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Toyota Stadium (Texas)

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Toyota Stadium

Location 9200 World Cup Way, Ste 202
Frisco, TX 75034-4958
Broke ground February 18, 2004
Opened August 6, 2005
Owner City of Frisco
Operator Frisco Soccer, LP
Surface Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass
Construction cost $80 million
($NaN in 2025 dollars[1])
Architect HKS, Inc.
General Contractor Lee Lewis Construction, Inc.[2]
Former names Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Complex (2004-2005)
Pizza Hut Park (2005-2012)
FC Dallas Stadium (2012-2013)
Toyota Stadium (2013–present)
Tenants FC Dallas (MLS) (2005–present)
Frisco ISD teams (2005–present)
NCAA Division I Football Championship (2010–2015)
Capacity 20,500[3]
Field dimensions Template:Convert/x

Toyota Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium with a 20,500-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer (MLS) team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb, and Frisco ISD high school football games.

History[]

The stadium, which cost approximately $80 million, 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 complex also has an additional 17 regulation size, stadium-quality soccer fields (both grass and artificial turf) outside the main stadium. These fields are for practice by FC Dallas, matches for the FC Dallas reserve squad, and for hosting youth soccer tournaments. Youth tournaments that have made use of the complex include Dallas Cup, Olympic Development Program National Championships, 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, and the stadium was known as Pizza Hut Park. During the time in between Pizza Hut's loss of and Toyota's acquisition of the naming rights, the facility was known as FC Dallas Stadium.[4]

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 site was renamed FC Dallas Stadium.[4]

On September 10, 2013, FC Dallas reached an agreement with Toyota to rename its home field Toyota Stadium, while the 17 practice fields around the stadium would be known as Toyota Soccer Center.[5][6]

National Soccer Hall of Fame[]

On October 14, 2015, plans were announced that the stadium would be the new home of the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame Museum. In addition to the museum, the stadium will receive a wide range of renovations as part of a $39 million proposal. Improvement to the stadium are to include 3,000-square-foot private club to serve about 1,800 members, premium chair-back seats to replace bleacher seating, new team store, a 7,000-square-foot deck with bar and concession stands, and additional upgrades to the video and audio equipment through the stadium.[7]

Notable events[]

  • 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 2015. The game had been played for the previous 13 seasons in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[8]

Dr. Pink Field[]

North of the main stadium is Dr. Pink Field, a mini-stadium named after former Frisco doctor Dr. Erwin G. Pink.[9] The field is used for Frisco ISD high school football and soccer.

Dr. Pink Field also hosts games for the Frisco Griffins Rugby Club.[10] The Griffins generally draw an attendance of a few hundred people per game.[11]

References[]

  1. ↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. ↑ Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. - About Us. Leelewis.com. Retrieved on September 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ About Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas (August 6, 2005). Retrieved on September 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named up111221
  5. ↑ FC Dallas announce new naming-rights partner as their home becomes Toyota Stadium. MLSsoccer.com (September 10, 2013).
  6. ↑ FC Dallas announces Toyota as official stadium naming rights partner (September 10, 2013).
  7. ↑ $39 million in Toyota Stadium upgrades include National Soccer Hall of Fame. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ Caplan, Jeff. "20 teams to compete for FCS crown", ESPNDallas.com, February 26, 2010. Retrieved on February 26, 2010. 
  9. ↑ Pink Field Dedicated (January, 2006). Friscoisd.org. Retrieved on September 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ Official Website of Griffins Rugby. Griffinsrugby.com. Retrieved on September 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ Rugby Mag, Frisco Conquering Texas DII, Dec 14, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/men's-dii-clubs/6675-frisco-conquering-texas-dii.html

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