New York Metropolis FC’s new residence isn’t even constructed but and it already has a feather in its cap.
The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Video games committee introduced that the yet-to-be-completed Etihad Park will function a bunch venue for the 2028 Summer time Olympic soccer tournaments.
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The brand new NYCFC residence, together with stadiums in Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Jose, and San Diego, will host group stage and knockout matches throughout the Olympic event.
Rendering of New York Metropolis FC’s new soccer stadium Photograph courtesy of New York Metropolis FC
Dates and matches will probably be introduced in April, with the ultimate stage matches going down on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 2028 Summer time Olympics are being held in Los Angeles.
The Olympic soccer matches are believed to be the first-ever Olympic occasions held in New York Metropolis.
“For those who’re going to have Olympic soccer anyplace exterior of LA, it’s important to have it in New York, and in case you’re going to have it in New York, it’s important to have it at our stadium,” NYCFC CEO Brad Sims informed The Submit.
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NYCFC continues to be anticipating the venue to open within the spring of 2027, and Sims is anticipating to have a firmer timeline to publicly share within the subsequent month on the stadium.
Rendering of New York Metropolis FC’s new soccer stadium Photograph courtesy of New York Metropolis FC
Etihad Park was included within the bid bundle for the 2031 Ladies’s World Cup and the membership has “raised our hand” about internet hosting different huge MLS occasions.
“[The Olympic announcement] is type of the primary huge occasion that we formally threw our hat within the ring for,” Sims mentioned. “I believe it’s simply an enormous validation for the venture and signal of issues to return with different main occasions. We’ve already been going out of our technique to put ourselves on the radars of different main occasions that is perhaps taking place down the road.”
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The brand new residence of New York Metropolis FC is a 25,000-seat stadium being constructed subsequent door to Citi Subject.
The 2026 MLS season will mark the ultimate yr NYCFC performs a full season as nomads, bouncing between Yankee Stadium and Citi Subject.