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Most pro sports teams answer to an ownership group.

Minnesota Aurora FC answers to 5,337 fans, many of them sitting in the stands every week.

In 2021, a group of Twin Cities locals had a bold idea: what if a women’s soccer team was owned by the fans?

That idea became Minnesota Aurora FC.

They raised $1 million through equity crowdfunding from 3,080 community owners at $50 a share. Those owners helped shape the club from day one, voting on the name, crest, colors, and identity.

Four years later, Aurora has:

- 5,337 owners across 19 countries
- 4 straight Heartland Division titles from 2022 to 2025
- Undefeated regular-season runs
- 5,000+ fans per game on average at TCO Stadium, more than some NWSL clubs

What would your team look like if the fans owned it?

Vote for A Bar of Their Own — USA Today Readers’ Choice nominee for Best Local Sports Bar. 🗳️

Our friend, Jillian, built the Twin Cities’ first sports bar dedicated entirely to women’s sports on an overdue idea: women’s sports deserve a home, not a corner of one. ALL women’s sports. ALL the time.

Now it’s nominated nationally 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

👇🏽Vote link in the comments. 👇🏽

Tag a friend. Share this post. Come back tomorrow and vote again. This is how we build the future of women’s sports — one vote, one bar, one community at a time.

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Is it the encouragement that pushes you to keep going?
The friendships that make every game or activity more meaningful?
Or the shared passion that brings people together and turns simple moments into something unforgettable?

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