i thought it was odd that you ranked nashville but not cincinnati and columbus. inconsistent

Don’t forget the new St. Louis stadium. Currently under construction

There will be more and more MLS teams in the future. I know the MLS has looked at Las Vegas, San Diego, Sacramento, Phoenix, Albuquerque, San Antonio, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Charlotte. And there are other cities that could follow them. The biggest problem is that there could end up being to many teams. The MLS will not ever have teams go down to the championship division, hell they have to many teams already. They do not have stadiums big enough to have MLS games. In fact the championship division has a lot of the MLS Academy teams in it already.

This is wrong

Rank gaa stadiums

All I'll say is look up the Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, KY. For a SECOND TIER stadium, it looks fucking amazing.

the crazy thing is you say that, even if it's probably inflated a little bit by teams like the Fire, NYCFC, Nashville, Atlanta, and the Revs are playing in NFL/MLB stadiums that they don't use the full capacity for, the average capacity for an MLS Stadium is around 22,500 seats. Which I think would be about average size for a La Liga stadium and around the lower end of a Premier League stadium. In fact only 6 of the 27 MLS teams have a stadium capacity under 20k.

MLS Stadiums are a decent size. More than half the teams in LA LIGA, LIGUE1, and SERIA A have a smaller avg attendance than the MLS average (21,300 for 2019).

Fans prefer to be in mostly full, smaller, nice stadiums over mostly empty, large, crappy ones.

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I laughed at how on point t this was

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@Asim Malik Torontostan you mean.

@Asim Malik take it easy

It really is a great view with the right seat

Haven’t been yet but I live in Gwinnett and have to go soon one day

Mercedes-Benz is a stadium that tried to give you a luxury car feel with a soccer cult making you feel at home.

football not soccer

It’s even a beaut just driving passed it

I was there for the 2018 MLS cup and man, the one thing I'll say is that it's definitely not too big for Atlanta United.

The stadium was built to be expanded when necessary. The roof is actually designed and ready to be raised for when they want to do it.

@@begley9 I’m not sure why they haven’t expanded though yet. Haven’t they like sold out like every game for the past few years. Without standing room I think it only holds like 19k seated.

@@CCRevolutionized because a sold out small stadium looks fantastic compared to half full big one

@@cristiancardenas2493 but they’ve sold out for years? No ones saying increase it by 10k, but it’s simple supply and demand. If you’re selling out then you need to adjust your supply to met a higher demand.

@@CCRevolutionized I agree every time I go there it’s absolutely packed

That roof has plenty of bells and whistles but I love it!!

best in my opinion

Minisota united

The Crew HELL IS REAL

FC Cincinnati! I was there for "Hell is Real" this year. I love TQL. The Bailey gets rocking!

1 billion dollars stadium of course its #1

I died at the Mercedes F1 joke

Evidently, they tried to get natural grass to work but alas, the retractable roof just isn't large enough to let in enough sunlight.

@@AdricBraithwaite Natural grass field would have easily worked. The climate is about the best in the world for turfgrass and the roof is large enough to cover each corner, it was more the Falcons and the overall number of events that left them to decide to go with turf. There is drainage built into the field level in case it ever is changed to grass, and if/when it is part of the 2026 World Cup.

@@robmason5 from the AJC: “Falcons officials initially hoped to have natural grass in their new stadium, but decided in 2013 that the building instead would have artificial turf. The stadium’s lead architect, Bill Johnson, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the time that a detailed “sun study analysis” ruled out natural grass for the retractable-roof stadium because the field wouldn’t get enough sun light to grow the grass. McKay told the AJC at the time that the multi-purpose nature of the building complicated the idea of natural grass.” I would provide the link to the article but KZfaq auto-deletes comments with URL’s in them.

*and Thorns

But the fans had nothing to do with the league folding. UEFA promised to pay them more money because money is what really runs football.

StevenyGabby Perez fans had a lot to do with it

@@-raid-5945 Even if i grant you that getting more money from UEFA wasn't an important factor what the "fans have saved" is this lopsided system in which you have fulham spending £19M on player wages and Man. United spending £177M million on wages and all of the top 6 in England spending north of £130M....but money doesn't already run the sport and the current system is fair and equitable right? Europeans are so used to this system and so faithful to the false notion that football is about the "little guy" they can't see how deeply flawed the current system it. There needs to be a higher league because domestic leagues are top heavy and lower clubs have no real chance to compete. The proposed super league isn't the answer because I think it was never meant to be a real thing it was just a negotiation tactic to get more money but a higher league is called for.

