Eleven Park is a proposed soccer-specific stadium to be constructed on the site of the former Diamond Chain Company facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It would be the home of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer team that plays in the USL Championship.

Eleven Park

Location	402 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46225
Coordinates	39.76215°N 86.16989°W / 39.76215; -86.16989
Owner	Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana
Operator	Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana
Type	Soccer-specific stadium
Capacity	20,000
Field shape	Rectangular
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	2025; 3 years' time (2025) (planned)
Construction cost	$1 billion (est.)
Tenants
Indy Eleven (USLC) (2025–) (planned)
Website
www.elevenpark.com

The stadium would be part of a mixed-use development including a hotel, offices, apartments, and a retail area, and is expected to be complete for the start of the 2025 USL Championship season.[1]

History

The first proposal for an Indy Eleven stadium was in 2014, before the team had debuted. The plans called for a 18,500-seat stadium at the cost of $87 million. The plan was shelved in the state senate.[2] In 2015 the proposal was revived, but rejected again in favor of renovating Michael A. Carroll Stadium, the home of the Eleven at the time.[3] In 2017 the Eleven again attempted to receive stadium funding, but did not have a bill launched in favor of it.[4]

In January 2019, the Eleven announced a new stadium plan, with a 20,000-seat stadium being the centerpiece of a $550 million mixed-use development including 600 apartments, more than 100,000 square feet (9,300 m²) of retail space, 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²) of office space and a 200-room hotel.[5] The stadium would also have the potential to host concerts, women's soccer team, college and high school soccer, football, field hockey, rugby and lacrosse.[6]

In February, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the bill, with a requirement that the Eleven reach an agreement to join Major League Soccer before the stadium could be built.[7] In April the bill passed the house with the MLS requirement removed.[8] The bill would also pass the senate, and was signed by Governor Eric Holcomb in late April.[9]

On January 8, 2021, Indy Eleven tweeted that they planned to announce the location of the new stadium by late March 2021.

On June 24, 2022, the club announced that the stadium would be built on the site of the former Diamond Chain Company factory in the southwest quadrant of downtown Indianapolis. The full price for the development along the White River is estimated to cost over $1 Billion. The project is anticipated to be completed in spring 2025. [10]

References

External links

• Official website
• Team website