Fort Wayne FC partners with Ruoff Mortgage

The Fort Wayne Football Club has announced a multi-year naming rights partnership with Fort Wayne-based Ruoff Mortgage Co. for its new soccer stadium on the city’s west side. The sports and entertainment venue will be known as Ruoff Mortgage Stadium, though the team did not disclose financial terms of the partnership.

Ruoff Mortgage is led by CEO Mark Music, who also owns the Fort Wayne Football Club.

“Taking on the naming rights for what will now be Ruoff Mortgage Stadium is a natural and exciting evolution of our partnership with Fort Wayne FC,” Ruoff Mortgage president Blake Music said in a news release. “We are thrilled to help lay the foundation for a premier entertainment destination in Northeast Indiana while continuing to support the club’s mission to make the game of soccer more accessible, for old and new fans alike.”

The team first announced plans for the stadium, located near Bass Road and Interstate 69, in November 2024, and construction began in April 2025.

Fort Wayne FC officials say the team will host its first match at the new stadium on May 2 as part of its inaugural season in USL League One, the top tier of the United Soccer League.

The stadium is being 100% privately funded, the team said, and will have a matchday capacity of more than 9,200 people, with additional capacity for other events such as concerts. The team is also making the venue available for other sports competitions, trade shows and weddings.

The team said as part of the naming rights partnership, Ruoff Mortgage will receive prominent brand integration across Fort Wayne FC platforms, including in-stadium signage, additional marketing and community-facing initiatives.

“Ruoff Mortgage is dedicated to strengthening the fabric of our communities by pairing expert home financing with deep-rooted local support,” Scott Sproat, chief operations officer of Fort Wayne FC, said. “This makes Ruoff Mortgage the ideal partner to pair the objectives of our club with the extended benefits that will be brought to our community by Ruoff Mortgage Stadium.”