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Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The league has 30 teams in 30 stadiums as of the 2025 season: 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada. At the time of the league's inauguration in 1996, MLS teams used multi-purpose stadiums, often shared with National Football League (NFL) or college football teams. Because of lower attendance, these stadiums had rows of seats covered in tarps to limit capacity. Starting in 1999 with the Columbus Crew's construction of Historic Crew Stadium, the league has constructed soccer-specific stadiums, which are tailor-made for soccer and which tend to have smaller capacity. As of 2025, 22 of 30 MLS stadiums are soccer-specific stadiums, which generally have a capacity of 18,000 to 30,000 seats.[1] While the league's early stadiums relied heavily on public financing, several modern soccer-specific stadiums have been majority-funded by clubs and their owners.[2]

The league's soccer-specific stadiums, with the exception of Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, have grass playing surfaces. The remaining stadiums with artificial turf surfaces are mostly used by teams sharing their venues with other sports, including American football.[3] Pitch sizes range from a width of 70 yards (64 m) used by New York City FC at Yankee Stadium and the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium, to 80 yards (73 m) used by the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park.[4]

As with the other major North American sports leagues, the majority of MLS stadiums have sold their naming rights to corporations. BC Place, Soldier Field, Sporting Park, and Yankee Stadium are the only current MLS stadiums without a corporate-sponsored name.

Current stadiums

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The following is a list of current primary MLS stadiums.

Soccer-specific stadium
Reduced capacity
(full capacity)
‡ Stadiums with a retractable roof

Future stadiums

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The following is a table of future MLS stadiums that are undergoing construction, have been approved for construction, or are existing venues that are planned to be used by a future team.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are exploring the possibility of building a new stadium at the Hastings Racecourse.[46][47]

Seattle Sounders FC are exploring the possibility of building a new stadium near the team’s practice facility in Renton after their lease expires at Lumen Field.[48][49]

FC Dallas are currently renovating Toyota Stadium, with the increased capacity going up to 22,500 when it fully opens in 2028.[50]

Soccer-specific stadium
Reduced capacity
(full capacity)
‡ Stadiums with a retractable roof
Stadium Team Location Capacity Construction
begin		 Planned
opening		 Surface Roof type Soccer specific Ref(s)
Etihad Park New York City FC Queens, New York 25,000 2024 2027 Grass Open Yes [51]
McDonald's Park Chicago Fire FC Chicago, Illinois 22,000 2026 2028 Grass Open Yes [52]
Future New England Revolution Stadium New England Revolution Everett, Massachusetts 24,000 2026 or 2027 TBD Grass Open Yes [53][54]

Former stadiums

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The following is a list of former MLS stadiums.

Soccer-specific stadium
Reduced capacity
(full capacity)
ImageStadiumFranchise(s)LocationUsed for MLSCapacityOpenedSurfaceRef(s)
GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City WizardsKansas City, Missouri1996–2007, 202420,269
(79,451)[note 2]		1972Grass
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai FieldAtlanta United FCAtlanta, Georgia201755,0001913Grass
Buck Shaw StadiumSan Jose EarthquakesSanta Clara, California2008–201410,5251962Grass[55]
Camping World StadiumOrlando City SCOrlando, Florida2015–201619,500
(65,438)		1936AstroTurf[56]
Cardinal StadiumChicago FireNaperville, Illinois2002–200315,0001999FieldTurf
Chase StadiumInter Miami CFFort Lauderdale, Florida2020–202521,5002020Grass
CommunityAmerica BallparkKansas City WizardsKansas City, Kansas2008–201010,3852003Grass
Cotton BowlDallas BurnDallas, Texas1996–2002, 2004–200525,425
(92,100)		1932Grass
Dragon StadiumDallas BurnSouthlake, Texas200311,0002001
Empire FieldVancouver Whitecaps FCVancouver, British Columbua201120,5002010FieldTurf[57]
Foxboro StadiumNew England RevolutionFoxborough, Massachusetts1996–200124,871
(60,292)		1971Grass
Giants StadiumNew York Red Bulls
NY/NJ MetroStars		East Rutherford, New Jersey1996–200925,576
(78,148)		1976Grass; AstroTurf; FieldTurf
Historic Crew StadiumColumbus CrewColumbus, Ohio1999–202119,9681999Grass [58][59]
Invesco Field at Mile HighColorado RapidsDenver, Colorado2002–200617,500
(76,125)		2001Grass
Mile High StadiumColorado RapidsDenver, Colorado1996–200117,500
(76,273)		1948Grass
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumD.C. UnitedAnnapolis, Maryland201834,0001959FieldTurf[60]
Nippert StadiumFC CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio2019–202132,250
(40,000)		1915Act Global UBU Sports Speed M6-M[61]
Nissan StadiumNashville SCNashville, Tennessee2020–2021N/A
(69,143)		1999Grass
Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumSan Jose EarthquakesOakland, California2008–200947,416
(63,132)		1966Grass[55]
Ohio StadiumColumbus CrewColumbus, Ohio1996–199825,243
(104,944)		1922Grass[62][63][64]
RFK StadiumD.C. UnitedWashington, D.C.1996–201720,000
(45,596)		1961Grass[65]
Rice–Eccles StadiumReal Salt LakeSalt Lake City, Utah2005–200824,521
(45,634)		1927FieldTurf
Robertson StadiumHouston DynamoHouston, Texas2006–201125,462
(32,000)		1941Grass
Rose BowlLos Angeles GalaxyPasadena, California1996–2002, 2023-202426,000
82,110
(104,091)		1922Grass
SeatGeek StadiumChicago FireBridgeview, Illinois2006–201920,0002006Grass[66]
Spartan StadiumSan Jose EarthquakesSan Jose, California1996–200519,166
(31,218)		1933Grass[55]
TCF Bank StadiumMinnesota United FCMinneapolis, Minnesota2017–201821,895
(50,805)		2009FieldTurf

Defunct teams

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Soccer-specific stadium
Reduced capacity
(full capacity)
ImageStadiumTeam(s)LocationUsed for MLSCapacityOpenedSurfaceField dimensionsRef(s)
Houlihan's StadiumTampa Bay MutinyTampa, Florida1996–199816,000
(65,857)		1967Grassunknown
Lockhart StadiumMiami FusionFort Lauderdale, Florida1998–200220,4501959Grass116 by 75 yards (106 m × 69 m)
Miami Orange BowlMiami FusionMiami, Florida2000–200123,739
(74,476)		1937Natural Grass[67]
Raymond James StadiumTampa Bay MutinyTampa, Florida1999–200232,000
(65,857)		1998Grass115 by 72 yards (105 m × 66 m)
Dignity Health Sports ParkChivas USACarson, California2005–2014 (Chivas USA)18,800
(27,000)		2003Grass120 by 75 yards (110 m × 69 m)[16]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Temporary capacity for first half of 2026 MLS season and World Cup games: 25,000
  2. ↑ For most of the Wizards' history at Arrowhead, the team did not sell tickets in most of the stadium. At different times, either one side of the stadium or the upper seating bowl was tarped off.

References

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