Mickey Cochrane Stadium
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 View of the stadium pitch in 2019 | |
 Interactive map of Cochrane Stadium | |
| Full name | Mickey Cochrane Stadium |
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| Address | Bowling Green, Ohio United States |
| Coordinates | 41°22′44″N 83°37′34″W / 41.378813°N 83.625981°W |
| Owner | Bowling Green State University |
| Operator | Bowling Green Athletics |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 1,500[1] |
| Current use | Soccer |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 10, 1995[1] |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| bgsufalcons.com/cochrane-stadium | |
Mickey Cochrane Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in Bowling Green, Ohio.[1]
The stadium is home to the Bowling Green Falcons men's and women's varsity soccer teams. The field was named after Mickey Cochrane in 1980.[2] The field was enclosed in 1993, and a scoreboard added in 1994, turning the field into a stadium.[1]
Cochrane was a professional baseball player, manager and coach.[3] He is considered one of the best catchers in baseball history and became member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[4][5][6] In his first season as manager, he led the Tigers to 101 wins, which was the most for a rookie manager for 27 years (since Cochrane, six other managers have won 100 games as a rookie).[7]
The stadium was venue to the Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament finals in 2005[8], and 2018–2021. Bowling Green won all the finals played at Cochrane Stadium.[9][10][11]
