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Soccer-specific StadiumSoccer-specific stadium (SSS) is a term used mainly in the United States. It was coined by Lamar Hunt to refer to a sports stadium whose primary (but not only) purpose is to host soccer matches. An SSS may host other events such as other sporting events (e.g., Professional Lacrosse, High-School Football) or musical concerts but the design and purpose of a SSS is to be centered around soccer. An SSS will have amenities, dimensions and scale suitable for soccer in the United States. An SSS would typically have a scoreboard, video screen, luxury suites and possibly even a roof. The field dimensions would be within the range found optimal by FIFA. Lastly, the amount of seating should be small enough to provide an intimate setting, between 18,000 - 30,000, as opposed to the gigantic football stadiums that most Major League Soccer teams were forced to play in at the league's advent. In some countries where soccer is the main sport, in which case it is generally referred to as "football", the term "football specific stadium" is sometimes used. This has a slightly different meaning, referring to a stadium without an athletics track. List of Soccer-specific stadiums | style="background:#ffdead;" | Club(s) | style="background:#ffdead;" | City | style="background:#ffdead;" | League | style="background:#ffdead;" | Capacity | style="background:#ffdead;" | Year | style="background:#ffdead;" | Former Stadium | style="background:#ffdead;" | Capacity | | a href="/encyclopedia/Lockhart-Stadium" title="Lockhart Stadium">Lockhart Stadium | Miami Fusion F.C. | Fort Lauderdale | MLS | 22,500 | 1998 | N/A | N/A | | a href="/encyclopedia/Virginia-Beach-Sportsplex" title="Virginia Beach Sportsplex">Virginia Beach Sportsplex | Virginia Beach Mariners | Virginia Beach | USL | 10,000 | 1999 | ? | ? | | a href="/encyclopedia/Columbus-Crew-Stadium" title="Columbus Crew Stadium">Columbus Crew Stadium | Columbus Crew | Columbus | MLS | 22,500 | 1999 | Ohio Stadium | 85,000 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Blackbaud-Stadium" title="Blackbaud Stadium">Blackbaud Stadium | Charleston Battery | Charleston | USL | 5,113 | 1999 | ? | ? | | a href="/encyclopedia/Home-Depot-Center" title="Home Depot Center">Home Depot Center | Los Angeles Galaxy
C.D. Chivas USA | Carson | MLS | 27,000 | 2003 | Rose Bowl (Galaxy only) | 92,542 | | a href="/encyclopedia/PAETEC-Park" title="PAETEC Park">PAETEC Park | Rochester Raging Rhinos | Rochester | USL | 17,500 | 2004 | Frontier Field | 12,000 | a href="/encyclopedia/Frisco-Soccer-and-Entertainment-Center" title="Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center">Frisco Soccer &
Entertainment Center (tbd) | F.C. Dallas | Frisco | MLS | 21,193 | 2005 | Cotton Bowl | 68,252 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Atlanta-Silverbacks-Park" title="Atlanta Silverbacks Park">Atlanta Silverbacks Park | Atlanta Silverbacks | Atlanta | USL | ? | 2005 | DeKalb Memorial Stadium | 15,000 | | ire House (tbd) | Chicago Fire | Bridgeview | MLS | ~20,000 | 2006 | Soldier Field | 63,000 | | apids Stadium (tbd) | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City | MLS | ~20,000 | 2007 | INVESCO Field | 76,125 | Proposed See also External Links *
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