Pulse-Packed Night at Boston Legacy FC: Stadium Reaches Capacity in Historic Stadium Event!
The new professional women’s soccer team in Massachusetts played its first ever game at Gillette Stadium Saturday afternoon. The team says 30,207 fans were there to witness their historic first game. That number set a record for the most fans attending an inaugural game for any team in the National Women’s Soccer League’s history.
Your inaugural XI 🫡 pic. twitter. com/mpjtpAPloh — Boston Legacy FC (@NWSLBoston) March 14, 2026 “We’ve heard a lot about the Boston culture around sports, and today we got to experience that for the first time,” Legacy Midfielder Annie Kircher said.
“It was so special. I think for me the walkout was surreal playing in that stadium with the fans that all showed up. It was an incredible feeling walking out on the field,” Legacy Forward Ella Stevens said.
Fans said they were pumped to have a women’s soccer team back in New England. Boston 25 News Reporter Michael Raimondi spoke to people from all over the region who wanted to be there for the first game. “Boston is such a great sports town, so I’ve been hoping for years that any women’s sports team would finally be really able to take hold in the city,” Sarah, a fan from Maine said.
Its great to see women’s sports doing so well in such a great sports town. " The Head Coach, Filipa Patao, was impressed with the energy the supporters brought. “The atmosphere was so amazing.