Multi-Million Dollar Texas Stadium Project Gets Green Light

Major League Soccer’s (MLS) third-oldest soccer-specific venue is slated to get a makeover worth almost $200 million, it has been announced.

FC Dallas announced Wednesday a $182 million public-private partnership between the club and Frisco City Council to renovate the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Upgrades will include a new “architecturally distinctive” roof structure, expanded seating capacity, improved ingress and egress, and new concession stands.

The stadium’s north, east, and west entrances will be renovated, and the site will also receive three new clubs.

“When Toyota Stadium opened in 2005, it was a state-of-the-art facility that was ahead of its time, and the stadium’s success has helped pave the way for dozens of other soccer-specific stadiums across the country,” said FC Dallas Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt.

“Today, we are delighted to announce these renovations which will modernize the stadium and elevate the fan experience, once again establishing Toyota Stadium as one of the premier facilities in Major League Soccer.”

FC Dallas partnered with HKS Architects and Manhattan Construction Group for the project, additional concepts for which include:

• New scoreboards, video signage and sound systems
• A 10 percent overall increase in seating capacity
• A 59 percent increase in concession points of sale
• A New press box, media and broadcast suites
• Improved accessibility
• A 26 percent increase in restrooms
• An upgraded field drainage system

Also proposed is a 6,000 square foot video board, which, according to the press release, would make it the largest of its kind for a soccer-specific stadium in MLS.

Construction on the east side of the stadium is set to begin in 2025. In 2026, the east side will reopen while work begins on the left, and, in 2028, the entire stadium will reopen.

The west side of the stadium will remain operational throughout the 2025 MLS season, and MLS matches are set to continue at Toyota Stadium during the renovation process.

Newsweek has contacted FC Dallas for comment via email.

Last month, Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in the U.S. by capacity, announced a “transformative” new partnership that would see the Knoxville venue’s name preserved.

Tennessee athletics said a key aspect of the partnership would be investment in the Neyland Stadium renovation project, which would “modernize and enhance the fan experience” with upgrades including concourse widening, gate and entryway expansions, as well as extra concession areas.

Tennessee said the financial details of the sponsorship would not be made public, but the duration of the agreement was slated for up to 20 years

Newsweek has previously mapped the biggest stadiums in the U.S.

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