Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Dick's Sporting Goods Park
DSG Park, Dick's, The Dick
Dicks Sporting Goods park during a game between the Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles Galaxy (June 2019)
Dick's Sporting Goods Park is located in Colorado
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location in Colorado
Dick's Sporting Goods Park is located in the United States
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location in the United States
Address6000 Victory Way
LocationCommerce City, Colorado
Coordinates39°48′20″N 104°53′31″W / 39.80556°N 104.89194°W / 39.80556; -104.89194
OwnerCity of Commerce City
OperatorKroenke Sports & Entertainment
Capacity18,061 (soccer)[1]
27,000 (concert)
Field size120 yds long x 75 yds [2]
SurfaceKentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 28, 2005
OpenedApril 7, 2007
Construction cost$64.5 million
($94.8 million in 2015 dollars[3]) [4]
ArchitectHOK Sport (now Populous)[5]
Project managerICON Venue Group[6]
Structural engineerMartin/Martin, Inc.[7]
Services engineerSmith Seckman Reid, Inc.[7]
General contractorTurner Construction[6]
Tenants
Colorado Rapids (MLS) (2007–present)
Denver Dream (LFL) (2009)

Dick's Sporting Goods Park,[8] also known as DSG Park,[9][10] is a soccer-specific stadium located in Commerce City, Colorado, that is home to the Colorado Rapids men's professional soccer team. The stadium seats up to 18,061 people for soccer matches, but can accommodate up to 19,734 for special soccer events and 27,000 for concerts. It became the third home venue for the Rapids upon its opening in 2007. Sitting at just over 5,200 feet (1,600 m) above sea level, the stadium has the highest elevation of any stadium regularly used by MLS teams.

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  2. ^ "An A-Z Directory of Facility Services for our Guests" (PDF). Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Site makes right for 2 newest MLS stadiums - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global". Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Mickle, Tripp; Muret, Don (May 21, 2007). "Site Makes Right for 2 Newest MLS Stadiums". Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Mickle, Tripp; Muret, Don (May 21, 2007). "Site Makes Right for 2 Newest MLS Stadiums". Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "The 2007 Colorado Construction Gold Hard Awards". Colorado.construction.com. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  8. ^ Reidy, John. "I love the smell of napalm and soccer in the morning". AV Club. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "Portland, Colorado set for rematch at DSG Park". Fox News. September 4, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Denver and DSG Park as U.S. World Cup qualifier site; anyone got a problem with that?". NBC. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2013.