Half of MLS franchises signed stadium naming contracts for 2014

Half of the Major League Soccer franchises have contracts for the naming rights of their stadiums for 2014. These are individual partnerships and do not pass through the league.

The largest contract is between Los Angeles Galaxy and StubHub, a ticketing platform, for €8.5m per year for the 2013-2018 period.

The New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC franchises play their matches in NFL (American football league) stadiums. All revenues from those naming rights contracts therefore are received by the NFL franchises, which are the venue operators.

• There is no contract for the stadium naming rights of Red Bull Arena in New York: the Austrian company owns both the franchise and the stadium.
• The non-profit health ministry Providence Health & Services acquired the naming rights to the stadium of the Portland Timbers (Oregon), making it Providence Park on 10/02/2014.
  • The contract, the amount for which has not been revealed, will last for 15 years (2014-2028).

• Six MLS teams do not have name sponsors for their stadiums:
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