@@stevenygabbyperez695 Florentino Perez seems to think that this Superleague thing should be taken seriously and isn't a bargaining chip... Of course I think he's insane... It's a disgusting idea designed to pretty much pocket as much money as possible to cover their irresponsible debts... that's what happens when you spend 9 digits on flops like Hazard. It would execute European football... part of the reason why European football is so attractive is incoming talents out of clubs like Ajax, Dortmund, Atalanta, Leipzig, Lyon, Celtic, Sevilla etc... you take money from those clubs, you start taking opportunities from future potential superstars.. the 'big' clubs aren't all that great at producing talent.. they just hoard them from feeder clubs.

Camp Nou 😍

expanding exploria stadium would take a miracle. yeah they could fill in that one corner with more seats but any higher stands constructed in the future would have to be like 40 degrees steep massive safety hazard, one wrong step and you're tumbling all the way down the stairs 😂

Alot of MLS Teams play in NFL stadiums that usually seat 50,000 to 100,000 people or full NFL games

Nashville's new stadium, which they will be moving into next year will seat 30000 base

Not sure about this. I know TQL Stadium (home of FC Cincinnati) is not expandable -- the owners originally wanted to have that option, but it would have cost more to design it with expansion in mind, and they just couldn't afford it.

Very true. If only the beers weren't 10 dollars

​@Garrett Fletcher, did you forget to take your meds this morning?

@Garrett Fletcher Lmao, couldn't be more wrong with that statement

@@PotatoGawds $10? That’s a bargain.

@Garrett Fletcher lay off the crack. San Francisco is the North Bay, Oakland East Bay, San Jose South Bay🤷‍♂️

When they put tarps on the upper decks due to poor attendance in 2019, Red Bull tried to hinting that it was really because they were adding a lounge/deck area. RBNY being RBNY, nobody held them accountable for the BS.

Same can be said about the Dignity Health Sports Park (originally named the Home Depot Center).

I do appreciate that during games they always leave the seats empty so you can really appreciate the stadium. Sorry, I had to LOL

@@josiahmarsh9453 lol, just trying to look legit like Italian footy!

Only one that truly encompasses Euro style/influence with the American touch imo. Still looks modern even after it being a number of years old. Word on the street is they are going to remodel it in the next couple of years. So hopefully itll look better than it already did

Love coming down to KC from Omaha to see games

I'm a long time DCU season ticket holder and appreciate your comment and the ranking, I thought we'd be much lower. I give the team a lot of credit for the sightlines inside the stadium given the very small footprint they had to work with. One thing though, that's the Anacostia River near by, a few hundred yards east of where it meets the Potomac.

I love the look of the stadium but sadly I haven’t been to a game in it yet I really want to try next season. It looks amazing from pictures of the inside

Very poor planning unfortunately. Too small for the DC market and it is tough to get there as it is pretty far from subway, no parking and boxed in by the river and a military compound

That being said, BBVA hasn't hosted concerts in forever. Even before 2020. I bet if it was built today, they would have done the canopy all the way around.

Here's the thing though... He didn't even put Mapfre Stadium, the very first soccer specific stadium in the MLS, in the list, lol... he only mentioned the new Crew Stadium at the end of the video.

Thanks for being honest

@@ClipsThatTakeUpStorageOnMyXbox 😂😂😂

There's 49 rainbow colored seats in a section as one can clearly see in the video.

I’m a Galaxy fan and agree mostly more or less with his rankings. I personally dislike Seattle’s stadium because the way the turf looks, however Portland’s turf is fine for me. MLS has definitely made some great looking stadiums the last ten years or so!

@@peppategga3428 Agreed. I really like the new Columbus stadium. I think they knocked it out of the park with the design.

i just wish they didn’t have Pepsi products 🤮

It's a very nice stadium, just a tad dull.

