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“The bottom line is we would’ve never invested in building another 5,000 seats where we are (now) because it just doesn’t make sense from a model standpoint. Though fortune may still favor the bold, Switchbacks FC’s misfortune sided with FC Tulsa on Saturday. In 2015, there were 24 teams with five more joining the next year. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette), Dale Zerr, the superintendent for the construction of the new Weidner Field near downtown Colorado Springs, drops a hard hat into the time capsule pit at the new stadium site on Oct. 14, 2020. The new Switchbacks FC stadium near downtown Colorado Springs is seen under construction on Oct. 14, 2020. You have permission to edit this article. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette), The new Switchbacks FC stadium near downtown Colorado Springs is seen under construction on Oct. 14, 2020. Partly to mostly cloudy. High 74F.

Ragain was going to leave the coffee cup he’s used on a daily basis in his office. The outdoor downtown stadium will become the permanent home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, a United Soccer League franchise that currently plays in a stadium … vinny.benedetto@gazette.com, Colorado Springs Switchbacks end season with loss to FC Tulsa, Colorado Springs Switchbacks close Weidner Field chapter with scoreless draw against El Paso, Rapid reaction: McManus, Denver Broncos improve to 2-3 after delayed crack at Patriots, Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus sees no need for potential seventh field goal after record day, Denver Broncos' aggressive defense impresses against Cam Newton, Patriots, © 2020 Produced by Colorado Springs Gazette. Posts about preps in the Pikes Peak region and Fantasy Football. Toby Uzo saw the stadium rendering with the seven-floor accompanying building complete with hundreds of apartments, some of which will be available to Switchbacks players. “It’s rare to find a lot of land like this that’s available to actually build a stadium that’s close to downtown, but if you can get it, the vision of having bars, restaurants, housing, all right around the stadium where it’s walkable, millenials living nearby, you’ve got a place to go before the game, a place to go after the game. A place to discuss and debate fantasy sports. Plans call for the stadium to seat 8,000 for soccer matches, with that figure expandable to as much as 15,000 for events such as concerts.

Construction workers left a signed helmet with more things to be added as the event progressed.

“It’s all about stories.”. The Switchbacks FC soccer team will be playing in the new stadium once it opens in the spring of 2021. “When it comes to form, that was something that we were going to let the (Olympic) museum and other people around us do because we didn’t have the budget. Convenient Pick up and drop off locations will make transportation options like Uber, zTrip, and Taxi's easy.