An increasingly impressive array of training facilities have been opened up across Major League Soccer in recent years. The investment in training facilities by MLS owners has been nearly as impressive as the one made into building soccer-specific stadiums.
Since 2017 at least $415 million has been poured into training facilities across the league. That figure is also without numbers for the facilities built by New York City FC and Orlando City SC. Columbus Crew SC have also announced plans to build a new facility that should be ready for 2021 and Nashville SC should have one of their own in the near future.
Get a look inside where every club prepares for matchday with this comprehensive guide.
Atlanta United
- NAME: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
- CITY: Marietta, GA
- OPENED: 2017
- COST: $60 million
- SIZE: 33 acres
- FIELDS: 6
- TEAMS: Atlanta United, Atlanta United 2, Atlanta United Academy
Chicago Fire FC
- NAME: CIBC Fire Pitch
- CITY: Chicago
- SIZE: 125,000 square feet
- FIELDS: 2 outdoor fields, 100,000 square foot dome
- TEAMS: Chicago Fire FC
FC Cincinnati
- NAME: Mercy Health Training Center
- CITY: Milford, OH
- OPENED: 2019
- COST: $35 million
- SIZE: 24 acres
- FIELDS: 3 fields
- TEAMS: FC Cincinnati, FC Cincinnati Academy
Colorado Rapids
- NAME: DICK’S Sporting Goods Park
- CITY: Commerce City, CO
- OPENED: 2007
- COST: Full Complex (including the stadium) - $131 million
- SIZE: 140 acres makes up the whole complex
- FIELDS: 1 stadium field - 1 Rapids practice field - 23 youth fields
- TEAMS: Colorado Rapids, Colorado Rapids Academy
Columbus Crew SC
- NAME: Crew Training Center at Obetz
- CITY: Obetz, OH
- OPENED: 1997
- SIZE: 5.5 acres
- FIELDS: 2
- TEAMS: Crew SC, Crew SC Academy
Plans for new facility in 2021 announced
FC Dallas
- NAME: Toyota Stadium
- CITY: Frisco, TX
- OPENED: 2005
- COST: $170 million
- SIZE: 145 acres in total which include both Toyota Stadium and 17 complex soccer fields
- FIELDS: Complex is 17 full-sized fields (3 Synthetic Turf, 14 Natural Grass) + Toyota Stadium (Natural Grass)
- TEAMS: FC Dallas, North Texas Soccer Club, FC Dallas Boys & Girls’ Academy teams as well as Frisco Independent School District (High School Soccer and Football), Home of the NCAA FCS Title Game and the Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl
D.C. United
- NAME: In discussions with several potential partners
- CITY: Loudoun County, VA
- OPENED: Phase 1 - Stadium for Loudoun United DCUs USL Affiliate - 5,000 seat Sega Field opened on August 9, 2019. Phase 2 - Training pitches and state of the art indoor facilities scheduled to open in fall 2020.
- COST: Approximately $30-40 million
- SIZE: 54 acres
- FIELDS: 5 fields
- TEAMS: D.C. United, Loudoun United FC, D.C. United Academy
Houston Dynamo
- NAME: Houston Sports Park
- CITY: Houston
- OPENED: 2011
- COST: $12-13 million
- SIZE: Approximately 6 acres
- FIELDS: 7 fields
- TEAMS: Houston Dynamo, Houston Dash, Houston Dynamo Academy, and Houston Dash Development Academy
Inter Miami CF
- NAME: Inter Miami CF Training Complex
- CITY: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- OPENING: March 2020
- COST: $40 million
- SIZE: 25 acres
- FIELDS: 6 grass fields, 1 synthetic field with a 1,500 capacity seat stadium attached
- TEAMS: Inter Miami CF, Fort Lauderdale CF, Inter Miami CF Academy
LAFC
- NAME: LAFC Performance Center
- CITY: University Hills — Los Angeles (On the campus of Cal State LA)
- OPENED: 2018
- COST: $30 million
- SIZE: Principal Building — 30,000 square feet/95,550 square feet of turf
- FIELDS: 1
- TEAMS: LAFC
LA Galaxy
- NAME: Dignity Health Sports Park
- CITY: Carson, Calif.
- OPENED: 2003
- COST: $150 million; Over $35 million in upgrades since 2013
- SIZE: 125 acres
- FIELDS: One stadium field; Nine total training fields
- TEAMS: LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Chargers, US men’s/women’s national teams, U.S. Tennis, LA Galaxy II, LA Galaxy Academy
Minnesota United FC
- NAME: National Sports Center
- CITY: Blaine, MN
- OPENED: 1990 for the facility, MNUFC have trained there since our inception as the Loons in 2013
- COST: The valued asset of the entire NSC campus is approximately $150 million
- SIZE: 660 acres
- FIELDS: 52
- TEAMS: Minnesota United, Minnesota United Academy, local youth and professional clubs Home of the Blaine Soccer Club and the MLS National Sales Center.
