Rio Tinto Stadium
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| place | 9256 South State Street Sandy , Utah 84070
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 34 '58.5 " N , 111 ° 53' 36.1" W |
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Salt Lake County Real Salt Lake |
| start of building | August 12, 2006 |
| opening | October 9, 2008 |
| First game | Real Salt Lake 1-1 New York Red Bulls |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 115 million US dollars |
| architect | Rossetti Architects |
| capacity | 20,213 seats |
| playing area | 109.73 × 68.58 m (120 × 75 yds.) |
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The Rio Tinto Stadium is a soccer stadium in Sandy , a suburb of Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah, with a total of 20,213 seats (not including a concert stage) for soccer games. With a stage for concert events, 19,464 visitors are admitted. Inside the stadium, the home games of be Real Salt Lake from the Major League Soccer (MLS) discharged. From 2015 to 2017, the Real Monarchs SLC from the USL Professional Division (USL Pro) was another soccer team at the venue. These have now moved to the newly built Zions Bank Stadium with 5,000 seats. The newly founded Utah Royals FC from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has also played its home games in the stadium since 2018 .
history
In 2005, the year Real Salt Lake was founded, plans for this football stadium were drawn up and approved by the local authorities. However, the financing of this project turned out to be difficult. Opponents of the stadium construction were of the opinion that one should not spend millions of taxpayers' money on a stadium that might not be profitable. Team owner Dave Checketts stated that he would like to keep the team in Salt Lake City, but issued an ultimatum and threatened the team with moving. On the last day of the ultimatum, however, a financing plan was decided.
Construction began on August 12, 2006 with the laying of the foundation stone for the facility in the presence of the teams from Real Salt Lake and Real Madrid . Until the opening on October 9, 2008, Real Salt Lake played at Rice-Eccles Stadium , which is located on the campus of the University of Utah . The first game took place on October 9, 2008 between Real Salt Lake and the New York Red Bulls and ended in a 1-1 draw.
On July 29, 2009, the 14th MLS All-Star Game between the MLS All-Stars and Everton FC was played in the Rio Tinto Stadium.
The end of January 2015. The construction of a new football stadium for Real Salt Lake City Monarchs of the USL Pro agreed and signed the contracts. This was originally to be built in the Utah State Fair Park right next to the Rio Tinto Stadium, could accommodate 8,000 visitors, cost an estimated 18 million US dollars and be ready for the 2016 season. However, these plans failed, so that the new stadium was finally built in Harriman .
Naming rights
On September 28, 2008, the naming rights to the stadium were sold to the international mining company Rio Tinto Group , which also includes the locally based Kennecott Utah Copper . During the 15-year contract period, the group pays 1.5 to 2 million US dollars per year.
gallery
Stadium construction site in July 2008
The stadium opening on October 9, 2008
Before a Real Salt Lake game against the Vancouver Whitecaps (2014)
The stadium in March 2017
Web links
- riotintostadium.com: Official site of the stadium (English)
- stadiumdb.com: Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy Stadium )
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: List of American stadiums
- ↑ Real Salt Lake 2012 Media Guide ( Memento from June 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) ( PDF , English)
- ↑ mlssoccer.com: Taking a tour of Real Salt Lake's Zions Bank Stadium and Academy Article from December 21, 2017 (English)
- ↑ rsl.com: Utah Royals FC unveils name, identity for 2018 NWSL season article from December 1, 2017 (English)
- ↑ RSL confirms Oct. 9 stadium opening ( Memento from September 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Senate paves way for a Sandy stadium ( Memento from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Article from February 6, 2007 (English)
- ↑ Checketts: 'Once and for all,' RSL here for good ( Memento from July 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Article from February 8, 2007 (English)
- ↑ realsaltlake.com: Utah State Fairpark Stadium Construction Signed for $ 18 Million Article from January 26, 2015 (English)
- ^ Robert Boyd, Rebecca Green: Proposal to build soccer stadium at Utah State Fairpark rescinded. In: FOX 13 Now. February 25, 2015, accessed March 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Rio Tinto Gets Naming Rights to New Real Soccer Stadium. In: The Salt Lake Tribune . September 28, 2008, accessed March 7, 2020 .
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