Starting Jan. 5, the NFL will be setting up its Super Bowl media center, halftime show production and other operations at the Youth Soccer Park right next to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

This means hundreds of youth soccer players will have to find somewhere else to play.

The Santa Clara Youth Soccer League has 1,500 players. We spoke with Board Member Steve Robertson.

“There’s a great deal of anxiety. Do we have alternative field space? Because even though there are grass fields in the city of Santa Clara, there a very few with lights,” Robertson said.

The Santa Clara Youth Soccer League is hustling to figure out solutions. On Wednesday night, a parent rented out a tower light to see how well it does.

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“We’re scrambling right now, to be honest, without a concrete plan in place as to how the city or other constituents can help us,” Robertson said.

The Youth Soccer Park has two grass fields and one turf field. The NFL plans to use this space from Jan. 5 to Feb. 22, but those in the soccer community are concerned it will take more time than that.

The soccer league says issues arose with the last Super Bowl at Levi’s in 2016.

“It takes a number of weeks to figure out the best way to return the field to normal condition. So in the last go around, the field was trashed candidly,” Robertson said.

In a statement to ABC7, Parks and Recreation Director Damon Sparacino said the agreement requires the NFL to repair any damaged fields.

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The NFL has also pledged financial contributions and help with finding alternate soccer fields.

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor just hopes there’s no damage to the turf field.

“This is the big rub, because if they have to replace that synthetic turf field, that will take six to nine months if we’re lucky,” Gillmor said.

She said soccer is the most popular sport in the city.

“I want to make sure if there’s damage, it’s repaired, the fields are returned expeditiously, because I also want to have events at the Youth Soccer Park leading up to World Cup in June,” Gillmor said.

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Before Super Bowl 50, the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League sued the NFL over use of the fields on short notice.

This year, the city said talks with the youth soccer groups and the NFL started back in August.

Robertson said with large scale events, things happen in the 11th hour. He hopes they can take this opportunity to build lasting partnerships.

“We just want to make sure that the kids are not forgotten in the process, that’s all,” Robertson said.

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