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Capacity 27,000 Opened June 2003 The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 13 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles and features a soccer-specific stadium that seats 27,000 spectators. Its title sponsor is major hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was developed and is operated by the Anschutz Entertainment Group.
The main stadium is home to the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. Both the United States women’s national soccer team and the United States men’s national soccer team often use the facility for training camps and select home matches. It was the site of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup final. It hosted the 2003 MLS All-Star Game and the MLS Cup in 2003 and 2004.
The Home Depot Center hosted the first three editions (2004-06) of the USA Sevens, an annual competition in the Sevens version of rugby union that is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The HDC also stages the Supermoto event for the Summer X Games (2004-present). It continues to host a few high school football championships in mid-December. This year, the Home Depot Center will host the first psp paintball event of the season. The stadium has also been used for concerts, including two-night runs by Dave Matthews Band in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The soccer stadium is sometimes referred to by fans as Victoria Street, the major access road they take to reach the stadium (the stadium itself is on Avalon Boulevard). Opposing fans often refer to it as the Toolbox, a play on the stadium’s name.
In addition to the soccer stadium, The Home Depot Center features a 2,500-seat velodrome, a 13,000-seat tennis stadium and an outdoor track and field facility that has 2,000 permanent seats and has seated up to 22,000. The Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse play their home games at the track and field stadium. It is the home of the Adidas Running Club, a member of the USA Elite Running Circuit, and the Adidas Track Classic. In March 2007, the track and field stadium hosted the inaugural “Just Relays” event.
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