DC United Stadium Status?

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by midwestsurfer, May 5, 2006.

  1. midwestsurfer

    midwestsurfer New Member

    Jun 7, 2005
    Honolulu~Tulsa
  2. Sanguine

    Sanguine Member

    Jul 4, 2003
    Reston, VA
    The plan for United's stadium is to build it across the river from the baseball stadium on Poplar Point. The current situation, in cliff notes form, is that the land they want to build on is owned by the federal government, and it needs to be turned over to the District in a land swap deal before it can be developed. The land swap is currently waiting for congressional approval.

    We should know something by the year 2035.
     
  3. bbsbt

    bbsbt Member+

    Feb 26, 2003
    Already?
    Damn.

    Didn't DC have a one year head start?
     
  4. JayRockers!

    JayRockers! Member+

    Aug 4, 2001
    FYP :)

    The mayor "promised" us one in 2003 or '04 ready by 2007. That was before baseball became a reality...

    Thx,

    Jay!
     
  5. Sanguine

    Sanguine Member

    Jul 4, 2003
    Reston, VA
    The Nationals had a 1 Billion dollar head start ;)
     
  6. EdsonArantes

    EdsonArantes Member

    Apr 6, 2006
    Barra Brava
    If Nationals will have a stadium, and presumably DCU, what are they gonna do with RFK? parking lot? ridiculously expensive condos? adult video complex?
     
  7. jhawkinva

    jhawkinva New Member

    May 27, 2003
    Northern VA
    Imagine the selection.
     
  8. Z010 Union

    Z010 Union Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 28, 2002
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Double-Boiled Green Hot Dogs of Love Part 3
     
  9. BBBulldog

    BBBulldog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 25, 2004
    Dinamo Zagreb
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
    We're building new homefield in Harrison, not sure about DC situation.
     
  10. jairadballerina

    jairadballerina Member+

    Sep 15, 2004
    C-Town
    Never quite grasped the cinematic beauty found in DBGHDofL Part 2:Electric Boogaloo.
     
  11. Diceson

    Diceson Member

    Dec 21, 1999
    A.K.A. - Nuclear Love in the Bun
     
  12. irishapple21

    irishapple21 Member

    Apr 4, 2005
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    Turks and Caicos Islands
    Naw, that's our stadium where your fans are dragged off by security before matches start. :p
     
  13. DCSharksFC

    DCSharksFC Member

    Feb 28, 2003
    Virginia Tech
    really?

    DCU fan arrests in the past 10 years at RFK 2: 12

    CFKA Metros fan arrest in the past 10 years for same games at RFK 2: 46
     
  14. joehooligan0303

    joehooligan0303 Member+

    Dec 16, 2001
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ok what I dont understand is why cant DC United just renovate RFK once the Nationals move. Won't DC United be the only tenants at that point? I love that stadium. Who owns RFK, the city?? I wish they could work out a deal to make it more soccer specific. Don't blast me just thinking out loud.
     
  15. DCSharksFC

    DCSharksFC Member

    Feb 28, 2003
    Virginia Tech
    the city owns the stadium, and RFK is in such disrepair that renovating it would cost more than building a new one, in fact, the plan is once DCU moves out, RFK will cease to exist

    the old olympic plan, pre-baseball, had RFK turn into a sss after the 2012 olympics, and RFK would have been the 100,000 olympic stadium, but alas, baseball threw a curveball into the mix, and DC didn't get the olympics
     
  16. Brian in Boston

    Brian in Boston Member+

    Jun 17, 2004
    MA & CA, USA
    According to the Washington Business Journal, city officials plan to call for a meeting with Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder in order to discuss building a new stadium for the NFL team on the site of the soon-to-be-demolished RFK.

    However, while Mayor Tony Williams and D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission Chairman Mark Tuohey are enthusiastic about the prospect of pitching Snyder on a new home in the District of Columbia, the Redskins seem less than bowled-over by the idea. In fact, team spokesman Karl Swanson is quoted in the article as saying, "Why would you sit down with a mayor who's about to leave office? We are not meeting with anybody. I don't know why we would."

    It wouldn't seem to make any sense for the Redskins. FedEx Field is less than a decade old and a certified "cash cow" for the 'Skins.
     
  17. yure323

    yure323 New Member

    Jun 11, 2005
    Necropolis
    Is there any chance that the new stadium will have "bouncing stands" like RFK ?
     
  18. Foots

    Foots Member

    Jan 7, 2002
    Ellicott City, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    The DCSEC are run by a bunch of morons. They are the reason why the Redskins are now playing in Maryland.
     
  19. Beau Dure

    Beau Dure Member+

    May 31, 2000
    Vienna, VA
    Seriously.

    I could also see FedEx as a viable World Cup venue whenever it returns to this country. Wouldn't want to commute out there for United games, though.
     
  20. bigredfutbol

    bigredfutbol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 5, 2000
    Woodbridge, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We could pretty much kiss whatever atmosphere the fans at RFK create goodbye, too. That place would swallow up 18,000 DC United fans in one bite.
     
  21. Beau Dure

    Beau Dure Member+

    May 31, 2000
    Vienna, VA
    Oh yeah -- another reason why United wouldn't want to play out there.

    For exhibitions (Chelsea game) and the World Cup, it's fine. The atmosphere was pretty good with 30,000-plus for the Chelsea game, and it would be great with 90,000 for a World Cup game.
     
  22. vmax71

    vmax71 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 11, 2002
    high desert
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sooo... anybody have any idea about the status of the stadium? Agreeing to terms? Design? .... (gasp) ... groundbreaking dates?
     
  23. seahawkdad

    seahawkdad Spoon!!!

    Jun 2, 2000
    Lincoln, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You can be that anyone who knows won't be posting here.

    This being BigSoccer, however, means that many who know nothing will be :D
     
  24. Beau Dure

    Beau Dure Member+

    May 31, 2000
    Vienna, VA
    It will look like an alien mothership, with groundbreaking scheduled for March 15, 2008.

    Source: Nostradamus
     
  25. Mountainia

    Mountainia Member

    Jun 19, 2002
    Section 207, Row 7
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As you should be able to figure out by this thread, there are no current agreements to build a stadium for DC United.

    DC could agree to fix up RFK all nice with bows and a cherry on top, and MLS would not be interested. You see, MLS and AEG are in the venue business, and DC makes all the money from RFK (parking, concessions, all other events.) There is no way MLS will stay in DC with those terms.

    Bottom line is that DC is at risk to move unless we get an MLS controlled stadium.
     

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