Greenville Triumph Soccer Club's new stadium project has been delayed due to back-to-back weekends of winter storms.
The club were born in 2018 and became a founding member of USL League One, the third tier of the American football pyramid.
Brazilian and football legend Ronaldinho joined the ownership group of both the men's team, and their women's affiliate Greenville Liberty, back in 2024, and with their new eye-catching investor, attention quickly turned to building a new home stadium.
The project to build Greenville's new stadium got underway in September 2025, with construction on the 6,300-seat stadium beginning in Mauldin, South Carolina, with Ronaldinho present for the ground-breaking.
The stadium, located at BridgeWay Station, is set be unlike any other in the country, bringing European-inspired architecture to America, featuring Colosseum-inspired columns, towers and expansive archways, with the entire project expected to cost between $80 and $100m.
Stadium opening faces delays
The two Greenville football teams were scheduled to move into their new home in May, but this has been pushed back until June due to extreme winter storms in back-to-back weekends at the beginning of the year.
The weather, which began on January 25th and continued through to February 1st, created significant challenges, with the teams handling the project now set to assess the impact of the weather on the operational readiness of the stadium.
As a result, the first fixture set to take place at the new Greenville stadium will be played on June 3rd, 2026.
FGG Says: Another exciting project for football in America
Football, or commonly referred to as Soccer, in America has become increasingly popular in recent years, with the increased presence of celebrity investors, the country hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and, of course, the arrival of Lionel Messi at Inter Miami.
Ronaldinho's Greenville football teams will be adding to the growing excitement around the sport with their impending new stadium, which is set to bring a unique, European look to the sport in America.
While it is a shame that we will have to wait longer to see the stadium in action, it is just another positive for football in the country.