Children's Mercy Park

Children's Mercy Park
The Blue Hell; Home of the Brave
	Children's Mercy Park from the air
	Children's Mercy Park Location in Kansas Children's Mercy Park Location in the United States
Former names	Livestrong Sporting Park (2011–2013); Sporting Park (2013–2015)
Address	One Sporting Way
Location	Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates	39°07′18″N 94°49′23″W / 39.12174°N 94.82318°W
Public transit	KCATA 101
Owner	Kansas Unified Development, LLC.
Operator	Sporting Kansas City
Capacity	18,467 (soccer); 25,000 (concerts)
Record attendance	21,650 Sporting Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake, MLS Cup 2013
Field size	120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m)
Surface	Natural Grass
Scoreboard	Two Daktronics Video Boards ; 24 by 84 feet (7.3 m × 25.6 m); 12 by 24 feet (3.7 m × 7.3 m)
Construction
Broke ground	January 20, 2010
Opened	June 9, 2011
Construction cost	$200 million; ($271 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Populous
Project manager	LANE4 Property Group
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti/KH Engineering Group
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc./FSC Inc.
General contractor	Turner Construction
Tenants
	Sporting Kansas City (MLS) (2011–present) ; Sporting Kansas City II (MLSNP) (2018–present) ; FC Kansas City (NWSL) (2015–2017) ; Kansas City Current (NWSL) (2022–2023)

Children's Mercy Park^[a] 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.^[9] The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467, which can expand to 25,000 for concerts. Most SKC games attract around 21,000 spectators because of different stadium modes.^[3] The stadium is Sporting Kansas City's third home venue; then known as the Kansas City Wizards, the team played in Arrowhead Stadium from 1996 to 2007 and CommunityAmerica Ballpark from 2008 to 2010. In 2013, the stadium hosted the MLS All-Star Game, the United States men's national soccer team, and the MLS Cup, and is the only stadium to host all three in the same year.^[10]

^ "Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
^ Sleeper, Ryan. "A Digital Sneak Peak of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park". osmguy.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Tucker, Doug (June 9, 2011). "KC Unveils $200 Million New Soccer Stadium". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "LIVESTRONG Sporting Park". Populous.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
^ Voltage Creative, LLC. "Projects" (PDF). LANE4 Property Group.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b David K. "LIVESTRONG Sporting Park | Populous". plusMOOD. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011.
^ "Strong Debut". Street and Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "Sporting KC settles for 0–0 draw with Fire". ESPN.com. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
^ Kaplan, Jonathan. "Recap: MLS Cup bound Sporting KC wins Eastern Conference Final with 2–1 victory over Houston". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

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[1] "Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

[2] Sleeper, Ryan. "A Digital Sneak Peak of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park". osmguy.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[Tucker-3] Tucker, Doug (June 9, 2011). "KC Unveils $200 Million New Soccer Stadium". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

[inflation-US-4] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[5] "LIVESTRONG Sporting Park". Populous.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[6] Voltage Creative, LLC. "Projects" (PDF). LANE4 Property Group.^{[permanent dead link]}

[engineering-7] David K. "LIVESTRONG Sporting Park | Populous". plusMOOD. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011.

[SBJ-8] "Strong Debut". Street and Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

[10] "Sporting KC settles for 0–0 draw with Fire". ESPN.com. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[2013_Eastern_Final_Recap-11] Kaplan, Jonathan. "Recap: MLS Cup bound Sporting KC wins Eastern Conference Final with 2–1 victory over Houston". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

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The Blue Hell Home of the Brave

Children's Mercy Park from the air
Children's Mercy Park Location in Kansas Show map of the United States Children's Mercy Park Location in the United States Show map of Kansas
Former names	Livestrong Sporting Park (2011–2013) Sporting Park (2013–2015)
Address	One Sporting Way
Location	Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates	39°07′18″N 94°49′23″W / 39.12174°N 94.82318°W / 39.12174; -94.82318
Public transit	KCATA 101
Owner	Kansas Unified Development, LLC.
Operator	Sporting Kansas City
Capacity	18,467 (soccer)^[1] 25,000 (concerts)
Record attendance	21,650 Sporting Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake, MLS Cup 2013
Field size	120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m)
Surface	Natural Grass
Scoreboard	Two Daktronics Video Boards 24 by 84 feet (7.3 m × 25.6 m) 12 by 24 feet (3.7 m × 7.3 m)^[2]
Broke ground	January 20, 2010
Opened	June 9, 2011
Construction cost	$200 million^[3] ($271 million in 2023 dollars^[4])
Architect	Populous^[5]
Project manager	LANE4 Property Group^[6]
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti/KH Engineering Group^[7]
Services engineer	M-E Engineers, Inc./FSC Inc.^[7]
General contractor	Turner Construction^[8]
Tenants
Sporting Kansas City (MLS) (2011–present) Sporting Kansas City II (MLSNP) (2018–present) FC Kansas City (NWSL) (2015–2017) Kansas City Current (NWSL) (2022–2023)