BMO Stadium

BMO Stadium
The Bank
The west side stands on Figueroa Street
BMO Stadium is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
BMO Stadium
BMO Stadium
BMO Stadium is located in California
BMO Stadium
BMO Stadium
Location in California
BMO Stadium is located in the United States
BMO Stadium
BMO Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesBanc of California Stadium (2016–2023)
Address3939 South Figueroa Street
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°00′46.0″N 118°17′02.7″W / 34.012778°N 118.284083°W / 34.012778; -118.284083
Public transit E Line  Expo Park/USC
OwnerLos Angeles FC
Executive suites35
Capacity22,000
SurfaceBermuda grass
ScoreboardPanasonic[1]
Construction
Broke groundAugust 23, 2016[2]
OpenedApril 18, 2018[6][3]
Construction cost$350 million[3]
ArchitectGensler
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[4]
Services engineerM–E Engineers, Inc.
General contractorPCL Construction Services, Inc.[5]
Tenants
Los Angeles FC (MLS) (2018–present)
Angel City FC (NWSL) (2022–present)
Website
Official website

BMO Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC and the National Women's Soccer League's Angel City FC. Opened on April 18, 2018,[6][3] it was the first open-air stadium built in the city of Los Angeles since Dodger Stadium in 1962.[7]

Constructed on the site of the former Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, it is located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the main campus of the University of Southern California. Los Angeles FC subleases the site from the university which has a master lease with the LA Memorial Coliseum Commission for operating and managing the Coliseum and stadium properties.

Los Angeles FC signed a 15-year, $100 million naming rights deal with Banc of California in 2016 for the stadium. The deal was terminated in 2020, with the club announcing an eventual renaming in the coming years.[8] In 2023, Bank of Montreal (BMO) was announced as the new stadium sponsor.[9]

  1. ^ "Banc of California Stadium Case Study" (PDF). Panasonic. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (August 19, 2016). "LAFC to hold groundbreaking event for new stadium on Tuesday". MLS Soccer. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Magic, Nomar, Hamm open LAFC stadium". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Banc of California Stadium". Thornton Tomasetti. January 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles Football Club Soccer Stadium and PCL Construction Participating in Hiring Event" (Press release). Los Angeles Football Club. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Dwyer, Alex (April 19, 2018). "LAFC's Banc of California Stadium is officially open for business". Major League Soccer.
  7. ^ "Learn More — Banc of California Stadium — An Unmatched Experience". bancofcaliforniastadium.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "LAFC, Banc of California End Stadium Naming Rights Deal Early". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. May 27, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "LAFC's home venue renamed as BMO Stadium". MLSsoccer.com. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.