| Stadium Name: | Toyota Stadium |
| Logo Image: | Toyota Stadium Texas logo.svg |
| Location: | Frisco, Texas |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | Toyota Stadium |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Texas##Location in the United States |
| Broke Ground: | February 18, 2004 |
| Opened: | August 6, 2005 |
| Renovated: | 2018 |
| Owner: | City of Frisco |
| Operator: | Frisco Soccer, LP |
| Surface: | Latitude 36 Bermuda Grass[1] |
| Architect: | HKS, Inc. |
| General Contractor: | Lee Lewis Construction, Inc.[2] ; Manhattan Construction Company (2028 redevelopment) |
| Dimensions: | 117yd74yd |
| Tenants: | FC Dallas (MLS) (2005–present) Frisco ISD football (2005–present) Frisco Bowl (NCAA) (2017–present) NCAA Division I Football Championship (2010–present) National Soccer Hall of Fame (2018–present) North Texas SC (USL1) (2019) |
| Address: | 9200 World Cup Way, Ste 202 |
| Construction Cost: | $80 million ($ in dollars); 2018 renovation: $55 million; 2028 redevelopment: $182 million |
| Former Names: | Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Complex (2004–2005) Pizza Hut Park (2005–2012) FC Dallas Stadium (2012–2013) |
| Seating Capacity: | Soccer 19,096 |
Toyota Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in Frisco, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, United States. Built and owned by the city of Frisco, the 20,500-seat stadium opened in 2005. Its primary tenants are Major League Soccer club FC Dallas and the Frisco Independent School District, which supported the construction to host their high school football games. It also hosts the annual NCAA Division I Football Championship, the title game of college football's Football Championship Subdivision, and the annual Frisco Bowl. Additionally, it is the home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, which opened in 2018.[4]
Toyota Stadium was the third MLS soccer-specific stadium to be built after Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio (1999) and Dignity Health Sports Park near Los Angeles (2003). It cost approximately $80 million and opened on August 6, 2005, with a match between FC Dallas and the MetroStars, which ended in a 2–2 draw. The stadium seats 20,500 in a U-shaped design with the north end including a permanent covered stage for hosting concerts, similar to SeatGeek Stadium near Chicago, which opened one year after Toyota Stadium. Although it was then hoped the permanent stage would help the stadium increase revenue by hosting mid-sized concerts, the design proved unpopular and other MLS clubs rejected building permanent stages in their new stadiums, leaving the stadium's design looking dated. There is widespread support among club fans for the stage to be removed and replaced with a full stand in a future renovation. The stadium includes 18 luxury suites as well as a private 6000square feet stadium club.
The stadium played host to the 2005 MLS Cup final, seeing the LA Galaxy defeat the New England Revolution 1–0 in extra time for their second MLS Cup. It was also selected to host the 2006 MLS Cup, which ended 1–1 after overtime with the Houston Dynamo defeating the New England Revolution 4–3 on penalty kicks. In 2016, FC Dallas hosted and won the U.S. Open Cup Final, also against the Revolution.
The complex also has an additional 17 regulation size, stadium-quality soccer fields (both grass and artificial turf) outside the main stadium. These fields are used for practice by FC Dallas, matches for the FC Dallas reserve squad, and for hosting soccer tournaments. Youth tournaments that have made use of the complex include Dallas Cup, Olympic Development Program National Championships, Generation adidas Cup,[5] USYSA National Championships, and MLS Next Cup.
From 2005 until January 2012, the naming rights to the facility were held by national pizza chain Pizza Hut, which is headquartered in nearby Plano, and the stadium was known as Pizza Hut Park. Nicknames for Pizza Hut Park included PHP, the Hut, and The Oven, the latter referring to Texas' summer climate during afternoon games (and also because the field is well below ground level). On January 7, 2012, the contract linking the pizza franchise with the stadium expired, and the stadium was renamed FC Dallas Stadium.
On September 10, 2013, FC Dallas reached an agreement with Gulf States Toyota Distributors, headquartered in Houston, to rename its home field Toyota Stadium. The 17 practice fields around the stadium would be known as Toyota Soccer Center.[6] [7]
In 2018, Toyota Stadium completed a $55 million renovation of the south end of the stadium. Additions included new field access tunnels, locker rooms, a press conference room, team stores, and a multi-tiered viewing stand that replaced the old bleacher section. This also brought in a European-style roof built over the south end of the stadium.[8]
One of the more notable additions was the National Soccer Hall of Fame, which included the National Soccer Hall of Fame Experience and the 19,350 square-foot National Soccer Hall of Fame Club. This addition made Toyota Stadium the first league sports hall of fame to be built within a stadium.