Montreal Impact
- NAME: Centre Nutrilait
- CITY: Montreal
- OPENED: 2016
- COST: $17 million
- FIELDS: 4 (two natural grass and two turf fields)
- TEAMS: Montreal Impact and its Academy
Nashville SC
- Still in planning stages
New England Revolution
- NAME: New England Revolution Training Facility
- CITY: Foxboro, MA
- OPENED: 2019
- COST: $35 million
- SIZE: 65 acres
- FIELDS: 4 outdoor fields (3 grass, 1 turf), shared indoor field
- TEAMS: New England Revolution, Revolution Academy
New York City FC
- NAME: Etihad City Football Academy New York
- CITY: Orangeburg, NY
- OPENED: 2018
- SIZE: 17 acres
- FIELDS: 1.5
- TEAMS: New York City FC
New York Red Bulls
- NAME: Red Bulls Training Facility
- CITY: Hanover, NJ
- OPENED: 2013, multi-million dollar expansion in 2017 including academy building and field
- SIZE: 15 acres
- FIELDS: 4 - three grass (one heated) and one turf. One dedicated to Red Bulls Academy
- TEAMS: New York Red Bulls, Sky Blue FC, NYRBII, RBNY USL League Two team, Red Bulls Academy
Orlando City SC
- NAME: Orlando City SC Training Complex at Osceola Heritage Park
- CITY: Kissimmee, FL
- OPENED: 2019
- SIZE: 65 acres
- FIELDS: 4 training fields (3 grass, 1 turf) and a 5,400-seat stadium field (future home field of OCB); All grass playing fields will have the same Latitude 36 BermudaGrass that is used at Exploria Stadium
- TEAMS: Orlando City SC, Orlando City B, Orlando City Academy
Philadelphia Union
- NAME: Power Training Complex
- CITY: Chester, PA
- OPENED: 2016
- COST: $15 million for the training complex and fields, plus an additional $43 million in surrounding campus investment
- SIZE: Approximately 90 acres for the entire campus
- FIELDS: 2, plus a third in neighboring Subaru Park field
- TEAMS: Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia Union II
Portland Timbers
- NAME: Timbers Training Center
- CITY: Beaverton, OR
- OPENED: 2012
- COST: $15 million (includes no land cost)
- SIZE: 5 acres
- FIELDS: 2 currently, with planning underway for the addition of two more fields
- TEAMS: Portland Timbers, Portland Timbers 2, Portland Timbers Academy
Real Salt Lake
- NAME: Zions Bank Training Center
- CITY: Herriman, UT
- OPENED: 2017
- COST: $78 million
- SIZE: 42 acres
- FIELDS: 8
- TEAMS: Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals FC, Real Monarchs SLC, Real Salt Lake Academy
San Jose Earthquakes
- NAME: Earthquakes Training Facility
- CITY: San Jose
- OPENED: 2010
- COST: Field - $1.2 million, locker room/training room/gym - part of $100 million stadium complex
- FIELDS: 1
- TEAMS: San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders
- NAME: Starfire Sports Complex
- CITY: Tukwila, WA
- OPENED: 2003
- COST: $14 million
- SIZE: 54 acres
- FIELDS: 14 (12 outdoor and two indoor)
- TEAMS: Seattle Sounders, Tacoma Defiance, Sounders FC Academy
Sporting Kansas City
- NAME: Pinnacle
- CITY: Kansas City, KS
- OPENED: 2018
- COST: $75 million
- SIZE: 50.49 acres
- FIELDS: 5
- TEAMS: Sporting Kansas City, U.S. Soccer
Toronto FC
- NAME: BMO Training Ground
- CITY: Downsview Park — Toronto
- OPENED: 2012
- COST: $21 million
- SIZE: 14 acres
- FIELDS: 7
- TEAMS: Toronto FC, Toronto FC II, Toronto FC Academy
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- NAME: Whitecaps FC National Soccer Development Centre
- CITY: Multi-campus; Primary facility — University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Secondary facility — Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
- OPENED: 2017
- COST: $32.5 million
- SIZE: 38,000 square foot fieldhouse
- FIELDS: 5 (3 grass, 2 turf) at primary facility, 2 turf fields at secondary facility
- TEAMS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Whitecaps FC Academy, Whitecaps FC youth programs
