OKLAHOMA CITY – OKC for Soccer | OKC es Fútbol, the dynamic initiative to reimagine professional soccer in Oklahoma City, today announced that it has retained CSL to conduct a market assessment to inform the development of a best-in-class fan experience at the planned multipurpose stadium. The stadium project is set to open in 2027 as part of MAPS 4 – Oklahoma City’s publicly funded initiative to enhance quality of life – and will be operated by OKC’s pro soccer club.
CSL, an operating division of global premium experiences company Legends, is the industry’s leading feasibility, business planning, and consulting firm dedicated to the sports, entertainment, and public assembly facility industries. Members of CSL have consulted on over 2,500 projects since the mid 1990s. Recent soccer clients include FC Barcelona, Everton F.C., Valencia CF, and Inter Miami CF.
“Our job is to ensure that Oklahoma City gets the downtown stadium it needs for women’s and men’s soccer, major concerts, and all kinds of other events. CSL is the standard bearer in developing stadium experiences around the world, and we want to work with the best,” said Court Jeske, President of OKC for Soccer. “We are striving to think big and act big as we reimagine professional soccer in the city we call home. Partnering with a global market leader like CSL, taking key learnings from Legends and their global portfolio of clients, is a positive way to begin this process.”
“CSL is looking forward to utilizing learnings from over 500 soccer stadium projects around the world and applying those to the multipurpose stadium study in Oklahoma City,” said Ben Wrigley, Chief Operating Officer of CSL.
CSL’s work for OKC for Soccer features an extensive market survey that will be made available to fans, the first step in informing decisions related to the development of a new, multipurpose stadium in downtown Oklahoma City.
The survey will be made available on OKCforSoccer.com and through OKC for Soccer social channels (Facebook, Instagram, and X) in early November.
ABOUT OKC FOR SOCCER | OKC ES FÚTBOL
Echo, a multi-strategy investment firm, is driving the OKC for Soccer | OKC Es Fútbol movement for professional soccer. As the new majority owner of Energy FC, Echo has launched a brand review and announced the inclusion of a women’s team as part of the club going forward. The new club will be guided by community input every step of the way to ensure it best represents OKC today and going forward.
Updates will be shared on the club’s existing social media channels (@EnergyFC on Facebook, Instagram, and X). Soccer fans and community members are encouraged to join the conversation by using #OKCforSoccer and #OKCesFutbol.
Learn more at OKCforSoccer.com.
ABOUT CSL INTERNATIONAL
CSL International (CSL), an operating division within global premium experiences company Legends, specializes in the market and financial evaluation of sports, music and other assembly facilities. With more than 2,000 engagements, CSL has become the silent force behind the success of many of the world’s best-known sports, entertainment and public venues. Delving deep into market data and leveraging our diverse experience working across sports and entertainment our consulting leaders have the insight to solve difficult problems and put together a data-driven plan for a new or redeveloped stadium, arena, ballpark, amphitheater, attraction, convention center or other such public assembly facility.