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 have smaller capacity. As of 2025 [update] , 22 of 30 MLS stadiums are soccer-specific stadiums, wich 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, and Yankee Stadium are the only current MLS stadiums without a corporate-sponsored name.
The following is a list of current primary MLS stadiums.
Soccer-specific stadium |
Reduced capacity (Full capacity) |
‡ Stadiums with a retractable roof |
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.
The New England Revolution have reportedly been in negotiations over a potential site in Everett, Massachusetts. [42]
The Chicago Fire are in search of a site for a future soccer specific stadium in the urban core of Chicago. [43]
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) |
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Etihad Park | New York City FC | Queens, New York | 25,000 | 2024 | 2027 | Grass | Open | Yes | [44] |
Miami Freedom Park | Inter Miami CF | Miami, Florida | 25,000 | 2023 | 2026 | Grass | Open | Yes | [45] [46] [47] |
The following is a list of former MLS stadiums.
Soccer-specific stadium |
Reduced capacity (Full capacity) |
Reduced capacity (Full capacity) |
Image | Stadium | Team(s) | Location | Used for MLS | Capacity | Opened | Surface | Field Dimensions | Ref(s) |
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![]() | Houlihan's Stadium | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida | 1996–1998 | 16,000 (65,857) | 1967 | Grass | unknown | |
![]() | Lockhart Stadium (1959) | Miami Fusion | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 1998–2002 | 20,450 | 1959 | Grass | 116 by 75 yards (106 m × 69 m) | |
![]() | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami Fusion | Miami | 2000-2001 | 23,739 (74,476) | 1937 | Natural Grass | [60] | |
| Raymond James Stadium | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida | 1999–2002 | 32,000 (65,857) | 1998 | Grass | 115 by 72 yards (105 m × 66 m) | |
![]() | StubHub Center | Chivas USA | Carson, California | 2005–2014 (Chivas USA) | 18,800 (27,000) | 2003 | Grass | 120 by 75 yards (110 m × 69 m) | [17] |