Building a Community Around Đà Nẵng Rising W.F.C.
How a football club became a blueprint for belonging, nourishment, and change.
When people hear “football club,” they picture jerseys, drills, and stadium lights.
But when we say Đà Nẵng Rising W.F.C., we’re talking about something more:
A shared house.
A healing kitchen.
A team of women mentoring the next generation.
A café where the members eat what the players eat.
And a field where every girl feels seen.
This Isn’t Just a Team — It’s a Village
From the start, we knew we didn’t want to build a club that existed in isolation. We wanted to build something that lives with the people, not just in front of them.
So we started asking:
What would it look like to design a women’s football club that’s also a home?
A mentorship hub?
A storytelling platform?
A place where food and sport come together to feed more than just bodies?
The Kitchen Is the Heart
Our on-site club café — run by chef-curated talent — serves the same nutrition-forward meals our players eat. But it’s also open to the community. Young girls in our mentorship programs will share meals with the players who inspire them. Fans can sit at the same tables as the women they support.
This is not just sponsorship. It’s connection.
The Field Is Just the Beginning
We’re launching with a Dream Team of 7 — elite athletes who aren’t just here to play, but to teach, coach, and lead. Each player is paired with a youth program. Each coach helps shape the next generation. Each practice becomes a clinic for the wider community.
And when they win — we all rise with them.
The Story Lives in All of Us
We’re also building media and storytelling into the foundation of Đà Nẵng Rising. From animated shorts to documentary moments, we want the world to see what happens when women are trusted to lead — and supported to thrive.
Our book (From an Empty Bowl to Empire) told the origin story.
This community is the continuation.
Join the Community
You can support a player. Sponsor a chef. Help us build the gym.
But more than that — you can belong here.
Because Đà Nẵng Rising isn’t just for athletes.
It’s for every girl who’s ever been underestimated.
And every supporter who knows that sports can be sacred.