MLS: Ranking all 24 Major League Soccer stadiums

ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 08: A wide view of the pitch from the stands of Mercedes Benz Stadium just prior to the start of the 2018 Audi MLS Cup Championship match between Atlanta United and the Portland Timbers at the Mercedes Benz Stadium on December 08, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)

MLS has a vast array of stadium and facilities, some of the brilliant, others less so. Here are all 24 MLS stadiums ranked, from worst to best.

Major League Soccer is in the midst of a facilities revolution. As interest in North American soccer increases and the league image glows up, new grounds are popping up all over the continent.

While the future is undoubtedly bright for MLS stadia, there still remain some arenas that leave a little (and sometimes a lot) to be desired. The league is growing, but it also has some catching up to.

Here is every MLS stadium ranked.

November 29, 2014: New England Revolution Owner/Investor Robert Kraft. The New York Red Bulls and the New England Revolution played to a 2-2 draw in the second leg of the Eastern Conference Finals at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. New England wins the Eastern Conference Championship and advances to MLS Cup 4-3 on aggregate. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)

24. New England Revolution – Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA

Capacity: 20,000

Opened: 2002

Pros: Um, there’s a lighthouse at one end?

Cons: Artificial surface, capacity, location

Sub-optimal playing surface? Check. Shared stadium with NFL team? Check. Located in the middle of nowhere? Check. Gillette Stadium checks all of the boxes for what an MLS stadium shouldn’t be in 2019. Maybe this would have been acceptable in the early stages of MLS, but for this league to continue to grow and attract talent from around the globe, grounds like Gillette need to be eradicated. Robert Kraft, I know you have a lot on your plate right now, but please make building a new home for the Revs a priority. The Midnight Riders deserve it.