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| Soccer practise at the stadium in 2017 | |
Interactive map of Sports Backers Stadium | |
| Address | Richmond, VA United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′11″N77°27′45″W / 37.569855°N 77.462411°W |
| Owner | Sports Backers [1] |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 3,250 |
| Current use | Soccer Track and field |
| Opened | August 1999 |
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Sports Backers Stadium is a 3,250-seat stadium in Richmond, Virginia, owned by Sports Backers, a local sports organization. The facility was opened in 1999 and has also a running track ("Richard A. Hollander Track") surrounding the pitch.
Sports Backers Stadium is used throughout the year by various parties including the soccer and track and field teams from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Union University. The "Marathon Training Team" meets at the stadium every Saturday and Sunday for 23 weeks to prepare runners for the Anthem Richmond Marathon.
The stadium hosted two CAA women's soccer tournament finals, in 2004 and 2005. In the first of them, the VCU Rams women's soccer team won their conference tournament after defeating William & Mary 3–1.