Talk:Soccer-specific stadium

message: Are Tor, Phi, Hous, Milw actual expansion teams or are they just proposed stadiums if the MLS expands to thoes cities. Perhaps it could clarify a bitSmith03 16:18, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Expansion Teams

message: I have found no informstion about the exsistance of this so-called "stadium".205.188.117.8 22:17, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Starfire Sports Complex

message: Everything points to Red Bull Arena opening in 2008, including the latest press reports.
--Scaryice 03:21, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: opening dates

message: I've got nothing against King George V but it isn't a national soccer stadium. They usually go to Edmonton when it is soccer.65.94.185.198 23:57, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: St. Jonh's Stadium

message: I removed James Griffin Stadium, home of the USL's Minnesota Thunder and Minnesota Lightning, from the list.  Per the photos on the page, it looks like it's more of a football primary stadium. Limasbravo (talk) 15:11, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: James Griffin Stadium

message: Something should be said about other parts of the world (many European coutries, Argentina, etc.) which for decades have had stadiums solely used for football. --ChaChaFut (talk) 05:03, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The term itself, however, is used mainly in North America and in other countries were soccer is not the number one sport and were soccer teams have had to borrow grounds from other sporting clubs. Djln--Djln (talk) 18:14, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

text: The article isn't about football (soccer) stadiums in general, though. The article's title is a term used in the US, and its scope is North America only, -and any expansion would damage the clarity/focus of the article. IMO the worldwide template should be removed and a concealed note at the top say to discuss the matter on the talk page first, perhaps... Lethesl 05:52, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Article or section deals primarily with the United States and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject.

message: I've started a discussion over here about how I think Qwest Field is actually a soccer-specific stadium.  Unfortunately the definition of what an SSS actually is (in this article) is (currently) completely unreferenced which makes it difficult to know whether my claim is right or wrong (thus my addition of  at the top) .  I've begun a search for references to help correct this and am keeping notes here.  I welcome anyone else's further thoughts and contributions (especially references) as we try to get to the bottom of this.  Thanks! --SkotyWATalk|Contribs 23:40, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Qwest Field is soccer specific?

message: Should we have a separate article listing all the NCAA soccer specific stadiums? The list on the current page is incomplete and there is a vast list of SSS's that exist at all levels of the collegiate game. Quidster4040 (talk) 22:20, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: How many NCAA stadiums are there? Perhaps the best option would be to list the stadiums that are over a certain capacity. That threshold could be 1,000 or 5,000. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:46, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  NCAA 

message: I'm a little confused as to why it's not included in the table? It is mentioned in the preceding paragraph that some minor changes have been made to accommodate CFL, but if that is the reason for excluding it from the table then there are others that should be excluded as well? You could argue this overlaps with the Expanding the definition subject, but I would like to address BMO field in particular, as it was built specifically for soccer, with adaptations required for Canadian Football. Also, its absence here is inconsistent with this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_soccer_stadiums_in_Canada which has BMO Field in bold, denoting a soccer-specific stadium. So if we're truly going to exclude BMO from the definition of a soccer-specific stadium then the other page should be adjusted for the sake of consistency.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.179.151.165 (talk) 23:33, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not a soccer-specific field now that the Argos play there too. Cheers. Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:54, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: By that logic we need to remove the Stubhub Center now that an NFL team plays there FearNotMan (talk) 14:24, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agreed. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:57, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

text: BBVA Compass also hosts gridiron.  The definition of the ground as originally intended had little to do with whether or not the owners rented out the stadium to tenants in other sports, it simply meant that the stadium was designed specifically to the needs and dimensions of soccer with a soccer team as its primary tenant.  Hell I'd wager that noone bothered to look up whether any of these grounds are also hosting lacrosse or other sports.  Would that cause a change in classification?  This is overcomplicating the definition.  I understand that the idea is to avoid the question regarding Atlanta, or Seattle's stadiums, but both of those stadiums were designed as mixed-use stadiums. Not soccer specific. Simple. unak1978 06:22, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  BMO Field? 

message: Fifth Third Bank Stadium is listed as both a current SSS for Atlanta United 2 and a past SSS due to a renovation to make it a multi-purpose facility.  It needs to be removed from one of the sections.  Is anyone familiar enough with the renovations to determine to the extend it was converted? FearNotMan (talk) 16:23, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fifth Third Bank Stadium 

message: Hey all, do MLS Next Pro stadiums warrant their own category? If so, what would be the best solution for stadiums like Belson Stadium or Seatgeek Stadium that are already listed in another section but are a home stadium for an MLS Next Pro team? Metaphortune (talk) 02:19, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  MLS Next Pro stadiums