Recent soccer stadiums could offer LV blueprint

Officials eye new facility to land MLS franchise

The Las Vegas City Council is set to kick off talks next week on a plan to secure a Major League Soccer expansion franchise and a new soccer stadium near downtown.

For an idea of what the stadium could require, it might be helpful to look at other cities with MLS teams that have opened new stadiums in recent years.

They cost from $100 million to an estimated $400 million and seat 18,000 to 25,500 fans. Each is owned by the team, and all but one were privately financed.

Details of the five most recently opened stadiums were gathered from team-provided information and news articles.

The proposed Las Vegas stadium would be built at the site of Cashman Field.

Allianz Field

■ Team: Minnesota United FC

■ Cost: $250 million

■ Funded: Privately

■ Years built: 2017-2019

■ Capacity: 19,400

■ Owner: Minnesota United FC

■ Worth noting: This venue will host the first U.S. match in the Gold Cup tournament this summer against Guyana.

Audi Field

■ Team: DC United

■ Cost: About $400 million

■ Funded: Private-public partnership ($150 million)

■ Years built: 2017-2018

■ Capacity: 20,000

■ Owner: DC United

■ Worth noting: The franchise had three failed stadium proposals since 2006 until this plan was built on Buzzard Point.

Banc of California Stadium

■ Team: Los Angeles FC

■ Cost: $350 million

■ Funded: Privately

■ Years built: 2016-2018

■ Capacity: 22,000

■ Owner: Los Angeles FC

■ Worth noting: The site is just south of USC’s campus, and the team subleases the stadium from the university.

Orlando City Stadium

■ Teams: Orlando City SC, Orlando Pride

■ Cost: $155 million

■ Funded: Privately

■ Years built: 2014-2017

■ Capacity: 25,500

■ Owner: Orlando City SC

■ Worth noting: Lights FC owner Brett Lashbrook was one of the key players in helping to build this stadium.

Avaya Stadium

■ Team: San Jose Earthquakes

■ Cost: $100 million

■ Funded: Privately

■ Years built: 2012-2015

■ Capacity: 18,000

■ Owner: San Jose Earthquakes

■ Worth noting: It took five years of planning before the first shovel went in the ground.

Stephen M. Dowell The Associated Press Orlando City Stadium, which holds 25,500 and is the home for Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride, cost $155 million and was privately funded.