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. It opened on January 7, 2022, before its Grand Opening on 4 February 2022, headlined by musician

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History

Bell Bank Park is situated on the site of a former

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testing facility. In 2018, Mesa voters voted against a bond request for a state owned sports facility nearby and that paved the way for this facility. Ground was broken on the project in October, 2020. The facility is the vision of Legacy Sports, and was known as Legacy Sports Park before a 10-year naming rights deal was struck with Bell Bank. The facility was estimated to have cost $280million. Prior to completion, events were booked including the Jam On It amateur

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tournaments, who committed to hosting events at the facility until 2032. Bell Bank Park opened with a

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event hosted by the Association of Pickleball Players Tour on 4 January 2022. In February 2022, it was announced that the Gilbert, Arizona, campus of

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would make Bell Bank Park the home for their athletic events. From 2022, the stadium is the home of Valley United FC and

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. Financial troubles began to emerge almost immediately after opening. Bell Bank ended their naming rights partnership on 14 April 2023 and the park was renamed Legacy Park. On 1 May 2023 just 16 months after opening the park filed for bankruptcy. At the time of the bankruptcy filing the owners of the park Legacy Cares reported $366.7 million in liabilities and $242.3 million in assets. In July 2023 the U.S. trustee monitoring Legacy Park’s bankruptcy case issued a 23-page filing asking the judge to assign a federal trustee to take over the park’s management and business affairs from owner Legacy Cares. The filing accused Legacy Cares of failing to disclose conflicts of interest, improperly diverting assets, failing to justify a budgeted $708,000 management fee to Elite Sports Group, overpaying executives and employing multiple family members of people connected with Legacy.

Facilities

The facility spans and includes: * 5,000 seat outdoor stadium * 2,800 seat indoor stadium * 35

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fields * 57

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courts * 8

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fields * 20

courts * 41

courts * 12

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courts * 6

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courts * Gymnastics center * Dance studio * Cheer center * Sports performance center

Commercial partnerships

The facility has commercial partnerships facilitated through Elite Sports. These include: * Phoenix Children's *Valley

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Venue names

References

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