Key facts
Club: Los Angeles FC | Opening: 2018 | Capacity: 22,000 seats
History and description
Banc of California Stadium is the new stadium of Los Angeles expansion team Los Angeles FC. The stadium was part of LAFC’s proposal to join the MLS as a new franchise team.
Plans were announced in May 2015, six months after LAFC had been granted the MLS franchise. LA broke ground on the stadium in August 2016, and around the same time announced a naming rights sponsorship deal resulting in the name Banc of California Stadium.
Banc of California Stadium officially opened on 18 April 2018 with a ceremony but it took until the 29th for the first match to be played: a league match between LAFC and Seattle Sounders (1-0). The stadium came at a cost of $350 million.
The stadium hosted two first round group games during the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. It will be one of the venues of the 2028 Olympics, hosting the soccer tournament.
How to get to Banc of California Stadium
Banc of California Stadium is located in central Los Angeles just south of the University of Southern California campus next to LA Memorial Coliseum. It lies about 3 miles south of downtown LA.
The stadium lies just off the I-110 freeway, which runs south from downtown LA. Take the exit for Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
By public transport, the stadium is easily reached by metro. Metro station Expo Park/USC Station is located a short walk away from the stadium. The station is on the Metro Expo Line E that runs from downtown LA to Santa Monica. It connects with various other lines in downtown LA.
Address: 3939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90037
LAFC Tickets
LAFC tickets can be bought online through Ticketmaster.
Tickets are dynamically priced and prices can thus fluctuate. Expect to pay between $55.00 and $125.00 for a ticket.
Email tickets@lafc.com for more information.
Photos of Banc of California Stadium
Photo credits: Bbqnerd & BagmanTheEditor
Useful Internet links
Lafc.com – Official website of Los Angeles FC.
Discoverlosangeles.com – The official guide to Los Angeles.
Metro.net – Los Angeles public transport information.