Soccer venues in the United States

Alamo Stadium is a 23,000 seat football stadium in San Antonio, Texas. Completed in 1940 as a WPA project, the stadium was the home of the Alamo Bowl in 1947, the San Antonio Wings of the WFL in 1975, the San Antonio Gunslingers of the USFL from 1984- 1985, the San Antonio Riders of the WLAF in 1991, and the San Antonio Thunder of the NASL from 1975- 1976. The stadium is still standing and used by the San Antonio Independent School District. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alamo Stadium"

Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, and home to the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Soccer's Kansas City Wizards. It is part of the city's Truman Sports Complex (together with Kauffman Stadium). ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrowhead Stadium"

Audrey J. Walton Stadium on the campus of the University of Missouri is the home of the Missouri Tigers track and field teams and the prestigious Missouri Relays track and field meet. The stadium had a seating capacity of 10,000 and is also the home of the men's and women's soccer teams at the University of Missouri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audrey J. Walton Stadium"

Blackbaud Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium that opened in 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blackbaud Stadium"

Bridgeview Stadium will be the home stadium for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer beginning in the 2006 season. It will be a world-class soccer-specific stadium and concert venue developed at a cost of more than $95 million. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridgeview Stadium"

Buck Shaw Stadium is a 6,800 seat multipurpose stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer team and was the former home of the now defunct Santa Clara football team as well as the Santa Clara baseball team. The baseball team moved to their new home at Stephen Schott Stadium in 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buck Shaw Stadium"

Busch Field located in Williamsburg, Virginia is a soccer-specific stadium for the college of William & Mary men and women soccer teams, and is also the home to PDL club, the Williamsburg Legacy. Ocassionally the lacrosse and field hockey team play here. It is also the practice field to the football team. ...more on Wikipedia about "Busch Field"

Cardinal Stadium is a stadium in Naperville, Illinois. It is primary used for American football and soccer. The stadium opened in 1999 for North Central College and was used by the Chicago Fire in 2002 and 2003. The stadium held 15,000 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cardinal Stadium (Naperville)"

Carey Stadium located in Ocean City, New Jersey; is the primarily used for Ocean City High School's football, soccer, and lacrosse of teams. Carey stadium is also known for the home field for PDL club Ocean City Barons, and W-League club South Jersey Banshees. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carey Stadium"

Centennial Field is a stadium in Burlington, Vermont. It is primarily used for baseball and soccer, and is the home field of the Vermont Lake Monsters minor league baseball team and University of Vermont athletic teams. It officially opened on April 17 1906 with UVM's victory over the University of Maine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Centennial Field"

Cessna Stadium is the home of the Wichita State University Shocker track and field and soccer teams. It has seats for 30,000 and was built in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cessna Stadium"

City Park Stadium is a soccer specific-stadium located in New Rochelle, New York, its main tennant is Westchester Flames FC. The capacity is about 1,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "City Park Stadium"

Civic Stadium is a baseball field located on the corner of 24th and Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon. The stadium was built in 1938 and is one of the oldest parks still used for professional baseball. The seating capacity is 6800, although it is rarely that full except on the 4th of July It has been home to the Eugene Emeralds, a Class A Northwest League Affiliate of the San Diego Padres, since the 1950's. It is owned by the Eugene 4J School District and is also used for local soccer games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Civic Stadium (Eugene)"

Columbus Crew Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The stadium seats 22,500 (expanded 30,000), was built with private funds, and is located on the grounds of the Ohio Exposition Center and State Fairgrounds. The stadium opened May 15, 1999 with a match between the home Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution. It was the first stadium in the United States designed specifically for Major League Soccer soccer. The stadium has hosted numerous United States Men's and Women's National Team matches, the 2001 MLS Cup championship, the 2000 and 2005 MLS All-Star Games, the 2001 and 2003 NCAA Men's College Cup national soccer championships, and the 2003 Women’s World Cup. It has also hosted games for the Ohio High School State Championship tournaments in both football and soccer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Columbus Crew Stadium"

Corcoran Field is a 1,600-seat soccer stadium located on the campus of Xavier University, it is part of the Xavier University Soccer Complex. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corcoran Field"

The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932. It is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair in Dallas, Texas. It has a natural grass surface and a capacity of 68,252. The name is a pun on "cotton boll". ...more on Wikipedia about "Cotton Bowl (stadium)"

D.C. United Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium planned for the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is expected to seat 30,000 spectators at a site across the Anacostia River from the Washington Nationals' planned ballpark. The expected cost is around US$40 million and is yet to be finalized by MLS commisioner Don Garber. The land at the proposed site is currently owned by the federal government and would have to be transfered to the city or D.C. United before construction of the stadium can begin. The site is Metro-accessible via the Anacostia station. ...more on Wikipedia about "D.C. United Stadium"

Dillon Stadium is a stadium in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. It holds 20,000 people. It was the home of the Hartford Knights minor league football team for six years in the 1960s and 1970s. It has also hosted many concerts as well as the Hartford Bicentennials soccer team, and is now used primarily for high school football. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dillon Stadium"

Downing Stadium was a 22,000 seat football stadium in New York, New York. Built in 1934, it served as the home stadium of the New York Stars of the WFL, 1974, and the New York Cosmos of the NASL, 1975. Downing Stadium, a WPA project, was torn down in 2002 for a newer complex, Icahn Stadium, which was completed in 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Downing Stadium"

Ezell Park is a soccer specific-stadium based in Nashville, Tennessee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ezell Park"

Frontier Field is a baseball field in Rochester, New York where the Rochester Red Wings play. It was built in 1996 and seats 12,500. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frontier Field"

Giants Stadium is the home stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets NFL football teams, and the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which also hosts the Meadowlands Racetrack and the Continental Airlines Arena. Official seating capacity as of 2004 is 80,242. ...more on Wikipedia about "Giants Stadium"

Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. Located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the facility opened in 2002, replacing Foxboro Stadium. The seating capacity at what the locals call "The Razor" is 68,756. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gillette Stadium"

Harder Stadium is the on-campus soccer, rugby, and lacrosse stadium of the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is located in Santa Barbara, California. It was built in 1966, and it is named after Theodore "Spud" Harder, a former coach of the Gauchos' football team. The team played their home games at Harder Stadium until football was cut in 1992 due to budget cuts. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 people, and it is the largest stadium on California's Central Coast, larger than that of Mustang Stadium, which is currently used by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harder Stadium"

The yet-unnamed Harrison Stadium is the future home of the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. The stadium will be built in Harrison, New Jersey in time for the middle of 2007 (or the beginning of 2008) MLS season. The soccer-specific stadium will have a capacity of about 25,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harrison Stadium"

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