After more than two years of construction, FC Cincinnati's new TQL Stadium is ready for players to take the pitch.
HAPPENING TODAY...CINCINNATI'S NEWEST STADIUMOFFICIALLY OPENS.AFTER TWOYEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, THE"TQL STADIUM" IS READY TO GO.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER MARIELCARBONE IS LIVE OUTSIDE THESOCCER STADIUM.AND MARIEL,THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR F-CCINCINNATI.MARIEL:IT REALLY IS.ANDNOT JUST FOR FC, BUT FOR THECITY AS A WHOLE.LISA, TODAYTHE FIRST GAME OF SOCCER WILLHAPPEN HEAR.OKAY, IT'S NOT F-CCINCINNATI PLAYING.BUT IT'SSOCCER!THE WEST END PRIDEYOUTH SOCCER TEAMS WILL BE THEFIRST PLAYERS HERE.OFFICIALLYOPENING UP THE STADIUM.EVERYTHING KICKS OFF THISMORNING WITH A RIBBON CUTTINGCEREMONY AT 11:30 AM.THOSEYOUTH GAMES START AT 1.ANDWEST END NEIGHBORS WILL TOURTHE STADIUM STARTING AT 1:30THE OPENING OF THE TQL STADIUMHABEEN EYARS IN THE MAKING.AND MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCERCOMMISSIONER DON GARBER ISHERE TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING.HE WAS TOURING THE STADIUMYESTERDAY.TAKE A LISTEN TOWHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THEFINISHED PRODUCT.DON GARBER/COMMISSIONER MLS"There's something very veryspecial here.
For me it's anemotional sort of reckoning tothink we have owners that willmake the commitments thatthey've made, cities that seethe value of a great stadiumin an environment like thisthat is right downtownconnected to the heartbeat ofthe city."AND GARBER WENT AS FAR ASTO SAY EVERYTHING IN THISSTADIUMEESTADIUMEELSSTADIUMEELS PESTADIUMEELS PERFSTADIUMEELS PERFECSTADIUMEELS PERFECT.STADIUM HALS PERFECT.STADIUM HATPERFECT.ITIT'SIT'SEMIT'SEMARIT'SEMARKAIT'SEMARKABLIT'SEMARKABLE.IT'SEMARKABLE.GAIT'SEMARKABLE.GAINIT'SEMARKABLE.GAIN,OFOFFIOFFICIOFFICIALOFFICIALSOFFICIALS WIOFFICIALS WILLOFFICIALS WILLCOFFICIALS WILLC UTOFFICIALS WILLC UT TOFFICIALS WILLC UT THEOFFICIALS WILLC UT THE ROFFICIALS WILLC UT THE RIBOFFICIALS WILLC UT THE RIBBOOFFICIALS WILLC UT THE RIBBONHEHEREHERE AHERE ATHERE AT 11HERE AT 11:3HERE AT 11:30HERE AT 11:30 THHERE AT 11:30 THISHERE AT 11:30 THIS MHERE AT 11:30 THIS MORHERE AT 11:30 THIS MORNIHERE AT 11:30 THIS MORNINGHERE AT 11:30 THIS MORNING.HERE AT 11:30 THIS MORNING.THHERE AT 11:30 THIS MORNING.THEINAUGURAL HOME GAME IS MAY 16LIVE DOWNTOWN, MARIEL CARBONEWCPO NINE NEW
A few years ago, FC Cincinnati lit up Nippert Stadium and the team was sent into the stratosphere. Now, they are calling TQL..
