Sporting Club and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas unveiled the Wyandotte Sporting Fields on Thursday.
The 52-acre complex is at 1500 N. 90th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. It has 12 playing fields, four with natural grass and eight with synthetic turf.
The venue will draw an estimated 1.3 million visitors annually, according to a news release from Sporting KC.
The primary tenant of the fields will be KC Fusion. The news release said the facility will also host elite youth soccer leagues and tournaments at regional and national levels.
"Sporting KC continues to set the standard for excellence in Kansas City, Kansas and the metro area," Mayor Mark Holland said in a news release. "Whether it is their soccer stadium, the National Training and Coaching Development Center, youth fields or futsal courts, Sporting KC is on the cutting edge. The Unified Government is proud to partner with them on the opening of these soccer fields.”
Holland, Gov. Sam Brownback, Sporting Club CEO Rob Heineman, Unified Government representatives and youth soccer players from Metro United Soccer Club attended the unveiling ceremony.
