Anteater Stadium
Stadium in Irvine, California
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Anteater Stadium is a 2,500-seat[1][2] multi-purpose stadium with a bermuda grass field[2] 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.[2]
Irvine, CA
United States
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 Interactive map of Anteater Stadium | |
| Address | 4000 Mesa Rd. Irvine, CA United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°39′0″N 117°51′3″W |
| Owner | UC Irvine |
| Operator | UC Irvine Athletics |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Type | Stadium |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Record attendance | 2,187 (August 8, 2022) Opening Day vs. UC Berkeley |
| Current use | Soccer Track and field |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2000 |
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| Website | |
| ucirvinesports.com/anteater-stadium | |
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.[1] In 2000, renovations added lights to Anteater Stadium.[1] Anteater Stadium hosted the 2008 Big West Conference men's soccer tournament. The tournament final was the most-attended event at the stadium at the time, with 1,832 people present.[3] The current most-attended event at the stadium belongs to the 2022 UC Irvine women's soccer team Opening Day versus UC Berkeley, with 2,187 people present.[4] 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]
