Venue Detail
Chicago Fire
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
February, 2011
Chicago Fire
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7000 S. Harlem Ave Bridgeview, IL 60455 Phone: 708-594-7200 Fax: 708-496-6050 URL: www.chicago-fire.com
Owner
Anschutz Entertainment Group
League
Major League Soccer Western Conference
Venue
Toyota Park, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview, IL 60455 Owner: City of Bridgeview Managed by: Team Built: 2006 Capacity: 20,000 Concessionaire: The Levy Restaurants Suite caterer: The Levy Restaurants Beer: MillerCoors
Naming rights
Sold to: Toyota Price: $7, 500,000 Term: 10 years Expires: 2016
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $320 to $820 Single tickets range from $15.00 to $75.00
Attendance
2007 average attendance: 16,490 2008 average attendance: 17,052 2009 average attendance: 14,688
Luxury Suites
Quantity: 42 Term: 3 to 7 years Price: $25,000 to $60,000 Seats: 16 to 36
Club seats
Quantity: 1,100 Term: 2 to 6 years Price: $1,200 to $1,200
Financing
Bridgeview will front the $70 million cost of the 20,000-seat soccer stadium. Pct. public: 100
The Chicago Fire opened a new stadium in suburban Bridgeview in 2006.
The team's operator, Anschutz Entertainment Group, was to pay $15 million toward the cost, but instead the firm will manage the stadium and pay the village $300,000 a year for its use. The team will get stadium revenue from stadium advertising and a percentage of any future naming rights sales. It will share concession, ticket, parking and luxury suite revenue with the village.
Village officials expect to get about $8 million a year in earnings and will use that to fund the expected debt service of $6.5 million to $7 million. (Facilities, Financial, MLS, Professional Sports. Soccer)