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On November 9, 2011, the City of Houston created a [[municipally owned corporation]] called the "Houston Amateur Sports Park LGC" to build, manage, and operate the Sports Park land as a recreational sports field and training facility for the public and community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/bfacommittee/20140429/localgovt.pdf |title=City of Houston: Local Government Corporations Presentation |date=April 29, 2014 |accessdate=March 6, 2019}}</ref> The local government corporation is managed by an eleven-member board nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. |
On November 9, 2011, the City of Houston created a [[municipally owned corporation]] called the "Houston Amateur Sports Park LGC" to build, manage, and operate the Sports Park land as a recreational sports field and training facility for the public and community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/bfacommittee/20140429/localgovt.pdf |title=City of Houston: Local Government Corporations Presentation |date=April 29, 2014 |accessdate=March 6, 2019}}</ref> The local government corporation is managed by an eleven-member board nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. |
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On May 28, 2014, the City of Houston acquired 32 more adjoining acres to add to the park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda/2014/20140528.pdf |title=City Council Chamber, City Hall |publisher=City of Houston |date=May 28, 2014 |accessdate=March 6, 2019}}</ref> |
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On February 7, 2018, the City of Houston agreed to fund $3.2 million of the $5.25 million needed to build [[Aveva Stadium]] at Houston Sports Park for the [[Houston SaberCats]] of [[Major League Rugby]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2018/02/07/266186/houston-city-council-approved-3-2-million-deal-to-build-a-new-rugby-stadium |title=Houston City Council Approved $3.2 Million Deal To Build A New Rugby Stadium |author=Schneider, Andrew |publisher=[[Houston Public Media]] |date=February 7, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref> The stadium is expected to be completed in April 2019 and will have a capacity for 4,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-council-to-consider-3-2m-deal-with-new-12547517.php |title=Houston City Council to consider $3.2M stadium deal with SaberCats rugby team |publisher=''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' |author=Morris, Mike, |date=February 5, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://houstonsabercats.com/press/press-release-02-08-18 |title=City of Houston sign off on a New Rugby Stadium in deal with Major League Rugby Team Houston SaberCats |publisher=[[Houston SaberCats]] |date=February 8, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref> |
On February 7, 2018, the City of Houston agreed to fund $3.2 million of the $5.25 million needed to build [[Aveva Stadium]] at Houston Sports Park for the [[Houston SaberCats]] of [[Major League Rugby]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2018/02/07/266186/houston-city-council-approved-3-2-million-deal-to-build-a-new-rugby-stadium |title=Houston City Council Approved $3.2 Million Deal To Build A New Rugby Stadium |author=Schneider, Andrew |publisher=[[Houston Public Media]] |date=February 7, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref> The stadium is expected to be completed in April 2019 and will have a capacity for 4,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-council-to-consider-3-2m-deal-with-new-12547517.php |title=Houston City Council to consider $3.2M stadium deal with SaberCats rugby team |publisher=''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' |author=Morris, Mike, |date=February 5, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://houstonsabercats.com/press/press-release-02-08-18 |title=City of Houston sign off on a New Rugby Stadium in deal with Major League Rugby Team Houston SaberCats |publisher=[[Houston SaberCats]] |date=February 8, 2018 |accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref> |
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| Type | Municipal (Houston, Texas) |
| Coordinates | 29°38′17″N 95°23′45″W / 29.638086°N 95.395932°W |
| Opened | 2011 (formally known as Houston Amateur Sports Park)[1] |
| Operated by | City of Houston Houston Dynamo Houston Parks Board |
| Visitors | 5,381 hours of use (in 2017) |
| Open | 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
| Status | Open all year |
| Parking | Over 400 vehicles[3] |
| Public transit access | 87 Sunnyside / TMC[2][1] |
| Website | www |
Houston Sports Park is an elite, multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility for a global community. Houston Sports Park (HSP) boasts seven professional grade playing fields made available for the youth and adult sporting community. Since 2011, HSP has been called home to sporting groups representing soccer, football, ultimate frisbee, field hockey, lacrosse, Gaelic football, Australian football, and rugby.
On behalf of the City of Houston, the Houston Dynamo manage the day-to-day operations by accommodating practices, league play, special events, camps and tournaments available to the entire Houston community and at an ideal location free from traffic or industrial distractions.
Houston Sports Park is the training ground of the Houston Dynamo, Houston Dash and its academy teams located in south Houston near the intersection of SH 288 and Airport Boulevard. The facility is made up of the Methodist Champions Field,[1] one artificial turf field, and five additional grass fields.
The campus building is a single-story building which houses Athlete Training + Health (18,505 sq. feet) along with a 7,000 sq. foot tenant suite for the Methodist Center for Sports Medicine (home to the physicians for the Houston Dynamo, Texans, Astros, Rodeo and Ballet). The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine features a HydroWorx 1200 advanced underwater treadmill pool. Additionally, there is 5,125 square foot permanent training center for the Houston Dynamo.
