Representatives from Sporting Jax say it will not only hold a new soccer field, but retail, dining, and office space.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With a professional women’s soccer team now in Jacksonville, Sporting Jax is looking forward to when they have their own field to play on. 

Right now they play at the University of North Florida but Sporting Jax Chief Community Officer Tony Allegretti says, when they have their new field they plan on adding on much more so that fans can enjoy more than just the match.

 “We really hope to be able to have our training facility, closer nearby,” said Allegretti. “We hope to have a hotel. We hope to have, you know, some limited office, some of those uses, tons of retail, tons of experiential things. So, um, if you’re coming from a match, you can, come early and have dinner or you can stay late.” 

Many people thought that the new facility would be in Arlington where Regency Mall is but according to Allegretti, it will not be there. 

“Unfortunately it’s not gonna be Regency,” said Allegretti. “A lot of, a lot of folks have us kind of tied there. We, did look really hard at it.”

However some big things are in store for Sporting Jax, on and off the pitch. 

“Right now we’re playing the highest quality soccer in America for women and um it’s a ton of fun,” said Allegretti. 

The organization has a new partnership with momentous sports, an investment firm out of Orlando that invests in sports teams and real estate. 

“With this new momentous deal, we’re getting a really amazing web of resources and experience and network of people from John Elway, Blake Bortles to you know Tim Tebow who’s been with us the whole time,” said Allegretti. 

Their plan is to build a 15 thousand seat stadium along with retail space, dining options and more but it’s still a few years from being complete. However fans are ready. 

“Start small, start with 15 thousand, fill up the stadium, make it exciting,” said soccer fan Sean Dennis. 

In the meantime, Sporting Jax says they love playing at their current home, at the University of North Florida. 

“It’s gonna take a couple of years before we open the stadium right?” said Allegretti. “This facility and UNF as a partnership has been phenomenal.”