What construction cost was reported for America First Field when it opened?
America First Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Sandy, Utah, built as the permanent home of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. The USD 110 million venue combined USD 65 million of private investment with USD 45 million of public investment and opened on 9 October 2008. Its standard soccer configuration seats 20,213 spectators, while the stadium can expand to about 25,000 for concerts. The venue was known as Rio Tinto Stadium until a 2022 naming-rights agreement and is now home to both Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals. Its mountain-facing bowl has also hosted national-team matches, the 2009 MLS All-Star Game and major CONCACAF and U.S. Open Cup fixtures.
Reported project cost
$110 million
Cost basis: 2008
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Key dimensions
- CapacityReal Salt Lake
- 20,213 seats
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