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After selling out the Rose Bowl on July 4, the Los Angeles Football Club could be back in the iconic stadium next month. The City Council will vote on a license agreement allowing LAFC to compete in a soccer match on Aug. 11.
“The Rose Bowl has had a tremendous history of hosting soccer at our venue, including the finals of both the men’s and women’s World Cups as well as the Finals of the Olympics in 1984, and COPA America in June of 2016,” according to a staff report contained in Monday’s City Council agenda. “Our historic landmark has also hosted national teams of United States, Brazil, and Mexico.”
On July 4, the LAFC faced the LA Galaxy in front of 80,000 fans in the famous stadium.
The attendance for the Aug. 11 event is expected to around 50,000.
The stadium hosted the Los Angeles Galaxy as a tenant from 1996-2002. In recent years, the Rose Bowl has hosted European club teams, specifically Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Manchester United.
The Arroyo Public Lands Ordinance establishes guidelines and policies related to the administration of the Arroyo Seco, including the Rose Bowl.
According to the ordinance, the City seeks to achieve a balance between the use of the Rose Bowl and impact of such use on surrounding residential areas.
To achieve that balance, the ordinance limits the number of so-called displacement events to no more than 15 in any calendar year.
A displacement event refers to any event with an expected attendance of 20,000 people or more.
In order to exceed 15 displacement events, the City Council must make certain findings.
The August soccer match is anticipated to be the 25th displacement event this year.
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