With the opening of the Home Depot Center on June 7, another stadium will bid for the claim of being the best place to attend a soccer game. Here's your pick on which is the best (and worst) soccer venue. Voters took into account playing surface, seating, concessions, parking, access, atmosphere, etc. Voting ran through July 15, 2003. Results a based on 536 total votes.
Best soccer stadium:
29% – Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
22% – Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif..)
9% – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
7% – Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.)
6% – PGE Park (Portland, Ore.)
4% – Frontier Field (Rochester, N.Y.)
3% – Spartan Stadium (San Jose)
3% – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
2% – Seahawks Stadium (Seattle)
2% – Blackbaud Stadium (Charleston, S.C.)
2% – Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)
2% – Reliant Stadium (Houston)
1% – Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City)
1% – SAS Stadium (Cary, N.C.)
1% – Lockhart Stadium (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
1% – Orange Bowl (Miami)
1% – University of Richmond Stadium (Richmond, Va.)
1% – Cardinal Stadium (Naperville, Ill.)
1% – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles)
1% – Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
1% – Dragon Stadium (Southlake, Texas)
0% – Invesco Stadium (Denver)
0% – Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)
Worst soccer stadium:
26% – Dragon Stadium (Southlake, Texas)
13% – Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)
11% – Cardinal Stadium (Naperville, Ill.)
10% – Spartan Stadium (San Jose)
6% – Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City)
6% – Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
4% – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles)
4% – Frontier Field (Rochester, N.Y.)
3% – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
3% – Seahawks Stadium (Seattle)
3% – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
2% – Orange Bowl (Miami)
1% – University of Richmond Stadium (Richmond, Va.)
1% – Invesco Stadium (Denver)
1% – Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)
1% – Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.)
1% – PGE Park (Portland, Ore.)
1% – Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
1% – Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif..)
1% – Reliant Stadium (Houston)
1% – SAS Stadium (Cary, N.C.)
0% – Blackbaud Stadium (Charleston, S.C.)
0% – Lockhart Stadium (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
After combining the two questions above. This is your ranking of U.S. Soccer Stadiums from best to worst:
1 – Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio)
2 – Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif..)
3 – Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.)
4 – RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.)
5 – PGE Park (Portland, Ore.)
6 – Blackbaud Stadium (Charleston, S.C.)
7 – Reliant Stadium (Houston)
8 – Lockhart Stadium (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
9 – SAS Stadium (Cary, N.C.)
10 – Frontier Field (Rochester, N.Y.)
11 – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
12 – Seahawks Stadium (Seattle)
13 – University of Richmond Stadium (Richmond, Va.)
14 – Orange Bowl (Miami)
15 – Invesco Stadium (Denver)
16 – Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)
17 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles)
18 – Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City)
19 – Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
20 – Spartan Stadium (San Jose)
21 – Cardinal Stadium (Naperville, Ill.)
22 – Giants Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)
23 – Dragon Stadium (Southlake, Texas)