Allianz is amazing, especially with all the lighting at night

@@peterburry2014 not dull in the slightest

I was very impressed when I had the opportunity to watch a game there. Very nice stadium

Ayy ❤

It was my second favorite. LAFC was my #1. But I think Miami will be soon

The new women's specific soccer stadium North of Downtown KC on the river will rival any of them.

Who fucking cares!! Publicity stunt. Do you think those rich bigwigs in suits give two shits about those people. Plus it just says to half the fan base we we don’t like your social views and to the 2-3% queer population look youre an extremely small minority but we are going to exploit that so we can make money money money! Gay and straight we are all the human race, brothers and sisters. Not one group should ever be exploited for money no matter how big or small and certainly not due to a tragedy being the reason. Just make a nice long banner to go across the retainer on the loft seating that says something Dedicated to the tragic death of 49 individuals. All taken too soon each one loved and special to this world. The ruling class despises everyone so they divide us with labels. So next time you call someone a racist, faggot, black, white, white trash, liberal, conservative, etc. start looking at them as your brother or sister. Think of their place in life. No one says you have to agree on issues you can disagree and still find a friend to console in. Bottom line is that the elites stay in power by pitting middle class against lower class which makes both classes poorer and the wealthy become extremely wealthy and insulated from the real world. Today go out and find someone with different skin or religion and just say hi and shake their hand. Help them carry a grocery bag to the car. You could be straight and go to a gay club for the evening make some friends, learn about them. Start small start somewhere and guess what, we will find we have way more in common than what govt and the media tell us we do!!! Peace and Love my Brothers and Sisters!!!!!

@@xeverettx2564 this was the most unnecessary and bizarre rant i've ever come across on youtube. You've somehow managed to get triggered by an MLS team deciding to honor 49 people who were murdered in their community. They're in no way "exploiting" those people's families. Give your head a wobble, you absolute melt.

Fun fact that I think you'll enjoy then. In the past world Cup the MLS sent the 6th most players to the tournament behind ligue 1 in addition to those you listed.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will probably make that video soon.

​ @The Wide World of Stadiums Another humble request if you have the time: the Canadian Premier League

@@TheWideWorldofStadiums subscribed

Nah don’t bother they’re wack asf 😂

I think he was more having a dig at them having ''Real'' in their name despite not being bestowed the title by the Spanish Royal Family.

@@keynesianeconomics4113 I looked into the backstory, the owners of Real Salt Lake asked Real Madrid if they could use their name. Real Madrid obliged and David Beckham came out and cut the ribbon as a representative from Real Madrid right before signing with LA Galaxy. www.rsl.com/news/historical-perspective-real-salt-lake

It's a ridiculous name... If one club could justify having; 'City FC' in its name then it's most definitely Salt Lake.

I've often thought the club should be renamed 'The San Andreas Faults"... It couldn't be more inappropriate than the current name.

Well Seattle Sounders FC just won the CONCACAF Champions League and will be headed to the FIFA Club World Cup so......

About the only drawback MBS has is the seats start a good 15 or so feet above the pitch. It causes minor sight line problems on corners and whether the damn ball went in if you’re close to the field. But it’s really minor and the goodies it has are crazy.

And they will again. Season tickets for sounders games sold out like they were ps5s. The demand is still there, just restrictions in the way.

@@alexc7864 where at

@@calebkent5858 where what at?

I believe Antifa has declared Lumen Field an autonomous zone. They have dubbed it "The Lume". Mayor Durkan and Governor Inslee have already declared it "The Summer of Love"..

@@misterjones78 what is antifa

I know the origin, but still granting yourself a honorific title bestowed by an foreign monarchy is a truly bizarre thing to do. Real Madrid can't bestow the "Real" title in Spain, only the King can do so. There aren't any laws of course stopping anyone from doing so in the US, but it seems ridiculous. MLS teams should embrace the fact that they are from the US (or Canada) and not try to be faux-European. (For the record, I fully support the name Internacional Miami being in Spanish, it is the main language of the city so it actually makes sense).

The important part is the fans in Salt Lake love the name and the stadium and they’ve embraced it.

Quirky and historic, for sure. Bench seating in the old upper tier and narrow concourses make it a tad frustrating, yet lends an old-school charm, nonetheless.

