USF Track and Field Stadium
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USF Soccer and Track Stadium (1991–2010)
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| Former names | USF Soccer Stadium (1978–1991) USF Soccer and Track Stadium (1991–2010) |
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| Address | United States |
| Location | Tampa, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°03′47″N 82°24′24″W / 28.063024°N 82.406741°W |
| Owner | University of South Florida |
| Operator | Univ. of South Florida Athletics |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 4,000 (all-seated) |
| Surface | Grass (field) Mondotrack (track) |
| Current use | Track and field |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Renovated | 1991, 1998, 2008, 2022 |
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| Website | |
| gousfbulls.com/trackandfieldstadium | |
The USF Track and Field Stadium (formerly known as the USF Soccer Stadium from 1978 to 1991 and the USF Soccer and Track Stadium from 1991 to 2010) is a track and field stadium that was built in 1978. The stadium is currently home to the men's and women's track and field teams from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.
It also hosted the school's men's and women's soccer programs from 1978 and 1995 respectively through the end of their 2010 seasons, when they moved to Corbett Stadium.
The 4,000-seat stadium was built in 1978 on the site of the USF Soccer Field, which from 1965–1978 was only a field and did not have any permanent bleachers. The stadium was renovated to add a running track in 1991, when USF's men's and women's track and field programs were founded.
The configuration of the track was slightly altered in 1998.
In 2008, the stadium was remodeled again. The renovations included new lighting, a new state-of-the-art Mondo track surface (the same type of surface that is used in the Olympics), a new electronic scoreboard, and some aesthetic features.[1]
In the fall of 2010, USF began construction on a new soccer stadium. The new Corbett Soccer Stadium hosted its first match on August 23, 2011, as the Bulls men's team defeated the crosstown rival University of Tampa Spartans 2–1 in the annual preseason Rowdies Cup.[2] The original stadium remains in use as a track and field facility and for other events.
Another new track surface was installed in 2022 to replace the one installed in 2008. For the first time, the track was made to be USF's green and gold instead of red, which had been the color since the track was added to the facility in 1991.[3]