The completed portion currently in use is known as Phase One of the construction project that began in 2011. Fundraising for Phase Two is underway which will provide seven more lighted fields, restroom pavilion, misting stations, picnic facilities, trails, playground and additional parking. The estimated cost to complete the complex is $12 million.[4]
On February 7, 2018, the City of Houston agreed to fund $3.2 million of the $5.25 million needed to build Aveva Stadium at Houston Sports Park for the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby.[5] The stadium is expected to be completed in January 2019 and will seat 3,500 spectators.[6][7]
History
When the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer relocated to Houston to become the Houston Dynamo in 2005, team ownership Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), expressed a strong desire to have both a permanent stadium and training facility. While pursuing what would become BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Sports Park was simultaneously planned and constructed.
Initially, the city-owned Gus Wortham Golf Course in Houston's East End was proposed to be re-purposed for use.[8] However, Houston Mayor Bill White and district councilwoman Carol Alvarado soon publicly opposed the idea, and attention shifted elsewhere.[9] By late 2007, the city began looking to relatively undeveloped south Houston to acquire land, and two sites along the South Freeway (at Airport Boulevard and Almeda-Genoa Road) were considered.[10][11]
Throughout 2008, the City of Houston purchased several adjoining tracts of land adjacent to the Houston Community College South Campus and parallel to the South Freeway at Airport Boulevard, and re-platted it as "Houston Amateur Sports Park" the following year. On June 25, 2008, the City of Houston and the Houston Dynamo officially announced plans for a 100 acre, 18-field park to the public.[12] The following day, a public event where Mayor Bill White and other city officials were in attendance, was held at the HCC South Campus.[13] On December 16, 2009, the city awarded a USD $4.2 million contract to South Coast Construction, Inc. to build a new portion of Kirby Drive from Airport Boulevard to nearby Sims Bayou throughout the park.[14]
On November 9, 2011, the City of Houston created a municipally owned corporation called the "Houston Amateur Sports Park LGC" to build, manage, and operate the Sports Park land as a recreational sports field and training facility for the public and community.[15] The local government corporation is managed by an eleven-member board nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
On May 28, 2014, the City of Houston acquired 32 more adjoining acres to add to the park.[16]
On February 7, 2018, the City of Houston agreed to fund $3.2 million of the $5.25 million needed to build Aveva Stadium at Houston Sports Park for the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby.[17] The stadium is expected to be completed in April 2019 and will have a capacity for 4,000 spectators.[18][19]
Teams Hosted in 2017
Cruz Azul
Tigres UANL
Monarcas Morelia
Toluca FC
Club America
Manchester City
El Salvador National Soccer Club
Canada National Soccer Club
Jamaica National Soccer Club
Honduras National Soccer Club
Mexico National Soccer Club
Ghana National Soccer Club
Russia Women's National Soccer Club
Costa Rica National Soccer Club
References
- ^ a b Ortiz, Jose de Jesus (July 6, 2011). "Dynamo open new practice facility on Kirby Drive". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "HSP maps and directions". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Ground Maps & Parking". Houston Sports Park. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Sports Park". Houston Parks Board. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Schneider, Andrew (February 7, 2018). "Houston City Council Approved $3.2 Million Deal To Build A New Rugby Stadium". Houston Public Media. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Morris, Mike, (February 5, 2018). "Houston City Council to consider $3.2M stadium deal with SaberCats rugby team". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "City of Houston sign off on a New Rugby Stadium in deal with Major League Rugby Team Houston SaberCats" (Press release). Houston SaberCats. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Stiles, Matt; Rodriguez, Lori (February 7, 2007). "Officials consider permanent home for Dynamo". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Snyder, Mike (February 21, 2007). "Mayor won't back ditching Gus Wortham Golf Course". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Murphy, Bill; Fallas, Bernardo (November 20, 2007). "Dynamo stadium deal only weeks away". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fallas, Bernardo; Murphy, Bill; Feibel, Carolyn (January 9, 2009). "Houston steps closer to new Dynamo stadium". Houston Chronicle.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Plans for amateur sports complex released". Houston Chronicle. June 25, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fallas, Bernardo (June 26, 2008). "Dynamo exec says he's optimistic about stadium". Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance S/MWDBE Participation Report" (PDF). City of Houston. December 16, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "City of Houston: Local Government Corporations Presentation" (PDF). April 29, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "City Council Chamber, City Hall" (PDF). City of Houston. May 28, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Schneider, Andrew (February 7, 2018). "Houston City Council Approved $3.2 Million Deal To Build A New Rugby Stadium". Houston Public Media. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Morris, Mike, (February 5, 2018). "Houston City Council to consider $3.2M stadium deal with SaberCats rugby team". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "City of Houston sign off on a New Rugby Stadium in deal with Major League Rugby Team Houston SaberCats" (Press release). Houston SaberCats. February 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
