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Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Children’s Mercy Park is a world-class, soccer-specific stadium located in Kansas City, Kansas, and serves as the home of Sporting Kansas City, a flagship club of Major League Soccer (MLS). Since opening in 2011, the venue has been widely recognized as one of the finest soccer stadiums in North America, setting new standards for fan experience, design excellence, and match-day atmosphere.
Official Name: Children’s Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Opened: 2011
Owner / Operator: Sporting Kansas City
Seating Capacity: Approximately 18,467 (expandable for large events)
Field Type: Natural grass, FIFA-compliant dimensions
Architect: Populous
Designed exclusively for soccer, Children’s Mercy Park delivers an intimate and energetic environment that brings fans closer to the action. The stadium’s steep seating bowl and continuous roof canopy amplify crowd noise, creating one of the most intense home-field atmospheres in Major League Soccer.
The venue regularly hosts:
MLS regular-season and playoff matches
U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team matches
International competitions, including CONCACAF tournaments
Children’s Mercy Park features a sleek, modern architectural design focused on both performance and comfort:
A full 360-degree roof canopy covering all seating areas
Exceptional sightlines from every seat
A compact footprint that enhances intimacy and crowd engagement
Field dimensions exceeding traditional European standards, supporting elite-level play
The stadium offers a wide range of premium amenities, including:
Luxury suites and club seating areas
Signature hospitality spaces such as the Budweiser Brew House
High-definition video boards and advanced stadium technology
Modern concessions and fan-focused social areas
A dedicated supporters’ section, known as “The Cauldron,” stands as a symbol of the club’s passionate fan culture and contributes to the venue’s renowned match-day energy.
Beyond professional soccer, Children’s Mercy Park functions as a versatile event destination, hosting:
International exhibitions and special sporting events
Concerts and live entertainment
Corporate events, community gatherings, and youth programs
Its adaptable infrastructure allows the stadium to seamlessly transition between sporting and entertainment uses.
Blending innovative design, cutting-edge facilities, and a vibrant fan culture, Children’s Mercy Park represents the future of soccer-specific stadium development in the United States. It stands not only as the heart of Sporting Kansas City, but also as a benchmark venue for international football events in North America.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
We are not only a manufacturer of high-power LEDs, More professional services are also included:
Through lighting simulation calculations and programming of light show designs, solutions oriented towards either visual effects or cost-effectiveness are provided. Design of Lighthouse, parameters required for building foundation, (axial force, shear force, bending force). High power generator set supporting,circuit design service,cable supply. We are your best supply chain manager! We are committed to providing you with a one-stop solution. We focus on the research, design, and manufacturing of our products, delivering customized and energy-efficient lighting system solutions for all types of sports venues and multifunctional facilities.The details are as follows:high-power sports lighting、arena night lighting retrofit、smart stadium lighting control、energy-efficient LED stadium lights、stadium lighting power supply optimization、broadcast-quality sports lighting、large venue lighting retrofit、adjustable brightness and color temperature lighting、LED floodlight installation and upgrade、stadium lighting maintenance and management、energy-saving lighting solutions for stadiums、multi-purpose venue lighting design、night game lighting optimization.
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