The 12th annual Sports Business Awards were held on May 22, and Atlanta took home an award! The Sports Business Journal recognized Mercedes-Benz Stadium as the Sports Facility of the Year.
The stadium beat out a list of nominees, including Banc of California Stadium, Fiserv Forum, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and Atlanta’s State Farm Arena.
Sports Facility of the Year winner @MBStadium's Steve Cannon: "We're a stadium at our core that aspires to be a Ritz-Carlton. We're in the hospitality business." #SBJAwards pic.twitter.com/NBm4E0iC3P
— Sports Business Journal (@sbjsbd) May 23, 2019
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is not only home to the Atlanta Falcons, but also the reigning MLS champions, Atlanta United.