Orlando City Soccer delays new stadium opening to 2017
Orlando City Soccer President Phil Rawlins has today announced that the team will play the entire 2016 Major League Soccer season at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. Initial plans had the club looking forward to a move to their new home in September this year. Construction delays now mean the club can relax a little and look forward to opening their 2017 campaign in the new stadium instead.
“We continue to make progress on our new Downtown Stadium, and we expect to begin steel installation – a major construction milestone – later this month. At that time, we will also launch our 3D seat viewer, which will allow fans to get a first glimpse inside the stadium from their new seats” said Rawlins. “Unfortunately, stadium construction is taking a little longer than anticipated. Therefore, in order to provide enough time, we have taken the prudent decision to play the entire 2016 season in the Orlando Citrus Bowl, and concentrate our construction efforts on being fully prepared for opening in 2017. This will allow us to provide fans, community neighbors, partners and competitors a first class experience from the very first day.”
