Keyworth Stadium opened in 1936 as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Detroit City FC was founded in 2012 as local residents wanted to promote Detroit as a soccer city and joined the NPSL, which is 4th in the US Soccer Pyramid. Originally, Le Rouge played at Cass Tech High School before moving to Hamtramck, a city within Detroit to Keyworth Stadium. Although the stadium was run by Hamtramck Schools the stadium was pretty much run down so as part of the move DCFC Supporters known as the Northern Guard fundraised, paid and even rebuilt the stadium back to it's former glory and has been the home to Le Rouge ever since. In 2019 DCFC joined the NISA (3rd tier) and then USL Championship in 2022. Also, on April 19th, 2022, Detroit City FC would host MLS side Colombus Crew in the US Open Cup and would be the first time ever an MLS team has played at Keyworth. Detroit would go on and beat Columbus 2-1.
The few soccer specific stadiums are gems for the league. I would love to see the rest of USLC leave the baseball & college/highschool stadiums! SAFC! 🟥⬛🟥⬛
Itll take some time but just remember back in 2015 when every team played in college fields or baseball stadiums. Now a solid 60%-70% has their own place. Just imagine what itll look like in 7 more years
The leagues are very young still. But teams getting their own soccer specific stadium is a step in the right direction for promotion and relegation perhaps
@@erikv5654 eventually they cant add anymore expansion franchise and are forced to use promotion and relegation. But when that time comes im sure most clubs will have their own place suitable for the MLS
Sadly, the league doesn’t make enough money or generate enough revenue or have enough fans to justify spending a bunch of money for a soccer specific stadium. It’s getting there though. If we had a promotion and relegation, it would definitely help the league along a lot faster, but the progress it’s made over the last few years is remarkable. Slow and steady wins the race.
So looks like Indy 11 is getting a 20,000 seat stadium near Lucas oil stadium. Search it up. A huge stadium for a USL team is crazy. Has hopes for MLS probably. Anyways, it definitely has come a long way. There's a few other new stadiums in the USL. You should look them up!
It's still some distance though, there are still a lot of USL teams that play in baseball stadiums... But the USL has said that they want all USL teams to have their own proper stadium by 2026, so maybe they'll add a relegation system before 2030??
Before any of you judge Keyworth Stadium I HIGHLY reccomend looking up what its like there on game day... DCFC has some of the best football culture in the US
@@earthsucks9555 Facilities show their age. The money DCFC raised to fix it up was the bare minimum to keep it from being condemned. Water leaks, locker rooms too small. Inadequate space on the touch lines, it has none or the modern facilities that professional athletes need nor things that would attract casual fans for a visit
Agreed, search up Indy 11's new stadium. 20,000 seater near Lucas oil stadium as well. MLS quality for a USL club. Soon other USL clubs will follow suit and eventually both the MLS and USL will be competing for good stadiums lol Memphis is also having their own soccer specific stadium built as well. but it will seat 10k similar to SAFC's cap.
Louisville, phoenix , have nice soccer specific stadiums. It will be nice to see how these grounds evolve and grow as the game progresses in these cities. Also rio grande looks good too
Memphis is building their own soccer specific stadium that is gonna be one of the nicest of them all. Will seat close to 10,000, cost $53 million and will replace the rundown Midsouth Coliseum that is a historical eyesore. Several other USL teams are also getting new stadiums as well.
Much as a hate SaFC they’re stadium used to have a good buzz. Haven’t been in years though. Seats are tiny and cheap though. HEB park still a great place to take in a game… But it’s too big for the area. Maybe in 10 years it’s size will make sense. Lastly, Republic’s stadium SUCKS
If Birmingham Legion could get the whole city behind them and sell out Protective Stadium for most matches the USL might would have a hard time keeping the MLS from poaching Birmingham out from under them. Alas I don't think soccer will ever be That popular in the state of Alabama though. lol.
@@frenchchicken2799 soccer specific doesn’t really matter to us in Birmingham. Obviously, it would be nice, but no one is really raising a ruckus about it. The promoting the team is terrible. Lived in the city my whole life. Didn’t even know we had a team until 2022… They started playing before the Covid pandemic.
