Washington Spirit NWSL has secured the hosting rights for the 2026 NWSL Championship, which will take place at Audi Field on November 21, 2026. This marks the second time the venue has hosted the event since 2022. The news follows the team's latest sellout crowd for a 2-1 win over the Seattle Reign on Saturday, with 19,365 people attending in the highest-grossing match in club history. The Spirit announced the sellout 11 days before kickoff, marking the earliest sellout announcement in club history. The game marked Washington's third sellout of the season, matching the franchise record set in 2024 and 2025 with more than half of the home schedule remaining. This is the first repeat championship venue in the last five years. Audi Field hosted the 2022 NWSL Championship, where the Portland Thorns defeated the Kansas City Current 2-0 in front of 17,624 people. The last four championship games have been sellouts, according to league statistics. Washington has consistently filled Audi Field since its run to the 2024 NWSL Championship, selling out five of its previous seven matches at the venue, including two home playoff games last season. Their fixtures against the Thorns and the Current drew crowds of more than 19,000 fans this season. For the NWSL, awarding the championship to Washington is as much a recognition of the city's passionate fan base as it is a bet on the league's continued growth. With the Spirit regularly drawing some of the largest crowds in club history and Audi Field emerging as one of the league's premier atmospheres, the nation's capital has become one of women's soccer's strongest markets heading into the 2026 postseason. The 20,000-seat Audi Field has hosted the Spirit since 2020, including the team's home matches in the 2025-26 Concacaf W Champions Cup group stage.