The Home Depot Center

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<tr><td>Broke ground</td><td>2002</td></tr>

The Home Depot Center <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Victoria Street</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Image:HDCLogo.gif Image:HDCenter1.jpg </td></tr>
Location	18400 Avalon Boulevard Carson, California 90746
Opened	June 2003
Owner	Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) <tr><td>Operator</td><td>Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)</td></tr><tr><td>Surface</td><td>Grass</td></tr><tr><td>Construction cost</td><td>$150 million USD</td></tr><tr><td>Architect</td><td>Rossetti and Associates</td></tr>
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)
Seats
27,000 (2003) <tr><th style="background: #efefef;" colspan="2"> Dimensions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2">120 yds long x 75 yds wide (109 x 68 m)</td></tr>

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 and features a soccer-specific stadium for accommodating up to 27,000 spectators.

It is the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy and CD Chivas USA of Major League Soccer and the United States women's national soccer team and United States men's national soccer team. It was the site of the 2003 Women's World Cup final. It hosted the 2003 MLS All-Star Game, 2003 MLS Cup, and 2004 MLS Cup. In 2005, the HDC also became the home pitch for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, owned by and named after Chivas de Guadalajara, a soccer team playing in the Mexican First Division.

The HDC hosted the first two editions (2005 and 2006) of the USA Sevens, an annual competition in the Sevens version of rugby union that is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. However, starting with the 2007 USA Sevens, the event will move to the larger PETCO Park in San Diego. Also, the HDC staged the Supermoto event for the 2004 X Games. It continues to host a few high school football championships in mid-December.

The soccer stadium is often referred to by fans as Victoria Street, the major access road they take to reach the stadium (the stadium itself is on Avalon Boulevard). Opposing fans often refer to it as the Toolbox, a play on the stadium's name.

In addition to the soccer stadium, The Home Depot Center features a 2,500-seat velodrome, an outdoor track and field facility that has 2,000 permanent seats and has seated up to 22,000, and a 13,000 seat tennis stadium. The Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse play their home games at the track and field stadium.

It is the home of the Adidas Running Club, a member of the USA Elite Running Circuit, and is the home of the Adidas Track Classic.

The stadium has also been used for concerts, including two-night runs by Dave Matthews Band in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

The $150 million complex was developed and is operated by the Anschutz Entertainment Group.

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Preceded by: Rose Bowl 1996–2002	Home of the Los Angeles Galaxy 2003–present	Succeeded by: current

Preceded by: first stadium	Home of CD Chivas USA 2005–present	Succeeded by: current

Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Current Stadiums in Major League Soccer
Arrowhead Stadium \| Columbus Crew Stadium \| BMO Field \| Giants Stadium \| Gillette Stadium \| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium \| Toyota Park		Dick's Sporting Goods Park \| The Home Depot Center \| Pizza Hut Park \| Rice-Eccles Stadium \| Robertson Stadium

Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Current Stadiums in Major League Lacrosse
Johnny Unitas Stadium \| Nickerson Field \| Mitchel Athletic Complex \| Yurcak Field \| Villanova Stadium \| PAETEC Park		S.C.B.U. Stadium \| INVESCO Field \| The Home Depot Center \| Kezar Stadium
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