OMAHA- A new 7,000-seat Union Omaha soccer stadium is the centerpiece of a planned $300 million housing and entertainment district was announced for the downtown riverfront area in Omaha. The outdoor stadium is to be home to the state’s first and only professional soccer club, which has been sharing Sarpy County’s Werner Park with a minor league baseball team.

Poised to take shape southeast of Abbott and Riverfront Drives, the new development would be near two other major entertainment and sports facilities: the CHI Health Center arena and convention center and Charles Schwab Field, home of the College World Series.

The project also is to give rise to a future women’s soccer team that will call the stadium home. A youth training academy also is planned.

If all goes as planned, ground would be broken this fall, and the stadium would open to the public in spring 2026. The stadium is to span about half of the 18-acre district. Restaurants, bars, shops, a 140-room hotel and more than 300 residences set to rise on the broader site are expected to enhance the draw for local and regional crowds.

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