Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium

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Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Lynn Stadium
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Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Full nameDr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Location Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°12′31″N85°45′19″W / 38.2087°N 85.75515°W / 38.2087; -85.75515
Owner University of Louisville
Operator University of Louisville Athletic Department
Executive suites3 (Founders, athletic department and press box) [1]
Capacity 5,300 (soccer) [1]
Field size109.73 x 68.58 m (120 x 75 yards)
Surface Natural turf [1]
Construction
Broke groundMay 3, 2013 [2]
OpenedAugust 1, 2014
Construction cost$18.5 million [1]
ArchitectTEG Louisville [3]
Project managerTEG Louisville
General contractorAbel Construction Co, Inc [4]
Tenants
Website
gocards.com/lynn-stadium

Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The stadium was built for the University of Louisville Cardinals men's and women's soccer teams. The teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. [5]

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Design

The stadium, modeled after Sporting KC's Children's Mercy Park [ citation needed ], was designed by TEG Architects, LLC of Louisville. [4] The stadium includes chairback seating for 2,400 in the main grandstand, bleacher seating for 950 in the east end zone, and two berms, which can accommodate 2,400. [1] Lynn Stadium also features a 15,320 square foot training center, which includes identical locker rooms for each team (Men's and Women's), coaches' offices and a sports medicine training room. [1] The complex received LEED Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). [6] The university named the venue after Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn for their $5 million donation towards its construction. [7]

Matches

The stadium has also hosted professional matches for Louisville City FC, which plays in the USL Championship and was unable to use its former venue, Louisville Slugger Field, in some instances. [8] On November 17, 2019, the stadium hosted the USL Championship Final between Louisville City FC and Real Monarchs. Additional seating was installed to bring the capacity up to 7,025, as Louisville City lost 3–1 to the Monarchs. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "UofL Breaks Ground on Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium - GoCards.com - Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics". gocards.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Portfolio". TEG. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "University of Louisville soccer stadium to include unique features, Wayne Estopinal says - Louisville - Louisville Business First". Louisville Business First. June 4, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Jeff Gleer, USA TODAY Sports (November 13, 2013). "AAC, Louisville reach agreement on breakup, move to ACC". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "ULAA Soccer Facility | U.S. Green Building Council" . Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Rimpson, Robert (August 5, 2019). "Louisville City FC announces the name of its new soccer stadium in Butchertown". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  8. ↑ Gardner, Hayes (November 12, 2019). "Looking for tickets to Louisville City FC's USL Championship final? It will cost you". Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ Gardner, Hayes (November 17, 2019). "Louisville City FC's USL championship hopes come up short against Real Monarchs". Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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