Sporting Park
The Blue Hell Home of the Brave | |
Sporting Park from the air (pictured in 2021 when it was known as Children's Mercy Park) | |
Sporting Park Location in Kansas Sporting Park Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Livestrong Sporting Park (2011–2013) Children's Mercy Park (2015–2025) |
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| Address | One Sporting Way |
| Location | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39°07′18″N 94°49′23″W / 39.12174°N 94.82318°W |
| Owner | Kansas Unified Development, LLC. |
| Operator | Sporting Kansas City |
| Capacity | 18,467 (soccer) 25,000 (concerts) |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Scoreboard | Three Daktronics Video Boards 20 by 126 feet (6.1 m × 38.4 m) 12 by 24 feet (3.7 m × 7.3 m) 14.5 by 24 feet (4.4 m × 7.3 m) |
| Record attendance | 21,650 Sporting Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake, MLS Cup 2013 |
| Field size | 120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m) |
| Public transit | KCATA 101 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 20, 2010 |
| Opened | June 9, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $200 million ($286 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous |
| Project manager | LANE4 Property 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) | |
Sporting Park 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. 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. 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 MLS Cup, and is the only stadium to host all three in the same year.
Beginning with the 2026 MLS season the stadium will once again be named Sporting Park after Children's Mercy Hospital's naming rights agreement expires in February 2026.