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Arizona Athletic Grounds is a 275-acre multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex in Mesa, Arizona, built on the site of a former General Motors testing ground. It opened in January 2022 and is one of the largest youth sports and entertainment complexes in North America.
The venue broke ground in October 2020 as Legacy Sports Park, then became Bell Bank Park in September 2021 under a 10-year naming rights deal. Bell Bank ended that agreement on the 14th of April 2023, reverting the name to Legacy Park, and it was rebranded as Arizona Athletic Grounds after a December 2023 acquisition.
Owner Legacy Cares filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the 1st of May 2023, reporting approximately $366.7 million in liabilities against $242.3 million in assets. The property was later acquired out of bankruptcy in December 2023 by AZ Athletic Associates LLC, a joint venture between Mike Burke and Rocky Mountain Resources.
Arizona Athletic Grounds reported more than 2.8 million visitors in 2025, a 16% year-over-year increase, with guests from all 50 states. Nearly one million of those visits came in the first quarter of 2025, driven by Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents' Day weekend tournaments.
Arizona Athletic Grounds contains 158 fields and courts across more than 475,000 square feet of indoor fieldhouse space, supporting basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, beach volleyball, soccer, pickleball, cheer, and dance. Outdoor venues include a 2,200-seat championship field, 41 pickleball courts, and 12 beach volleyball courts, while indoor spaces include 50 volleyball courts and 16 basketball courts.
Arizona Athletic Grounds hosted MLS NEXT Fest in December 2025, featuring 1,474 teams playing 2,400 matches over 12 days. It also hosts the Section 7 basketball recruiting tournament, the USA Basketball 3X Championships, the Carvana Mesa Cup, and 11 Triple Crown Sports baseball tournaments through 2029.
FIFA added Arizona Athletic Grounds to its 2026 FIFA World Cup team base camp brochure in late 2024, and in May 2026 it was selected as the official Team Base Camp training site for the Türkiye men's national team. Türkiye qualified by defeating Kosovo 1-0 in the European playoff final and was drawn into Group D with the United States, Paraguay, and Australia.