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Former names | Dillon Stadium (1935–2022) |
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Location | 250 Huyshope Ave Hartford, Connecticut 06106 |
Coordinates | 41°45′14″N72°39′40″W / 41.7538°N 72.6611°W |
Operator | City of Hartford |
Capacity | Football and Soccer: 9,600 [1] (1935–2019) 5,500, [2] expandable to 10,000 [3] (2019–) Concerts: 20,000 (1935–2019) 10,000 (2019–) |
Field size | 115 x 74 yards |
Surface | Seeded grass (1935–2018) FieldTurf (2019–present) [4] |
Construction | |
Opened | 1935 |
Renovated | 2018–2019 |
Tenants | |
Hartford Charter Oaks (ACFL/COFL) 1964–1968 Contents
Hartford S.C. (ASL) 1964–1968
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Trinity Health Stadium [5] (formerly Dillon Stadium) is a multipurpose facility in Hartford, Connecticut. It has been host to concerts and sporting events. It was formerly the home of the New England Nightmare of the Women's Football Alliance (WFA). [6] It is now the home of USL Championship club Hartford Athletic. The UConn Huskies men's and women's soccer teams played a majority of their 2019 matches at Dillon Stadium after starting their seasons at Al-Marzook Field in West Hartford, Connecticut. [7] [8]
Dillon Stadium was built in 1935. Formerly named Municipal Stadium, it was renamed in 1956 after James H. Dillon, the City's recreation director. [9] Dillon Stadium was the home of two minor league football teams in the 1960s and 70s: the Hartford Charter Oaks of the Atlantic Coast Football League and Continental Football League, owned by the Brewer family, and the Hartford Knights , also of the ACFL and Seaboard Football League. Dillon is now used primarily for high school football teams, including the Bulkeley Bulldogs, the Sport Medical Tigers, the Prince Tech Falcons, and the Capital Prep Trailblazers. Dillon also hosts the annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Game between Hartford Public Owls and the Weaver Beavers. Lights were added in 1964 to accommodate the Oaks. The stadium also hosted occasional club-level college football games hosted by the University of Hartford. The Hartford Colonials of the United Football League, in part because of a change of management at Rentschler Field, experienced significant delays in renewing their lease for the 2011 season and had backup plans to relocate to Dillon Stadium (or Willow Brook Park), although neither venue was believed to be ideal for the UFL. [10] The Colonials did sign a deal with Rentschler in June, but suspended operations on August 10, 2011; the league later folded it outright.
Date | Teams | Match Type | Attendance | Notes |
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September 9, 1973 | United States 1–0 Bermuda | International Friendly | 4,200 | [11] |
June 21, 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials 0–2 Poland | Friendly | 10,746 | [12] |
June 8, 1977 | Connecticut Bicentennials 0–2 Lazio | Friendly | 3,154 | [13] |
August 17, 2019 | Hartford Athletic 5–1 Puerto Rico | Friendly | 4,685 | [14] |
October 26, 2019 | Hartford Athletic 1–2 Portmore United F.C. | Friendly | – | [15] |
July 21, 2023 | F.C. Motagua 2–1 Comunicaciones F.C. | Friendly | – | [16] |
C.D. Olimpia 0–1 C.S.D. Municipal | Friendly | – | [17] | |
July 16, 2024 | Olancho FC 1–2 C.S.D. Municipal | Friendly | – | |
F.C. Motagua 1–1 Comunicaciones F.C. | Friendly | – | ||
Date | Teams | Match Type | Attendance | Notes |
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December 3, 1973 | Hartford Hellenic 3-2 New Haven City | 1973 National Challenge Cup First Round | – | |
October 10, 2020 | Hartford Athletic 0–1 Saint Louis FC | USL Championship Quarterfinal | 2,194 | [18] |
March 22, 2022 | Hartford City FC 0–3 Oyster Bay United FC | 2022 U.S. Open Cup Round 1 | 200 | [19] |
April 7, 2022 | Hartford Athletic 3–1 Oyster Bay United FC | 2022 U.S. Open Cup Round 2 | 1,634 | [20] |
April 20, 2022 | Hartford Athletic 1–2 New York Red Bulls | 2022 U.S. Open Cup Round 3 | 5,144 | [21] |
March 23, 2023 | Hartford City FC 1–2 Lansdowne Yonkers FC | 2023 U.S. Open Cup Round 1 | 500 | [22] |
April 4, 2023 | Hartford Athletic 3–0 Lansdowne Yonkers FC | 2023 U.S. Open Cup Round 2 | 500 | [23] |
April 17, 2024 | Hartford Athletic 2-3 New York City FC II | 2024 U.S. Open Cup Round 3 | 2,552 | [24] |
Date | Teams | Competition | Attendance |
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September 8, 2019 | Boston University Terriers 1–3 UConn Huskies | Non-conference | 328 |
September 15, 2019 | Harvard Crimson 3–1 UConn Huskies | Non-conference | 567 |
September 17, 2019 | Manhattan Jaspers 1–2 UConn Huskies | Non-conference | 1,221 |
September 20, 2019 | Columbia Lions 3–2 UConn Huskies | Non-conference | 2,241 |
September 26, 2019 | East Carolina Pirates 1–0 UConn Huskies | Conference | 457 |
September 26, 2019 | Cincinnati Bearcats 1–0 UConn Huskies | Conference | 0 |
October 4, 2019 | Memphis Tigers 1–0 UConn Huskies | Conference | 1,007 |
October 8, 2019 | Providence Friars 2–1 UConn Huskies | Non-conference | 758 |
