MRC SOCCER COMPLEX MASTER PLAN

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Interest in soccer, the most popular sport in Santa Fe, has seen exponential growth in the community over the last 15 years. Participation, however, has far outpaced available facilities. The existing Soccer Valley fields (5 grass fields) at the City’s Municipal Recreation Complex (MRC), the only dedicated soccer facility in Santa Fe, was being used albeit with reservations by coaches and players. The facility suffered from years of overuse and lack of maintenance, the disrepair currently posing hazards to players.

Set in a prime location with direct access from area communities, the MRC is poised to benefit from comprehensive upgrades and expansion to its soccer facilities. The MRC Soccer Complex project will herald a new era of soccer in Santa Fe. As a premium facility that offers ten regulation size soccer fields, a championship field, a central clubhouse, and associated amenities, it will be a distinctive soccer destination that provides safe and enjoyable play opportunities for the community, regional teams, and competitive leagues.

With the MRC Soccer Complex in place, there will exist new opportunities for hosting regional tournaments, leasing space for professional teams to conduct high altitude training, and providing quality practice and competition fields for local leagues and school teams.

The MRC Soccer Complex builds on existing assets and available water resources by expanding field space and offering associated amenities to create one unified facility with broad appeal. Conceived primarily as a soccer destination, its fields, walking trails, and amenities will also be available for use by other appropriate user groups and the public at large.

Team
Lloyd Sports + Civil Engineering, sports field engineering
Wilson + Co., civil engineering
Groundwork Studio, irrigation design
FBT Architects, architecture