If Louisville and Rio Grande expanded their stadium capacity, they would be in the MLS for sure. I would also love to see Indy become the next expansion after San Diego with the new stadium they're building and I would also love to see the Rowdies revive the old Al Lang expansion project but maybe this time leave Al Lang to build a stadium in Tampa
@@Heath580 Brother literally nobody cares, plenty of other leagues around the world have clubs with the words “united and “fc” take for example Bangkok United from Thailand
I mean, United I totally understand, since it typically refers to clubs that were once separate clubs that merged. FC, I don’t get the criticism for. And it is silly a bit, I’ll never take Real Salt Lake City seriously.
What is your favorite USL Championship stadium?
OneOK field, it's the only one I've visited.
Indy eleven is set to break ground on eleven park in May… The renderings look pretty good
cheap infrastructure
All
Pittsburgh Riverhounds but really for the scenery behind/beside the stadium.
Keyworth Stadium opened in 1936 as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal.
Detroit City FC was founded in 2012 as local residents wanted to promote Detroit as a soccer city and joined the NPSL, which is 4th in the US Soccer Pyramid.
Originally, Le Rouge played at Cass Tech High School before moving to Hamtramck, a city within Detroit to Keyworth Stadium.
Although the stadium was run by Hamtramck Schools the stadium was pretty much run down so as part of the move DCFC Supporters known as the Northern Guard fundraised, paid and even rebuilt the stadium back to it's former glory and has been the home to Le Rouge ever since.
In 2019 DCFC joined the NISA (3rd tier) and then USL Championship in 2022.
Also, on April 19th, 2022, Detroit City FC would host MLS side Colombus Crew in the US Open Cup and would be the first time ever an MLS team has played at Keyworth.
Detroit would go on and beat Columbus 2-1.
The stadium in Phoenix looks like it will cook spectators very evenly, like an air fryer.
I don't know if it should but your comment had me laughing pretty hard.
Been there on a 118 day, still better than Dallas at 100.
luckily, all their games are played at 7:30pm 😅
The few soccer specific stadiums are gems for the league. I would love to see the rest of USLC leave the baseball & college/highschool stadiums!
SAFC! 🟥⬛🟥⬛
Itll take some time but just remember back in 2015 when every team played in college fields or baseball stadiums. Now a solid 60%-70% has their own place. Just imagine what itll look like in 7 more years
The leagues are very young still. But teams getting their own soccer specific stadium is a step in the right direction for promotion and relegation perhaps
@@erikv5654 eventually they cant add anymore expansion franchise and are forced to use promotion and relegation. But when that time comes im sure most clubs will have their own place suitable for the MLS
Sadly, the league doesn’t make enough money or generate enough revenue or have enough fans to justify spending a bunch of money for a soccer specific stadium. It’s getting there though. If we had a promotion and relegation, it would definitely help the league along a lot faster, but the progress it’s made over the last few years is remarkable. Slow and steady wins the race.
Championship soccer stadium is my favorite because that is in Irvine , CA
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I love the Las Vegas Lights. I’m pretty angry at San Diego stealing their spot in the MLS.
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Tampa Bay has the best pitch
We don't even get to see the Energy FC stadium (it's a HS stadium) for the second season in a row because they closed operations again.
Man this league has actually come a long way in the past few years
So looks like Indy 11 is getting a 20,000 seat stadium near Lucas oil stadium. Search it up. A huge stadium for a USL team is crazy. Has hopes for MLS probably. Anyways, it definitely has come a long way. There's a few other new stadiums in the USL. You should look them up!
The MLS NEEDS a relegation system.
That will never happen.
@@johnnymIt may happen. The MLS signed an agreement with USL and will soon to be a relegation system.
It's still some distance though, there are still a lot of USL teams that play in baseball stadiums...
But the USL has said that they want all USL teams to have their own proper stadium by 2026, so maybe they'll add a relegation system before 2030??
Heb park the best one vamos toros fk safc
Before any of you judge Keyworth Stadium I HIGHLY reccomend looking up what its like there on game day... DCFC has some of the best football culture in the US
Keyworth is a terrible stadium but the best match day experience in the league
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What makes it terrible?
@@earthsucks9555 Facilities show their age. The money DCFC raised to fix it up was the bare minimum to keep it from being condemned. Water leaks, locker rooms too small. Inadequate space on the touch lines, it has none or the modern facilities that professional athletes need nor things that would attract casual fans for a visit
Louisville, Rio Grande and San Antonio are borderline MLS quality. Still quality all around.
