TQL Stadium

TQL Stadium
View of the pitch from the northeast corner
TQL Stadium is located in Ohio
TQL Stadium
TQL Stadium
Location in Ohio
TQL Stadium is located in the United States
TQL Stadium
TQL Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesWest End Stadium
Address1501 Central Parkway
LocationCincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates39°06′41″N 84°31′20″W / 39.11139°N 84.52222°W / 39.11139; -84.52222
Public transitLight rail interchange Connector
OwnerPort of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
OperatorFC Cincinnati
TypeSoccer-specific stadium
Executive suites53
Capacity26,000
Field size115 by 75 yards (105 m × 69 m)
Surface
Construction
Broke groundDecember 18, 2018
OpenedMay 16, 2021
Construction cost$250 million
ArchitectPopulous
BuilderTurner Construction
Project managerMachete Group
Structural engineerBuro Happold & Julie Cromwell Associates
Tenants
FC Cincinnati (MLS) (2021–present)
Website
tqlstadium.com

TQL Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the home of FC Cincinnati, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team that has played there since the stadium opened on May 16, 2021. The stadium holds approximately 26,000 spectators and is located in the West End neighborhood, at the former site of Stargel Stadium on Central Parkway at Wade Street. It has a Bermuda grass surface that was installed in 2024 to replace an earlier hybrid grass surface. During construction, the stadium was also known as the West End Stadium.

The stadium was proposed in 2016, as part of the team's bid for an MLS expansion franchise, to replace their temporary arrangement at Nippert Stadium. A list of sites was submitted with the bid in January 2017 and later narrowed to three candidates: in Oakley, the West End, and Newport, Kentucky. The West End site was chosen in early 2018 and approved in April through a land swap deal with Cincinnati Public Schools.

On May 29, 2018, MLS announced that Cincinnati had won an expansion team, to begin play in 2019 at Nippert Stadium. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 18, 2018, and the stadium officially opened for the 2021 season at a total cost of $250 million. Total Quality Logistics was named the naming rights sponsor in April 2021. TQL Stadium has hosted several matches for international teams, including in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and is scheduled to host part of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

  1. ^ Chapley, Carter (July 5, 2024). "New surface at TQL Stadium brings change, but also (hopefully) a more dynamic and healthier grass for FC Cincinnati". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

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