Audi Field
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for D.C. United of Major League Soccer, the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League, and the DC Defenders of the United Football League. The stadium seats 20,000 people.
Audi Field on July 25, 2018 | |
| Address | 100 Potomac Avenue SW |
|---|---|
| Location | Buzzard Point Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38.868411°N 77.012869°W |
| Public transit |
Washington Metro at Navy Yard–Ballpark |
| Owner | District of Columbia |
| Operator | D.C. United |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Field size | 115 yd × 75 yd (105 m × 69 m) |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 27, 2017 |
| Opened | July 9, 2018 (ribbon cutting) July 14, 2018 (first game) |
| Construction cost | $400 million – $500 million |
| Architect | Populous Marshall Moya Design |
| General contractor | Turner Construction Company |
| Tenants | |
| D.C. United (MLS) (2018–present) Washington Spirit (NWSL) (2018–present) Loudoun United (USLC) (2019) DC Defenders (XFL / UFL) (2020–present) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Previously, D.C. United had explored sites in the Washington metropolitan area. Following the failure of an initial stadium proposal in 2006, D.C. United made two additional stadium proposals that also failed to be built.
In January 2011, the club explored using previously unused land at Buzzard Point to build a stadium; this was confirmed in July 2013, when Buzzard Point was announced as the stadium location. The ground-breaking ceremony occurred in February 2017, with construction completed in July 2018.