Ford Center at The Star

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Ford Center at The Star
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Tostitos Championship Plaza, at the entrance to Ford Center at the Star. The plaza's field is a miniature 3⁄5 representation of an official field.
Ford Center at The Star
Address9 Cowboys Way
Location Frisco, Texas
Coordinates 33°06′38″N96°49′41″W / 33.1105°N 96.8281°W / 33.1105; -96.8281
Operator Dallas Cowboys
Capacity 12,000
SurfaceHellas Matrix Helix Turf
Construction
Broke groundAugust 22, 2014
Opened2016
Construction cost$1.5 billion [1]
Architect Gensler [2]
General contractor Manhattan Construction Company [3]
Tenants
Dallas Cowboys practice facility (NFL) (2016–present)
Dallas Rattlers (MLL) (2018–2019)
Texas Revolution (CIF) (2019)
Frisco ISD football [lower-alpha 1] (2016–present)
East–West Shrine Bowl (2024–present)
Website
www.thestarinfrisco.com

Ford Center at The Star is a 12,000-seat stadium located in Frisco, Texas. Its main use is as the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility. [4] It is also used for Whataburger's Friday Night Stars, an event every Friday showcasing Frisco Independent School District high school varsity football. [5] The synthetic turf surface is Hellas Matrix Helix Turf. The field's dimensions can also be marked for and accommodate a regulation soccer pitch and lacrosse field.

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History

The project was announced in 2013 as a partnership between the City of Frisco and the Dallas Cowboys as part of the "$5 Billion Mile" in Frisco Station, Texas. The Ford Center is part of a 91-acre development called The Star, which includes the Dallas Cowboys' team headquarters and training facility. The Dallas Cowboys decided to move to Frisco from Valley Ranch, Texas, and now uses The Star for their practice games. Hosting a 300-room Omni Hotel, the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Walk, and retail and restaurant space, it is used for multiple events and football games. Asides from the main stadium, it features practice fields and a sports training complex called the "Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research center for sports medicine". [6]

In 2015, the Cowboys and Ford Motor Company signed a ten-year deal for naming rights. [7]

Dallas Rattlers

On November 16, 2017, Major League Lacrosse announced it was relocating the Rochester Rattlers to Frisco and the Ford Center as the Dallas Rattlers. [8] The Rattlers, the first professional team to play their games in the facility, played their first home game at the Ford Center on April 29, 2018, against the Denver Outlaws. The Rattlers won the game in overtime, 15–14 with a reported 7,217 attendance. [9] The Rattlers ceased operations after the 2019 season.

Texas Revolution

On December 18, 2018, the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football announced they had signed a three-year lease to play home games at the Ford Center beginning with the 2019 season. [10] However, after three home games in its first season in the arena, the team was evicted. [11] [12] On May 9, the team announced it had ceased operations after the ownership failed to back its financial obligations. [13]

Other events

Interior of Ford Center at the Star. Ford Center at the Star - May 2018 - Interior.jpg
Interior of Ford Center at the Star.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Frisco Independent School District stages high school football games as a member of the University Interscholastic League.

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