SLUNATE Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 does anyone know the seating req. for MLS teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 what does mls stand for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Roy ... we have to get you on the soccer bandwagon ... I think 15-20k Dallas is building a new stadium, as have Columbus, and L.A. ... check what the capacity of those stadiums are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I think MLS had a pretty stringent stadium requirement (the smallest at the beginning was 20,000 or so. Their website just says "suitable stadium" now. http://www.mlsnet.com/content/01/spot0906expansion.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 (Sorry about the duplicate post but I had "script error" confusion) MLS says just "suitable stadium". Don't know if there is an operational definition of that. Dallas Burn play in a (nice) high school stadium that seats around 8,000. http://www.mlsnet.com/content/01/spot0906expansion.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Curious as to why? I don't think there is a minimum...but the goal is to have a bunch of 20-25k capacity stadiums. Sure wish STL had a team, but it takes big corporate dollars of someone willing to lose some cash...and nobody wants to buck up n STL...more importantly...it takes a stadium. Dallas is getting a new one, so don't get used to that field...Lamar Hunt owns 3 teams...and another owner has multiple teams I believe. I know STL could draw 10-15k for summer games...more than a lot of teams. Not anywhere on the horizon...need a soccer buff with big dollars in STL. btw....big week for SLU soccer...Louisville in driver seat with only two conf games left, both at home...if they win both, SLU cannot finish ahead of Louisville in conf...Marquette also in good position(play at Louisville this week, SLU needs both teams to lose) and Cinci has several games left...but those 3 need some losses...Louisville MUST lose one of those two gmes this week. They got dominated at home by UAB but tied 0-0 last week. Louisville in driver seat, but if they lose one, SLU wins their remaining conf games, and Marquette loses one...SLU is right there. Best scenario seems to hope for Marquette to beat Louisville on road, then have Marquette lose their next one. And ...I am confident Cinci will lose one more in conf...but with their win over SLU...they need to lose two more. Glad I probably confused everyone with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentFLBilliken Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 The only important thing is to finish in the Top 2, and get a bye. Otherwise you have to win 3 in a row to win the tournament, which is not likely. If we finish in the top 2 and win the tournament, we have a decent shot at a 4 seed in the NCAAs which would be home games til the Final Four. I know I am getting way ahead of ourselves. A win in Bloomington would be awfully nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 What is the capacity of Hermann Stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUNATE Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 Is because I wonder if that kind of a stadium, with college football/mls tenant structure could grow to revenue neutral status? between M & W college soccer, college football, MLS and the occasional 'Friday Night Lights' HS football double header....could it be a sell? Not to mention the possibility of renting it out as a track facility for regional and national meets (given our midwestern locale) just a college football nut thinking out loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I believe in multi use and think your idea could work. Let's see how the arena does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 capacity...not sure, because capacity is more than actual seating availability. 6000? 7000? tops. I believe the highest ever reg season crowd is under 6k...but you can stuff in more...and it is easily conceivable to expand seating. As I have said before, they have a nice facility right now, a good team, ...a shame they don't get more students at games. I just don't see why they can't have a student section, etc... SLU is still 5th in rankings this week. Interesting to note, that it is WHEN you beat an opponent...Clemson, UVA, Furman, all highly ranked squads, are unranked now...and those wins would not mean as much as they did before. And rightfully so, SLU is still held with the high ranking. IU is hot lately, though down for their standards. Win would look nice, and be a positive...nicer to win conference. SLU has a lot of work to do to get a 4 seed in NCAA...Memphis is very beatable, and it is a home game....UAB has a TON of ties, and is still better than their results, a tough road game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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