New NYCFC stadium holds topping out ceremony

NYCFC’s future home hits ‘monumental occasion’ as stadium takes shape

Etihad Park, the first soccer-specific stadium to be built in New York City, is slated to begin hosting NYCFC for the 2027-28 MLS season. The move will end an era in which they have been forced to play at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field while searching for a permanent home.

New NYCFC stadium holds topping out ceremony

New York City FC held a topping out ceremony for their new stadium Wednesday, with Ethiad Park in Queens set to be ready by the start of the 2027-28 MLS season.

NYCFC installs final beam at Etihad Park during topping out ceremony in Willets Point – QNS

New York City FC (NYCFC) installed the final steel beam at Etihad Park in Willets Point on Wednesday morning as part of a topping-out ceremony for the first soccer-specific stadium in the city's history. The stadium, located across the street from the Citi Field bullpen, is slated to open for the start of the 2027/28 MLS season in August 2027. NYCFC said the March 25 topping out ceremony took place on schedule despite an "extraordinarily harsh w…