Toyota Stadium (Texas)
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| Former names |
Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Complex (2004–2005) Pizza Hut Park (2005–2012) FC Dallas Stadium (2012–2013) |
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| Address | 9200 World Cup Way, Ste 202 |
| Location | Frisco, Texas |
| Coordinates | 33°9′16″N 96°50′7″W / 33.15444°N 96.83528°WCoordinates: 33°9′16″N 96°50′7″W / 33.15444°N 96.83528°W |
| Owner | Frisco, Texas |
| Operator | Frisco Soccer, LP |
| Capacity | 20,500[1] |
| Field size | 117 by 74 yards (107 m × 68 m) |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 18, 2004 |
| Opened | August 6, 2005 |
| Construction cost |
$80 million ($100 million in 2017 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. |
| General contractor | Lee Lewis Construction, Inc.[3] |
| Tenants | |
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FC Dallas (MLS) (2005–present) Frisco ISD football (2005–present) Frisco Bowl (NCAA) (2017–present) National Soccer Hall of Fame (2018–present) | |
Toyota Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium with a 20,500-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenants are Major League Soccer (MLS) team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas, and Frisco Independent School District high school football games. It is also the future home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame with opening ceremony occurring in winter 2018.[4]
History
The stadium, which is located in Frisco, Texas, cost approximately $80 million and opened on August 6, 2005, with a match between FC Dallas and the MetroStars, which ended in a 2–2 draw. When first designed, the stadium's original seating capacity was 20,500 in a U-shaped design with one end of the stadium having a permanent stage for hosting concerts. Like many of the soccer-specific stadiums being built around the country, it is expected that the stadium will make a significant amount of revenue by hosting mid-sized concerts, as well as various other sporting events, such as high-school football games. The stadium includes 18 luxury suites as well as a private 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) stadium club.
The stadium played host to the 2005 MLS Cup final, seeing the LA Galaxy defeat the New England Revolution 1–0 in overtime for their second MLS Cup. It was also selected to host the 2006 MLS Cup, which ended 1–1 after overtime with the Houston Dynamo defeating the New England Revolution 4–3 on penalty kicks. In 2016, FC Dallas hosted and won the U.S. Open Cup Final, also against the Revolution.
Complex
The complex also has an additional 17 regulation size, stadium-quality soccer fields (both grass and artificial turf) outside the main stadium. These fields are used for practice by FC Dallas, matches for the FC Dallas reserve squad, and for hosting soccer tournaments. Youth tournaments that have made use of the complex include Dallas Cup, Olympic Development Program National Championships, Generation adidas Cup,[5] and the USYSA National Championships.
Stadium name
From 2005 until January 2012, the naming rights to the facility were held by national pizza chain Pizza Hut, which is headquartered in nearby Plano, Texas, and the stadium was known as Pizza Hut Park. Nicknames for Pizza Hut Park included PHP, the Hut, and The Oven, the latter referring to Texas' summer climate during afternoon games (and also because the field is well below ground level). On January 7, 2012, the contract linking the pizza franchise with the stadium expired, and the stadium was renamed FC Dallas Stadium.[6]
On September 10, 2013, FC Dallas reached an agreement with Toyota, who would later move its United States headquarters to Plano, to rename its home field Toyota Stadium. The 17 practice fields around the stadium would be known as Toyota Soccer Center.[7][8]
National Soccer Hall of Fame
On October 14, 2015, plans were announced that the stadium would be the new home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In addition to the museum, the stadium will receive a wide range of renovations as part of a $39 million proposal. Improvements to the stadium are to include a 3,000-square-foot private club to serve about 1,800 members, premium chair-back seats to replace bleacher seating, a new team store, a 7,000-square-foot deck with bar and concession stands, and additional upgrades to the video and audio equipment throughout the stadium.[9]
Notable events
College football
- Beginning in 2010, the stadium became the new host of the NCAA Division I Football Championship, the title game of college football's Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). The contract, originally for the 2010 through 2012 seasons, was later extended through the 2015 season, then again extended through the 2019 season. The game had been played for the previous 13 seasons in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[10][11]
- The Frisco Bowl postseason college football game had its inaugural game played at the stadium on December 20, 2017.
Soccer
- In December 2008, the stadium hosted the NCAA Men's College Cup. In the semifinals, North Carolina defeated Wake Forest, and Maryland defeated St. John's.[12] Maryland defeated North Carolina in the final.
2015 FCS National Championship football game between North Dakota State and Jacksonville State at Toyota Stadium. - On August 5, 2010, a then-record crowd of 21,193 saw FC Dallas and Inter Milan, fresh off victory in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final, play to a 2–2 exhibition tie.[13]
- On March 19, 2011, FC Dallas opened the 2011 season against the Chicago Fire with a 1–1 tie. The game was the team's first ever regular season sellout (20,145 spectators).
- On July 28, 2012, FC Dallas set a single-game attendance record of 22,565 when the visiting LA Galaxy defeated Dallas 1–0.
- The stadium played host to the inaugural men's soccer tournament of the American Athletic Conference.
- The stadium played host to matches in the 2015 and 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- The stadium also hosted the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier. It also hosted the second leg of the 2016 Men's Olympic Qualifying Playoff between the United States and Colombia.[14]
Concerts
In 2008, the stadium hosted Christian radio station 94.9FM KLTY's Celebrate Freedom (presented by The Luis Palau Evangelical Association) on June 27–28 and heavy metal/hard rock festival tour Ozzfest in August.[15] It has regularly hosted concerts by Jimmy Buffett. It was also the site for several editions of Edgefest organized by former Dallas alternative rock station KDGE.
