Audi Field

Audi Field
	Audi Field on July 25, 2018
Address	100 Potomac Avenue SW
Location	Buzzard Point Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°52′06″N 77°00′46″W / 38.868411°N 77.012869°W
Public transit	Washington Metro ; at Navy Yard–Ballpark
Owner	District of Columbia
Operator	D.C. United
Capacity	20,000
Field size	115 yd × 75 yd (105 m × 69 m)
Surface	Bermuda grass
Construction
Broke ground	February 27, 2017
Opened	July 9, 2018 (ribbon cutting) ; July 14, 2018 (first game)
Construction cost	$400 million – $500 million
Architect	Populous; Marshall Moya Design
General contractor	Turner Construction Company
Tenants
	D.C. United (MLS) (2018–present); Washington Spirit (NWSL) (2018–present); Loudoun United (USLC) (2019); DC Defenders (XFL/UFL) (2020–present)
Website
	www.audifield.com

Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for D.C. United of Major League Soccer, the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League,^[6] and the DC Defenders of the United Football League.^[7] The stadium seats 20,000 people.

Previously, D.C. United had explored sites in the Washington metropolitan area. Following the failure of an initial stadium proposal in 2006, D.C. United made two additional stadium proposals that also failed to be built.

In January 2011, the club explored using previously unused land at Buzzard Point to build a stadium; this was confirmed in July 2013, when Buzzard Point was announced as the stadium location.^[8] The ground-breaking ceremony occurred in February 2017, with construction completed in July 2018.

^ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 16, 2017). "DC United announce stadium groundbreaking ceremony on February 27". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
^ Giambalvo, Emily (July 10, 2018). "D.C. United ushers in 'a new era' with Audi Field ribbon-cutting ceremony". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
^ Goff, Steven (January 4, 2018). "D.C. United will open Audi Field on July 14, setting up All-Star Week on waterfront". Retrieved January 5, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
^ Bromley, Ben (February 15, 2014). "New D.C. United Stadium Renderings, by Architecture Firm Populous, Released". SB Nation. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
^ Hansen, Drew (April 21, 2016). "D.C. United Stadium Has a Name (at Least Tentatively)". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
^ Washington Spirit https://www.wusa9.com/amp/article/news/local/dc/washington-spirit-play-home-games-audi-field-2023/65-bdcb750a-7fee-48ac-ace7-722e83f16aa6» Washington Spirit. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Rosenberg, Julia (February 17, 2023). "DC Defenders Make Their Return to Audi Field on Sunday". Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ Boehm, Charles (July 25, 2013). "D.C. United Announce Long-Awaited Plans for New Stadium in Buzzard Point". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

[Groundbreaking-1] Rodriguez, Alicia (February 16, 2017). "DC United announce stadium groundbreaking ceremony on February 27". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

[2] Giambalvo, Emily (July 10, 2018). "D.C. United ushers in 'a new era' with Audi Field ribbon-cutting ceremony". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.

[3] Goff, Steven (January 4, 2018). "D.C. United will open Audi Field on July 14, setting up All-Star Week on waterfront". Retrieved January 5, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.

[4] Bromley, Ben (February 15, 2014). "New D.C. United Stadium Renderings, by Architecture Firm Populous, Released". SB Nation. Retrieved June 3, 2014.

[5] Hansen, Drew (April 21, 2016). "D.C. United Stadium Has a Name (at Least Tentatively)". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

[6] Washington Spirit https://www.wusa9.com/amp/article/news/local/dc/washington-spirit-play-home-games-audi-field-2023/65-bdcb750a-7fee-48ac-ace7-722e83f16aa6» Washington Spirit. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[7] Rosenberg, Julia (February 17, 2023). "DC Defenders Make Their Return to Audi Field on Sunday". Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[BPann-8] Boehm, Charles (July 25, 2013). "D.C. United Announce Long-Awaited Plans for New Stadium in Buzzard Point". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 25, 2013.

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