We are creating a high-performance culture of winning on and off the pitch
We are proving the commercial viability of women’s sports
We are investing in INFRASTRUCTURE to train females as females
Cynisca (“Kynisca”) didn’t let technicalities keep her from becoming the first female champion in the ancient Olympic games. Although only male drivers were allowed to run in chariot racing, the victors were the horse owners, not the riders. So, Kynisca devoted herself to being the best breeder and trainer of ancient Greece. She won Olympic gold not just once, but twice. She did not let gender stereotypes and societal constructs get in the way of her success. Kynisca chartered her own path, broke glass ceilings and set new standards.
This ingenuity inspired the name for Kynisca Sports International, Ltd., the first woman-owned multi-team global organization dedicated to women’s football. Following the path Kynisca set thousands of years ago, we want to disrupt the female sports industry by trailblazing a new approach and removing obstacles that have gotten in the way of success.
Our own Kynisca story starts here, bringing together the Washington Spirit, OL Lyonnes and London City Lionesses.
We will continue to welcome new clubs, fans, ventures and cultures building a global franchise that takes female sports to a new level – just like Kynisca did at the Olympics.
We could not be more excited to embark on this new journey together, for females, by females.
By bringing multiple clubs together, we will make the biggest impact
Created in 2004, OL Lyonnes is the most successful club in the French women’s championship with a unique record of 38 titles, including 18 French champion titles, 10 French Cups and 3 Champion Trophies. On an international scale, OL is also the only European club to have won the Women’s Champions League 8 times, including 5 consecutive years.
Washington Spirit is a Kynisca sister club
The Washington Spirit is the professional women’s football team based in Washington, D.C., playing at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit, founded in 2012, is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the premier women’s football league in North America. The team won the NWSL championship in 2021 and was a runner-up in 2016, 2024 and 2025.
Founded in 2019, London City Lionesses made history as London’s first independent professional Women’s Football Club, playing all home matches at the CopperJax Community Stadium in Bromley. After winning the 2024/25 Barclays Women’s Championship, the team became the first ever independent club to compete in the Barclays Women’s Super League in 2025/26 and set a record for the most points in a debut season.