October 10, 2019 | Houston Cougars 1–2 UConn Huskies | Conference | 216 |
October 13, 2019 | Southern Methodist Mustangs 0–1 UConn Huskies | Conference | 2,109 |
October 20, 2019 | Central Florida Knights 2–1 UConn Huskies | Conference | 1,625 |
October 31, 2019 | Temple Owls 1–1 UConn Huskies | Conference | 561 |
November 5, 2019 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane 3–6 UConn Huskies | Conference | 1,114 |
Date | Teams | Match Type | Attendance | Notes |
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June 19, 1982 | England 59–0 United States | 1982 England Tour | 9,000 | [25] |
May 18, 1991 | Scotland XV 41–12 United States | Friendly | [26] | |
July 3, 2004 | France 39–31 United States | Friendly | 5,840 | [27] |
Trinity Health Stadium has hosted rugby on multiple occasions; including hosting the US men's national team and club nationals. In 1984, the USA Rugby Club National Championship was held at Trinity Health Stadium between Dallas Harlequin and Los Angeles Rugby Club with Dallas coming out victorious with a final score of 31-12. [28] The venue would then host the USA Rugby Club Sevens National Championship Series on August 21 and 23, 1993. [29] Old Blue R.F.C. would defeat the Kansas City Blues 40-22 to secure the national championship.
Date | Visiting Team | Score | Home Team | League | Attendance | Notes |
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June 29, 2024 | Salt Lake Shred | 14-25 | New York Empire | UFA | -- | [30] |
July 20, 2024 | DC Breeze | 24-20 | New York Empire | UFA | ||
Hartford City FC, a projected indoor soccer franchise that also hoped to compete in the outdoor North American Soccer League, announced plans to reconstruct Dillon Stadium to create a 15,000 seat soccer-only stadium for the 2017 season.
In 2014, the city awarded a $12 million contract to Premier Sports Management to redevelop the stadium in hopes of attracting a professional soccer team. The company was unable to interest various soccer leagues and instead partnered with an outside investor seeking to build a larger stadium on the site with city funding. [31] However, the city ended the project in October 2015 over financial and legal concerns with the investment group, who were later found guilty of embezzling $1 million from the redevelopment fund. [32] [33]
On February 17, 2018, the State Bond Commission approved $10 million in public funding. This would help the Hartford Sports Group establish a USL club in 2019. [34]
On June 27, 1966, The Rolling Stones played in Dillon Stadium, supported by The McCoys (with their up-and-coming guitarist, Rick Derringer). Near the end of the Stones' performance, fans rushed the stage, so electricity to the amplifiers was cut. Mick Jagger threw his microphone stand out into the crowd, and the Stones then left the venue, as fans began breaking chairs. Police gathered the crowd towards the exits.
The Beach Boys performed there in 1972 and again in 1973. [35]
On July 16, 1972, the Grateful Dead played in Dillon Stadium and were joined on stage by Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley and Jai Johanny Johanson of the Allman Brothers. Their July 31, 1974, performance at the field was released as an album titled Dave's Picks Volume 2 . [36]
Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / Concert name | Attendance | Gross | Notes |
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June 27, 1966 | The Rolling Stones | The McCoys The Standells | The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966 | [37] | ||
July 16, 1972 | Grateful Dead | Summer 1972 | 14,000 | [38] | ||
August 18, 1972 | The Doors | The Beach Boys The Kinks Phlorescent Leech & Eddie | 14,000 | [39] | ||
August 20, 1972 | Jefferson Airplane | [40] | ||||
September 25, 1972 | Yes | Close to the Edge Tour | [41] | |||
June 23, 1973 | The Allman Brothers Band | The Marshall Tucker Band Sons of Champlin | [42] | |||
August 17, 1973 | Santana | Caravanserai Tour | ||||
August 24, 1973 | The Beach Boys | Poco Jonathan Edwards | [43] | |||
July 31, 1974 | Grateful Dead | Summer 1974 | 20,000 | [44] | ||
August 26, 1974 | Aerosmith | Deep Purple Elf | [45] | |||
August 29, 1974 | The Doobie Brothers | Loggins and Messina | [46] | |||
May 26, 1976 | Ted Nugent | [47] |
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Venue: Dillon Stadium
Venue: Dillon Stadium
Venue: Dillon Stadium
Venue: Dillon Stadium
Venue: Dillon Stadium
From the Grateful Dead Website... The show in question is a three-set wonder from Hartford's Dillon Stadium during the heart of the Wall of Sound era, July 31, 1974, four days after the release of the Dead's fine Mars Hotel album. Dwarfed by the Wall's irregular columns of speakers on a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon, the band thrilled the sold-out crowd of 20,000 with a far-ranging collection of tunes and jams that showed how far they'd come as musicians, songwriters and interpreters of others' songs in their decade together.
Venue: Dillon Stadium
Venue: Dillon Stadium
Venue: Dillon Stadium