Anteater Stadium
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| Full name | Anteater Stadium |
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| Location | 4000 Mesa Rd., Irvine, California 92617 |
| Coordinates | 33°39′0″N 117°51′3″W / 33.65000°N 117.85083°W |
| Owner | University of California, Irvine |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Record attendance | 1,832 (15 November 2008, Big West Conference men's soccer tournament final) |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
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| Renovated | 2000 |
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Anteater Stadium is a 2,500-seat[1][2] multi-purpose stadium with a bermuda grass field[2] on the campus of University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California, United States. It is used by the UC Irvine Anteaters men's & women's soccer and track and field teams.[2]
History[edit]
The stadium hosted the women's division of the 1973 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The USC Trojans football team used the stadium for practices around 2000.[1] In 2000, renovations added lights to Anteater Stadium.[1] Anteater Stadium hosted the 2008 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament. The tournament final was the most-attended event at the stadium, with 1,832 people present.[3] The stadium was the home stadium for United Soccer League minor-league professional soccer team Orange County Blues (now Orange County SC) from 2013 to 2016.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c McLeod, Paul (26 September 2000). "Irvine's Anteater Stadium Getting Ready for Bright New Look". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Anteater Stadium". UCIrvineSports.com. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 8 Anteaters Beat No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 4-2; Win Big West Tournament" (Press release). Irvine, California: UC Irvine Athletics. 15 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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- College soccer venues in California
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer
- UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer
- UC Irvine Anteaters track and field
- Sports venues in Irvine, California
- Soccer venues in California
- Athletics (track and field) venues in California
- University of California, Irvine main campus buildings and structures
- Sports venues completed in 2000
- USL Championship stadiums