The vision for professional soccer in Baltimore is growing clearer.
Mayor Brandon Scott and D.C. United CEO and co-chairman Jason Levien said they have been working with city and state leaders on a proposal for a soccer stadium in the city.
“We’re a sports town, we’re a soccer town, and Baltimore is a city that knows how to rise together,” Scott said during a press conference Thursday. “We are proud to welcome D.C. United and professional soccer here to Baltimore next month, but more importantly, for the years to come. We look forward to working with everyone to make sure that professional soccer has a home here in Baltimore.”
In May 2025, the Maryland Stadium Authority released a preliminary design report for a 7,500-seat stadium. It outlined possible sites at Carroll Park Golf Course or the former Baltimore Sun printing facility at Baltimore Peninsula.
A stadium would also help expose more kids to soccer, Levien said.
“Part of our vision for the campus at Baltimore is not just the stadium; it’s an academy where we’re going to scholarship kids who are going to get an education, learn the game, have a chance to either play in college or even play professionally,” he said.
The D.C. United and Inter Miami CF soccer teams will face off at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on March 7, which Scott declared “Bmore United Day.”
Before that, D.C. United will join the Baltimore Boys & Girls Club for a community event on March 4.
“Our players and our staff are going to be on site, dealing, talking about mentorship, leadership, skill development,” Levien said. “We’re really inspired by that and excited for that.”
“This is the kind of investment that residents, especially our young people in Baltimore, deserve,” Scott said. “I often say that the renaissance of Baltimore is here, and that’s because of our residents and all of our community partners, investors, including the D.C. United organization, who are betting on Baltimore.”
