Professional soccer could be on its way to Pawtucket, R.I., thanks to a $400 million economic development project for the city’s waterfront. The plans include a 7,500-seat stadium for a USL Championship team, as well as an indoor sports center, housing units, and retail and community spaces.
The project, known as Tidewater Landing, is the largest such undertaking in the city’s history, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo said Monday.
As part of the development, the new Pawtucket USL Championship franchise would begin play in 2022. The league currently fields 34 teams in the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.