Heads up: the 2026 NWSL Championship is not in San Diego. This year’s final is at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, November 21, kicking off at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM ET) on CBS and Paramount+. Tickets are sold through the NWSL.

The Wave can still get there. San Diego clinched a home playoff quarterfinal at Snapdragon Stadium, November 6-8. Win that and the semifinal, and the Wave play for the title in D.C. Follow the run in the Wave Playoff Guide.

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2026 Championship Week in D.C.

• NWSL Awards: Wednesday, November 18, 3:30 PM PT on ESPN2
• NWSL Skills Challenge: Friday, November 20, Alexandria, Va. (airs November 28 on CBS and Paramount+)
• NWSL Fan Fest: Saturday, November 21 at The Wharf, free with RSVP
• NWSL Championship: Saturday, November 21, 5:00 PM PT, Audi Field

When San Diego Hosted the Final (2023)

Snapdragon Stadium hosted the NWSL Championship on November 11, 2023, and it delivered. NJ/NY Gotham FC beat OL Reign 2-1 in front of 25,011 fans, a record crowd for an NWSL final at the time.

Lynn Williams put Gotham ahead in the 24th minute, and Rose Lavelle equalized five minutes later. Esther González headed in the winner in first-half stoppage time. It was Gotham’s first title, one year after finishing last in the league.

The night was also a farewell. Megan Rapinoe, playing the final match of her career, went down injured in the third minute. Ali Krieger played all 90 minutes of her last game and retired a champion.

The Reign reached that final through San Diego: they beat the Shield-winning Wave in the semifinal at Snapdragon two weeks earlier.

See the Wave at Snapdragon

The Wave’s regular-season home finale is Sunday, October 25 at 4:00 PM against Boston Legacy FC, followed by the home playoff quarterfinal in early November.

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Parking

Make a parking plan before you head to the stadium. Read up on essential parking tips, and reserve parking in advance, especially for a playoff crowd.

Seating Chart

If you’ve never been to Snapdragon, don’t let the word “stadium” scare you off. It holds about half as many people as the old Qualcomm Stadium, and the sight lines are good from every section.

Not sure where to sit? Read the guide to Snapdragon Stadium’s best seats.

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