UNCG Soccer Stadium

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UNCG Soccer Stadium
Exterior view of the venue in 2012
Map
AddressGreensboro, NC
United States
OwnerUNC Greensboro
OperatorUNC Grensboro Athletics
TypeSoccer-specific stadium
Capacity3,540 (expandable)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Construction cost$3.6 million
Tenants
Website
uncgspartans.com/uncg-soccer-stadium

The UNCG Soccer Stadium is a 3,540-capacity soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of University of North Carolina (UNCG) in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The stadium was opened for the practise of soccer in 1991 and is home to the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's and women's soccer teams.

Events

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The stadium has hosted the NCAA Division I women's and Division III men's tournament finals. For the women's championship games, extra bleachers were brought in to expand the capacity to 10,583 people.

The UNCG Soccer Stadium hosted the final of the 2020 Southern Conference men's soccer tournament, where the Spartans defeated Belmont to win their 6th. championship.[1]

The stadium was one of the hosts for the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament and the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[2]

In 2022 the stadium hosted the second round and quarterfinal games of the NCAA men's soccer tournament, both of which the UNCG men's soccer team played in. UNCG lost to Indianna in the quarterfinal game in front of a record setting crowd of 3,622.

References

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  1. ^ "UNCG Headed To SoCon Championship After 2-1 Win Over ETSU". UNC Greensboro. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  2. ^ Evans, Jon (31 March 2021). "'We're thrilled': NCAA picks UNCW as site for Division 1 Soccer Championship matches". www.wect.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
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Preceded by Host of the Women's College Cup
1997–1998
Succeeded by

36°04′13″N 79°48′46″W / 36.070309°N 79.812895°W / 36.070309; -79.812895



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