Eagle Field (stadium)

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Eagle Field
Eagle Field (stadium)
Location Winthrop University Athletic Complex
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Owner Winthrop University
Capacity 1,800
Record: 2,175
SurfaceGrass
Opened1997
Tenants
Winthrop Eagles Men's and Women's Soccer (NCAA)
Charlotte Eagles secondary home

Eagle Field is a soccer-specific stadium located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States, on the campus of Winthrop University.

The 1,500 seat stadium was built in 1997 and upgraded in 2001 and 2005. It is rated as one of the top soccer facilities in Metrolina.

In 2013, Eagle Field and the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro hosted the first MLS team in the upstate of South Carolina when the Chicago Fire Soccer Club came to town for the U.S. Open Cup.

Coordinates: 34°56′37″N81°0′43″W / 34.94361°N 81.01194°W / 34.94361; -81.01194


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