So-called soccer specific stadiums (SSS) have been all the rage for MLS franchises in recent years. The newest SSS was built for the Houston Dynamo in Houston, Texas, in 2012. BBVA Compass Stadium is the first SSS built in an American downtown.
Two SSS venues were established in 2011: Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Oregon, home to the Portland Timbers, and Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, built for Sporting Kansas City.