The MLS Stadium Thread

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by fairfax4dc, May 20, 2016.

  1. wingman2468

    wingman2468 Member

    Austin FC
    United States
    May 25, 2018
    #4601 wingman2468, Oct 21, 2020
    Last edited: Oct 21, 2020
  2. crew2112

    crew2112 Member+

    Jan 25, 2008
    Dayton, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
  3. Honore de Ballsac

    Oct 28, 2005
    France.
    Ok these are gonna be great! Thanks crew2112.
     
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  4. wingman2468

    wingman2468 Member

    Austin FC
    United States
    May 25, 2018
  5. El Pelón

    El Pelón Member

    Oct 13, 2019
    Austin, TX
  6. wingman2468

    wingman2468 Member

    Austin FC
    United States
    May 25, 2018
    At the ten second mark you can see a building to the left of the austin stadium being demolished, thats actually going to be a four lane main entrance road off burnet named "Bright Verde Way", along with a mid rise building planned by Ironwood Real Estate called Soccer Square. Mid rise building in this context is probably 6-10 stories tall.

    There is also a 19 story office building planned just to the north of that building, which is named Arena Tower and has been planned since the beginning of construction and their lot is currently being used as a construction parking lot for the stadium.
     
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  7. wingman2468

    wingman2468 Member

    Austin FC
    United States
    May 25, 2018
    Some good shots of the interior this morning
     
  8. carnifex2005

    carnifex2005 Member+

    Jul 1, 2008
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
  9. 110toyourleft

    110toyourleft Member+

    Jan 27, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh shiitt how are they gonna get those cranes out now? Idiots.
     
  10. wingman2468

    wingman2468 Member

    Austin FC
    United States
    May 25, 2018
  11. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  12. carnifex2005

    carnifex2005 Member+

    Jul 1, 2008
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    Which is funny because Qwest (which I liked) was the same company as CenturyLink. This is the 3rd rebranding of the same company sponsorship at the same stadium. Must be some sort of record.
     
  13. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What about the Pac Bell/SBC/AT&T Park?

    It's now Oracle Park starting in 2020.
     
  14. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That was all one naming rights deal, the ballpark's name changing only because one company bought up the previous one throughout the years.

    That was the ballpark's first true naming sponsor change.


    -G
     
  15. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah that was the point. Like Qwest/Centurylink/Lumen.
     
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  16. carnifex2005

    carnifex2005 Member+

    Jul 1, 2008
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    Good catch on that one. Another telecommunications company as well.
     
  17. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So then the lads will soon be playing footie?
     
  18. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    The opposite was was some ironclad wording in the Buffalo Sabres stadium deal. I believe that saw them play one or two seasons playing in an arena named for a bank that had ceased to exist. It had been bought by a different bank, but the wording in the naming rights contract kept the defunct bank's name on the arena. I think they eventually worked things out (probably came down to who had to pay for the non-inconsequential costs of implementing new signage, stationary, street signs, and so on)
     
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  19. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    The opposite of the Miami Dolphin's stadium record.

    Between 1996 and 2016 it was known as:
    Joe Robbie Stadium
    Pro Player Park
    Pro Player Stadium
    Dolphins Stadium
    Dolphin Stadium
    Land Shark Stadium
    Dolphin Stadium
    Sun Life Stadium
    New Miami Stadium
    Hard Rock Stadium

    Lots of different deals (or lack thereof) in there.
     
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  20. SierraSpartan

    SierraSpartan Member+

    Jan 25, 2007
    Placer County, CA
    Club:
    Sacramento Republic FC
    Could be worse.

    [​IMG]
     
  21. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Marine Midland ---->HSBC----->First Niagara----->KeyBank
     
  22. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Young Boys used to play at The Wankdorf Stadium. It's now officially the Stade de Suisse.

    I guess the KFC Yum Stadium is the worst in the US.
     
  23. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    San José Arena later became Compaq Center at San José * for a little over 1 1/2 years before Hewlett Packard (HP) bought Compaq, after which it was renamed HP Pavilion at San José.

    Once that deal wasn't renewed in 2013, the San Jose Sharks then co-owner (and co-founder of SAP) Hasso Plattner bought out the rest of the team's ownership group and bought the arena's naming rights.

    It's been SAP Center at San José ever since.


    -G



    * The "at San José" was included because at the time, there already was a Compaq Center (previously named The Summit) in Houston, though it's since been renamed to Lakewood Church Central Campus.
     
  24. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Conversely, Avaya filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2017 but was allowed to keep its name on Avaya Stadium until the beginning of this year, after which the stadium was renamed Earthquakes Stadium (though the team has reportedly hired Elevate Sports Ventures to help look for a new stadium naming rights sponsor).


    -G
     

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