Red Bull Arena (Harrison)

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Red Bull Arena
Opening game against FC Santos
Opening game against FC Santos
Data
place 600 Cape May Street Harrison , New Jersey 07029
United StatesUnited States
Coordinates 40 ° 44 '12.7 "  N , 74 ° 9' 1.3"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 44 '12.7 "  N , 74 ° 9' 1.3"  W.
owner Red Bull Arena, Inc.
start of building September 19, 2006
opening March 20, 2010
First game March 20, 2010
New York Red Bulls 3-1 Santos FC
surface Natural grass
costs 180-200 million dollars (estimated)
architect Rossetti Architects
capacity 25,000 seats
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The Red Bull Arena is a soccer stadium in the US city ​​of Harrison in the state of New Jersey . The New York Red Bulls from Major League Soccer (MLS) have played their home games here since the 2010 season . The Red Bulls' reserve also uses the facility for their home games in the United Soccer League . From the 2020 season, the home games of Sky Blue FC from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) will also take place in the stadium. The owner of the Red Bull Arena is Red Bull Arena, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Bull GmbH .

history

The stadium was opened with a friendly game between the Red Bulls and the traditional Brazilian club FC Santos on March 20, 2010. The game ended 3-1 for the Red Bulls. The Red Bulls played their first competitive game a week later. On March 27, the first day of the 2010 season, Chicago Fire was a guest.

The stadium has space for 25,000 spectators. A translucent roof covers all the stands, but not the playing field.

Delays

The project, which until August 18, 2008 was still known as Red Bull Park, was delayed several times:

The original plan was that the then MetroStars (as Red Bull New York was previously named) could move into the new stadium for the 2006 season. Disagreements between the MLS and the state of New Jersey delayed this. The opening planned for the 2007 season was postponed again due to environmental objections.

The foundation stone was laid on September 19, 2006, but the start of construction was delayed again after Red Bull GmbH bought the MetroStars . Due to disagreements with the previous owner of the Red Bulls, the Anschutz Entertainment Group , who still owned the stadium, Red Bull bought their shares and changed the stadium design again. Construction work finally began at the end of December 2007 and the stadium was completed in early 2010.

gallery

panorama

Panoramic view of the interior

Web links

Commons : Red Bull Arena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Red Bull Arena - stadium facts ( English ) Red Bulls New York, Inc .. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  2. See the investments of Red Bull GmbH on trendtop500.at
  3. nj.com: Picture-perfect opening for $ 200M Red Bull Arena in Harrison , March 20, 2010