Lincoln Yards Stadium was the working name for a planned 20,000-seat soccer stadium to house the future Chicago team in the USL Championship.[1][2]

Lincoln Yards Stadium
Map
LocationChicago, Illinois
Coordinates41°54′53″N 87°39′40″W / 41.914833°N 87.661055°W / 41.914833; -87.661055
OwnerSterling Bay
OperatorSterling Bay
Capacity20,000
Surfacegrass
Tenants
USL Chicago
(USLC) (2021–)

Plans for the stadium, which was to sit on the west side of the North branch of the Chicago River, include a retractable roof in order to host other sporting, entertainment and cultural events. The stadium would be part of a massive $5 billion, 70-acre (28 ha) mixed-use development project, to include apartments, condos, office, retail and entertainment. The development was also a proposed site in Chicago's unsuccessful bid for Amazon's second headquarters.[3][4]

In January 2019, plans for the stadium were dropped after not receiving political support.[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "United Soccer League expansion team coming to North Side site proposed for Amazon's HQ2". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "USL expansion team with proposed 20,000-seat stadium on North Side could be significant for soccer in Chicago". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Developers showcase $5 billion Lincoln Yards project along Chicago River". Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "How the $5B Lincoln Yards megaproject will transform Chicago's North Branch". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alderman rejects Lincoln Yards entertainment district, soccer stadium". Retrieved January 8, 2019.
edit