The_Home_Depot_Center

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center Victoria Street, HDC Los Angeles Sol (WPS) (2009-present) The First 4 college lacrosse invitational (2005) The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 13 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is major hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was developed and is operated by the Anschutz Entertainment Group. Background Location Coordinates 18400 Avalon Boulevard, Carson, California 90746 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W / 33.86444°N 118.26111°W / 33.86444; -118.26111Coordinates: 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W / 33.86444°N 118.26111°W / 33.86444; -118.26111 2002 Broke ground Opened Owner The Home Depot Center’s video scoreboard. June 2003 Anschutz Entertainment Group The 27,000 seat main stadium was designed specifically for football, and as a top football Anschutz Entertainment Group Operator venue in the United States, is nicknamed "The Cathedral of American Soccer." It is Grass Surface home to both the Los Angeles Galaxy and Construction $150 million Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, and the cost Los Angeles Sol of Women’s Professional Rossetti Architects Architect Soccer. The Home Depot Center was the second 27,000 Capacity stadium designed specifically for soccer in 120 yds long x 75 yds wide (109 x 68 m) MLS era. When the venue opened in June Field the dimensions 2003 as the new home of the Galaxy, a number of special events took place in celebraTenants tion. Pelé, who is widely viewed as the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) (2003-present) greatest soccer player of all time, was in atAdidas Running Club (2003-present) tendance at the opening match along with Chivas USA (MLS) (2005-present) many dignitaries from the soccer world, and Los Angeles Riptide (MLL) (2006–2008) USA Sevens (IRB) (2004–2006) L.A.-area celebrities. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Both the United States women’s and men’s national soccer teams often use the facility for training camps and select home matches. It was the site of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup final. It hosted the 2003 MLS All-Star Game and the MLS Cup in 2003, 2004, and 2008. The soccer and tennis stadiums of the Center are main venues each year for ESPN’s Summer X Games. X Games events held each year at "the HDC" include skateboarding, inline skating, auto rally racing, motorcycle racing, and BMX bicycle skills competitions. The Home Depot Center Musical Events and performances • Soda Stereo - "Me Verás Volver Tour" November 21 2007 • Curiosa • Dave Matthews Band • Heroes del Silencio - "Tour 2007" September 28 2007 • Green Day • KROQ L.A. Invasion (formerly the Inland Invasion in San Bernardino) • Maná - Revolución de Amor Tour - October 3 2003 • Vans Warped Tour • Oscar De la Hoya vs. Stevie Forbes • Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga • Paul Williams vs. Antonio Margarito • Neil Diamond External links • • • • • The Home Depot Center official website AEG Worldwide Rossetti Architects LA Galaxy Home stadium Los Angeles Sports Council A fireworks display at The Home Depot Center. The Home Depot Center hosted the first three editions (2004-06) of the USA Sevens, an annual competition in the Sevens version of rugby union that is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. It also is the location for the State Championship Bowl Games for high school football in the state of California. It also served as the host facility for the first two seasons of Spike TV’s Pros vs Joes reality sports contests. In addition to the soccer stadium, The Home Depot Center features a 2,500-seat Olympic Velodrome, a 13,000-seat tennis stadium and an outdoor track and field facility that has 20,000 permanent seats and has seated up to 22,000. The Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse play their home games at the track and field stadium. It is also the home of the adidas Running Club, a member of the USA Elite Running Circuit, and the Adidas Track Classic. The Home Depot Center is also home to Athletes Performance which trains elite athletes in a variety of sports. 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Preceded by Rose Bowl Preceded by first stadium Preceded by Aloha Stadium Preceded by Gillette Stadium RFK Stadium Preceded by Rose Bowl Pasadena Preceded by Nickerson Field Home of the Los Angeles Galaxy 2003 – present Home of Chivas USA 2005 – present Host of the Pan-Pacific Championship 2009 – present Host of the MLS Cup 2003 & 2004 2008 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final Venue 2003 Host of Major League Lacrosse championship weekend 2006 Home of USA Sevens 2004 - 2006 The Home Depot Center Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Succeeded by Pizza Hut Park Qwest Field Succeeded by Hongkou Stadium Shanghai Succeeded by PAETEC Park Preceded by first stadium Succeeded by Petco Park Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Home_Depot_Center" Categories: Chivas USA, Major League Soccer stadiums, FIFA Women's World Cup stadiums, CONCACAF Gold Cup stadiums, Los Angeles Galaxy, Rugby union stadiums in the United States, Soccer venues in the United States, Sports in Los Angeles, California, Sports venues in Greater Los Angeles, Sports venues in California, Lacrosse venues, Tennis venues in the United States This page was last modified on 18 May 2009, at 01:17 (UTC). 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