Home Depot Center
Victoria Street, The Toolbox, HDC
Location	18400 Avalon Boulevard Carson, California 90746
Broke ground	2002
Opened	June 2003
Owner	Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
Operator	Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$150 million
Architect	Rossetti architects
Tenants
Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) (2003-Present) Adidas Running Club (2003-Present) C.D. Chivas USA (MLS) (2005-Present) Los Angeles Riptide (MLL) (2006-Present) USA Sevens (2004-2006)
Capacity
27,000 (2003)
Dimensions
120 yds long x 75 yds wide (109 x 68 m)

The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 13 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is major hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was developed and is operated by the Anschutz Entertainment Group. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Location of Carson in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1968-02-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Jim Dear [1] Area  - City  18. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ... The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ... “USD” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Galaxy, The Gs, Stadium Home Depot Center (HDC) Coach Frank Yallop Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1–8 Los Angeles Galaxy (Cotton Bowl; June... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... give dan 100000million pounds This article is about the company. ... For other uses, see Running (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname Goats, Chivas Stadium The Home Depot Center Coach open Owner Jorge Vergara First Game Chivas USA 0–2 D.C. United (The Home Depot Center; April 2, 2005) Largest Win Chivas USA 5–1 Real Salt Lake (The Home Depot Center; July... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Riptide is a lacrosse team based in Carson, California. ... Major League Lacrosse is a professional lacrosse league played in the United States. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The USA Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament held in the United States at 44,500 capacity PETCO Park in San Diego, California. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Welch Hall, a building on the campus of CSU Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is a campus of the California State University system. ... Location of Carson in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1968-02-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Jim Dear [1] Area  - City  18. ... Skyline of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a big-box home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement and construction. ... The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ...

The Home Depot Center's video scoreboard.

The 27,000 seat main stadium was designed specifically for soccer, and is, in fact, nicknamed "The Cathedral of Soccer." It is home to both the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, and was the second stadium designed specifically for MLS teams. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 702 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Home Depot center - Scoreboard, USA Flag, Good Year Blimp - MLS Cup 2003. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 702 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Home Depot center - Scoreboard, USA Flag, Good Year Blimp - MLS Cup 2003. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Galaxy, The Gs, Stadium Home Depot Center (HDC) Coach Frank Yallop Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1–8 Los Angeles Galaxy (Cotton Bowl; June... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname Chivas, Chivas USA, Goats, Goats USA, The Red-And-White Stadium The Home Depot Center Carson, CA Coach Preki Owner Jorge Vergara Madrigal Antonio Cué Shawn Hunter First Game Chivas USA 0–2 D.C. United (The Home Depot Center; April 2... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ...

When the stadium opened in June 2003 as the new home of the Galaxy, a number of special events took place in celebration. Pele, the world's most famous player, was in attendance at the opening match along with many dignitaries from the football world, and L.A.-area celebrities. June 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events June 1, 2003 The Group of Eight summit opens in Evian, France to tight security and tens of thousands of protestors. ... The term Pele can refer to: The Brazilian footballer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento: see Pelé The Ghanian footballer Abédi Pelé The Portuguese footballer Pedro Pele A goddess in Polynesian mythology: see Pele (mythology) The Portuguese word for skin An asteroid, number 2202. ...

Both the United States women's national soccer team and the United States men's national soccer team often use the facility for training camps and select home matches. It was the site of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final. It hosted the 2003 MLS All-Star Game and the MLS Cup in 2003 and 2004. First International Italy 1–0 USA (Jesolo, Italy; 18 August 1985) Largest win USA 12–0 Mexico (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 18 April 1991) USA 12–0 Martinique (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 20 April 1991) Worst defeat Norway 4–1 USA (Lagos, Portugal; 19 March 1998) Canada 3–0 USA... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... The FIFA Womens World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. ... The MLS All-Star Game has been held each season that Major League Soccer has existed. ... The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Date November 23, 2003 Stadium Home Depot Center City Carson, California MVP Landon Donovan Referee Brian Hall Attendance 27,000 The 2003 Major League Soccer Cup was the 8th MLS Cup. ... Goals KC: Jose Burciaga 6 DC: Alecko Eskandarian 19 DC: Alecko Eskandarian 23 DC: Alex Zotinca og 26 KC: Josh Wolff pen 58 Date November 14, 2004 Stadium Home Depot Center City Carson, California MVP Alecko Eskandarian National anthem {{{National anthem}}} Referee {{{referee}}} Halftime show Switchfoot Attendance 27,000 TV...

The soccer and tennis stadiums of the Center are main venues each year for ESPN's Summer X Games. X Games events held each year at "the HDC" include dicsiplines in skateboarding, in-line skating, auto rally racing, motorcyle racing, and BMX bikes skills competitions. ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... ESPN X Games logo The X Games is an annual multi-sport event with a focus on action sports. ...

The Home Depot Center hosted the first three editions (2004-06) of the USA Sevens, an annual competition in the Sevens version of rugby union that is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament held in the United States at 44,500 capacity PETCO Park in San Diego, California. ... Bold text // Rugby sevens being played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Melbournes Telstra Dome. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the IRB Sevens before the 2006-07 season and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the 1999-2000 season. ...

A fireworks display at The Home Depot Center.

Opposing fans often refer to it as the Toolbox, a play on the stadium's name. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1792 × 1344 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Home Depot center - 2004 season opening post-game fireworks File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1792 × 1344 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Home Depot center - 2004 season opening post-game fireworks File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... For other uses, see Fireworks (disambiguation). ...

In addition to the soccer stadium, The Home Depot Center features a 2,500-seat velodrome, a 13,000-seat tennis stadium and an outdoor track and field facility that has 2,000 permanent seats and has seated up to 22,000. The Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse play their home games at the track and field stadium. It is also the home of the adidas Running Club, a member of the USA Elite Running Circuit, and the Adidas Track Classic. Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i. ... The Los Angeles Riptide is a lacrosse team based in Carson, California. ... Major League Lacrosse is a professional outdoor Lacrosse league that is made up of teams within the United States. ... give dan 100000million pounds This article is about the company. ...

Several concerts have been held at The Home Depot Center, including the Vans Warped Tour, The Cure, Green Day, and Dave Matthews Band. An upcoming show is the KROQ L.A. Invasion (formerly the Inland Invasion in San Bernardino). Warped Tour is a touring punk/ska music and extreme sports festival. ... This article is about the rock band. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ... Inland Invasion Invasion is an annual rock festival organized by KROQ radio first held in 2001. ...

External links

• StadiumZone.net Contains several HDC stadium pictures
• Worldstadiums entry
• The Home Depot Center official website
• AEG Worldwide
• Rossetti Architects
• LA Galaxy Home stadium
• Aerial shot of the Home Depot Center
• Los Angeles Sports Council

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