Anteater Stadium

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Anteater Stadium
Anteater Stadium
Full nameAnteater Stadium
Location4000 Mesa Rd., Irvine, California 92617
Coordinates 33°39′0″N117°51′3″W / 33.65000°N 117.85083°W / 33.65000; -117.85083
Owner University of California, Irvine
Capacity2,500
Record attendance2,187 (August 8, 2022) Opening Day vs. UC Berkeley
Surface Bermuda grass
Construction
Renovated2000
Tenants

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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