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CPKC Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, that serves as the home ground for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League. The stadium opened for the Current's first home match of the 2024 season on March 16, 2024.
The following is a list of stadiums in the United States. They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list.
A 1978 story in The Kansas City Times quoted Robyn Ford, who helped organize a four-team recreational league for women that played at Swope Park: “Kansas City is behind (the rest of the country ...
Kansas City: Kansas: Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City II Various International Matches Grass: 2011: Site of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, 2013 MLS All-Star Game, and MLS Cup 2013 [44] Citi Field: 41,800: New York: New York: New York City FC (rarely) Some international matches Grass: 2009: Citrus Stadium: 10,000: Glendora ...
Starting in 1999 with the Columbus Crew's construction of Historic Crew Stadium, the league has constructed soccer-specific stadiums which are tailor-made for soccer and which have smaller capacity. As of 2025 [update] , 22 of 30 MLS stadiums are soccer-specific stadiums, wich generally have a capacity of 18,000 to 30,000 seats. [ 1 ]
Kansas City has had teams in all five of the major professional sports leagues; three major league teams remain today. The Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball became the first American League expansion team to reach the playoffs (), to reach the World Series (), and to win the World Series (1985; against the state-rival St. Louis Cardinals in the "Show-Me Series").
Swope Soccer Village is a soccer complex located within Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri, first dedicated in 2007 with further renovations completed in 2014.The facility is a public-private partnership between the City of Kansas City's parks department and Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer, with field reservations managed by Sporting Fields + Athletics.
The clubs supported Black-owned businesses and offered a thriving social, cultural and civic scene for Black veterans and residents who were denied opportunities elsewhere in the city.