After their first choice for a team name was roundly ridiculed when announced in October 2024, the National Women’s Soccer League team in Boston returned to the drawing board.
The team formerly known as BOS Nation FC—which is slated to start playing in the NWSL in 2026—provided an update this week that they would announce a new team name in the next few weeks. This follows “extensive consultation with fans, community members and stakeholders” that started in November 2024.
The announcement came at a watch party for the start of the 2025 NWSL season. A new crest will be unveiled this summer.
While the name is changing, the team is continuing to use the same neon green, pink and black colour scheme that accompanied the first announcement in October.
The “BOS Nation” moniker was originally chosen in part because the letters could be rearranged to spell “Bostonian.”
“It starts with ‘Bostonian’ — those nine letters that make up that word are so meaningful to those of us that come from there,” controlling owner Jennifer Epstein told CBS in October. “When you rearrange those letters you get ‘BOS Nation,’ and that was very intentional. This team is fan-centric, fans first, and our new identity is made up of the diverse communities that live in our strong city and have a love—or will soon have a love—of the beautiful game.”
The team also launched two wordmark logos at the time. It was unclear if these were intended to appear on kits.
Whatever the team’s name, it will play its home games at White Stadium, a 10,519-seat facility in historic Franklin Park that recently underwent a $30-million renovation. The team’s ownership group includes Hollywood actor/producer/director Elizabeth Banks and Team USA Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman.
