Anteater Stadium
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°WCoordinates: 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 multi-purpose stadium with a bermuda grass field 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.
History
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. In 2000, renovations added lights to Anteater Stadium. 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. 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
- 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