Lincoln Yards Stadium

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Lincoln Yards Stadium
Lincoln Yards Stadium
Location Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°54′53″N87°39′40″W / 41.914833°N 87.661055°W / 41.914833; -87.661055
OwnerSterling Bay
OperatorSterling Bay
Capacity 20,000
Surfacegrass
Tenants
USL Chicago
(USLC) (2021–)

Lincoln Yards Stadium was the working name for a planned 20,000-seat soccer stadium to house the future Chicago team in the USL Championship. [1] [2]

Plans for the stadium, which was to sit on the west side of the North branch of the Chicago River, include a retractable roof in order to host other sporting, entertainment and cultural events. The stadium would be part of a massive $5 billion, 70-acre (28 ha) mixed-use development project, to include apartments, condos, office, retail and entertainment. The development was also a proposed site in Chicago's unsuccessful bid for Amazon's second headquarters. [3] [4]

In January 2019, plans for the stadium were dropped after not receiving political support. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "United Soccer League expansion team coming to North Side site proposed for Amazon's HQ2" . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "USL expansion team with proposed 20,000-seat stadium on North Side could be significant for soccer in Chicago" . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Developers showcase $5 billion Lincoln Yards project along Chicago River" . Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "How the $5B Lincoln Yards megaproject will transform Chicago's North Branch" . Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Alderman rejects Lincoln Yards entertainment district, soccer stadium" . Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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