Even with the renovations, many club supporters wanted roof structures to be built over the west and east stands to provide shade during the brutal Texas summers. However, those projects were postponed until 2024, where the City of Frisco approved a larger renovation project addressing these issues.
On September 17, 2024, the City of Frisco approved a $182 million redevelopment project. Improvements include three new clubs, renovated stadium entrances, the removal of the north-end concert stage for supporter standing areas, the largest LED video board of any soccer-specific stadium in the nation, and architecturally distinctive European-style roof structures covering the east, west, and majority of the north stands that will provide much-needed shade for supporters.
Part of the improvements will also include over 1.2 million square feet of office space, a 200-room upscale hotel, a 200-unit multifamily high-rise building, and 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
The construction will be carried out in phases, with work on the east side of the stadium slated to begin after the FCS Championship game in January 2025 and completed before the start of the 2028 FC Dallas season. The initial phase of development will see stadium capacity drop to about 11,000 seats.[9]
In addition to the renovation project, FC Dallas has signed a lease extension to keep the club in Frisco through 2057.
In 2015, plans were announced that the stadium would be the new home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (NSHOF). In addition to the NSHOF museum, the stadium's south end received extensive renovations and the entire project cost $55 million and was completed in 2018. The Hall of Fame has two components – the NSHOF Experience and the NSHOF Club. The Experience houses the museum and serves as the location for the Hall of Fame annual induction ceremony. The Club includes specialty seating for season ticket holders for all FC Dallas home matches, as well as multiple event spaces that function as food and beverage hubs on game days. The NSHOF includes soccer memorabilia, modern technology, and virtual reality exhibits.[10]
In August 2008, the stadium hosted the heavy metal/hard rock festival tour Ozzfest. It had regularly hosted concerts by Jimmy Buffett. It was also the site for several editions of Edgefest organized by former Dallas alternative rock station KDGE.
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| April 15, 2007 | — | — | This concert was part of Edgefest. | ||||||||||
| April 28, 2007 | — | Bama Breeze Tour | — | — | [21] | ||||||||
| April 26, 2008 | — | The Year of Still Here Tour | — | — | [22] | ||||||||
| April 27, 2008 | — | — | This concert was part of Edgefest. | ||||||||||
| August 9, 2008 | — | — | — | This concert was part of Ozzfest. | |||||||||
| April 18, 2009 | Jimmy Buffett | — | Summerzcool Tour | — | — | [23] | |||||||
| May 17, 2009 | 25,026 / 25,026 | $1,840,494 | The concert was originally scheduled on May 2, 2009, but was rescheduled due to heavy rain and lightning. | ||||||||||
| May 22, 2010 | Jimmy Buffett | — | Under the Big Top Tour | — | — | ||||||||
| September 18, 2010 | — | — | |||||||||||
| May 21, 2011 | Jimmy Buffett | Welcome to Fin Land Tour | — | — | [24] | ||||||||
| April 22, 2012 | — | — | — | These concerts were part of Edgefest. | |||||||||
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| May 4, 2013 | Jimmy Buffett | — | — | [25] | |||||||||
| June 21, 2014 | This One's For You Tour | — | — | [26] | |||||||||
| May 30, 2015 | Workin' n' Playin' Tour | — | — | [27] | |||||||||
| September 5, 2015 | 30,665 / 30,665 | $1,571,889 | |||||||||||
| May 28, 2016 | Jimmy Buffett | I Don't Know Tour | — | — | [28] | ||||||||
| June 10, 2017 | — | — | — | Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top was the special guest.[29] | |||||||||
| October 20, 2018 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| May 4, 2019 | — | Off the Rails Country Music Fest | — | — | |||||||||
| May 5, 2019 | |||||||||||||
| September 21, 2019 | National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Weekend | — | — | ||||||||||
| October 2, 2021 | — | National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Weekend | — | — | |||||||||
North of the main stadium is Dr. Pink Field, a mini-stadium named after former Frisco doctor Dr. Erwin G. Pink.[30] The field is used for Frisco ISD high school football and soccer.
Dr. Pink Field formerly hosted games for the Frisco Griffins Rugby Club.[31] The Griffins drew an attendance of a few hundred people per game.[32]