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The Los Angeles metropolitan area (MSA) is home to 13.1 million people, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in the nation after New York. Greater Los Angeles includes metro Los Angeles as well as the Inland Empire and Ventura County. It is the second-most populous U.S. combined statistical area, also after New York, with a 2015 estimate of 18.7 million people. The city, which covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km 2), is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, with mountains as high as 10,000 feet (3,000 m), and deserts. For a limited time, we are offering this service for free! The environmental impact report, arena demolition, and stadium construction were expected to take three years and delay the team’s debut to 2018.Ĭlick the ‘LEARN MORE’ button below to take your career to the next level and create a recruitment portfolio to help clubs, coaches, agents, and scouts easily find you. 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. 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 pitch is 86,000 sq ft of improved natural bermuda grass adapted for Southern California.

The roof is covered with 190,000 sq ft of ETFE film.

125,000 sq ft of walkways and plazas are open to the public.

The stadium is an LEED Silver certified building.

5 million pounds of steel went into the construction.

The stadium roof rises 85 feet above Figueroa St.

Every seat is within 135 feet of the pitch.

The closest seats are only 12 feet from the touch line.

At 34 degrees, seating is among the steepest in the MLS.

The stadium is accessible from the expanded LA Expo line.

The first new open-air stadium built in the city of Los Angeles since Dodgers Stadium in 1962.

Banc of California Stadium History & Description

The deal was terminated in 2020, with the club announcing an eventual renaming in the coming years.

LAFC signed a 15-year, $100 million naming rights deal with Banc of California in 2016 for the stadium.