Banc of California Stadium
 
Concept art of the completed stadium
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| Address | 3939 S. South Figueroa Street |
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| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°00′47″N 118°17′06″W / 34.013°N 118.285°WCoordinates: 34°00′47″N 118°17′06″W / 34.013°N 118.285°W |
| Public transit | Expo Park/USC |
| Owner | Los Angeles FC |
| Operator | Los Angeles FC |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 23, 2016 |
| Opened | 2018 (est.) |
| Construction cost | $350 million |
| Architect | Gensler |
| General contractor | PCL Construction Services, Inc. |
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| Los Angeles FC (MLS) (2018–) planned | |
Banc of California Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the first open-air stadium built in Los Angeles since 1962 and will be home of the expansion Major League Soccer team Los Angeles FC. Being constructed on the site of the former Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, it is located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the main campus of the University of Southern California.
The Los Angeles Times reported on May 17, 2015, the team chose the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site to build a 22,000-seat state of the art stadium for the MLS in Exposition Park, costing $250 million. The group estimated the project would create 1,200 temporary construction jobs and 1,800 full-time jobs, generating $2.5 million in annual tax revenue. The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction are expected to take three years and delay the team's debut to 2018.
On May 6, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council approved the stadium clearing way for construction of the stadium.
The scheduled groundbreaking took place on August 23, 2016. At the event attended by owners and construction crews, LAFC announced a 15-year, $100 million naming rights deal for the stadium with the Banc of California. Demolition of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena began shortly after the groundbreaking and was completed by October 2016.
The capacity of the stadium will be 22,000. The stadium's seating will be at 34 degrees, which make it among the steepest in MLS. The closest seats will 12 feet from the field and every seat will be within 135 feet of the field. It will include 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of walkways and plazas open to the public.
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