But just give it time. Because in 16 months, the massive hole next to the L.A. Coliseum will be the site of Major League Soccer’s most expensive and luxurious soccer-specific venue. The 22,000-seat Banc of California Stadium will be the centerpiece of a $350-million complex that will also include more than 100,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and office space on the southeast corner of Exposition Park, where the Sports Arena once stood.
LAFC doesn’t have a coach, any players or even a permanent practice facility. But just two years after the team paid a record $110-million expansion to join MLS, the club’s new stadium is taking shape and more than 10,000 fans have already made $50 season-ticket deposits for its first season, which will begin in March 2018.