Rendering of new Union Omaha soccer stadium that would have 7,000 fixed seats and anchor an 18-acre mixed-use housing and entertainment district in downtown Omaha. (Courtesy of Alliance Sports)
OMAHA — A new 7,000-seat Union Omaha soccer stadium is the centerpiece of a planned $300 million housing and entertainment district announced Thursday for the downtown riverfront area of Nebraska’s largest city.
The outdoor stadium is to be home to the state’s first and only professional soccer club, which has been sharing Sarpy County’s Werner Park with a minor league baseball team.
Martie Cordaro, president of Union Omaha and Omaha Storm Chasers, speaks at Thursday announcement. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner)
Poised to take shape southeast of Abbott and Riverfront Drives, the new development would be near two other major entertainment and sports facilities: the CHI Health Center arena and convention center and Charles Schwab Field, home of the College World Series.
The project also is to give rise to a future women’s soccer team that will call the stadium home. A youth training academy also is planned.