Notable concerts
| Date | Artist(s) | Opening act(s) | Tour | Tickets sold | Revenue | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2007 | My Chemical Romance | Muse | The Black Parade World Tour | — | — | This concert was part of Edgefest. |
| April 28, 2007 | Jimmy Buffett | — | Bama Breeze Tour | — | — | [16] |
| April 26, 2008 | — | The Year of Still Here Tour | — | — | [17] | |
| April 27, 2008 | My Chemical Romance | Billy Talent Drive By | The Black Parade World Tour | — | — | This concert was part of Edgefest. |
| August 9, 2008 | Metallica | — | 2008 European Vacation Tour | — | — | This concert was part of Ozzfest. |
| April 18, 2009 | Jimmy Buffett | — | Summerzcool Tour | — | — | [18] |
| May 2, 2009 | Kenny Chesney | Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert | Sun City Carnival Tour | 25,026 / 25,026 | $1,840,494 | This concert was abandoned due to torrential rain and lighting 50 minutes into the show. It was made up on May 17, 2009. |
| May 22, 2010 | Jimmy Buffett | — | Under the Big Top Tour | — | — | |
| September 18, 2010 | Kiss | Pat Green Drowning Pool | The Hottest Show on Earth Tour | — | — | |
| May 21, 2011 | Jimmy Buffett | Ilo Ferreira | Welcome to Fin Land Tour | — | — | [19] |
| April 22, 2012 | Garbage | — | Not Your Kind of People World Tour | — | — | These concerts were part of Edgefest. |
| The Black Keys | Arctic Monkeys | El Camino Tour | — | — | ||
| Evanescence | — | Evanescence Tour | — | — | ||
| May 4, 2013 | Jimmy Buffett | Jackson Browne | Songs from St. Somewhere Tour | — | — | [20] |
| June 21, 2014 | Jackson Browne John Fogerty Monte Montgomery | This One's For You Tour | — | — | [21] | |
| May 30, 2015 | Huey Lewis & The News | Workin' n' Playin' Tour | — | — | [22] | |
| September 5, 2015 | Ed Sheeran | Christina Perri Jamie Lawson | x Tour | — | — | |
| May 28, 2016 | Jimmy Buffett | Jerry Jeff Walker | I Don't Know Tour | — | — | [23] |
| June 10, 2017 | — | I Don't Know Tour | — | — | Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top was the special guest.[24] | |
| October 20, 2018 | Imagine Dragons | — | Evolve World Tour | — | — |
Dr. Pink Field
North of the main stadium is Dr. Pink Field, a mini-stadium named after former Frisco doctor Dr. Erwin G. Pink.[25] The field is used for Frisco ISD high school football and soccer.
Dr. Pink Field also hosts games for the Frisco Griffins Rugby Club.[26] The Griffins generally draw an attendance of a few hundred people per game.[27]
See also
References
- ↑ "About Toyota Stadium". FC Dallas. August 6, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. – About Us". Leelewis.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "National Soccer Hall of Fame Construction Timeline Updated". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ↑ Baum, Carter (March 9, 2018). "Generation adidas Cup Returns to Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco on March 23". FC Dallas. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ Wilonsky, Robert (December 21, 2011). "Pizza Hut Pulls Its Slice Out of Pizza Hut Park". Dallas Observer. Unfair Park blog. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ↑ "FC Dallas announce new naming-rights partner as their home becomes Toyota Stadium". MLSsoccer.com. September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "FC Dallas announces Toyota as official stadium naming rights partner". September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Wigglesworth, Valerie. "$39 million in Toyota Stadium upgrades include National Soccer Hall of Fame". The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Caplan, Jeff (February 26, 2010). "20 teams to compete for FCS crown". ESPNDallas.com. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ↑ "NCAA keeping FCS title game in Frisco through at least 2020". USA Today. Associated Press. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ↑ "2008 NCAA Men's Soccer Bracket" Archived July 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100702081253/http://www.fcdallas.com/Inter-Milan. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "USA Olympic Bid Falls Short in 2-1 Playoff Loss to Colombia". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ↑ http://www.ozzfest.com/%5Bbetter source needed%5D
- ↑ "Saturday, April 28th, 2007 – Frisco, TX – Pizza Hut Park » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Wednesday, April 26th, 1995 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Arena » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Saturday, April 18th, 2009 – Frisco, TX – Pizza Hut Park » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Set List – Frisco, TX – 5/21/11 » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Set List – Frisco, TX – 5/4/13 » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Set List – Frisco, TX – 6/21/14 » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Set List – Frisco, TX – 5/30/15 » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Set List – Frisco, TX – 5/28/16 » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Jimmy Buffett Set List – Frisco, TX – 6/10/17 » Jimmy Buffett World". www.buffettworld.com.
- ↑ "Pink Field Dedicated (January, 2006)". Friscoisd.org. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Official Website of Griffins Rugby". Griffinsrugby.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Rugby Mag, Frisco Conquering Texas DII, Dec 14, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-dii-clubs/6675-frisco-conquering-texas-dii.html
External links
- Official website
- Toyota Stadium (Texas) at StadiumDB.com
| Events and tenants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cotton Bowl |
Home of FC Dallas 2005–present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by The Home Depot Center |
Host of the MLS Cup 2005, 2006 |
Succeeded by RFK Stadium |
| Preceded by Finley Stadium |
Host of the NCAA Division I Football Championship 2010–present |
Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by SAS Soccer Park |
Host of the College Cup 2008 |
Succeeded by WakeMed Soccer Park |