UC Riverside Soccer Stadium

UC Riverside Soccer Stadium
Full name	UC Riverside Soccer Stadium
Location	Riverside, California
Coordinates	33°58′36″N 117°19′46″W / 33.976597°N 117.329489°W
Owner	University of California, Riverside
Capacity	1,000
Surface	Artificial grass (TigerTurf)
Scoreboard	Yes
Tenants
	UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer (NCAA); UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer (NCAA); Deportivo Coras USA (NPSL)

UC Riverside Soccer Stadium is a 1,000 seat soccer stadium on the campus of University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California.^[1]

History

The fields where the UC Riverside Soccer Stadium stands were the original home of the UC Riverside Highlanders men’s soccer team during its first incarnation from the 1950s to the early 1980s. It also served as the home to the UC Riverside Highlanders baseball team.

Upon completion of the stadium, all 900 seats were located on the west-side of the stadium. The soccer team benches are located across the field on the east-side.^[1]

Renovations

UC Riverside Soccer Stadium's field was replaced with TigerTurf artificial grass in the summer of 2007. UC Riverside officially dedicated the field on 28 August 2008. With the installation of the synthetic grass, the men's soccer and women's soccer teams are able to practice and play on the same field without causing damage as can be the case with natural grass.

In the spring and summer of 2008, additional renovations were made to UC Riverside Soccer Stadium. A state-of-the-art scoreboard was added and improvements to the lighting at the stadium were completed. With the lighting improvements, UC Riverside's soccer teams were able to host night games. The first night game was held by the UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer team on 5 September 2008.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "UC Riverside Soccer Stadium". gohighlanders.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
^ "Early Goal gives women's soccer 1-0 victory over UC Riverside". hornetsports.com. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2009.

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