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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.
A football pitch or soccer field is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game , "The Field of Play". [ 1 ] The pitch is typically made of natural turf or artificial turf , although amateur and recreational teams often play on dirt fields.
Columbus Crew Stadium (now Historic Crew Stadium) was the first soccer-specific stadium in MLS.. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, first-division professional soccer leagues in the United States, such as the North American Soccer League and Major League Soccer, primarily used American football fields, many of which were oversized in terms of seating capacity and undersized in terms of the width ...
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.
New York Red Bulls forward Tom Barlow (74) breaks forward as FC Cincinnati midfielder Júnior Moreno (93) defends in the first half of an MLS first-round playoff game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at ...
The closest seats to the pitch are 15 feet (4.6 m), while the furthest are 130 feet (40 m); The Bailey and the upper deck both have a 34-degree slope. [77] The stadium has six entrances, including a main entrance facing Central Parkway that features a wide "grand staircase" and the East Plaza with 22 entry lanes and open space. [ 78 ]
The 2008 MLS All-Star Game was held at BMO Field on July 24, 2008, versus West Ham United of the English Premier League. BMO Field has hosted several MLS Cups, and was the first venue outside of the United States to host the event in 2010, featuring the Colorado Rapids defeating FC Dallas 2–1.
Maryland SoccerPlex (2013–2020 – all home matches through 2017; primary home in 2018 and 2019; originally scheduled matches in 2020 canceled due to COVID-19) [26]; Segra Field (2020–2022 – select home matches as one of two primary home stadiums alongside Audi Field) [27]