I've been to a few EPL matches and Providence Park has a similar atmosphere. It's a great place to watch a match.

they've done a really nice job with the renovations to make it an awesome venue. Not easy converting an old baseball stadium into a soccer/football specific stadium, but they managed to do it. The atmosphere on matchday is second to none, especially during big matches.

Problem. Wrong team, wrong city and wrong state.

playoff games at Stubhub... the best.

My first ever game was GaLAxy vs the old laFC (chivas usa) and i’ve been hooked to the beautiful game ever since 👍🏼

Went to a game between Houston Dynamo and LA Galaxy at BBVA Stadium last year before everything shut down, and the visiting Galaxy fans were louder than the Houston fans in their own home. They may be the best travelling fanbase in MLS.

We need a new stadium closer to the city center with public transit available

What an insane game that was. I've been thinking, they should have let us watch the announcement of world cup host cities from Lumen Field, bet the same thing would have happened lol. Would have been just as loud, if not louder.

Surprised that a soccer-specific stadium wasn't built where all the others are (being from Dallas we're supposed to hate Philly, but the arrangement of having all your sports facilities in one area is a great idea -- maybe the Mavericks and Stars will move to Arlington some day)

Is it going to be just for soccer?

@@hanzotherazor1995 Yes. Also, other events will be held there when Crew do not need it.

@@TheDanHK I mean is it a Soccer only stadium or can it host other sports events? What are they going to do with the old stadium?

@@hanzotherazor1995 Soccer only

I’m from Columbus myself, and am quite exited that we are finally getting anew stadium, although MAPFRE has history, the negatives out way the positives. It is located about 1/2 a mile from arguably the worst hood in Columbus, and is beginning to show its age.

Also in fifa 💪🏻

Ya. CFL has mostly new or newly renovated stadiums. Would be a short video though, with only 9 stadiums.

It’s the worsts stadium in MLS. It’s old and ugly. Not like our BMO field.

@@MikeySlou Obviously you are a Torontonian not a Vancouverite like me. #1 BC place underwent a half billion dollar renovation a decade and has already hosted numberous world class events before and since the renovation including opening and closing cermonies of Expo 86, Winter Olympics and the Women's World Cup Finals. #2 if we are indeed the worst stadium in MLS, then why are we even a host city for the 2026 world cup. #3 and even after the renovations BMO field needs to make it meet world cup 2026 standards, it will still be smaller than BC place, Commonwealth Stadium and Olympic Stadium in Montreal, which really begs the question who really does have the inferior stadium after all

@@jasonyau326 the roof doesn’t even open. The women’s World Cup doesn’t count. Many cities didn’t want to host the mens world Cup. Toronto also has the much newer rogers Center that just got renovated, a mlb team, the much nicer Scotiabank arena with a NBA team. By far a much better sports city with better venues. You guys have the whitecaps playing in a stadium 🏟 bigger than needed with tarps. BMO field has a relatively big soccer specific stadium relative to North American standards. Expo 86? 🥱

@@MikeySlou the roof does opens just not in the rain and as for many cities did not want to host the world cup, obviously you did pay not attention to the selection process as many US cities threw their hat in the ring but only ones giving away tax breaks got chosen as host cities IE Arrowhead stadium in Kansas City over US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis

As an lafc fan as long as the banc is top 3 I’m good

Personally I'm thrilled that Red Bull Arena beat Philly lol. Nothing against their stadium, I just hate the Union because I'm a salty New York sports fan and 2019 was a disaster.

Toyota Stadium is also where the FCS Championship is played.

No fans

" I’ll never understand why it’s so small." - Check FC Dallas attendance....

they just announced an expansion to BMO field as well for the 2026 world cup, its going from 30,000 to 46,000 seats.

You're talking about StubHub Center ( formerly Home Depot Center) in Carson

VERDE! LISTOS!🟢⚫🟢⚫

Went there for the US-Qatar Gold Cup semi. Very nice stadium and love the views to the pitch. Biggest drawback is that the turf needs to be broken in and the seats are uncomfortably small. We had a few thunderstorms around before game time and the convective bridges moved from southwest to northeast perfectly. Seemed like it dropped the temperature about 15 degrees F just before the 6:30 kickoff.

Offer access to the stadium is so bad that is ruins the game day experience. Can't even get an Uber within 3 blocks of the stadium without getting stuck in gridlock.