Children's Mercy Park
The Blue Hell Home of the Brave | |
Children's Mercy Park from the air | |
Location in Kansas Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Livestrong Sporting Park (2011–2013) Sporting Park (2013–2015) |
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| Address | One Sporting Way |
| Location | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39°07′18″N 94°49′23″W / 39.12174°N 94.82318°W |
| Public transit | KCATA 101 |
| Owner | Kansas Unified Development, LLC. |
| Operator | Sporting Kansas City |
| Capacity | 18,467 (soccer) 25,000 (concerts) |
| Record attendance | 21,650 Sporting Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake, MLS Cup 2013 |
| Field size | 120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m) |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Scoreboard | Three Daktronics Video Boards 20 by 126 feet (6.1 m × 38.4 m) 12 by 24 feet (3.7 m × 7.3 m) 14.5 by 24 feet (4.4 m × 7.3 m) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 20, 2010 |
| Opened | June 9, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $200 million ($280 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous |
| Project manager | LANE4 Property Group |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc./FSC Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Sporting Kansas City (MLS) (2011–present) Sporting Kansas City II (MLSNP) (2018–present) FC Kansas City (NWSL) (2015–2017) Kansas City Current (NWSL) (2022–2023) | |
Children's Mercy Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, and is the team home for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer (MLS). The stadium is located near Kansas Speedway, on the far west side of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It opened during the 2011 MLS season on June 9, 2011, with a match against the Chicago Fire. The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467, which can expand to 25,000 for concerts. Most SKC games attract around 21,000 spectators because of different stadium modes. The stadium is Sporting Kansas City's third home venue; then known as the Kansas City Wizards, the team played in Arrowhead Stadium from 1996 to 2007 and CommunityAmerica Ballpark from 2008 to 2010. In 2013, the stadium hosted the MLS All-Star Game, the United States men's national soccer team, and MLS Cup, and is the only stadium to host all three in the same year.