Anteater Stadium

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Anteater Stadium
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Anteater Stadium
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Address4000 Mesa Rd.
Irvine, CA
United States
Coordinates 33°39′0″N117°51′3″W / 33.65000°N 117.85083°W / 33.65000; -117.85083
Owner UC Irvine
Operator UC Irvine Athletics
Type Stadium
Capacity2,500
Record attendance2,187 (August 8, 2022) Opening Day vs. UC Berkeley
Surface Bermuda grass
Current use Soccer
Track and field
Construction
Renovated2000
Tenants
Website
ucirvinesports.com/anteater-stadium

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]

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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 ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McLeod, Paul (September 26, 2000). "Irvine's Anteater Stadium Getting Ready for Bright New Look". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Anteater Stadium". UCIrvineSports.com. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "No. 8 Anteaters Beat No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 4-2; Win Big West Tournament" (Press release). Irvine, California: UC Irvine Athletics. November 15, 2008. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Women's Soccer vs Cal on 8/18/2022 - Box Score". UCI Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
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