SEE PHOTOS: Gotham FC Celebrates 2nd Championship With Parade And Keys To City

NEW YORK CITY — National Women's Soccer League champions Gotham FC celebrated their latest title with a ticker tape parade in Lower Manhattan on Monday, the team was also given the keys to the city.

Gotham FC captured its second league championship in three years after defeating the Washington Spirit, 1-0 on Saturday. The winning goal was scored by Rose Lavelle in the 80th minute.

The parade began at Barclay Street and headed up Broadway to Chambers Street, where fans and city officials met the team for the keys to the city ceremony.

Gotham Football Club have inspired thousands of soccer fans and young girls and boys to believe in themselves, to be brave, to be bold, and to be fierce — fueled by the team slogan: ‘Always Building, Never Finished,’” Mayor Eric Adams said. “In a city that never settles for less, Gotham FC reminds us of what it means to fight for greatness, to defy expectations, and to win with heart. Their victory is more than a championship; it’s a statement that women’s sports belong on the biggest stage. New York doesn’t just watch history; we make it, and we will celebrate the women who are redefining it.”

In addition to City Hall, the following city buildings will be lit up sky blue tonight in honor of the Gotham FC:

• Brooklyn Borough Hall

• The David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building

• Queens Borough Hall

• Staten Island Borough Hall

Representing New Jersey and New York, Gotham FC is one of 16 clubs in the NWSL. The club won its first NWSL championship in 2023. Two years later, Gotham FC captured the first continental club trophy in North American women’s soccer history by winning the inaugural 2024-25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup, earning qualification for the first editions of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup and the FIFA Women’s Club World Cup.