The Boston Legacy FC will play in a rebuilt White Stadium, but not until 2028— a year later than originally expected.
The team announced today that it will continue to compete through next season at Centerville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a 10,500-seat venue that has hosted two sold-out matches for the franchise this season. The team has also played home games at Gillette Stadium.
The news comes a week after a ruling by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court that cleared the way for the White Stadium project to move forward.
“With certainty now in place, we are excited to continue building our club and our community together at Centreville Bank Stadium in 2027, while keeping our eyes on what has always been the destination: bringing Boston Legacy FC home to White Stadium,” said Jennifer Epstein, the controlling owner of Boston Legacy FC. “We are deeply grateful to our fans, partners, the City of Boston, and Boston Public Schools for believing in this vision and helping us move it forward.”
Last week, Mayor Wu declined to offer a specific date for when construction might be completed, but said, “The project right now is on budget and moving forward exactly according to the milestones that we’ve set out.”
“I get the weekly updates and things have been going very smoothly. We’re now seeing the steel go up and… we’re seeing things proceed just as had been planned. Being done with the legal chapter of this does allow us to accelerate and really focus on planning out the programming, ensuring that community members are involved in every step of the way in final details,” she told reporters.
Construction work at the stadium in Franklin Park has been moving ahead despite the legal wrangling that was now been settled by the SJC decision. Still, there’s a long road ahead. City officials and Legacy owners say they expect to see progress in the coming months with the installation of major structural steel and improvements to underground utilities. With workers on site six days a week, the stadium continue to take shape as the roof systems, flooring, and other architectural elements are completed.
The transformed stadium will have 10,500 permanent seats, a high-quality natural grass playing surface, modern amenities, and an exciting but intimate atmosphere.
Even after renovations are complete, the Legacy team will primarily train at its Performance Center in Brockton, which will allow for enhanced public access and Boston Public School programming at White Stadium.
According to the team, the project will triple public access from 35 hours per week to 105 hours per week and double BPS programming from approximately 250 hours annually to 700 hours annually.
“Throughout this journey, we have been guided by a simple belief: Boston deserves a world-class home for professional women’s soccer and youth sports–a home that will shape the future of our club, expand opportunities for Boston Public Schools students, and serve families and communities for generations to come,” said Epstein.
