Editing Sporting Kansas City (section)

===Children's Mercy Park===
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[[File:Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg|right|thumb|Children's Mercy Park is the home of Sporting KC since 2011.]]
The team sought a new site for its stadium, quickly settling on a development in Kansas City, Kansas, known as [[Village West]], near [[CommunityAmerica Ballpark]] and the [[Kansas Speedway]].
In September 2009, the developer asked [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte County]] (in Kansas) and [[Kansas]] state officials for permission to use revenues from existing [[tax increment financing]] in the [[Village West]] area to help finance the soccer complex.<ref name="legends_stadium">[http://www.kansascity.com/sports/wizards/story/1619544.html Kansas adjusts offer aimed at spurring Cerner, Wizards development near speedway], ''The Kansas City Star'', December 8, 2009.</ref> On December 17, Wizards president Robb Heineman provided an update on the stadium situation, identifying the Kansas City, Kansas, location as near final, pending the signature of the final agreements.<ref name="RHUpdate1">{{cite web|title=Kansas City Wizards: News: Heineman provides stadium update|url=http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091217&content_id=7825974&vkey=pr_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105|date=January 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126133209/http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091217&content_id=7825974&vkey=pr_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105|archive-date=January 26, 2010}} KC Wizards Official Website.</ref><ref name="RHUpdate2">{{cite web|title=Hillcrest Road: RH Stadium Update|url=http://www.hillcrestroadblog.com/2009/12/rh-stadium-update.html|date=December 20, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220023902/http://www.hillcrestroadblog.com/2009/12/rh-stadium-update.html|archive-date=December 20, 2009}}</ref> On January 19, 2010, Wyandotte County approved the bonds to help finance the stadium,<ref name="RHGB1">[http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20100119&content_id=7938772&vkey=pr_kcw&fext=.jsp&team=t105 Stadium Approval News] {{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=Elisfkc |fix-attempted=yes }}, KC Wizards Official Website.</ref><ref name="CAt2">{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Rob|title=Work starts on Kansas City Wizards stadium – Kansas City Business Journal|url=http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/12/21/daily35.html|work=Kansas City Business Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230155406/http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/12/21/daily35.html|archive-date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> and on January 20 the groundbreaking ceremony was made, with Wizards CEO Robb Heineman using heavy machinery to move dirt on the construction site.<ref name="RHGB2">{{cite web|title=Hillcrest Road: Dirt Has Moved|url=http://www.hillcrestroadblog.com/2010/01/dirt-has-moved.html|date=January 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123193345/http://www.hillcrestroadblog.com/2010/01/dirt-has-moved.html|archive-date=January 23, 2010}}</ref>

When the Kansas City Wizards first rebranded as Sporting Kansas City, they built [[Children's Mercy Park|Livestrong Sporting Park]]. Spending $200&nbsp;million on the complex,<ref name="Tucker">{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2011-06-08-3020209537_x.htm|title=KC Unveils $200 Million New Soccer Stadium|last=Tucker|first=Doug|work=USA Today|access-date=October 22, 2015|date=June 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022183806/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2011-06-08-3020209537_x.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> it was the first "European style" soccer complex in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Children's Mercy Park: Guide to the Home of Sporting Kansas City |url=https://fcscout.com/stadiums/usa-stadiums/childrens-mercy-park-sporting-kansas-city/ |website=fcscout.com |access-date=23 June 2023 |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623140412/https://fcscout.com/stadiums/usa-stadiums/childrens-mercy-park-sporting-kansas-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Name rights were held by the [[Livestrong Foundation]] until the downfall of [[Lance Armstrong]] from his doping scandal; Sporting Kansas City subsequently changed the name of their stadium to Sporting Park.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Paylor|first1=Terez|title=Sporting KC's stadium name: Livestrong Sporting Park|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/the-full-90/article297970/Sporting-KCs-stadium-name-Livestrong-Sporting-Park.html|work=The Kansas City Star|access-date=November 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120170314/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/the-full-90/article297970/Sporting-KCs-stadium-name-Livestrong-Sporting-Park.html |archive-date=November 20, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rovell|first=Darren|title=Livestrong Sporting Park deal set to end|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/8847899/livestrong-major-league-soccer-sporting-kc-end-naming-rights-deal|work=ESPN.com|date=January 16, 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119115716/http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/8847899/livestrong-major-league-soccer-sporting-kc-end-naming-rights-deal|archive-date=January 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tryon|first=Barrett|title=Livestrong Sporting Park Deal is Over Immediately; Renamed Sporting Park|url=http://fox4kc.com/2013/01/15/report-livestrong-sporting-park-deal-is-over/|publisher=WDAF-TV|access-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118173152/http://fox4kc.com/2013/01/15/report-livestrong-sporting-park-deal-is-over/|archive-date=January 18, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Children's Mercy Park Aerial.jpg|right|thumb|Children's Mercy Park is the club's home stadium since 2011.]]
On November 19, 2015, the stadium was renamed to Children's Mercy Park in a ten-year deal with [[Children's Mercy Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/11/19/children’s-mercy-and-sporting-kansas-city-announce-youth-health-and-pediatric-sports|title=Children's Mercy and Sporting Kansas City announce youth health and pediatric sports medicine initiative|last=Austin|first=Kurt|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=November 19, 2015|publisher=SportingKC.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120140447/http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/11/19/children%E2%80%99s-mercy-and-sporting-kansas-city-announce-youth-health-and-pediatric-sports|archive-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#A9BCD6; color:#000000;"|Name !! style="background:#A9BCD6; color:#000000;"|Location !! style="background:#A9BCD6; color:#000000;"|Years in use
|-
| [[Arrowhead Stadium]]
| [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], Missouri
| 1996–2007
|-
| [[CommunityAmerica Ballpark]]
| rowspan=2|[[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], Kansas
| 2008–2010
|-
| [[Children's Mercy Park]]
| 2011–present
|}

'''Previous stadiums:'''
*[[Blue Valley Sports Complex]]; [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]], Kansas (2001, 2004, 2006, 2011); 6 games in [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]
*Julian Field; [[Parkville, Missouri|Parkville]], Missouri (2005); 2 games in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
*[[Hermann Stadium]]; [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], Missouri (2009) 1 game in North American SuperLiga
*[[Durwood Soccer Stadium]]; [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], Missouri (2010) 1 game in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup