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. Its main use is as the

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' headquarters and practice facility. The facility includes a 6,000-seat outdoor stadium known as TCO Stadium, in addition to a fully-enclosed indoor practice field and several outdoor natural and synthetic turf practice fields. TCO Performance Center also features player position meeting rooms and team auditorium; expanded locker room, weight room and equipment facilities. Along with state of the art cardiovascular and specialized speed rooms, a hydrotherapy room, and post-workout recovery rooms; a broadcast studio and media center; and administrative offices for Vikings staff.

History

Beginning in 1981, the Vikings headquarters was located at

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's Winter Park. The Vikings eventually outgrew Winter Park, which was lacking in office space and featured deteriorating training amenities. In August 2015, the Vikings signed a purchase agreement to buy a 185-acre site in

which was once the headquarters of

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. Ground was broken on the new Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center on August 2, 2016. On that same day, the Vikings announced a 20-year partnership with Twin Cities Orthopedics, which includes naming rights. No financial terms were disclosed. The team moved into the facility in early 2018, with an official ribbon-cutting taking place on June 15, 2018. On July 18, 2017, the Vikings announced that that year's training camp would be the Vikings' last in

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had hosted Vikings training camp for over 50 years. Beginning with summer 2018, Vikings training camp is held at TCO Performance Center. Approximately 5,000 fans per day attend training camp which typically takes place from late July to mid-August.

TCO Stadium

The on-site 6,000-seat stadium is expandable to 10,000 seats. Each year, the stadium hosts local high school football games in what's known as the Vikings Prep Spotlight series. The ability to host high school and youth football events at the facility was a primary focus in the design of the campus. In addition to football, the stadium has hosted soccer and lacrosse events. In 2022, it was announced that the

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, a new pre-professional women's soccer team, would play its games at TCO Stadium. On July 23, 2022, the Aurora hosted

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in the

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championship game at TCO Stadium, losing by a score of 2–1. The match drew a record crowd of 6,489.

References

External links

Official website
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