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Plan could bring new soccer stadium to downtown Jacksonville
Read full article: Plan could bring new soccer stadium to downtown JacksonvilleJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The city is working on a deal that would bring a new stadium to downtown Jacksonville. The deal would sell five acres of land near the Sports Complex to RP Funding, the owner of Jacksonville Armada FC, Jacksonville's professional soccer team that plays in the National Premier Soccer League. The agreement calls for the stadium to have a minimum of 2,500 seats, but an Armada spokesman said they were planning for 10,000 seats. RP Funding would make a $5,000 payment with the option to hold the land for three years. If RP Funding moves ahead and decides to build, it can buy the land for $1 but the stadium would have to be completed by 2025.