Club鈥檚 52,000-square-foot facility in East Charlotte to serve as team training site for Scottish FA during world鈥檚 marquee sporting event
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Tuesday, February 17, 2026) 鈥 Charlotte FC today announced the Scotland National Team selected the Club鈥檚 training facility as Team Base Camp training site for FIFA World Cup 2026鈩.
The 52,000-square-foot facility provides a state-of-the-art setting for the Scottish FA鈥檚 official training site and team headquarters as they prepare for Group C matches against Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to welcome Scotland, one of the world鈥檚 most historic footballing associations, to Charlotte for the FIFA World Cup,鈥 said Tepper Sports & Entertainment CEO Kristi Coleman. 鈥淭his summer brings the biggest sporting event North America has seen this century, and we鈥檙e honored for Charlotte FC to be named a team base camp for a major European nation. Scotland joins a prestigious group of national teams and elite foreign clubs that have utilized Charlotte FC as a training base, and the team鈥檚 arrival strengthens our facility鈥檚 growing reputation as one of the nation鈥檚 premier club headquarters. We look forward to collaborating with the Scottish FA and FIFA to deliver a world-class experience for their staff, players and fans in our vibrant city.鈥
The facility, located in East Charlotte, opened in 2023 and features access to eight soccer fields for sporting and community use. The building houses all teams under the Charlotte FC umbrella including the First Team, the Club鈥檚 second team, Crown Legacy FC, and all academy age groups.
鈥淚t is our honor to host the Scotland National Team at our home for this summer鈥檚 FIFA World Cup, and we鈥檙e proud that our facility reflects the high standards of a nation competing on the world鈥檚 biggest stage,鈥 said Charlotte FC General Manager Zoran Krneta. 鈥淎t Charlotte FC, we have built a high-performance training center that supports the day-to-day demands required for elite competition. Our facility ensures Scotland has every advantage as they set their sights on the world's biggest prize and we wish them all the success at the FIFA World Cup.鈥
The facility features locker rooms for all teams, a cafeteria designed for player nutrition, and a 2,800-square-foot weight room. It is also home to the Club鈥檚 business staff.
鈥淲e are delighted to confirm Charlotte as our training base. We looked at the FIFA-nominated options, against our own predetermined criteria, and Charlotte FC have a top 91快活林最新版 training facility with everything we need to prepare for our matches,鈥 said Scotland National Team Head Coach Steve Clarke. 鈥淚鈥檇 like to add that Charlotte FC鈥檚 staff could not have been more welcoming. As most competing nations have discovered, travel will be an important factor in this World Cup. Our base in Charlotte will be convenient for the airport, with flights around two hours to Boston and Miami for our group stage matches. We are hopeful that this will give us the best possible conditions to get ready for the tournament and it鈥檚 another exciting landmark ahead of the summer.鈥
Scotland returns to the FIFA World Cup鈩 for the first time since 1998 after finishing top of their group in UEFA qualifying outlasting Denmark in dramatic fashion on the final day of matches. The Scots are led by captain Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Serie A MVP award winner Scott McTominay (Napoli), and former Charlotte FC Head Coach Dean Smith disciple John McGinn (Aston Villa).
Beyond McGinn, the Scottish connections to Charlotte FC flow to Technical Director Tommy Wilson who began his career as the Football Development Officer for the Scottish FA. Additionally, John Currie, the Club鈥檚 Director of High Performance, spent over a decade in Scottish football with Celtic FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
This will mark the second consecutive summer that Charlotte FC鈥檚 facilities will be utilized by a team competing in a globalized FIFA competition. The Club鈥檚 stadium hosted four FIFA Club World Cup 2025鈩 matches, delivering the second-highest attended group stage game of the tournament with 70,248 fans in Uptown to see Real Madrid vs Pachuca.
Charlotte will not host any matches for this summer鈥檚 FIFA World Cup鈩 but will be the site where the United States Men鈥檚 National Team play its penultimate friendly ahead of the tournament. The match against African champions Senegal will take place on Sunday, May 31.
