Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
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Lexington, KY
United States
The Bell | |
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 Interactive map of Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex | |
| Address | 556 Wildcat Ct. Lexington, KY United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°01′03″N 84°30′03″W / 38.01763°N 84.50083°W |
| Owner | University of Kentucky |
| Operator | Univ. of Kentucky Athletics |
| Type | Soccer-specific stadium |
| Capacity | 3,368 |
| Screens | yes |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Construction cost | US$7.7 million |
| Architect | Luckett & Farley |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| ukathletics.com/soccer-complex | |
The Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex, colloquially known as "The Bell" is a soccer-specific stadium at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, Kentucky in the United States. It is the home of the university's men's and women's college soccer teams.[1]
As of Fall 2021, admission to the men's and women's regular season soccer matches are free.[2] Post season match tickets are not free, and much be purchased through a third-party vendor. There is an extensive list of prohibited items at the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer complex. Included in that list backpacks, firearms, alcohol, ice chests, non-service animals, and chairs or tents. Along with prohibited objects at the complex, there are prohibited behaviors such as smoking or throwing projectiles onto the field.[3]
The University of Kentucky worked closely with the architectural firm Luckett & Farley to design and compete the stadium. The Bell opened in the spring of 2014, and has a spectator capacity of 3,368.The construction of the facility cost the University of Kentucky $7.7 million.[4] The stadium has approximately 2,500 square-feet of press box and suit space, 13,000 square-feet of support space that includes: locker rooms, showers, student-athlete lounges, training facilities, physician's room, and other offices and storage. The soccer complex is connected to the softball stadium and shares concessions, bathrooms, and a ticket booth.[5] In 2021, $600,000 worth of additions were added. These additions included a new turf playing field, a video tower and a new video board.[4]
