Allianz Field - Wikipedia Allianz Field For other uses, see Allianz Stadium. Allianz Field `` Cloud City '' Concept Art of the Stadium Location Saint Paul, Minnesota Coordinates 44 ° 57 ′ 10 '' N 93 ° 9 ′ 54 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 44.95278 ° N 93.16500 ° W ﻿ / 44.95278 ; - 93.16500 Coordinates : 44 ° 57 ′ 10 '' N 93 ° 9 ′ 54 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 44.95278 ° N 93.16500 ° W ﻿ / 44.95278 ; - 93.16500 Public transit Metro Green Line at Snelling Avenue Owner Minnesota United FC Operator Minnesota United FC Capacity 19,400 Surface Grass Construction Broke ground December 12, 2016 Opened 2019 ( est. ) Construction cost $150 million Architect Populous General contractor Mortensen Construction Tenants Minnesota United FC ( MLS ) ( 2019 -- future ) Allianz Field is a pending soccer - specific stadium for Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer. On October 23, 2015, team owners announced that Minnesota United would build a stadium on the 35 - acre Saint Paul bus barn site. The proposed stadium will seat approximately 19,400, is to be completed in 2019, and will be privately financed for $150 million. On November 25, 2015, Minnesota United FC hired Kansas City - based Populous to design the stadium. On December 9, 2015, the team hired Mortensen Construction as part of the stadium construction along with Populous. Mortensen built U.S. Bank Stadium for the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 - 2016, and worked with Populous on three other Twin Cities sports facilities : Target Field, TCF Bank Stadium, and Xcel Energy Center. Contents 1 Site 2 Design 2.1 Stadium 2.2 Green space 3 Construction 4 Names 5 References 6 External links Site The stadium is being built on a 35 - acre ( 14 ha ) site on the southeast corner of Snelling Avenue and University Avenue. The location is in Saint Paul 's Midway neighborhood, halfway between Minneapolis and Saint Paul downtowns. The site is accessible by transit, through the immediately - adjacent Snelling Avenue Station served by both the METRO Green Line and the A Line. A city environmental assessment predicted in June 2016 that nearly a third of the attendees will arrive on the Green Line. A masterplan has been drawn up for the redevelopment of the broad area, including the stadium site and adjacent properties owned by RK Midway. This may include building new hotel and office space and the redevelopment of the existing shopping center. The buildings occupied by Rainbow supermarket, Walgreens, Midway Pro Bowl and some adjoining spaces will be torn down. The masterplan calls for the redevelopment to be more pedestrian friendly, to accommodate large numbers of fans walking to and from the transit stations. The southern half of the site was formerly a bus barn used by Metro Transit until it was demolished in 2002. It was later acquired by the Metropolitan Council, with help from the Federal Transit Administration, after a planned big - box store was not pursued. The stadium itself will primarily sit on this property. Design Stadium The plans for the stadium include a ring - shaped stadium, with seating for approximately 19,400 in the first phase and 24,474 in a future expansion. A glass - like polymer mesh oval exterior will provide the stadium with a sleek facade. With an overhang partially covering the field, the facade is expected to soften the noise towards the neighborhood. Green space The masterplan is pedestrian - oriented and designates 2.6 acres ( 1.1 ha ) of outdoor gathering spaces. The stadium will be ringed by three grassy plazas and a fourth green space will be placed along University Avenue, near Snelling Avenue Station. Pascal Green will be on the east of the stadium ; United Champion Plaza will be on the southwest corner ; Victory Plaza will be on the north ; and Midway Square will be north of Victory Plaza, along Snelling Avenue. Midway Square and Victory Plaza will express the north - south axis of the stadium. These green spaces are planned to be progressively introduced in phases as property owner RK Midway waits for existing leases on its current tenants to end. However, the timeline of these phases has not been released to the city or the public, as of July 2016. The project drew criticism as the full realization of the masterplan could take many years. Construction The stadium was planned to break ground in June 2016, but was delayed while the team awaited a tax - exemption from the state, similar to ones granted to other recent stadium projects. Despite the stadium construction being privately funded, the franchise owners stated that the tax - exemption is needed for the project 's viability. In addition, because stadium construction would eliminate Rainbow Foods -- an anchor tenant in the Midway Shopping Center -- strip mall owner RK Midway of New York has faced lease complications with its smaller tenants. Industry analysts say intense competition between the grocery company SuperValu ( which operates Rainbow within the strip mall ) and rivals, primarily Hy - Vee, makes it unlikely that Rainbow will agree to terminate its lease early without a signed guarantee against a competitor moving into the shopping center. