Dignity Health Sports Park
Dignity Health Sports Park is a multi-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. The complex consists of the 27,000-seat Dignity Health Sports Park soccer stadium, the Dignity Health Sports Park tennis stadium, a track-and-field facility, and the VELO Sports Center velodrome.[8] It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and its primary tenant is the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS). The main stadium was also home to the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in 2020. The LA Galaxy II of MLS Next Pro play their home matches at the complex's track and field facility. For 2020 and 2021, the stadium served as the temporary home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team.
Former names
Home Depot Center
(2003–2013)
StubHub Center
(2013–2018)
18400 Avalon Boulevard
Carson, California, U.S.
Galaxy Express to/from:
Del Amo
Harbor Gateway
27,000[1]
120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m)
Bandera Bermuda Grass[2]
February 26, 2002[3]
June 1, 2003[7]
US$150 million;
soccer stadium-only costs within the complex were around US$87 million
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.[4]
AG Engineering Group, Inc.[5]
Opened in 2003, the $150 million complex was developed and is operated by the Anschutz Entertainment Group. With a seating capacity of 27,000, it is the second largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States, after Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, and the third-largest among its kind in MLS, after Geodis Park and BMO Field in Toronto. During its first decade, the stadium was known as Home Depot Center through a naming rights deal with hardware retailer The Home Depot. In 2013, the name was changed to StubHub Center after naming rights were sold to online ticket marketplace StubHub. The current name, from healthcare provider Dignity Health, debuted in 2019.
In addition to hosting LA Galaxy games since its opening, the stadium also served as the home of the now-defunct Chivas USA MLS team from 2005 to 2014. The stadium was the temporary home of the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2017 to 2019, being the smallest NFL stadium over the course of those three seasons. When the Chargers played at the stadium, the facility was known as ROKiT Field at StubHub Center as part of a "multi-year" agreement with ROKiT.[9]
Other international matches[edit]
Rugby[edit]
The stadium hosted the first three editions (2004–06) of the USA Sevens, an annual international rugby sevens competition that is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. It again hosted the 2020, 2022, and 2023 events.[21][22]
The stadium has also hosted all United States national team matches for the Pacific Nations Cup between 2013 and 2014.[23] and the "Quest For Gold" pre-Olympic Rugby Sevens showcase on June 25–26, 2021.[24]
The stadium will host the Los Angeles Rugby Team of Major League Rugby beginning in 2024.
The stadium is scheduled to host the 2028 Olympic Rugby Sevens tournaments.
USA Eagles Internationals[edit]
USA scores displayed first.
Entertainment[edit]
Concerts[edit]
The Vans Warped Tour was held annually in the stadium parking lot until the tour's final year in 2018.
It also served as the host facility for the first two seasons of Spike TV's Pros vs Joes reality sports contests.
In 2007 it received the bands Héroes del Silencio, in their Tour 2007,[40] and Soda Stereo in their Me Verás Volver tour 2007.
In 2023, ENHYPEN played 1 show on October 6.[41]
In film and TV[edit]
The facility is frequently used to provide a stadium background in film, television and advertising.[42] The complex was the site of tasks for the third season of the CBS reality competition Tough as Nails.[43] The sports park was the site of the final task and finish line of 33rd season of The Amazing Race.[44]
Transportation[edit]
Dignity Health Sports Park is located south of the Avalon Boulevard exit on California State Route 91.
In 2017, the LA Galaxy launched a shuttle bus service operated by Long Beach Transit. With two routes connecting Dignity Health Sports Park with the Harbor Gateway Transit Center and Del Amo station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail's A Line.[45]