Audi Field
Aerial view of the stadium in 2019 | |
Audi Field Location within District of Columbia Audi Field Audi Field (Chesapeake Bay) Audi Field Audi Field (the United States) | |
| Address | 100 Potomac Avenue SW |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°52′06″N 77°00′46″W / 38.868411°N 77.012869°W |
| Public transit |
Washington Metro: at Navy Yard–Ballpark |
| Owner | District of Columbia |
| Operator | D.C. United |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Field size | 115 yd × 75 yd (105 m × 69 m) |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Current use | Soccer Football Rugby |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 27, 2017[1] |
| Opened | July 9, 2018 (ribbon cutting)[4] July 14, 2018 (first game)[5] |
| Construction cost | $450 million |
| Architect | Populous[2] Marshall Moya Design[3] |
| General contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| D.C. United (MLS) (2018–present) Washington Spirit (NWSL) (2018–present) Loudoun United (USLC) (2019) DC Defenders (UFL) (2020–present) DC Power (USLS) (2024–present) | |
| Website | |
| audifield.com | |
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, and Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. Previously, D.C. United had explored sites in the Washington metropolitan area. Following the failure of an initial stadium proposal in 2006, D.C. United made two additional stadium proposals that also failed to be built. In January 2011, the club explored using previously unused land at Buzzard Point to build a stadium; this was confirmed in July 2013, when Buzzard Point was announced as the stadium location. The ground-breaking ceremony occurred in February 2017, with construction completed in July 2018.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 16, 2017). "DC United announce stadium groundbreaking ceremony on February 27". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ Bromley, Ben (February 15, 2014). "New D.C. United Stadium Renderings, by Architecture Firm Populous, Released". SB Nation. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ Hansen, Drew (April 21, 2016). "D.C. United Stadium Has a Name (at Least Tentatively)". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ Giambalvo, Emily (July 10, 2018). "D.C. United ushers in 'a new era' with Audi Field ribbon-cutting ceremony". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ Goff, Steven (January 4, 2018). "D.C. United will open Audi Field on July 14, setting up All-Star Week on waterfront". Retrieved January 5, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.