Equilibria
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Re: Site in Hub top choice for a soccer stadium
But that's not really the point. The stadiums aren't empty - they're close to full. It's that a soccer-specific stadium only has 20,000 seats and the Revs draw close to 20,000 now when they're good. They don't need a downtown stadium to draw.
The clubs you mention have soccer-specific stadiums, but Chicago's, Colorado's, and Dallas's are in outlying suburbs as opposed to a desirable downtown location that can maximize attendance like Orlando or DC United (two recently-built SSS, and the type that the Revs ostensibly want to build).
Columbus's stadium is downtown near the OSU campus, but they've had a lot of recent off-field ownership drama, including a near-relocation to Austin, which is the biggest reason for their poor attendance figures.
I don't know what's up with Houston.
But that's not really the point. The stadiums aren't empty - they're close to full. It's that a soccer-specific stadium only has 20,000 seats and the Revs draw close to 20,000 now when they're good. They don't need a downtown stadium to draw.