Virginia Beach Sportsplex
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| Virginia Beach Sportsplex | |
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| Location | 2181 Landstown Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
| Broke ground | 1996 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Closed | Open |
| Demolished | N/A |
| Owner | City of Virginia Beach |
| Operator | HRSC |
| Surface | Natural Grass, Sand |
| Construction cost | $6.8 million USD |
| Tenants | |
| Virginia Beach Mariners (USL-1) (1998-Present) Hampton Roads Piranhas (WL) (1999-2002, 2006) Virginia Beach Submariners (PDL) (2006-Present) |
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| Capacity | |
| 10,780 (1999) | |
| Dimensions | |
| 75 yards x 120 yards | |
Virginia Beach Sportsplex is a sports complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The name is most commonly attached to the main stadium within the complex, which is primarily used for soccer. The main stadium opened in 1999 and holds 10,000 people. It was the first "soccer-specific" stadium built from the ground up in the United States.
The main stadium is the home field of the Virginia Beach Mariners, a men's team in the USL First Division, the second level of professional soccer in the United States. From 1999 to 2002, it was also home to the Hampton Roads Piranhas, a women's team in the W-League, which became the de facto top women's league in the country after the demise of the Women's United Soccer Association. In 2003, the Piranhas moved their home games to a smaller stadium on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College near the city's border with Norfolk. In the 2006 season, the Piranhas returned to the Sportsplex, often playing double-headers with the Virginia Beach Mariners or the Virginia Beach Submariners.
The Sportsplex also contains numerous training fields, and is the central training site for the U.S. women's national field hockey team.
| Current Stadiums in the USL First Division |
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| Silverbacks Park | Kezar Stadium | SAS Soccer Park | Blackbaud Stadium | Tropical Park Stadium | James Griffin Stadium | Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard | PGE Park | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | PAETEC Park | Qwest Field | Swangard Stadium | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | ||
| Current Stadiums in the USL PDL Mid Atlantic Division |
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| Kirkwood Soccer Complex (Delaware Dynasty) | Fredericksburg Field House (Fredericksburg Gunners) | Gar-Field HS Stadium (Northern Virginia Royals) | Carey Stadium (Ocean City Barons) | Exeter HS Stadium (Reading Rage) | Sports Backers Stadium (Richmond Kickers Future) | Albert-Daly Field (Virginia Legacy) | Virginia Beach Sportsplex (Virginia Beach Submariners) | Schoenbaum Stadium (West Virginia Chaos) | ||
| Current Stadiums in the W-League Atlantic Division |
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| Silverbacks Park | IMG Soccer Academy | Waddell High School Stadium | Cocoa Expo Sports Center TBD (Fredericksburg) | Trinder Center/Foster Field | University of Richmond Stadium |
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