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D.C. United Stadium
Location	Washington, D.C.
Broke ground	TBD
Opened	TBD
Construction cost	$180 million–$195 million
Capacity	24,000
Tenants
	D.C. United (MLS)

D.C. United Stadium is a proposed 24,000-seat soccer-specific stadium for the Washington, D.C. area. It would house the D.C. United soccer team and is estimated to cost between $180 million and $195 million.^[1] MLS Commissioner, Don Garber, has approved the project. It had been called Poplar Point Stadium when D.C. United was looking to developed land on the Anacostia River.

[edit] History

[edit] Original Proposal

Originally, D.C. United proposed building a stadium at Poplar Point on the Anacostia riverfront in Washington, D.C. It would have been part of a planned 110-acre (0.45 km²) mixed-use development that would have included a hotel, offices, housing, and retail.^[2]

On July 21, 2007, the Washington Post reported that talks had stalled between the team and city officials. There were disputes over the financial arrangements proposed by the team, which would have the city providing $200 million in subsidies and development rights while the team assumed construction costs.^[3] In January 2008, the team announced it was looking at other possible sites in the area for construction of the new stadium.^[4]

On February 14, 2008, Washington, D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty suggested at a closed-door city council meeting that the city might offer as much as $150 million towards the costs of building a soccer stadium at Poplar Point. There was apparently renewed interest on the part of the city in providing public funds for the stadium at Poplar Point.^[5]^[6] However, in July 2008, the D.C. Council recessed without considering the proposed stadium plan.

[edit] Prince George's County proposal terminated

D.C. United co-owner Victor MacFarlane announced on February 12, 2009, that the team would instead seek a new stadium in Prince George's County.^[7]

On April 7, 2009, the Prince George’s County Council voted to outline its concern to the Maryland General Assembly about a proposed state legislation that would authorize a feasibility study for the new stadium. The legislation stalled in the Statehouse and died without the support of the Prince George's Council.^[8]

[edit] See also

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

[edit] Notes

^ Helderman, Rosalind; Nakamura, David (February 13, 2009). "P.G. United?". Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203509.html.
^ Drobnyk, Josh (July 14, 2006). "D.C. land swap could get kicked to the curb in '06". Washington Business Journal. http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/07/17/story4.html?t=printable. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
^ Nakamura, David (July 21, 2007). "Talks Fall Apart On Stadium for D.C. Soccer Team". Washington Post: p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072002470.html.
^ Wiggins, Ovetta (January 23, 2008). "Md. Weighs Stadium for D.C. United; Study Will Gauge Pr. George's Benefits". Washington Post: p. B01.
^ Stouffer, Craig (February 15, 2008). "United is poised to make a move". Washington Examiner. http://www.examiner.com/a-1222539~United_is_poised_to_make_a_move.html.
^ Nakamura, David (February 14, 2008). "Fenty Eyes Public Funds for Soccer Stadium". Washington Post: p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021303412.html/.
^ Helderman, Rosalind; Nakamura, David (February 13, 2009). "P.G. United?". Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203509_pf.html.
^ Castro, Melissa (April 7, 2009). "Prince George's vote likely kills D.C. United stadium deal". Washington Business Journal. http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/04/06/daily49.html.

[edit] External links

D.C. United press release regarding Prince George's stadium

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[0] Helderman, Rosalind; Nakamura, David (February 13, 2009). "P.G. United?". Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203509.html.

[1] Drobnyk, Josh (July 14, 2006). "D.C. land swap could get kicked to the curb in '06". Washington Business Journal. http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/07/17/story4.html?t=printable. Retrieved 2006-07-17.

[post-2] Nakamura, David (July 21, 2007). "Talks Fall Apart On Stadium for D.C. Soccer Team". Washington Post: p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072002470.html.

[3] Wiggins, Ovetta (January 23, 2008). "Md. Weighs Stadium for D.C. United; Study Will Gauge Pr. George's Benefits". Washington Post: p. B01.

[4] Stouffer, Craig (February 15, 2008). "United is poised to make a move". Washington Examiner. http://www.examiner.com/a-1222539~United_is_poised_to_make_a_move.html.

[5] Nakamura, David (February 14, 2008). "Fenty Eyes Public Funds for Soccer Stadium". Washington Post: p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021303412.html/.

[6] Helderman, Rosalind; Nakamura, David (February 13, 2009). "P.G. United?". Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203509_pf.html.

[7] Castro, Melissa (April 7, 2009). "Prince George's vote likely kills D.C. United stadium deal". Washington Business Journal. http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/04/06/daily49.html.

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