Full name UCR Soccer Stadium Scoreboard Yes | Location Riverside, California Capacity 1,000 | |
Surface Artificial grass (TigerTurf) Owner University of California, Riverside Similar Anteater Stadium, Riverside Sports Complex, Alex G Spanos Stadium, Harder Stadium, Titan Stadium | ||
UCR Soccer Stadium is a 1,000 seat soccer stadium on the campus of University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California.
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History
The fields where UCR 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.
Renovations
UCR 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 UCR 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.