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held on December 12, 2016, and was attended by MLS commissioner Don Garber. Major construction on the site began in June 2017 and be completed in time for the 2019 season. Names On July 25, 2017, Allianz Life was announced as the sponsor for the new stadium. Allianz Life, a subsidiary of German company Allianz, is headquarted in nearby Golden Valley, Minnesota. It is one of eight sports facilities that it sponsor around the world by Allianz or its subsidiaries. Due to the stadium 's resemblance to the floating city on Bespin in the fictional Star Wars universe, the future Minnesota United FC Stadium has gained the nickname `` Cloud City. '' References Jump up ^ `` Minnesota : MNUFC stadium no sooner than 2019 -- StadiumDB.com ''. stadiumdb.com. Jump up ^ Melo, Frederick ( October 23, 2015 ). `` Minnesota United FC Announce Plan for New St. Paul Stadium Resolution ''. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015. Jump up ^ Greder, Andy ( July 28, 2016 ). `` MLS expansion : Atlanta is lock for 2017, Minnesota expected to join them ''. TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Melo, Frederick ( July 1, 2016 ). `` St. Paul 's soccer stadium was supposed to break ground in June. What happens now ? ''. TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved July 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Borzi, Pat ( August 28, 2016 ). `` Duel of Suitors Yields an M.L.S. Franchise for Minnesota ''. New York Times. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016. Jump up ^ Olson, Rochelle ( January 26, 2016 ). `` First of Signature Glass Doors Opens on Minnesota Vikings ' New Stadium ''. Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Walsh, James ( December 9, 2015 ). `` Minnesota United Picks Mortenson to Build Stadium ''. Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved February 18, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Melo, Frederick ( June 10, 2016 ). `` Newest soccer stadium site plan has less green space ''. TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved July 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Melo, Frederick ( February 18, 2016 ). `` Midway - Snelling Site Plan Outlines Movie Theater, Hotel, Stadium, Park Plaza ''. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Melo, Frederick ( August 17, 2015 ). `` St. Paul Fed - Financed Land Might Hinder Pro-Soccer Stadium Deal ''. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Van Berkel, Jessie ( December 12, 2016 ). `` Minnesota United officials say ' big dig ' at stadium site will begin in spring ''. Star Tribune. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Melo, Frederick ( December 8, 2016 ). `` Groundbreaking set for St. Paul soccer stadium, as construction snags / ''. TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Klauda, Paul ( July 25, 2017 ). `` Minnesota United 's new soccer stadium will be Allianz Field ''. Star Tribune. Jump up ^ `` MNUFC & Allianz Field ''. Minnesota United FC. 25 July 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Cloud City Looks Dreamy : MN United Ceremoniously Break Ground on New St. Paul Stadium -- FiftyFive. One ''. December 13, 2016. External links Official Site Minnesota United FC Founded 2010 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Club History 2010 -- 16 2017 -- Sports facilities National Sports Center Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium ( 2017 ) Allianz Field ( future ) Players Current roster All - time roster Culture Colors and badge The Black Phoenix Rivalries The Flyover Cup : FC Edmonton Key personnel Owner Bill McGuire President Nick Rogers Sporting Director Manny Lagos Head Coach Adrian Heath Other topics Related articles Major honors NASL Soccer Bowl Champions 2011 NASL Spring Season Winners 2014 North American Supporters ' Trophy 2014 Seasons USSF Division 2 Professional League ( 2010 ) North American Soccer League 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Major League Soccer 2017 Current stadiums of Major League Soccer Current Primary Avaya Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium BC Place BMO Field CenturyLink Field Children 's Mercy Park Dick 's Sporting Goods Park Gillette Stadium Mapfre Stadium Mercedes - Benz Stadium Orlando City Stadium Providence Park Red Bull Arena Rio Tinto Stadium RFK Memorial Stadium Saputo Stadium StubHub Center Talen Energy Stadium TCF Bank Stadium Toyota Park Toyota Stadium Yankee Stadium Secondary Levi 's Stadium Olympic Stadium Stanford Stadium Future Allianz Field Audi Field Banc of California Stadium Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allianz_Field&oldid=798361732 '' Categories : Minnesota United FC Major League Soccer stadiums Stadiums under construction in the United States Soccer venues in Minnesota Sports venues in Saint Paul, Minnesota Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from July 2017 Use American English from February 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 한국어 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 1 September 2017, at 13 : 15. 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Question: where is the minnesota united stadium going to be
Answer: on the 35-acre Saint Paul bus barn site