UNCW Soccer Stadium

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UNCW Soccer Stadium
UNCW Soccer Stadium
Location UNCW
Wilmington, NC
Owner UNCW
Operator UNCW
Capacity 3,000
Surface Grass
Tenants
UNC Wilmington Seahawks:
men's soccer
women's soccer

UNCW Soccer Stadium is a 3,000-capacity stadium located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks men's and women's soccer teams.

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History

UNCW Soccer Stadium hosted the 1996 CAA men's and women's soccer tournaments, as well as the semifinals of the 2008 and 2009 men's CAA tournament. [1]

The stadium has hosted three NCAA Tournament games:

November 20, 2014 First round UNC Wilmington 2-0 Bucknell Wilmington, NC
7:00pm EST Kalvin Kromer Soccerball shade.svg67'
Daniel Escobar Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,020
November 16, 2017 First round UNC Wilmington 1-0 Presbyterian UNCW Soccer Stadium
7:00pm EST Julio Moncada Soccerball shade gold.svg 91' Report Stadium: Wilmington, NC
Attendance: 1,670
November 15, 2018 First round UNC Wilmington 0-0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Furman Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 814
Penalties
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  • Nilsson Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Cruz Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg May
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Baker
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Hale
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2020 NCAA Tournament

UNCW Soccer Stadium was one of the host sites for the 2020 men's and women's NCAA soccer tournaments. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Facilities". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. "UNCW to Host NCAA Soccer Games". uncw.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. Evans, Jon (31 March 2021). "'We're thrilled': NCAA picks UNCW as site for Division 1 Soccer Championship matches". www.wect.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

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