Kansas City, MO 64112 – will stay open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. CT via Saturday, March 14. The grand reopening of the KC Current Team Store at CPKC Stadium can be on Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. for the season opener.
