Major League Soccer’s DC United has announced plans to create a 12,000-seat stadium and youth academy in Baltimore.
WTOP reports the team is seeking the build its venue on the 80-acre site of the Carroll Park Golf Course, which is owned and operated by the city. The project would include a stadium that would host a new MLS Next Pro affiliate team, a new professional women’s soccer team owned by NBA icon Carmelo Anthony, and youth soccer academies.
The project would also feature a practice field and a 40,000-square-foot building with classrooms, a weight room, locker rooms, a gymnasium and a cafeteria.
“We want to build the professional soccer foundation in Baltimore that’s going to lead to growth in the future,” said DC United Co-Chairman and CEO Jason Levien.
The budget for this project was not disclosed, although Levien added it would be financed in a “private-public partnership.” State Sen. Antonio Hayes and Del. Mark Edelson have introduced bills in the Maryland legislature that will provide $216 million of state bonds for the project.