Agreed, search up Indy 11's new stadium. 20,000 seater near Lucas oil stadium as well. MLS quality for a USL club. Soon other USL clubs will follow suit and eventually both the MLS and USL will be competing for good stadiums lol Memphis is also having their own soccer specific stadium built as well. but it will seat 10k similar to SAFC's cap.
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Don’t know why New Mexico is still in a baseball stadium when their attendance is almost as much as an mls game
The state is too poor to build an actual soccer stadium...
Although there are plans to have one built by 2026 I believe.
Just for future reference, it's pronounced "loud dun". I grew up in the area.
Although Pittsburgh has a tiny stadium, it looks so nice and its surroundings make it look even better
Louisville, phoenix , have nice soccer specific stadiums. It will be nice to see how these grounds evolve and grow as the game progresses in these cities. Also rio grande looks good too
Way too hot in Phoenix for a stadium like that with no shade. f that. i would not go.
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I LOVE THE USL. Even though I'm Filipino
Whats wrong with being filipino and liking the USL lol
@@baskindobbins5467 I don't see the connection too.
@@caniz80 im still waiting on the edge of my seat for an explanation 😭
I am canadian and I love USL
I love USL too. And i am Filipino
Pittsburgh and Colorado Springs have the best stadium backdrops. Pittsburgh has the river and the skyline. Colorado Springs has the mountains 🏔️
Protective Stadium! I've been in that stadium to watch Birmingham Legion play Atlanta United. :P
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Memphis is building their own soccer specific stadium that is gonna be one of the nicest of them all. Will seat close to 10,000, cost $53 million and will replace the rundown Midsouth Coliseum that is a historical eyesore. Several other USL teams are also getting new stadiums as well.
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SD is getting a new soccer specific stadium.
@@mikem957 really, when?
@@WalkedJungle777 According to the city documents filed it is slated to break ground January 1, 2024 and be completed in early 2025.
@@mikem957 RIP
RGV baby! Proper footballing stadium
Much as a hate SaFC they’re stadium used to have a good buzz. Haven’t been in years though. Seats are tiny and cheap though. HEB park still a great place to take in a game… But it’s too big for the area. Maybe in 10 years it’s size will make sense. Lastly, Republic’s stadium SUCKS
Louisville is the only good stadium. The others are trash, let's face it.
If Birmingham Legion could get the whole city behind them and sell out Protective Stadium for most matches the USL might would have a hard time keeping the MLS from poaching Birmingham out from under them. Alas I don't think soccer will ever be That popular in the state of Alabama though. lol.
It’s a college football field
It's the fastest growing sport in America. Hence why so many cities are spending millions to build midsized stadiums.
I can tell you ways to get fans for the Legion. Promote the team is one, and find a stadium that is more soccer specific.
We brought in 19,000 fans for a game last month.
@@frenchchicken2799 soccer specific doesn’t really matter to us in Birmingham. Obviously, it would be nice, but no one is really raising a ruckus about it. The promoting the team is terrible. Lived in the city my whole life. Didn’t even know we had a team until 2022… They started playing before the Covid pandemic.
Music?
On those some baseball grounds, they should have kept the diamond on the pitch. I mean, I would like to see how to play football on baseball grounds
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If Louisville and Rio Grande expanded their stadium capacity, they would be in the MLS for sure. I would also love to see Indy become the next expansion after San Diego with the new stadium they're building and I would also love to see the Rowdies revive the old Al Lang expansion project but maybe this time leave Al Lang to build a stadium in Tampa
They would have to pay at least 250 million plus to join the MLS tho
And Rio Grande is gone! I don’t think there’s a shot at MLS anymore 😂
@@falloutfan6649 Yep! RIP
These team names are just awful. I hate when American teams pretend they're English and just add "United" or "FC" to their city name. Zero creativity
cry me a river
You understand that's a naming convention for the entire sport globally
@Tom I don't care, it's not American
@@Heath580 Brother literally nobody cares, plenty of other leagues around the world have clubs with the words “united and “fc” take for example Bangkok United from Thailand
I mean, United I totally understand, since it typically refers to clubs that were once separate clubs that merged. FC, I don’t get the criticism for.
And it is silly a bit, I’ll never take Real Salt Lake City seriously.