The Washington Spirit has struck a deal with D.C. United to play four games apiece at two United-owned stadiums next season and the remaining four at its current home, Maryland SoccerPlex, multiple people familiar with the negotiations said Friday.
In strengthening its alliance with United, the Spirit will leave SoccerPlex altogether after the 2020 season, ending a marriage that began in 2013 but one that isolated the National Women’s Soccer League team far from the District.
In 2021, the Spirit plans to play seven matches at 20,000-capacity Audi Field and five at Segra Field, United’s 5,000-seat venue that opened in August in Leesburg, Va.