"NEW YORK -- The opening of New York City FC's Etihad Park has been pushed back a half-season to the start of MLS' 2027-28 schedule. When the team broke ground in December 2024 for the 25,000-seat venue adjacent to the New York Mets' Citi Field, NYCFC said the stadium would open for the 2027 season. The projected opening will now be in the summer of 2027, when the MLS switches its schedule to a summer-to-spring calendar to match most European leagues."
"In the league's truncated transition season of 2027, each MLS team will play a 14-game regular-season schedule followed by playoffs. NYCFC will continue to play most home games that season at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. Since taking the field in 2015, NYCFC has played home games mostly at those venues along with some at the home of the rival New York Red Bulls in Harrison, New Jersey, and Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut."
New York City FC's Etihad Park opening has been delayed a half-season to summer 2027. Groundbreaking occurred in December 2024 for a 25,000-seat venue adjacent to Citi Field. The revised opening aligns with MLS switching to a summer-to-spring schedule to match most European leagues. The 2027 transition season will feature a 14-game regular season followed by playoffs. NYCFC will play most home matches in 2027 at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. Since 2015, home games have also taken place at the Red Bulls' Harrison venue and Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The stadium will host soccer during the 2028 Olympics. City Football Group controls the team.
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