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Sporting Park

Sporting Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, and is the team home for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer (MLS). The stadium is located near Kansas Speedway, on the far west side of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It opened during the 2011 MLS season on June 9, 2011, with a match against the Chicago Fire. The…

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Owner
Kansas Unified Development, LLC.
Location
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Address
One Sporting Way
Architect
Populous
Capacity
18,467 (soccer) 25,000 (concerts)
Cost
$200 million ($286 million in 2025 dollars)

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related to 2012–present · 20
Sporting Park → All-Stars, Because, CONCACAF, CONCACAF Champions League, Houston Dynamo, In, Jamaica, MLS, MLS All-Star Game, MLS All-Stars, MLS Cup Finals, Real Salt Lake, Roma, Seattle Sounders, Sporting, Sporting KC, That, United States, US Open Cup, World Cup
related to International matches · 9
Sporting Park → Canada, CONCACAF Gold Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup, Group, Guadeloupe, Panama, The, United States, USA
related to Kansas Jayhawks football · 8
Sporting Park → Arrowhead Stadium, Big XII, Both, David Booth Kansas Memorial, Due, Kansas, Stadium, University
Address · 1
Sporting Park → One Sporting Way
Architect · 1
Sporting Park → Populous
Capacity · 1
Sporting Park → 18,467 (soccer) 25,000 (concerts)
Coordinates · 1
Sporting Park → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Cost · 1
Sporting Park → $200 million ($286 million in 2025 dollars)
Field size · 1
Sporting Park → 120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m)
Former names · 1
Sporting Park → Livestrong Sporting Park (2011–2013) Children's Mercy Park (2015–2025)

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Sporting ParkAddressOne Sporting Way1.00infobox
Sporting ParkArchitectPopulous1.00infobox
Sporting ParkCapacity18,467 (soccer) 25,000 (concerts)1.00infobox
Sporting ParkCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Sporting ParkCost$200 million ($286 million in 2025 dollars)1.00infobox
Sporting ParkField size120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m)1.00infobox
Sporting ParkFormer namesLivestrong Sporting Park (2011–2013) Children's Mercy Park (2015–2025)1.00infobox
Sporting ParkGeneral contractorTurner Construction1.00infobox
Sporting ParkGroundbreakingJanuary 20, 20101.00infobox
Sporting ParkLocationKansas City, Kansas, U.S.1.00infobox
Sporting ParkOpenedJune 9, 20111.00infobox
Sporting ParkOperatorSporting Kansas City1.00infobox
Sporting ParkOwnerKansas Unified Development, LLC.1.00infobox
Sporting ParkProject managerLANE4 Property Group1.00infobox
Sporting ParkPublic transitKCATA 1011.00infobox
Sporting ParkRecord attendance21,650 Sporting Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake, MLS Cup 20131.00infobox
Sporting ParkScoreboardThree Daktronics Video Boards 20 by 126 feet (6.1 m × 38.4 m) 12 by 24 feet (3.7 m × 7.3 m) 14.5 by 24 feet (4.4 m × 7.3 m)1.00infobox
Sporting ParkServices engineersM-E Engineers, Inc./FSC Inc.1.00infobox
Sporting ParkSurfaceNatural Grass1.00infobox
Sporting Parkis asoccer-specific stadium in Kansas City0.90text

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